Today in Pictures, July 1, 2020

Torrential rains hit Chongqing, China, scuffles break out in Taiwan's parliament, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jul 01, 2020, 01:03 PM

This photo taken on June 28, 2020 shows rescuers evacuating residents in a flooded area after heavy rain in China's southwestern Chongqing. PHOTO: AFP

Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, June 29, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pro-democracy protesters take part in a 'lunch with you' rally at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, China, June 30, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

This long-exposure picture taken early on June 27, 2020 shows a man using an cell phone while walking past buildings destroyed by prior bombardment in the town of Ariha in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, as the Milky Way galaxy is seen in the night sky above. PHOTO: AFP

Students take a university entrance exam in a hall of the Belgrade Fair, following the coronavirus disease outbreak in Belgrade, Serbia, June 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man tries to shelter under an umbrella as rain and wind from the country's rainy season affects Tokyo on June 30, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A woman smiles in a rice paddy field during "National Paddy Day", which marks the start of the annual rice planting season, in Tokha village on the outskirts of Kathmandu on June 29, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Coloured umbrellas are hanging on ropes over a square to advertise an upcoming wine festival at Berlin's Charlottenburg district in Berlin, Germany, June 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bian, a 9-year-old, carries a kite depicting an Indonesian ghost in a field after schools closed amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Depok, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 30, 2020. REUTERS

A cat is pictured at the sea front promenade before a curfew imposed by authorities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Bab el-Oued district of Algeria's capital Algiers on June 29, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

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