July 15, 2014
![Residents strengthen their homes built on stilts as they brace for incoming Typhoon Rammasun, beside Manila's bay, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e49827ae-911a-47e1-9e3b-0d1f1670ec42_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents strengthen their homes built on stilts as they brace for incoming Typhoon Rammasun, beside Manila's bay, Philippines.
![Pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung is stopped by security guards as he throws a plastic hammer towards Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam during a meeting on proposing electoral reforms at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ab2bebbf-6dbe-4212-8ba5-ec524ba7c1cb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung is stopped by security guards as he throws a plastic hammer towards Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam during a meeting on proposing electoral reforms at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
![Fireworks light the sky near the Eiffel Tower in a show called "Guerre et Paix" (War and Peace) as part of events to mark the centenary of the First World War and to end the traditional Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, July 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a1acd030-63c6-4329-9951-dc4f54133901_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks light the sky near the Eiffel Tower in a show called "Guerre et Paix" (War and Peace) as part of events to mark the centenary of the First World War and to end the traditional Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, July 14, 2014.
![Walkers cross the Waalbrug River during sunrise on the first day of the 98th annual four-day walking event "The Vierdaagse" in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/22b6a03c-1223-48cb-9073-9a09e461f7e6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Walkers cross the Waalbrug River during sunrise on the first day of the 98th annual four-day walking event "The Vierdaagse" in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.