Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, July 2

A participant flies an octopus-shaped kite at the 10th International Kite Festival in Alcochete near Lisbon July 2, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Hannah Marudvinski (L) spins five year-old Tava Nicoll after a swim in Loon Lake in Freedom, New Hampshire July 2, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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