August 19, 2014
![A tornado is seen approaching the costal city of Genoa, in Northern Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/98cbc1b4-8ce2-4055-8d72-36463955c123_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tornado is seen approaching the costal city of Genoa, in Northern Italy.
![Japan's Self-Defense Force armored vehicles flare up a smoke screen during an annual live firing exercise at Higashi Fuji range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8a31a5b6-7ccf-432e-8698-dfda81f75650_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's Self-Defense Force armored vehicles flare up a smoke screen during an annual live firing exercise at Higashi Fuji range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo.
![A boy rows a makeshift raft through the flooded areas of Lakhimpur district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Aug. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0eb56504-4149-4e9b-b773-764a671e3a53_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy rows a makeshift raft through the flooded areas of Lakhimpur district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Aug. 18, 2014.
![C. J. Hobgood of the U.S. rides a wave during the 14th edition of the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf event in Teahupoo, Tahiti, Aug. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f435d77c-3f20-4746-b27f-5c593d55816f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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C. J. Hobgood of the U.S. rides a wave during the 14th edition of the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf event in Teahupoo, Tahiti, Aug. 18, 2014.