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With mouth and nose protection: Pope Francis takes off his mask when he approaches believers in the Damasushof in the Vatican, who all had to wear face coverings.
In his address, the pontiff called for attention to the health of others and their own during the corona pandemic.
Photo: VINCENZO PINTO / AFP
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Only semi-clear view: thick fog covers the 150 meter high bridge Puente de Rande in the Spanish region of Galicia.
The bridge connects the places Redondela and Moaña.
Photo: MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP
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Shortly gone: US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden adjusts his face mask during an election rally in Warren, Michigan.
Photo: LEAH MILLIS / REUTERS
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On the street: A man prays near the burned-out Moria refugee camp.
After several fires, the camp is almost completely destroyed.
Thousands of asylum seekers on Lesbos have since been outdoors, often with insufficient food.
Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis / dpa
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Punk and protest: British designer Vivienne Westwood, who dressed the Sex Pistols in the 1970s, demonstrates in front of the Old Bailey court in London against the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the USA.
Photo: TOLGA AKMEN / AFP
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Bit by bit: This aerial photo shows a farmer sorting potted plants in Taoyuan, China.
Photo: SAM YEH / AFP
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Sérgio Amaro Vidal walks about 40 kilometers through Rio de Janeiro every day to collect cans.
In the evening he lies down on his bulging net to rest - and to arouse the curiosity of the pedestrians.
There aren't many tourists in Brazil at the moment: the country is full of coronavirus hotspots.
Photo: PILAR OLIVARES / REUTERS
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Against the fire: Rescue workers like this firefighter fight numerous forest and bush fires in Greece.
The holiday region of Anavyssos, south of Athens, had to be temporarily evacuated.
Photo: ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
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The fans in the back: US President Donald Trump appears at an election campaign event at the regional airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP
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Senegal is trying to recover from the heavy rainfall last week.
The picture shows two people in Keur Massar: one who tries to make his way through a flooded street - while a woman hangs up clothes to dry on her terrace.
Photo: ZOHRA BENSEMRA / REUTERS
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Flames on the horizon: a child sits in a car while a forest burns behind him in Oliveira de Frades, Portugal.
According to the interior ministry, a thousand firefighters are on duty because of the fires in northern Portugal.
Photo: NUNO ANDRÉ FERREIRA / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock
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Mhh - delicious?
A man bites his bamboo charcoal bread in Hanoi, Vietnam.
As the name suggests, it is made from bamboo charcoal powder - and served with shrimp, chicken or beef.
Photo: LUONG THAI LINH / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock
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Ball in sight: We do not know whether Israel's national soccer player Nir Bitton got the ball during this flight.
One thing is certain: The game in the Uefa Nations League a few days ago against Slovakia ended 1-1.
Photo: ATEF SAFADI / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock
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Destroyed by the heat: A melted slide stands in the playground of a school in Fresno County, California.
Devastating bush and forest fires devastated entire places on the west coast of the USA.
Photo: JOSH EDELSON / AFP
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Prostest in red: Colombian artists have painted the bypass road in Bogota in blood colors to demonstrate against the booming violence in the country.
Photo: RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP
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No country in sight: migrants from different countries - especially from Somalia, Egypt and Morocco - are waiting for help from the Spanish organization Open Arms.
They had started from Libya and were on the Mediterranean in a wooden boat for over 20 hours.
Photo: Santi Palacios / AP
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Mask off for the thanks: Ann Hui, veteran director from Hong Kong, accepts the Golden Lion for her life's work at the Venice Film Festival.
Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP
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On fire: The Bidwell Bar Bridge in the US state of California is surrounded by flames.
Winds started new fires along the west coast this week.
Tens of thousands of people had to flee.
Photo: JOSH EDELSON / AFP
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Ausgebüxt: This photo shows a small breakaway group on the eleventh stage of the Tour de France, over 167.5 rather flat kilometers from the sea to Poitiers.
The destination of the tour is Paris.
Cyclists are expected in the French capital on September 20, with tough route profiles through the Alps waiting for them on the way there.
Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP
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Both masked: A British police officer speaks to a costumed member of the Animal Rebellion Group on the sidelines of protests in London.
Photo: TOBY MELVILLE / REUTERS
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Behind bars: prisoner gang members look out of a prison cell in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador.
Because of the corona pandemic, they wear mouth and nose protection.
This week a newspaper reported that the Salvadoran government had negotiated a ceasefire with a powerful youth gang.
Now the Attorney General is investigating.
Photo: Salvador Melendez / AP
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Space for everyone: 13,000 chairs are in front of the Reichstag in Berlin.
During the campaign, each chair symbolizes one of the residents of the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, which has since burned down.
In addition, the empty spaces represent the willingness of cities, federal states and civil society to accept the migrants.
Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ / AFP
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From the sky up: Indonesian parachutists descend during a military exercise at the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base in Aceh Province.
Photo: CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP
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Hats and helmets: Sex workers in La Paz, Bolivia, protest seated and call on the government to relax restrictions on their work.
Photo: Juan Karita / AP
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Art in XXL format: A visitor to the opening press conference for Berlin Art Week looks at elements of the four-part work "I Know What A Closed Fist Means" by Lerato Shadi in the Kindl, the center for contemporary art.
Photo: Annette Riedl / dpa
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Flooded: A road and a river bank in Ulsan, South Korea, are flooded due to heavy rainfall.
A massive typhoon earlier this week damaged buildings, flooded paths and uprooted trees.
Photo: Kim Yong-tai / AP
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Horse kiss: This is where rider and horse come close, even in times of Corona.
You can see the German show jumper Simone Blum with Calvin at the Aachen international show jumping tournament.
Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd / dpa
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At a pet fair in Bangkok, Thailand, a cat shows up with heavy make-up.
Photo: MLADEN ANTONOV / AFP