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Inflatable bridge and a hot couple: photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Inflatable bridge and a hot couple: photos of the day

TL;DR

  • A US doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda was transferred by medical staff in protective gear.
  • A woman mourned a relative believed to have died from Ebola in the Ituri province.
  • Indonesia enforced sharia law with public caning for violations such as extramarital sex.
  • Palestinians inspected the remains of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Gaza.
  • Demonstrators marched in Ecuador demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz amid an economic crisis.
  • Portraits of disappeared individuals were displayed during the Marcha del Silencio in Uruguay.
  • Cars were caught in a landslide caused by heavy rain.
  • Muslim pilgrims visited Mount al-Noor before the hajj pilgrimage.
  • Photographs of Gaza from the 1940s-1970s by Kegham Djhegalian Sr were exhibited in Marseille.
  • A performer wore a coral-inspired costume to raise awareness about the Great Barrier Reef.
  • An inflatable artwork by JR covered the Pont Neuf in France as a tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
  • A couple sought relief in a park during a heatwave with near-record temperatures.