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Removed from the earth
A majestic view of the sunrise opens up from the highest mountain in Japan, Mount Fuji.
The 3,776 meter high peak is only around 70 kilometers from the metropolis of Tokyo - and with its enchanting cloud formations it seems far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
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Photo: PHILIP FONG / AFP
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2/27
fire delta
Fire is raging in the Paraná Delta, one of South America's most important river deltas.
The fires in Argentina's Entre Rios province pose a major threat to nearby wetland ecosystems and human health, experts say, just a year after water levels in the once-mighty Rio Paraná dropped to their lowest levels in decades.
Photo: STR/AFP
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3/27
shift?
William Ruto has won the neck-and-neck race for the presidency in Kenya.
This man will be happy.
He promoted Ruto in Nairobi.
But: opposition leader Raila Odinga does not recognize the result.
Now lawyers have to do it.
Photo: Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP
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4/27
Goose (un)relaxed
Geese keep a man company at a bus stop in Vyshchetarasivka.
The Ukrainian village is not far from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which was occupied by Russian forces.
Ukraine is still badly scarred by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 - and now has to fear another nuclear accident because of the Russian war of aggression, with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Photo: BULENT KILIC / AFP
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memorial meeting
August 16, 2022 marks a sad anniversary: ten years ago, 34 striking miners were killed and more than 70 others injured when South African police opened fire on them.
An official investigation into the massacre at what was then the Marikana platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg blamed the police and recommended a criminal investigation.
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PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP
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Royal spectacle
Every evening hundreds make a pilgrimage to the summit of the 2150 meter high Nemrut in south-east Turkey.
From the sacred mountain on which King Antiochus I had a gigantic tomb built, they want to marvel at how the sun sets behind the Taurus Mountains.
Now there was one more special spectacle to be admired: the annual Perseid meteor shower.
Photo: Emrah Gurel/AP
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7/27
abundance
The Ganges burst its banks in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.
And yet: according to state weather authorities, there was far less precipitation than usual in India during the rainy season.
Photo: SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP
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8/27
Fire Festival
A year ago, the Taliban took power in Kabul.
On the anniversary of their triumph, this fighter took up position in front of the US embassy in Kabul.
For millions of Afghans, the situation has been desperate since the change of power.
Most arts, culture and leisure activities were banned, and women's basic rights were massively restricted.
In addition, the economic situation in the country is catastrophic, many people are starving.
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Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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9/27
Big Checks
A woman walks across the floor of a shopping center in Bangkok, the pattern of which is reminiscent of a chessboard.
In view of the dimensions, one could probably play a game with life-size figures on the tiles.
Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
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10/27
moment of weakness
People rush to the aid of a member of the Swiss Guard who is lying on the ground after fainting.
The incident happened during Pope Francis' weekly general audience at the Vatican.
It wasn't the only incident at the event on Wednesday: a little boy had already run onto the stage to meet Francis during a speech.
The pontiff took it easy.
Photo: VINCENZO PINTO / AFP
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11/27
No access to fundamental rights
The Supreme Court overturned the right of American women to have an abortion.
Abortion clinics across the country have been forced to close their doors.
Doors and shutters are also closed in this examination room in San Antonio.
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CALLAGHAN O'HARE / REUTERS
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12/27
Deep black tragedy
A man looks at the remains of a burned-out factory in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka.
At least six people died in the fire in the building, which housed a small plastics factory and a hotel.
Some workers were reportedly caught in their sleep by the flames while resting from a shift.
Photo: Sultan Mahmud Mukut / dpa
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Alone at home
A hind stands in the fire-scarred forest in Gironde.
The Bordeaux fires have destroyed more than 7,000 hectares of forest – and habitat.
Photo: THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP
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Painbringer
Wanyonyi Vicent poses for a photo before a circumcision ceremony in Mutoto, Uganda.
The initiation rite of the Bagisu people, called »Imbalu«, which is held every two years, celebrates the transition from young people to adult men.
Traditional tools are used for circumcision, and the adolescents have to endure the procedure without anesthetic.
This year, many boys in particular will probably suffer from the ritual: traditional gatherings were banned by the government during the corona pandemic.
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BADRU KATUMBA v AFP
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Coal becomes history
Australia this week passed a climate law for the first time in the country's history, enshrining plans to fight climate change - specifically a 43% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030 - in national law.
It also means the end of the Yallourn coal-fired power plant.
Photo: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
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16/27
mass extinction
The mysterious death of fish on the Oder plunges an entire region into crisis.
Analyzes confirm the suspicion that the poison of a species of algae could have caused the disaster.
Here, helpers collect dead fish using a flexible dam.
Photo: Marcin Bielecki / dpa
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17/27
mass pity
Hardly anyone tackles ex-President Donald Trump more sharply than Liz Cheney – even if both are in the same party.
In the internal party primaries in Wyoming, the congresswoman suffered a defeat, but by no means admits defeat.
However, your supporters here in Jackson are initially disappointed.
Photo: Jae C Hong/AP
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18/27
Last watering
In Ballmertshofen, Baden-Württemberg, felled trees are artificially watered.
The procedure is necessary to protect the wood from pests.
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Stefan Puchner / dpa
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19/27
seeking protection
A Rohingya woman in front of the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh.
The Rohingya Muslim minority from Myanmar is being brutally persecuted in their homeland.
Photo: MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP
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Buffalo without water
On dry land: water buffalo near a gas field in Al-Qurna in northern Iraq.
Photo: HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP
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21/27
Lots of hot air
A man prepares a hot air balloon for launch in Bristol, UK.
The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta took place last week in a park on the outskirts of the city.
According to the organizers, it is the largest hot air balloon event in Europe.
Photo: Ben Birchall / dpa
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Final finishing touches
A street vendor in Bangalore, India, with extreme concentration, completes a figure of the Hindu deity Krishna.
She offers the figurines for the festival of Janmashtami.
The birth of Krishna is celebrated - sometimes for days.
Photo: JAGADEESH NV / EPA
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urban warfare
Against the unusual backdrop set up by the course builders in Herning, Denmark, Belgium's show jumper Jérôme Guery tried to keep as few mistakes as possible.
With success: Guery and his horse »Quel Homme de Hus« came second in the individual decision at the World Equestrian Championships in Denmark.
Photo: IMAGO/Stefan Lafrentz
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round thing
Not only Italy's shot putter Nick Ponzio seems amazed at what is happening there at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.
The enthusiasm of the public at the European Championships triggered a euphoria in the sport.
The European championship in nine sports has proved to be a complete success.
Photo: KAI PFAFFENBACH / REUTERS
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Siesta before the fiesta
Celebrating can be exhausting: This farmer rests between impressive flower arrangements (»silletas«) before a subsequent parade takes place.
In the Colombian metropolis of Medellín, the so-called flower festival takes place every year at the beginning of August.
The kilometer-long march of the farmers (»Silleteros«) is the highlight of the ten-day festival.
Photo:
FREDY BUILES/AFP
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despair at sea
Migrants travel in an overcrowded wooden boat south of the Italian island of Lampedusa on the Mediterranean Sea.
Forty people from Eritrea and Sudan were rescued by the NGO Open Arms and the Italian Coast Guard after their boat capsized.
Photo: Francisco Seco/AP
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Three out of 1,300
forest fires are also raging in Rapa in north-eastern Portugal.
These firefighters are approaching the massive plumes of smoke.
They are three of more than 1,300 responders battling the blaze in the region.
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Photo: NUNO ANDRE FERREIRA / EPA
