A Pomeranian dog sits in a rolling pet carrier in Hong Kong, China on September 4, 2019. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

The northeastern United States sweltered this week in a scorching summer heat wave, complete with stagnant, sticky air and no winds for relief, forecasters said. Even in a summer already filled with stretches of very hot weather, this week will be stubbornly brutal, with no relief in sight until the weekend brings thunderstorms to the region, they said. "Plain and simple, this week may feel the worst of any week for this summer in the Northeast," said Accuweather.com meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. (Reuters)

This picture taken on February 23, 2014 shows participants wearing dresses running half-naked in the annual 3.5 km Undie Run held in the Olympic Forest Park smog-covered Beijing. Some 200 participants took part in this event, many of them with gas masks, as dangerous smog blighted swathes of northern China in recent days. (Photo by AFP Photo/STR)

Young couple masturbating while using virtual reality glasses in the bed. Happy lover having sеx with vr goggles 3d in the bedroom. (Photo by Alamy Stock Photo)

A rescuer saves a resident from a flooded area in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, July 2, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

Students of JSS Dutse Alhaji participate in a cultural dance performance during celebrations to commemorate Nigeria's 55th Independence Day in Abuja, Nigeria, October 1, 2015. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

Masks of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman (2nd L) are seen at Grupo Rev in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca near Mexico City, October 14, 2015. (Photo by Henry Romero/Reuters)

Women take part in Belarus Cup in bodybuilding and fitness in Minsk, October 24, 2015. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)