Fireworks mark the 70th anniversary of the Republic Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Location: Pyongyang, North Korea

A giant panda holds an ice block to cool down at a conservation and research centre Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex/Shutterstock Location: Chengdu, China

A flour mill is demolished to enable land to be used for housing Photograph: Vladimir Smirnov/TASS Location: Ivanovo, Russia

A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant in an effort to contain a wildfire as it burns through a canyon in California. The fire, almost 40% of which is contained, according to the authorities, has

An old schoolhouse burns as the Carr fire tears through northern California. Fuelled by high temperatures, wind and low humidity, the blaze has destroyed several homes and at least one historic building.

Local residents walk on flooded coastal roads after Typhoon Ampil, the 10th typhoon of the year. Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex/Shutterstock Location: Qingdao, China

Firefighters watch an aircraft drop retardant while battling the Ferguson fire in the Stanislaus national forest. Photograph: Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images Location: California, US

Young fans await the World Cup final between France and Croatia. Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters Location: Zagreb, Croatia

Male-female friendships do not exist. This is quite true, but only for that part of the human race that has never allowed a person of the opposite sex to find a true friend. For those who have allowed

Supporters of the former president Rafael Correa clash with police near the government palace during a rally. It was held in support of Correa after a judge ordered him jailed for failing to appear in

Riot police watch a car burning after violent protests over the shooting of a 22-year-old driver by police. Photograph: Franck Dubray/AP Location: Nantes, France

Alone. Again. From day to day. I feel that my dream of heaven is crumbling. No, it's a nightmare, it's not a dream, I feel incredible pain in my soul. It hurts. Stop it. Words are cutting me like a sword.

A helicopter collects water as firefighters tackle a wildfire near Manchester where a moorland blaze has been alight for several days Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Location: Saddleworth Moor, UK

Given how many negative reviews there were I was surprised by how good this movie is. Now it's not good enough to watch in theater, you're still better off waiting for this film to show up on Amazon Prime

By being useful as money, with use cases that are difficult to implement with other currencies. In order for any cryptocurrency to achieve widespread adoption, it has certain hurdles it needs to overcome:

A hair-raising fairground at a festival. The photo was taken in Isle of Wight, UK.

Thousands of supporters listen to Muharrem İnce, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party and presidential candidate, as he gives an address during a campaign rally in the run-up to elections

I don't know why, but I expected it to be better. I can't really point to what it was that made the movie not as good. Was it that it dragged in some parts of the film? Maybe they made all the jokes I

I kept silent about our love because great love is rarely spoken about. For practical reasons. There are not enough powerful words that would help a little man to clearly express a grandiose feeling like