This week was filled with numerous festivals and events in various countries, as well as heavy rainfalls in Europe, and wildfires in Brazil, demonstrations in Haiti, multiple alien-related events in the US, anti-government protests in China, the All Sizes Catwalk event in Paris, the 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, protests against the German government's transport policy, and more.
Check out this gallery to catch up on the most important news that you might have missed!
Day two of Music Midtown at Piedmont Park on 15 September 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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A moto-taxi driver takes two passengers past a burning barricade set up by people protesting fuel shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 16 Sept. 2019. Haiti was at a standstill on Monday, with no public transportation available and banks, government offices, and schools remaining closed amid street protests due to a fuel crisis.
Visitors take photos in front of a mural depicting aliens and a spaceship outside ET Fresh Jerky on 13 September 2019 in Hiko, Nevada. A joke Facebook event named "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us", was created in June 2019. As of 13 September, more than two million people had signed up for the event and 1.5 million more had marked themselves as "interested". Multiple alien-related events are now set to take place over the weekend of 20 September 2019 along State Route 375, also known as the "Extra-terrestrial Highway".
Anti-government protesters are sprayed with water cannon by riot police during a demonstration near the Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, China, 15 September 2019.
Members of the Cavalry honorary escort practice on the beach for Prinsjesdag, on 16 September 2019 in Scheveningen. The horses and riders involved are subjected to a final heavy test by exposing them to gunfire, cannon blows, music, smoke and possible public reactions.
Models pose as they present creations during the All Sizes Catwalk event in Paris on 15 September 2019. About 100 women of different body shapes gathered for the event to promote self-acceptance.
Children act out taking pictures with a non-functioning camera in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 16 September 2019.
Gymnast Arina Averina at the 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships that are being held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 16 September to 22 September 2019.
US President Donald Trump gestures during his visit to a section of the US-Mexico border wall in Otay Mesa, California, US on 18 September 2019.
Models present creations from the “Julien x Gabriela” collection by Julien Macdonald during a catwalk show for the Spring/Summer 2020 collection on the fourth day of the London Fashion Week at Southwark Cathedral in London on 16 September 2019.
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An abandoned bicycle stands in what used to be a house, in a neighbourhood destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, in Abaco, Bahamas on 17 September 2019. Dorian hit the northern Bahamas on 1 September with sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), unleashing flooding that reached up to 25 feet (8 metres) in some areas.
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An activist wearing a mask reading "make love not cars" while blocking the main entrance of the fairground in Frankfurt, Germany on 15 September 2019. Hundreds protested against the government's transport policy on the occasion of the IIA Auto Show taking place.
Participant in a reconstruction of an episode of the Afghan war (1979-1989) as part of the VI Crimean military-historical festival at Fedyukhin Heights.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on 16 September. The trilateral meeting on the Syrian crisis settlement between Erdogan, Putin, and Rouhani took place in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
North Korean students pose for pictures at Lake Chonji, or “Heaven Lake”, as they visit the crater of Mount Paektu, near Samjiyon. Mount Paektu has long been considered the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation and is a place of pilgrimage for tens of thousands of North Koreans every year, who are taught from birth to revere their leaders. Every year, 100,000 North Koreans or more are taken on study tours to the camp, the mountain, and nearby revolutionary sites where relics are preserved. Dressing in khaki uniforms said to resemble guerrilla outfits and carrying red flags, they march to the summit of the volcano.
A tract of Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by farmers in Rio Pardo, Rondonia, Brazil on 15 September 2019.
A Palestinian girl plays with a skipping rope outside her family house at Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, 16 September 2019.
A woman makes her way on a shikara boat as she carries lotus roots for cattle feed on Lake Dal in Srinagar on 19 September 2019.
People riding bicycles with the Moscow City Business Centre in the background during an autumn bicycle festival in Moscow, Russia.
Ramon Rodriguez throws away damaged furniture after torrential rains in Almoradi, near Alicante, Spain, 17 September 2019.
An anti-riot police officer detains a protester in the Exarchia district in central Athens on 14 September 2019, after a rally held to protest against police raids on migrant squats. Greece's new conservative government has stirred controversy by mounting police operations in the bohemian Athens district of Exarchia, considered by officials to be a "lawless" haven for drug smugglers.
Residents, however, note that the recent crackdown, officially targeting abandoned building squats and drug dealers, could be linked to a gentrification trend in the area, which is full of hidden architectural gems.
Residents, however, note that the recent crackdown, officially targeting abandoned building squats and drug dealers, could be linked to a gentrification trend in the area, which is full of hidden architectural gems.
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Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders on the field during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, 15 September 2019 in Los Angeles. The Rams defeated the Saints 27-9.
