A year ago today, in pictures: Lebanon explosion and more moments you may remember
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Hussein Malla
A statue representing the Lebanese expatriate is seen in front of a building that was damaged by an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation on Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands and leaving entire city blocks flooded with glass and rubble. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Fabio Ferrari
Cyclists pedal through the countryside during the Milano Torino, a 198-kilometer cycling race from Milan to Turin, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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Rajanish Kakade
People wade through a water logged street during heavy rain in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. India's monsoon season runs from June to September. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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Bob Edme
A woman walks, wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus, near the beach, in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Since Monday, 69 towns in western France imposed outdoor mask rules to slow the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
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Hassan Ammar
A damaged building is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Jorge Saenz
A road divides the Cerro Lagoon, where the water below the road is colored and the Waltrading S.A. tannery stands on the bank, bottom right, in Limpio, Paraguay, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. According to Francisco Ferreira, a technician at the National University Multidisciplinary Lab. who is taking water samples at the site on Wednesday, the color of the water is due to the presence of heavy metals like chromium, commonly used in the tannery process. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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Sebastian Scheiner
An Israeli woman, wearing a face mask against the spread of the new coronavirus, stands in front of the municipality building which is illuminated with the Lebanese flag in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Juan Karita
Police in protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic lift a body with the deceased person's own bedding, as they arrive at the morgue of the General Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Police routinely carry out the removal of corpses from streets and homes, and now about 80% are suspected of having COVID-19, according to the director of the Special Force to Fight Crime (FELCC), Colonel Ivan Rojas. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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Eraldo Peres
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro wears a mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of a ceremony where his nation's flag is projected in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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Ina Fassbender
Players observe a moment of silence for the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic before the Europa League round of 16 soccer match between Inter Milan and Getafe at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (Ina Fassbender, Pool Photo via AP)
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JASON FRANSON
Nashville Predators' Colton Sissons (10) is checked by Arizona Coyotes' Christian Dvorak (18) during the third period of an NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Tomasz Markowski
Dutch cyclist Dylan Groenewegen crashes to the ground as a bicycle is flying overhead in a major collision on the final stretch of the opening stage of the Tour de Pologne race in Katowice, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The crash began with Groenewegen colliding with another Dutchman sprinting for the win, Fabio Jakobsen, who was hospitalized in serious condition and put into an induced coma. Jakobsen was declared the winner of the opening stage and Groenewegen was disqualified. (AP Photo/Tomasz Markowski)
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Kevin C. Cox
Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks (24) fouls Utah Jazz's Royce O'Neale (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)
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Matt Slocum
New York Yankees' Kyle Higashioka, bottom, is forced out at first by Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins after a popout by Brett Gardner during the fourth inning of the first baseball game in doubleheader, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Ashley Landis
Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris (12) goes up to block the shot of Washington Wizards forward Troy Brown Jr. (6) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Eugene Hoshiko
Visitors observe a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8:15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park during the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Hiroshima, western Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Eugene Hoshiko
Visitors observe a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8:15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park during the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Hiroshima, western Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Frank Franklin II
People gather in Times Square after the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in New York. Hindus rejoiced as Modi broke ground on a long-awaited temple of their most revered god, Ram, at the site of a demolished 16th century mosque. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Matt York
Arizona Diamondbacks' Kole Calhoun (56) rounds the bases after hitting an inside-the-park two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Ashley Landis
Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward (20) cuts between Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen (31) and guard Caris LeVert (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Lee Jin-man
The display of South Korea's capital Seoul logo is partially submerged due to heavy rain at a park near the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Torrential rains continuously pounded South Korea on Thursday, prompting authorities to close parts of highways and issue a rare flood alert near a key river bridge in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Aaron Favila
A health worker performs a COVID19 swab test at a gymnasium in Navotas city, Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The capital and outlying provinces returned to another lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging a losing battle against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Eugene Hoshiko
Saki Morioki, 5 years old, prays as paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. in Hiroshima, western Japan. Japan marked the 75th anniversary Thursday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The official lantern event was cancelled to the public due to coronavirus but a small group of local representatives released some lanterns. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)