Today in Pictures, July 10, 2015

The carcass of a whale was found floating near Jurong Island, and Taiwan bracing for Typhoon Chan-hom. These, and more from around the world, in Today in Pictures.

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Jul 10, 2015, 05:05 PM

The carcass of a whale was found floating near Jurong Island on Friday morning. The cause of death is not clear. If the carcass is confirmed to be that of a sperm whale, it would be the first sighting of this species of whale in Singapore. Photo: Lim Yaohui for The Straits Times

Giant waves crash into the coastline next to National Taiwan Ocean University (R) in Keelung as Typhoon Chan-hom brings rain to northern Taiwan on July 10, 2015. Taiwan was bracing for fierce winds and torrential rains on July 10 as Typhoon Chan-hom gained momentum and the island's stock market, schools and offices closed in preparation for the storm. Photo: AFP

The Peru Synchronized Swimmers compete during the Team Technical Routine at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario on July 9, 2015. Photo: AFP

Palestinians walk past Israel's controversial barrier as they make their way to attend the fourth Friday prayer of Ramadan in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah July 10, 2015. Photo: Reuters

A girl from the Pauktaw township stands in front of her family's shelter in a Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDP) camp outside Sittwe . Photo: Reuters

An elderly women troupe of singers and dancers from Kohama Island in Okinawa wearing traditional local costumes perform at a herb garden on Kohama Island, Okinawa Prefecture. They joke about knocking on heaven's door, but a Japanese 'girl band' with an average age of 84 have struck a blow for grannies everywhere by becoming pop idols. Photo: AFP

Pope Francis adjusts a typical sombrero received from Bolivian President Evo Morales during a World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 9, 2015. Photo: Reuters

Members of the Ribatejo forcados group perform during a bullfight at Campo Pequeno bullring in Lisbon, Portugal July 9, 2015. Forcados are traditional Portuguese bullfighters who catch bulls with their bare hands. Photo: Reuters

Two children dressed as Star Wars characters pose for a photograph during Comic-Con 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, USA, on July 9, 2015. It is the first day of the popular fantasy and comics convention. Photo: EPA

Attendees dressed as "Star Wars" characters Boba Fett, Chewbacca, and Princess Leia stand for a photograph during the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California, U.S, on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Photo: Bloomberg

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