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Tahiti, French Polynesia
The US surfer Kelly Slater jumps into the water at Teahupo’o during the World Surf League Shiseido Tahiti pro-surfing event
Photograph: AFP/Getty
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Hainan province, China
The 2023 Tanmen Sea Catching festival kicks off in Qionghai
Photograph: Shutterstock
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Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
A pig coated with a thick greenish film sniffs the ground while foraging near the shore. Pollution around Lake Maracaibo, one of Latin America’s largest lakes, is the result of decades of oil exploitation, inadequate maintenance and a lack of investment to improve an already obsolete infrastructure, say environmentalists
Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP
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London, UK
England fans celebrate the second England goal scored by Lauren Hemp during a screening of the Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023 semi-final between Australia and England
Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA
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Tottori, Japan
Workers stand on a caved-in road after Typhoon Lan hit the area
Photograph: 尾崎純子/AP
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Madrid, Spain
The procession of La Virgen de la Paloma parades through the streets of Madrid
Photograph: Renzo Salazar/LaPresse/Shutterstock
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Hanoi, Vietnam
A shackled elephant at the Hanoi public zoo. The treatment of two elderly elephants has outraged animal rights advocates across Vietnam
Photograph: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty
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London, UK
A person lies in the shade on Primrose Hill, London
Photograph: James Manning/PA
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Peshawar, Pakistan
A vendor selling dolls waits for customers on a roadside
Photograph: Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty
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Gansu province, China
A 12.5-metre-high sculpture of Emperor Wu of Han in Guazhou. The main material is red sandstone which was carved in blocks using 3D scanning and digital technology
Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
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Toronto, Canada
Ducks are cleaned in a soap bath at a Toronto wildlife centre. After an industrial fire in Etobicoke led to contamination in Mimico Creek, nearly 80 ducks have been treated and housed at the Toronto charity
Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock
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Ventimiglia, Italy
Refugees and migrants try to reach France via Ventimiglia but are often pushed back by French police. They wait to try to cross again under a bridge 8km from the border for unknown periods in hard conditions as there is nothing to sleep on, no food, water or electricity
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty
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Dead Sea, Israel
An aerial picture shows patterns formed by crystalised minerals and sinkholes on the surface of a dried-up area of the Dead Sea near the southern Israeli Neve Zohar resort. The Dead Sea has lost a third of its surface area since 1960, with the blue water receding about a metre every year, leaving behind a lunar landscape whitened by salt and perforated with gaping holes
Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty
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Hodeida, Yemen
Youths collect recyclable items at a rubbish dump in Yemen’s Red Sea port city
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world: The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
By admin
Aug 17, 2023
