Fencing at the 19th Asian Games in China, flooding in South Africa, the felling of a famous tree in England, an active volcano in Chile, a heat wave in Brazil, drag racing in England, the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in India, a 150-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton up for auction in Paris, and much more
Photos of the Week: Andean Bear, Burial Chamber, Secret Heart
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Read moreA cow decorated with charms, colorful tassels, and beads is seen in Trabzon, Turkey, on September 24, 2023, as cattle breeders return to Black Sea plateaus as the weather gets colder. #
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Read moreA 150-million-year-old camptosaurus skeleton named Barry, found in the early 1990s in Wyoming, is on display in front of the Giquello Auction House in Paris, France, on September 25, 2023. The skeleton, named after the paleontologist Barry James, who made the discovery, is expected to fetch as much as 1.2 million euros at auction on October 20. #
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Read moreNorth America's oldest Sumatran orangutan, Puppe, is seen during her 56th birthday celebration at Toronto Zoo on September 23, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Puppe has been at the Toronto Zoo since its opening in 1974, and has had five children and five grandchildren. #
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Read moreAn owner helps his dog exit the water during the 2023 Saltdean Lido Dog Swim event, in the coastal village of Saltdean, near Brighton, England, on September 24, 2023. #
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Read moreThis aerial picture taken on September 24, 2023, shows a group of migrants holding hands as they cross the Rio Grande river at the U.S.-Mexico border to Eagle Pass, Texas. Dozens of migrants arrived at the border on September 22, hoping to be allowed into the United States. U.S. border forces have reported 1.8 million encounters with migrants in the past 12 months. #
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Read more"El Corazon Secreto" ("The Secret Heart"), an art installation by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, is pictured at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, on September 28, 2023, marking World Heart Day. #
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Read moreA costumed demonstrator joins hundreds of people from a range of NGOs and campaign groups protesting to demand the immediate restoration of nature at DEFRA, the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, in London, England, on September 28, 2023. The 2023 State of Nature Report revealed that approximately one in six species in Great Britain is at risk of extinction. The report cites climate change, intensive farming, and pollution as major threats. #
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Read moreThe rear wheels spin as Andy Clifford warms the tires of his "Snake Eyes" slingshot dragster ahead of a Wild Bunch Nostalgia class heat on the final day of the STP National Finals at the Santa Pod Raceway on September 24, 2023, in Podington, England. #
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Read moreRestorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo's statue of David, using a backpack vacuum and synthetic fiber brush at the Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence, Italy, on September 25, 2023. #
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Read moreA model presents a creation by designer Kevin Germanier as part of his Germanier Spring/Summer 2024 women's ready-to-wear-collection show at Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on September 26, 2023. #
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Read moreMiguel Angel and Aurelio Perez Montiel sit on horseback with an American flag at the Festival Monarca, which was held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, on September 24, 2023, in Perris, California. The festival celebrates Mexican Independence Day and the Day of the Mexican Cowboy and Cowgirl while honoring the local immigrant community. #
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Read moreArmenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh sit in a long traffic jam of vehicles along the Lachin corridor on September 28, 2023. Azerbaijan on September 28, 2023, said it wanted ethnic Armenians to remain in Nagorno-Karabakh after its lightning offensive crushed the rebel region's independence bid. Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have fled in recent days, fearing persecution or ethnic cleansing following the takeover. #
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Read moreA plane drops water on a fire in the Serra do Coco forest in Riachao das Neves, Bahia state, Brazil, on September 22, 2023. According to the National Center for Prevention and Combat of Forest Fires, the fires are being fanned by strong winds, high temperatures and dry weather. #
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Read moreHouseboats and a larger stranded boat are seen on the Rio Negro, in the Cacau Pirera District, in Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil, on September 25, 2023. The Government of Amazonas declared a state of environmental emergency on September 12 due to the high number of fires and a strong drought in the rivers, affecting navigation and food distribution to the interior of the state. #
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Read moreA view of flames as wildfires spread through a residential area in Palermo, Italy, on September 23, 2023. The fire ignited on the evening of September 21 and rapidly spread throughout the night. #
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Read moreA view of the famous Sycamore Gap tree, cut down in an apparent act of vandalism, in Northumberland, England, along Hadrian's Wall, on September 28, 2023. Police said they had arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the incident. #
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Read moreA gallery assistant poses next to installations by artist Jesse Darling titled "Big Dipper" (2023) and "Epistemologies" (2018–23) during a photo call for the Turner Prize 2023 at the Towner Eastbourne gallery in Eastbourne, England, on September 27, 2023. #
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Read morePeople light candles during celebrations of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel in Addis Ababa on September 27, 2023. The Ethiopian Meskel celebration is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox church that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross in the fourth century by the Roman Empress Helena. #
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Read moreB-Boy Phil Wizard—Philip Kim of Canada—warms up before he competes in the b-boy finals during the WDSF World Breaking Championship 2023 on September 24, 2023, in Leuven, Belgium. #
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Read moreHong Kong's Cheung Ka Long competes against Japan's Takahiro Shikine (right) in the individual semifinal of the Men's Foil fencing event during the Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China's Zhejiang province, on September 24, 2023. #
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