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This Week in Pictures: 23 - 29 May

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Countries around the world continue to report new cases of the COVID-19 infection, but regardless of the ongoing pandemic, life continues in different parts of our planet.

Sputnik's weekly photo gallery shares a compilation of photos, to show the highlights of the past week where you can get a glimpse of what has been going on across the globe during this truly unprecedented time.

From protests in Hong Kong and a passenger plane crash in southern Pakistan in the city of Karachi, to demonstration in Sudan and luxury yachts seen in Krilo Jesenice marina, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Croatia.

© AFP 2023 / Sean Rayford / Getty ImagesBoaters participate in the Make America Great Again parade on 24 May 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. A Facebook post noted the event, which was scheduled to begin at the US Coast Guard station on the battery in Downtown Charleston and wind its way up the harbour, was hosted by OSR Marine, a marine supply store.
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Boaters participate in the Make America Great Again parade on 24 May 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. A Facebook post noted the event, which was scheduled to begin at the US Coast Guard station on the battery in Downtown Charleston and wind its way up the harbour, was hosted by OSR Marine, a marine supply store.
© AFP 2023 / Isaak LawrencePolice stand guard on a road to deter pro-democracy protesters from blocking throughways in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on 27 May 2020, as the city’s legislature debates a law that bans insulting China's national anthem. Hong Kong police cast a dragnet around the financial hub's legislature on 27 May, firing pepper-ball rounds and arresting hundreds as they stamped down on protests against a bill banning insults to China's national anthem.
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Police stand guard on a road to deter pro-democracy protesters from blocking throughways in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on 27 May 2020, as the city’s legislature debates a law that bans insulting China's national anthem. Hong Kong police cast a dragnet around the financial hub's legislature on 27 May, firing pepper-ball rounds and arresting hundreds as they stamped down on protests against a bill banning insults to China's national anthem.
© AFP 2023 / Yasuyoshi ChibaAn orphan plays with her new hula hoop during a food and toy distribution, for approximately 500 orphans in 11 orphanages, launched by the National Muslim COVID-19 Response Committee to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, on 25 May 2020.
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An orphan plays with her new hula hoop during a food and toy distribution, for approximately 500 orphans in 11 orphanages, launched by the National Muslim COVID-19 Response Committee to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, on 25 May 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Erika SantelicesA woman has a COVID-19 rapid test done by personnel of the Ministry of Public Health at the 27 de Febrero neighborhood in Santo Domingo, on 25 May 2020. The Dominican Republic has so far reported 15,073 infected people and 460 deaths from the new coronavirus.
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A woman has a COVID-19 rapid test done by personnel of the Ministry of Public Health at the 27 de Febrero neighborhood in Santo Domingo, on 25 May 2020. The Dominican Republic has so far reported 15,073 infected people and 460 deaths from the new coronavirus.
© REUTERS / John SibleyA woman is seen with an alpaca as Simon Garner leader of the fitness class 'On the Step' leads a 12 hour stepathon for residents in Kennington, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain 23 May 2020.
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A woman is seen with an alpaca as Simon Garner leader of the fitness class 'On the Step' leads a 12 hour stepathon for residents in Kennington, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain 23 May 2020.
© Sputnik / Aleksey Pavlishak / Go to the mediabankSalt lake Sasyk-Sivash in Crimea
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Salt lake Sasyk-Sivash in Crimea
© AFP 2023 / John WesselsFollowers of the Layene community leave the beach in front of the Yoff Layene Mosque, at the end of the Islamic festivity of Korite in Dakar, Senegal, on 24 May 2020, Korite marks the end Muslim Holy month of Ramadan.
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Followers of the Layene community leave the beach in front of the Yoff Layene Mosque, at the end of the Islamic festivity of Korite in Dakar, Senegal, on 24 May 2020, Korite marks the end Muslim Holy month of Ramadan.
© Sputnik / Александр Кондратюк / Go to the mediabankGraduates near their school in the village of Miass in the Chelyabinsk region.
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Graduates near their school in the village of Miass in the Chelyabinsk region.
© Sputnik / Alejandro Martinez Velez / Go to the mediabankParticipants in an anti-government rally in Madrid. Opposition representatives oppose quarantine measures and demand the resignation of the government.
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Participants in an anti-government rally in Madrid. Opposition representatives oppose quarantine measures and demand the resignation of the government.
© REUTERS / NTB Scanpix / Tor Erik SchroederService vehicles clear snow to open the road on the mountain crossing between Setesdal and Sirdal, Norway 25 May 2020.
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Service vehicles clear snow to open the road on the mountain crossing between Setesdal and Sirdal, Norway 25 May 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Asif HassanSecurity personnel stand beside the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines aircraft which crashed in a residential area days before, in Karachi on 24 May 2020. Ninety-seven people were killed in the 22 May crash and two survived.
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Security personnel stand beside the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines aircraft which crashed in a residential area days before, in Karachi on 24 May 2020. Ninety-seven people were killed in the 22 May crash and two survived.
© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankArchpriest John Kudryavtsev during a visit to a woman infected with coronavirus.
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Archpriest John Kudryavtsev during a visit to a woman infected with coronavirus.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankPeople enjoy warm weather at the Winter Canal during mandatory self-isolation amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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People enjoy warm weather at the Winter Canal during mandatory self-isolation amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
© Sputnik / Ilya Naymushin / Go to the mediabankPeacock during a mating dance in front of a female in the aviary of the Roev Ruchey park in Krasnoyarsk.
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Peacock during a mating dance in front of a female in the aviary of the Roev Ruchey park in Krasnoyarsk.
