World Pictures/Videos of the Day
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French free diver Guillaume Nery practices apnea during a training session in the Mediterranean sea near Nice
Picture: AFP
Fishermen jump from a boat just before it is hit by a large wave off Sangumugan beach in Kerala, India
Picture: Hassan Najmy/Alamy
People hold onto windows to avoid a bull during the 'Toro de Cuerda' (Bull on Rope) festival in Grazalema, southern Spain. Three bulls restrained by a rope are allowed to run through the streets of the village during the annual festival.
Picture: Jon Nazca/Reuters
A car hangs over the edge of a collapsed bridge on the eastbound Interstate 10 freeway west of Desert Centre, California
Picture: Riverside County Fire/Reuters
A couple runs away from tear gas used by riot police to disperse demonstrators during a protest in central Istanbul, Turkey
Picture: REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
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French free diver Guillaume Nery practices apnea during a training session in the Mediterranean sea near Nice
Picture: AFP
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Wow these guys are taking deep diving to the extreme (all without any breathing apparatus). I don't think even the Navy SEALS could compete with them.
All the local Australian TV news reported this story.
Mick Fanning is one lucky Aussie dude.
Yes he is. When I first saw the video and he disappeared behind the incoming wave, I honestly thought he was a goner.
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That would be a very unpleasant way to go. That is why I do not swim in the Ocean. Salt water pool in good enough for me
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Cosplayers sporting Star Wars-themed costumes eat pretzels in San Francisco, California
Picture: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
A plane sprays water over a wildfire in Cascais on the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal. The fire is being fought by 187 firemen using 55 vehicles and four aircraft.
Picture: Mario Cruz/EPA
An SUV emerges from a electrophoretic deposition bath, which makes the vehicle resistant to corrosion and UV rays at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington, Texas
Picture: Mike Stone/Reuters
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Visitors slide down a huge water pipe at a public swimming pool on a hot sunny day in Vienna, Austria. Record-breaking temperatures of up to 100F (38C) are predicted for the country over the next few days.
Picture: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
The United States' Regina Jaquess performs during the slalom heats of the women's water ski competition at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada
Picture: Gregory Bull/AP
McDonald's is polishing up its act as it opens a luxury restaurant in Japan - but it is only for one night. The burger giant will turn to white linen tablecloths, crockery and silverware for its pop-up Restaurant M in Tokyo on July 27. It is part of a campaign by the firm to boost its image in Japan.
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Hyundai vehicles bound for export await shipment at a port near the company's Ulsan plant in South Korea
Picture: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask stands among a group of protesters from tobacconist groups throwing papers in the air in opposition to neutral cigarette packaging in Paris. Government officials claim the packaging will help to reduce the attractiveness of the product, while the tobacco industry claims plain packing will permit easier means of producing counterfeit cigarettes.
Picture: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images
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