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EU lawmakers vote on whether to hand European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a second five-year term. 719 MEPs are gathering for the secret ballot in the European Parliament's first sitting in Strasbourg, France, since the June elections. IMAGES
The athletes' village for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics officially opened and welcomed its first inhabitants on Thursday. The village to the north of Paris will house nearly 14,500 people, including 9,000 athletes, at its peak. Eight days before the opening ceremony, the first team members to arrive were from Australia and Brazil. IMAGES
The current President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addresses the European Parliament. The MEPs then vote on whether or not to grant her a second term. SOUNDBITE
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomes Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in the Planalto palace in Brasilia. IMAGES
During a one-day state visit to Bolivia, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for offical photographs alongside his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce in Santa Cruz. IMAGES
Bolivia's President Luis Arce receives his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Santa Cruz, a day after the two leaders attended the Mercosur summit in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, where Arce formalised his country's entry into the regional bloc. IMAGES
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