Today’s top pics: Protests mount against Puerto Rico governor and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
APTOPIX Hot Weather Philadelphia
Alex Paladino cools off at the Eakins Oval fountain in Philadelphia on Sunday, July 21, 2019. The East Coast on Sunday sweated through another day of heat and humidity in a stretch of weather so oppressive that organizers in Boston cancelled a road race, Delaware Civil War re-enactors got the day off and the New York Police Department implored residents to take it easy. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
APTOPIX Hong Kong Protests
Medical workers help a protester in pain from tear gas fired by policemen on a street in Hong Kong, Sunday, July 21, 2019. Hong Kong police have thrown tear gas canisters at protesters after they refused to disperse. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a march Sunday to call for direct elections and an independent investigation into police tactics used during earlier pro-democracy demonstrations. Police waved a black warning flag Sunday night before lobbing the canisters into a crowd of protesters. (AP Photo/Bobby Yip)
APTOPIX Hungary World Fencing Championships
Li Sheng, left, of China and Lybov Shutovaof Russia fight in the women's team epee final of the FIE World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, July 21, 2019. China won the gold. (Tibor Illyes /MTI via AP)
APTOPIX British Open Golf
Ireland's Shane Lowry walks arms outstretched on the 18th green on his way to winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
APTOPIX Portugal Wildfires
Members of the emergency services try to extinguish a wildfire near Cardigos village, in central Portugal on Sunday, July 21, 2019. About 1,800 firefighters were struggling to contain wildfires in central Portugal that have already injured people, including several firefighters, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/Sergio Azenha)
APTOPIX South Korea Swimming Worlds
China's Sun Yang reacts after winning the men's 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Sunday, July 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
APTOPIX Puerto Rico Governor
Protesters gather outside the Yolanda Guerrero Cultural Center in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, after Gov. Ricardo Rossello left a meeting with mayors from his party Sunday, July 21, 2019. Rossello said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek re-election or continue as head of his pro-statehood political party. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
APTOPIX Britain Netball WCup
New Zealand's players celebrate after winning the Netball World Cup final match between Australia and New Zealand at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Sunday July 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
APTOPIX Puerto Rico Protest
Demonstrators in kayaks gathered in front of La Fortaleza for an aquatic protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, July 21, 2019. Protesters are demanding Rossello step down for his involvement in a private chat in which I have used profanities to describe an ex-New York City councilwoman and a federal control board overseeing the island's finance. (AP Photo / Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo)
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