Today in Pictures, August 5, 2016

Visitors stand under the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado mountain ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a boy jumps from a diving tower on the shore of the lake Ammersee near the small Bavarian village Utting, southern Germany and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Aug 05, 2016, 11:39 AM

Visitors stand under the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado mountain ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 4. PHOTO: AFP

A boy jumps from a diving tower on the shore of the lake Ammersee near the small Bavarian village Utting, southern Germany, on August 4. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian boys prepare a fishing net during sunset at the seaport of Gaza City on August 4. PHOTO: REUTERS

A giant installation is installed by the French artist JR at the former headquarters of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 4. PHOTO: EPA

A Turkish girl helps to hold up a huge picture of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at an anti-coup rally in Gundogdu Square in Izmir on August 4. PHOTO: AFP

A Yemeni jumps into floodwaters following a heavy rain in Sana'a, Yemen, August 4. PHOTO: EPA

The shadows of attendees are seen on an American flag during a campaign event with Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas on August 4. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A man takes photos of frigatebirds on the Flamengo beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the eve of the opening of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. PHOTO: AFP

People seek a reprieve from a hot summer night on August 4 at a Han River park in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: EPA

A supporter of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra stands outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 5. PHOTO: REUTERS

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