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August 17 Photo Brief: A silver Beckham in NYC, charmed snakes in India and a floating Kobe in China

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David Beckham’s silver package greets H&M patrons, Indian snakes greet the masses worshiping the Hindu mythology goddess Manasha, Kobe Bryant greets fans from a dragon boat in China and more in today’s daily brief.

Miss World contestant, Kazakhstan's Evgeniya Klishina, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. More than 100 beauty queens from around the globe have descended on the northern Chinese mining city of Ordos on the edge of the Gobi desert ahead of the Miss World final on August 18. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) A wildfire at the Springs Fire burns in Boise National Forest near Banks-Garden Valley, Idaho in this August 13, 2012 photograph made available on August 17, 2012. The Idaho blaze, sparked by a utility vehicle that caught fire, has charred nearly 70,000 acres of sagebrush and woodlands east of Boise over the past six days, burning a rental cabin and six non-residential structures, authorities said. (Kari Greer/US Forest Service/Handout/Reuters) Free Syrian Army fighters dress a mannequin to looks like a fighter during clashes in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central Aleppo, Syria. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) A child plays with water at a water fountain illuminated by coloured lights outside the Night Safari in Singapore. (Tim Chong/Reuters) An activist of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) pose outside a shop of French luxury brand Hermes in Hong Kong. PETA called on the company to end the sale of exotic-animal skins, raising awareness among tourists and shoppers about exotic animals being skinned alive, beaten to death and killed for their skin in other cruel ways. (Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images) A month-old cotton-top tamarin, a species of monkey which originates from South-America, is seen with its parents at their enclosure in the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem. The tamarin couple gave birth to two babies a month ago at the zoo. Tamarins are on the list of the world's 25 most endangered primates as published by international conservation groups. (Amir Cohen/Reuters) NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant of the U.S. stands on a dragon boat as he shows up during a promotional event in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China. (Stringer/Reuters) Fans hold posters of NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant as they wait for a promotional event in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in Chinca. (Alvin Chan/Reuters) Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, reveals a tattoo with the initials "W H" as she waves while arriving with boyfriend Nick Gordon at the premiere of the new film "Sparkle" starring Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston in Hollywood August 16, 2012. (Fred Prouser/Reuters) Vikki Strode explores Colourscape on the front lawn of Holburne Museum in Bath, England. Billed as the museum's summer event, the Colourscape Music Festival, which opens tomorrow and runs until August 27, is a labyrinth of inflatable interconnected chambers flooded with coloured light which forms a walk-in sculpture of colour, light and sound. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) A cell phone is used to take pictures of Indian snake charmers show their skills during a snake festival in the city of Bishnupur around 210 KM north west of Kolkata. The festival is organized as a part of special worship to the Hindu mythology goddess Manasha, the god of snakes. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images) Indian snake charmers show their skills during a snake festival in the city of Bishnupur around 210 KM north west of Kolkata. The festival is organized as a part of special worship to the Hindu mythology goddess Manasha, the god of snakes. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images) Indian snake charmers show their skills during a snake festival in the city of Bishnupur around 210 KM north west of Kolkata. The festival is organized as a part of special worship to the Hindu mythology goddess Manasha, the god of snakes. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images) A man stands next to typical decoration figures for the upcoming Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany. This year's edition of the world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest will open on September 22 and run until October 7, 2012. (Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images) A traditional dancer performs at the 32nd summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at Maputo's Joaquim Chissano Conference Centre in Maputo. Southern African leaders meet until August 18 in Maputo for a summit that will try to nudge Madagascar and Zimbabwe toward new elections under "roadmaps" that are a test of the region's commitment to democracy (Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images) People gather around a truck carrying bodies of unidentified people who died during last year's clashes between tribal militants and government forces in Sanaa, Yemen. Thirteen dead bodies, whose burial has been delayed for more than a year pending identification, were buried in Sanaa on Friday after a mass funeral was held. (Khaled Abdullah/Reuters) Remains of the Berlin Wall and parts of a sculpture are seen at the Wall Memorial "Gedenkstaette Berliner Mauer" in Berlin, Germany. 50 years ago, on August 17, 1962, Peter Fechter, one of the first victims of the Wall, died an hour after he was shot by East German border guards while trying to cross the Wall. (Barbara Sax/AFP/Getty Images) Women sing, dance and protest at the scene where 34 people died after police opened fire on striking mineworkers in Marikana. The workers at the Marikana mine were on a week-long wildcat strike demanding a tripling of their wages from the current 4,000 rand ($486) a month. South African police insisted today they only fired in self-defense during the clash, the deadliest protest since the end of apartheid. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) People attempt to climb greased and slippery poles, to which prizes and flags are attached, to celebrate Indonesia's Independence Day in Jakarta. Indonesia marked the 67th anniversary of its freedom from Dutch rule on August 17. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images) H&M Celebrates a new David Beckham ad campaign with a statue stunt on 5th Avenue and 59th St. on August 16, 2012 in New York City. (Anna Webber/Getty Images for H&M)

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