An Iraqi man connects overhead cables providing generator electricity to homes and businesses who can afford it in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, on July 2, 2021, amid power outages and soaring temperatures. Anger has mounted among Iraq's 40-million population, with corrupt politicians at the centre of a blame game for its poor services and dilapidated infrastructure. Four southern provinces have been without electricity since June 29, including Basra – home to Iraq's main port – and sizzling temperatures have been compounded by high levels of humidity. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP Photo)





Real Ideas staff member, Cat Edwards, watches a massive sea monster as she checks audio and visual levels on a huge 360 dome at Devonport's Market Hall in Plymouth, southwest England on Thursday July 15, 2021, where the first audiences are preparing to enter the new £7.6 million immersive dome, which is the first of its type to be built in Europe. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)





Demonstrators scuffle with police during an anti lockdown protest in Parliament square in London, Britain, 19 July 2021. The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is self isolating in Chequers during what has been dubbed as 'freedom day' after England lifted many of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on 19 July. (Photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA/EFE)





Riders from Azerbaijan perform a display at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, Windsor on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (Photo by Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images)





Daunta Ramos and Beverley Grant, from All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, one of the UK's leading aerial dance companies, perform at Dalkieth Country Park as they announce the Scottish tour on July 06, 2021 in Dalkeith, Scotland. Edinburgh's All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre is touring this interactive production, staged on a larger-than-life swing set, which also invites the audience to sit on swings and listen to a soundtrack evocative of childhood swinging. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)





International film and television star and the world’s most famous amphibian, Kermit the Frog performs during dress rehearsalfor A Capitol Fourth Concert airing on July 04, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Capitol Concerts)





A bride, wearing a veil, rides a horse heading to the chuch during the traditional Galicnik Wedding ceremony in the Macedonia's western village of Galicnik, on July 18, 2021. Traditional Galicnik Wedding is held every year on the first weekend after the Orthodox St. Peter's day. (Photo by Robert Atanasovski/AFP Photo)





Keesja Gofers of Team Australia is challenged by Nomi Stomphorst of Team Netherlands during the Women's Preliminary Round Group A Water Polo match between Australia and the Netherlands on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tatsumi Water Polo Centre on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)





A woman reacts after she mades a wreath of flowers during the celebrations of the Kupala night in Pyrohiv, near Kiev, on July 6, 2021. During the celebration, an ancient slavic ritual related to the summer solstice, people wear wreaths, jump over fires and bathe naked in rivers and lakes. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)





A fan has a flag painted in the colours of the Spanish flag, on her face prior to the start of the Euro 2020 soccer championship semifinal match between Italy and Spain at Wembley Stadium in London, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Photo by Andy Rain/Pool via AP Photo)





An applicant performs in front of the jury for her admission exam at the circus college in Moscow, on July 5, 2021. The State College for Circus and Variety Arts named after M. N. Rumyantsev (Karandash) was founded in 1938 and is the only professional circus educational institution in Russia. For more than 90 years, the school has been training pop and circus artists. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP Photo)





A hot air balloon created by Japanese art group “mé” floats over Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park on July 16, 2021, part of a project called “Masayume” – a Japanese word for a dream that becomes reality. (Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP Photo)





Independence Day revelers cheer and celebrate on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Independence Day, July 04, 2021. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)





Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz (C) reacts after placing first in the women's 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)





Bronze medalist Germany's Lena Hentschel and Tina Punzel compete in the synchronized 3-meter springboard final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (Photo by David J. Phillip/AP Photo)





Shoppers wearing protective face coverings to combat the spread of the coronavirus, walk along Oxford Street in central London on July 5, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday unveils plans to lift most of the latest health restrictions from 19 July, including the mandatory wearing of face coverings in some forms of public transport and shops. (Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP Photo)





Demonstrators pose for pictures in front of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy during a protest organized by the climate activists group Extinction Rebellion in London, Thursday, August 26, 2021. The Extinction Rebellion group have announced actions in many cities worldwide declaring their opposition to investment in fossil fuels. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo)





A Kyrgyz man plays accordion as women wearing traditional Kyrgyz clothes and headdresses called “elechek” sing a song as they celebrate Independence Day on Ala-Too Square in the center of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan marks the 30th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union with a parade in central Bishkek. (Photo by Vladimir Voronin/AP Photo)





An helicopter drops water over a fire in Siderina village helicopter about 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of Athens, Greece, Monday, August 16, 2021. Greek authorities have deployed dozens of firefighters, as well as six water-dropping planes and four aircraft to a wildfire that broke out Monday morning in the Keratea region southeast of Athens, near the national park of Sounion. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)





Olympic staff pose for a picture at the weightlifting event at the Tokyo International Forum, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, August 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Luca Bruno/AP Photo)