Today in Pictures, July 25, 2022

Basilica Cistern in Istanbul reopens after being restored, Indigenous people wearing masks and bird-feather costumes take part in the "Guaicuru Ñemonde" ("Dress of the Indigenous" in Guarani) and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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July 25, 2022 at 4:48 PM

Indigenous people wearing masks and bird-feather costumes take part in the "Guaicuru Ñemonde" ("Dress of the Indigenous" in Guarani) traditional festival which pays tribute to Saint Francis Solanus, in Emboscada, Paraguay, about 50 km northeast of Asuncion, on July 24, 2022. - During the festivity, which represents one of many examples of syncretism in Latin America, attendees cover themselves from head to toe in bird feathers as according to the legend, smaller indigenous groups used to do so to scare off raiders. PHOTO: AFP

People walk behind the Medusa head in the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey, 24 July 2022. The site has been restored by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and is now open for visitors again. The Byzantine structure was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The underground Basilica, also called Underground Cistern, is the largest well-preserved cistern in Istanbul, which rests on a total of 336 columns. According to historical texts, more than 7,000 slaves were involved in the construction of the cistern. PHOTO: EPA

Dundas Hill on the hottest day of the year, at 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18.33 degrees Celsius) on July 15, 2022. New observations from ICESAT-2 show remarkable Arctic Sea ice thinning in just three years. Over the past two decades, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, largely due to a decline in sea ice that persists over several years, called multiyear ice, according to a new study. PHOTO: AFP

Freya the walrus climbs into a boat in Frognerkilen bay, in Oslo, Norway July 20, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

Aerial view of French artist Saype's work of art, in gigantic dimensions, that pays tribute to the victims and those affected by the collapse of the Corrego do Feijao dam of mining company Vale at Corrego do Feijao football field in Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil on July 24, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

Brazil's Thiago Braz in action at the World Athletics Championships Men's Pole Vault final. PHOTO: REUTERS

A CAL FIRE aircraft drops Phos-Chek on the Oak Fire near Darrah in Mariposa County, California, U.S. July 24, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

This aerial picture shows spectators carrying umbrellas gathered during the annual Behdienkhlam festival which is celebrated annually after the sowing period in Tuber village in India’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya on July 22, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

The Yellow Jersey Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo Visma rides past the Louvre during the 21st stage of the Tour de France 2022 over 115.6km from Paris La Defense in the Paris suburb of Nanterre to the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, 24 July 2022. PHOTO: EPA

A woman uses her mobile phone to take a picture of “Spectrum” by Olivier Ratsi as she visits an exhibition at a museum in Beijing on July 22, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

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