Performers dressed as Pikachu, a character from the Pokémon media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, march during the Pikachu Outbreak event on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan. A total of 2,000 Pikachus appeared at the city's landmarks in the Minato Mirai area aiming to attract visitors and tourists to the city. The event will be held until August 12. (Photo: VCG)

A police officer orders a tourist to rise from the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy on Friday. Sitting on Rome's Spanish Steps has been banned, according to Italian local media. Violators could be fined 250 euro for sitting on the steps, and up to 400 euro for dirtying or damaging the steps. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Syrian sweets maker takes a tray of date cookies out of the oven in a sweet shop in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday. Date cookies are traditional sweets for the upcoming Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Syria. (Photo: Xinhua)

Following mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, protestors hold signs at a rally against gun violence in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday. (Photo: VCG)

Over 63,000 rubber ducks are dropped into the Chicago River to start the 14th Annual Ducky Derby on Wednesday in Chicago, Illinois. The charity event aims to raise money for the Special Olympics. (Photo: VCG)

Residents gather outside Hong Kong Police Headquarters to offer goods and blessing cards, including a cartoon depicting a Hong Kong police officer, in Hong Kong, south China, on Friday. (Photo: Xinhua)

According to the meteorological center, Typhoon Lekima will bring heavy rains to areas including the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the municipality of Shanghai and the Taiwan region on Saturday. (Photo: VCG)

A team from Russia poses for a photo during the "Maintenance Battalion" contest during the International Army games 2019 in Omsk, Russia, on Saturday. The International Army Games 2019 is held from August 3 to 17. (Photo: Xinhua)

A group of girls perform a Punjabi dance called "Giddha" to celebrate the Teej festival on the occasion of the Sawan (rain) month in Amritsar, India, on Friday. (Photo: Xinhua)

An actor performs during the opening ceremony of the 2nd Youth Games of the People's Republic of China in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)