Show of strength: A Spanish helper shows her tattoo before putting on her protective clothing and entering the intensive care unit of the El Salvador Hospital, where corona patients are cared for. In El Salvador, with its around six million inhabitants, more than 22,000 Sars-CoV-2 infections have been detected so far, and the number of cases has been rising sharply since mid-June.
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Masked anger: People in Thailand have been protesting against the establishment made up of the military and royal elites for about two weeks. They complain that the former leader of the military government and current Prime Minister Prayut Chan-Ocha is undermining democracy.
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There's something going on with animals: a herd of goats walks past a parked bus in Calcutta. The inmates, who have to wear mouth and nose protection due to the corona pandemic, do not seem to be particularly interested in the four-legged friends.
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Bikas Das / AP
Seensucht: The sun is setting, the air is warm, very warm - and on the shores of Lake Geneva near Lutry, people celebrate the evening on the edge of the diving board. These two have taken hands and are experiencing a fabulous moment in summer together - a dip in the water. First it tingles in the stomach, the adrenaline rushes through the bloodstream - and then it splashes!
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Golden days: A salesman in Kuala Lumpur drapes necklaces in the display of a jewelry store.
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Shielded: This woman enjoys the warm temperatures by the ponds of Hampstead Heath in London.
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TOLGA AKMEN / AFP
Paarade: Belarus was elected on August 9th. This young couple drives away from the police on election night. Later, the electoral commission gave ruler Alexander Lukashenko 80 percent of the vote. There have been massive protests in the country since then.
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Submerged: The best way to escape the summer heat is to jump into the cool water - like here at Indian's Last Leap, a deeper swimming area in the Mousam River. The river is located in the US state of Maine, where it is currently - like in this country - around 30 degrees.
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Better safe than sorry: Kindergarten children in Thailand play with mouth and nose protection, but not only that. For fear of the coronavirus, every child has their own area, which is widely spaced and secured with a film. The school and kindergarten could not reopen until the beginning of July after it was closed in March.
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Destruction: Smoke rises over the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. 2020 could be the worst year for the sensitive ecosystem in a long time. In July of this year alone, 6804 fires were registered.
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FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR / AFP
Schweiten: This could be a new word for swimming and riding. This boy lets the horse cool off in the Rossbadi, a separate area for horses in Lake Sempach in Neuenkirch, Switzerland.
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URS FLUEELER / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock
Unforgettable: A mural in Minneapolis shows the face of George Floyd, who was brutally arrested in the city in May.
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Smile please: On the beach of Houlgate in Normandy, tourists gather around a seal - it goes without saying that it has to be used immediately as a photo motif. Two vacationers pull out their smartphones and point them at the animal, which at this moment prefers to look at another photographer's camera.
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Garden show: In August the leaves of the lotus flowers lie like countless green plates on Dal Lake in Srinagar, India. The plants are water-repellent, liquids simply roll off. Thanks to the so-called lotus effect, the leaves are always clean, so, for example, no fungi can spread on them. The lake is known for its floating gardens, called "wheel" in Kashmiri. Cucumbers and tomatoes are also grown here, as well as water chestnuts and water lilies.
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Dog protection: Pets can also become infected with Sars-CoV-2, which is now considered safe. So far, however, researchers have assumed that neither cats nor dogs play a role in the spread of the pathogen. It is also unlikely that the animals will infect their owners with the virus.
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Match point: A young man in Beirut wants to fend off a tear gas canister with this tennis racket. Since the devastating explosion in the port of the city, the anger against the powerful of the country has grown.
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IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP
Face of capitalism: In China, ruled by the communist party, this woman advertises in the capital Beijing from a huge billboard. Two workers in the hanging basket complete the rest.
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NOEL CELIS / AFP
Big thing: Iceland has the world's first open water whale sanctuary. There, animals previously kept in artificial tanks should get used to a natural environment in order to then be released into the wild. Here employees of the environmental organization "Sea Life Trust" heave a beluga into its new home.
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Moment: A woman is protecting her eyes from the sun as she passes a mural in Santiago. The brown eye is a reminder of the people who lost their eyesight as a result of brutal police attacks at mass demonstrations last year.
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Sinabung volcano on Sumatra, Indonesia, spat massive volcanic ash this week. These residents were hardly bothered by the potato harvest.
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Like a solid rock: an elephant walks through a river in Sri Lanka. It belongs to an elephant orphanage in Pinnawala, about 90 kilometers from the country's capital, Colombo.
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LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP
Joking aside, a clown shows children in Gaza City how to properly wear their masks.
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MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
Unequal battle: The cargo ship "Wakashio" ran aground off the south-east coast of Mauritius more than two weeks ago for reasons that have not yet been clarified. Then on Thursday one of the tanks lost fuel. This helper tries to skim off oil from the surface of the sea with a bucket.
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Anger test: protests in the country continue after the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut. Protesters near parliament threw fireworks at the police.
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Mood campaigning: After the elections in Belarus, many in the country feel that their vote has been cheated. Ruler Alexander Lukashenko was awarded 80 percent of the vote, now he is accused of election fraud. In front of the embassy in Moscow, Belarusians held up their passports in protest.
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Heavy luggage: These Palestinians cross the Rafah border crossing in the city of the same name in the southern Gaza Strip by taxi. The transition to Egypt was closed in March due to the corona pandemic and has now reopened for the first time.
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Laborious search for clues: In Sai Yok National Park, west of the Thai metropolis Bangkok, researchers have tested bats for corona viruses. They hope to gain knowledge about the origin of the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen that has passed on to humans.
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Well bedded: In the old town of Tartu in Estonia, a festival shows genre and documentary films that deal with the most beautiful thing in the world: love. The couple in the foreground have apparently already adjusted to this.
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MARGUS ANSU / imago images
Gleisgucker: The Hackerbrücke in Munich is a popular meeting place to watch the sunset in the middle of the city. From here you can also see the trains coming or going from the main train station.
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Today a king: this lion sunbathes in his enclosure. The predator enjoys summer in the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the UK.
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Danny Lawson / dpa
Without words: More than 300,000 people no longer have a roof over their heads as a result of the explosion in Beirut. Anger has raged in the streets of the Lebanese capital ever since. The demonstrators are demanding political reforms and an end to corruption.
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After the disaster: The picture shows the destruction at the port of Beirut after the explosion. People are still missing, thousands were injured in the detonation, the number of deaths is now given as around 200.
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Celebrate with plumage: the peacock feather in one hand, the smartphone in the other - in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, people celebrate the Janmasthami Festival in honor of the Hindu god Krishna. Holy scriptures usually show him with a bamboo flute and a peacock feather in his hair - so it is the accessory of choice here.
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Rose bed: Myanmar is commemorating the 8888 Uprising of 1988 people's uprising. During the peaceful popular uprising, students fought for democracy. Their protests ended with the bloody crackdown by the military.
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View into our home galaxy: There has recently been a lot to discover in the night sky. A few days ago the falling stars of the Perseids peaked. In addition, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are currently easy to see in the night sky. Apparently a photographer in Ankara is trying to take a picture of the spectacle and is photographed himself.
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Kosovo's biggest: In 2016, Fadil Vokrri, as president of the national association, achieved the admission of Kosovo to Uefa and Fifa. The importance of the ex-professional for Kosovar football is huge. The three meter tall sculpture Vokrris, unveiled by the artist Agron Blakcori, is too.
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