© AFP 2023 / Jeff PachoudActors of theatre company "L’Espace des Arts company" perform a show for the residents of the retirement home "Bois de Menuse, on 26 May 2020 in Chalon-sur-Saone, amid the crisis linked with the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Actors of theatre company "L’Espace des Arts company" perform a show for the residents of the retirement home "Bois de Menuse, on 26 May 2020 in Chalon-sur-Saone, amid the crisis linked with the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.
© AFP 2023 / Pascal Guyot People sunbathe at Sunset Beach with separate areas to respect social distance in La Grande-Motte, in southern France on 26 May 2020, as the nation eases the lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the new coronavirus.
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People sunbathe at Sunset Beach with separate areas to respect social distance in La Grande-Motte, in southern France on 26 May 2020, as the nation eases the lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the new coronavirus.
© AFP 2023 / Arun SankarA man adjusts a facemask with his face's image printed on it created at a photo studio as other facemasks are hung amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai on 23 May 2020.
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A man adjusts a facemask with his face's image printed on it created at a photo studio as other facemasks are hung amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai on 23 May 2020.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankA girl walking with a dog on the Taras Shevchenko embankment in Moscow.
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A girl walking with a dog on the Taras Shevchenko embankment in Moscow.
© AFP 2023 / Ashraf Shazly Sudanese women lift national flags by burning tyres as they take part in a demonstration on Sixty Street in the capital Khartoum, on 23 May 2020, to commemorate the first anniversary of a deadly crackdown carried out by security forces on Sudanese protesters during a sit-in outside army headquarters in the capital, with a death toll of over a 100.
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Sudanese women lift national flags by burning tyres as they take part in a demonstration on Sixty Street in the capital Khartoum, on 23 May 2020, to commemorate the first anniversary of a deadly crackdown carried out by security forces on Sudanese protesters during a sit-in outside army headquarters in the capital, with a death toll of over a 100.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankWorker while washing a monument to Peter I on Senate Square in St. Petersburg.
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Worker while washing a monument to Peter I on Senate Square in St. Petersburg.
© REUTERS / Umit BektasFatih Municipality workers disinfect Suleymaniye Mosque, which is locked down for more than six weeks and will be partly open again for prayers next Friday, during the third day of Eid and the last day of a four-day curfew, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Istanbul, Turkey 26 May 2020.
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Fatih Municipality workers disinfect Suleymaniye Mosque, which is locked down for more than six weeks and will be partly open again for prayers next Friday, during the third day of Eid and the last day of a four-day curfew, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Istanbul, Turkey 26 May 2020.
© REUTERS / Eric MillerProtesters gather at the scene where George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by a police officer kneeling on his neck before later dying in hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US 26 May 2020.
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Protesters gather at the scene where George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by a police officer kneeling on his neck before later dying in hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US 26 May 2020.
© Sputnik / Kostis Ntantamis / Go to the mediabankVacationers and a toy seller on the city beach of Alimos in a suburb of Athens.
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Vacationers and a toy seller on the city beach of Alimos in a suburb of Athens.
© REUTERS / Aziz TaherDemonstrators confront with riot police as they try to cross barricades on a road leading to the UNESCO Palace where Lebanon's parliament is holding a legislative session, during a protest against a controversial amnesty draft law, in Beirut Lebanon 28 May 2020.
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Demonstrators confront with riot police as they try to cross barricades on a road leading to the UNESCO Palace where Lebanon's parliament is holding a legislative session, during a protest against a controversial amnesty draft law, in Beirut Lebanon 28 May 2020.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Go to the mediabankPolice officers at the branch of Alfa Bank in the centre of Moscow, where an attacker took several people as a hostage.
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Police officers at the branch of Alfa Bank in the centre of Moscow, where an attacker took several people as a hostage.
© REUTERS / Kevin LamarqueWith the relaxing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, beachgoers enjoy a game of Spikeball on Memorial Day weekend in Ocean City, Maryland, US, 23 May 2020.
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With the relaxing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, beachgoers enjoy a game of Spikeball on Memorial Day weekend in Ocean City, Maryland, US, 23 May 2020.
© REUTERS / Antonio BronicSmall luxury yachts are seen in Krilo Jesenice marina, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Croatia, 25 May 2020.
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Small luxury yachts are seen in Krilo Jesenice marina, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Croatia, 25 May 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Hussein FalehIraqi children play with plastic toy guns as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which starts at the conclusion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on 25 May 2020. Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offered respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections.
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Iraqi children play with plastic toy guns as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which starts at the conclusion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on 25 May 2020. Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offered respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections.
© REUTERS / Parwiz ParwizAfghan boys travel in the back of a car during Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Laghman province, Afghanistan 24 May 2020.
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Afghan boys travel in the back of a car during Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Laghman province, Afghanistan 24 May 2020.
© REUTERS / Antara Foto AgencyA boat owned by a fisherman is hit by a wave on a beach in Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia 27 May 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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A boat owned by a fisherman is hit by a wave on a beach in Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia 27 May 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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