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Palestinian parkour
Two young people in a refugee camp in Gaza City practice somersaults - and the rest of them watch intently.
Sport and exercise in general are a welcome change from the dreary and arduous life they lead.
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Photo: Fatima Shbair / Getty Images
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2/22
Borderline
Long queues of trucks have formed in front of the Bobrowniki border crossing in Poland.
After the border in Kuznica was closed because of Poland's fear of refugees, they try to get to Belarus at this point.
Photo: Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
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3/22
Little light in the dark
Refugees warm themselves by a fire on the border between Poland and Belarus.
People are exposed to a terrible cold.
Photo: BelTA / REUTERS
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4/22
Pictorial
At the funeral of the Iraqi Kurd Gailan Diler, a participant wears his picture on his jacket.
Diler died trying to flee to Europe.
Photo: Safin Hamed / AFP
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5/22
Good prospects
A skyscraper is being built in Wuhan, China, which when completed will be number 15 in the ranking of the tallest buildings in the world.
The view is pretty spectacular.
Photo: Getty Images / AsiaPac
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6/22
Exceptional beauty pageant
Kuka Palmon is being made up for her appearance on »Miss Holocaust Survivor«.
"After everything I went through during the Holocaust, I would never have dreamed that I would be where I am now with a large family: two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren," said 87 -Year-olds.
A total of ten women between 79 and 90 years of age took part in the beauty competition.
According to the organizers, the competition is intended to bring glamor and respect to a dwindling number of Jewish women whose youth were stolen during World War II, but critics say the event is tasteless.
Photo: Arib Sultan / EPA
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7/22
Joy of colors
Quickly capture a colorful picture before winter: A woman photographs a glowing red tree in Milan.
The discolored leaves give the street in the Italian metropolis an autumnal atmosphere.
Photo: Andrea Fasani / EPA
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8/22
Hairball
College basketball players Chloe Lamb (r.) And Victoria Saxton are fighting for the ball. A hairy affair!
Photo: Erin Woodiel / AP
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9/22
Dial in quarantine
For the third time, the people of Bulgaria are trying to elect a president this year.
Some even voted in quarantine.
Your ballot papers were therefore picked up.
Photo: Nikolay Doychinov / AFP
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10/22
Left in the dark
Two young men are sitting in a car in the Christian colony in Islamabad.
Christians are a minority in Pakistan - and some are exposed to danger.
Photo: Petros Giannakouris / AP
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11/22
In the pop-up vaccination center
A spade against Corona: In Tübingen, the employee of a mobile vaccination team prepares the syringe for the next person to be vaccinated in the old building of the former university pharmacy.
The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) recommended on Thursday that all people aged 18 and over be given a Covid 19 booster.
Since September, only certain population groups have been able to resist the corona virus a third time.
Photo: Marijan Murat / dpa
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12/22
An uncertain new beginning
In Alaminos, Philippines, these children wear face masks on their first day of school.
The schools of the island state had previously been closed for almost two years due to the pandemic, now teaching is resuming in many places.
Photo: Ezra Acayan / Getty Images
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13/22
Acclaimed judge's verdict
They throw confetti around as the decision becomes known: These women celebrate Britney Spears' legal success against their own father in front of a courthouse in Los Angeles.
He was the musician's guardian for 14 years.
Photo: Chris Pizzello / AP
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14/22
Not a vaccine opponent
A rare, nine-week-old panther from Sri Lanka is being vaccinated against cat flu in a relaxed atmosphere before he comes to his enclosure at Arnhem Zoo in the Netherlands.
Photo: Piroschka van de Wouw / REUTERS
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15/22
A child dresses up
The eleven-year-old Irvem from Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, can be seen in this photo in a traditional costume.
The boy has dressed up for a circumcision ceremony in his village, which is intended for adolescents from the Diola ethnic group.
Photo: Carmen Abd Ali / AFP
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16/22
Volcanic eruption and no end
The Cumbre Vieja on the Canary Island of La Palma does not come to rest.
The volcanic eruption has been going on since September 19th.
In this current image, lava flows past buildings at the base of the volcano.
According to estimates by the regional government, the damage already amounts to several hundred million euros.
Photo: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
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17/22
Request for help
Israelis with Ethiopian roots call for help for family members left behind outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem.
Photo: Ahmad Gharabli / AFP
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18/22
Lined up in order
An aerial photo shows a new camp in Idlib.
This is intended to accommodate people who have fled within Syria.
Photo: Omar Haj Kadour / AFP
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19/22
Shake hands
Refugees help each other on a trailer.
Together they try to get to the US border.
Photo: Felix Marquez / AP
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20/22
Fixed
The Cuban activist Yunior Garcia Aguilera stands at the window of his apartment in Havana, a white rose in his hand.
Government opponents had recently been harassed in their homes.
Aguilera has since fled to Spien.
In Cuba, he faced a prison sentence.
Photo: Ramon Espinosa / AP
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21/22
Blowing anger
An angry protester protests in Glasgow for more climate protection.
The young woman was one of numerous activists who traveled to the Scottish metropolis for the World Climate Conference.
Photo: Andrew Milligan / imago images / ZUMA Press
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22/22
Land under, trucks too
A girl stands on a flooded stretch of highway in Abbotsford, Canada after rainstorms caused landslides and floods in British Columbia.
To be seen in the background: a truck that can no longer be saved.
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Photo: Jennifer Gauthier / Reuters
