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Man seriously injured at Spanish 'Ball-Run' festival
The man was caught between the 250-kilogram styrofoam ball and the fence, leading him to be airlifted to a nearby hospital.
Watch: Cubans break national record for largest Cuba Libre cocktail
Dozens of bartenders across the Americas participated in the event, which kicked off the Pan American Cocktail Championships.
Watch: Aurora lights up skies above New Zealand
Shades of blue and green were captured on camera shimmering across the sky on Sunday.
Watch: Snow hits parts of Italy and Austria
At Obertauern, a ski resort in Salzburg, almost 40 centimetres of snow fell with temperatures dropping to two degrees Celsius.
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Watch: Paragliding Acro World Tour finals in Switzerland
Held on the shores of Lake Geneva, around 29,000 spectators observed the thrilling finals.
Watch: Orchestra players perform on water
The Karelian State Philharmonic Orchestra performed on-board a boat at an abandoned marble quarry.
Watch: Fancy-dress paragliders in Bolivia
Speaking of the competition, paraglider Gustavo Robledo said the adventurers "strive to make people enjoy the show".
Watch: Battling the bogs at World Bog Snorkeling Championships
Competitors had to brave the Welsh weather, with downpours of rain throughout the event.
Watch: Hotel in London goes green
Buttercups, crocuses and even strawberries are among the 10,000 herbs growing over the 350 square metre wall on the hotel's exterior.
Watch: Costume-clad paragliders descend over the Andes
The "Bumblebee" character from the franchise "Transformers" and the flying house from the Pixar produced film "Up" were among the costumes in the skies.
Watch: Etna 're-awakens' with eruptions of ash plumes and lava
On August 23, the volcano shot lava bombs as high as 150 metres in the air while burning lava continues to spew from the crater.
Watch: Russian vintage military tank topples at parade
The Soviet tank T-34, which dates back to World War II, capsized when aiming to mount a transport truck.
Watch: Animals take to scales in annual weigh-in
London Zoo's largest animal, Eilish the giraffe, weighed 836kg while the smallest creatures are the leafcutter ants.
Watch: Baby aardvark revealed to public at Frankfurt Zoo
Memphis is one and a half months old and is now strong enough to roam in her enclosure with her mother.
Watch: Ukraine celebrates independence with 2,700 metre flag
Every 100 metres representing one year of independence from the Soviet Union.
Watch: Ukraine celebrates Independence Day with military parade
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said: "There is nothing we desire more than peace. Nobody strives for peace more than we, the Ukrainians."
Watch: Syrian artists create art amid ruins
Abdallah al-Harith, a 21-year-old fine arts student, said that the artists are "bringing back life to a dark place".
Watch: Ukrainian flag measuring 2,700 metres unveiled in Kyiv
Each 100 metres of the flag represents one year of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union.
Watch: Whale stuns onlookers as it leaps next to boat
Humpbacked whales can weigh up to 30 tonnes, with this whale creating quite a splash.
Watch: Helicopter crashes during routine maintenance check
The retired police officer who was piloting the helicopter sustained a head injury in the incident but is in a stable condition.
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