Through The Lens: Today in Pictures, July 9, 2014

A girl stands between her parents as they vote in Indonesia's presidential election at a polling station in Ranai on the island of Natuna on July 9, 2014. Indonesians began voting on Wednesday in a presidential election that has become a closely foug
A girl stands between her parents as they vote in Indonesia's presidential election at a polling station in Ranai on the island of Natuna on July 9, 2014. Indonesians began voting on Wednesday in a presidential election that has become a closely fought contest between the old guard who flourished under decades of autocratic rule and a new breed of politician that has emerged in the fledgling democracy. -- PHOTO: REUTERS 

Voting begins in Indonesia, Germany beat Brazil in the 2014 Fifa World Cup semi-final, stranded whale on the Gold Coast. These, and more pictures from around the world.

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