Today in Pictures, Aug 8, 2017

Afghan orphans, Syrian babies, Spider-man fans and more from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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August 8, 2017 at 10:15 AM

Afghan orphans, who have lost their parents to suicide bomb attacks, sew clothes in a "tailor shop classroom" at an orphanage in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Aug 7. PHOTO: AFP

Homeless man Petrov Chojinacki with the wall he built with glass bottles to protect his sleeping place in Berlin, Germany, on Aug 7. PHOTO: EPA

Injured Syrian children getting treatment at a makeshift hospital in Damascus, Syria, on Aug 5. PHOTO: AFP

Fans wait for the arrival of actor Tom Holland and director Jon Watts during the Japan premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming in Tokyo on Aug 7. PHOTO: REUTERS

An electric company worker on his way up a high-voltage pylon in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Aug 7.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman walks past a military band during a civil-military parade on Aug 7 commemorating the 192nd founding of the Bolivian armed forces in Kjasina. PHOTO: REUTERS

Farmers and supporters at a protest march against the North American Free Trade Agreement on the anniversary of the revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata's birthday in Mexico City, Mexico, on Aug. 7. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Jamaica's Omar Mcleod (foreground) celebrates winning the final of the men's 110m hurdles event at the IAAF World Championships in London on Aug 7. PHOTO: AFP

Barcelona and Chapecoense footballers pose before a friendly match in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug 7. PHOTO: AFP

Wrestlers in a Kushti competition in Mumbai, India, on Aug 7. The traditional form of Indian wrestling usually takes place in a clay or dirt pit. PHOTO: EPA

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