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This Week in Pictures: 8-14 August

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This week has been full of events in various places around the globe: while people in some countries held massive festivals, many cities were hit by violent protests. Nature has also been treating people in very different ways: while some countries experienced severe heat, with people crowding the beaches, others suffered from disastrous floods.

Sputnik has picked impressive photos from across the world so that the most important moments of the week won't be lost in the intense news flow of the hot summer.

© AFP 2023 / Tolga AkmenSwimmers enjoy the water at the Hampstead Heath ponds as the temperature soared in London on 7 August 2020.
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Swimmers enjoy the water at the Hampstead Heath ponds as the temperature soared in London on 7 August 2020.
© Sputnik / Alexey Maishev / Go to the mediabankA young woman protests near the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow.
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A young woman protests near the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya / Go to the mediabankPeople on their stand-up paddleboards during the Fontanka-SUP festival in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.
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People on their stand-up paddleboards during the Fontanka-SUP festival in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.
© REUTERS / Ibraheem Abu MustafaA Palestinian man shakes hands with a relative before leaving the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was reopened for the first time since being closed in March over COVID-19 concerns, southern Gaza Strip, 11 August 2020.
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A Palestinian man shakes hands with a relative before leaving the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was reopened for the first time since being closed in March over COVID-19 concerns, southern Gaza Strip, 11 August 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Joseph EidLebanese volunteers walk carrying brooms in the devastated Gemmayzeh neighbourhood in Beirut on 11 August 2020, following a huge chemical explosion that devastated large parts of the capital.
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Lebanese volunteers walk carrying brooms in the devastated Gemmayzeh neighbourhood in Beirut on 11 August 2020, following a huge chemical explosion that devastated large parts of the capital.
© AFP 2023 / YONHAPThis photo taken on 9 August 2020 shows cows stranded on a rooftop after seeking refuge there during heavy flooding, only to be stranded once the floodwaters receded, at a farm in Gurye, Jeolla province.
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This photo taken on 9 August 2020 shows cows stranded on a rooftop after seeking refuge there during heavy flooding, only to be stranded once the floodwaters receded, at a farm in Gurye, Jeolla province.
© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankBelarusian police officers during protests in Minsk.
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Belarusian police officers during protests in Minsk.
© REUTERS / StringerA security official inspects the site where a passenger plane crashed when it overshot the runway at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, in the southern state of Kerala, India, 8 August 2020.
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A security official inspects the site where a passenger plane crashed when it overshot the runway at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, in the southern state of Kerala, India, 8 August 2020.
© Sputnik / Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankA protester in Beirut, where mass anti-government rallies resulted in clashes with police.
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A protester in Beirut, where mass anti-government rallies resulted in clashes with police.
© AP Photo / Efrem LukatskyA man in a straw hat picks yellow spatterdocks (Nuphar Lutea) on the Dnipro River floodplain close to the capital Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
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A man in a straw hat picks yellow spatterdocks (Nuphar Lutea) on the Dnipro River floodplain close to the capital Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Claudio ReyesGravedigger Fernando Quezada (R), 27, and a co-worker carry a coffin at the General Cemetery in Santiago, on 5 August 2020, amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Gravedigger Fernando Quezada (R), 27, and a co-worker carry a coffin at the General Cemetery in Santiago, on 5 August 2020, amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic.
© AFP 2023 / Anto SembiringVillagers watch the eruption of Mount Sinabung as seen from Karo, North Sumatra on 13 August 2020, after it sent plumes of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) into sky, triggering a flight warning and fears of lava flows.
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Villagers watch the eruption of Mount Sinabung as seen from Karo, North Sumatra on 13 August 2020, after it sent plumes of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) into sky, triggering a flight warning and fears of lava flows.
© Sputnik / Ilya Naymushin / Go to the mediabankMaster of sport Yulia Boyarintseva and Elena Pyatovskaya perform yoga exercises on their SUP boards in the Yenisey River, Russia.
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Master of sport Yulia Boyarintseva and Elena Pyatovskaya perform yoga exercises on their SUP boards in the Yenisey River, Russia.
© AP Photo / Efrem LukatskyPeople throw coloured powder at each other during the Holi Festival in a city park in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, 8 August 2020.
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People throw coloured powder at each other during the Holi Festival in a city park in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, 8 August 2020.
© REUTERS / Peter Nicholls A seagull carries a protective face mask at the port of Dover, Britain, 11 August 2020.
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A seagull carries a protective face mask at the port of Dover, Britain, 11 August 2020.
© Sputnik / Vitaly Timkiv / Go to the mediabankNight sky during the Perseid meteor shower in the Krasnodar region of Russia.
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Night sky during the Perseid meteor shower in the Krasnodar region of Russia.
© AP Photo / Oded BaliltyUltra-Orthodox Jews, some wearing protective face mask amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, spend the day at a park in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some wearing protective face mask amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, spend the day at a park in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, 12 August 2020.
© REUTERS / Phil NobleA smiley face is seen carved into the head of a sunflower in a field in Dunham Massey, Britain, 13 August 2020.
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A smiley face is seen carved into the head of a sunflower in a field in Dunham Massey, Britain, 13 August 2020.
© REUTERS / Aly Song Lightning strikes are seen above the skyline of Shanghai's financial district of Pudong, China, 10 August 2020.
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Lightning strikes are seen above the skyline of Shanghai's financial district of Pudong, China, 10 August 2020.
© Sputnik / Aleksey Maishev / Go to the mediabankOctyabrina Maximova, the winner of Miss MAXIM 2020, and other participants of the beauty pageant in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.
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Octyabrina Maximova, the winner of Miss MAXIM 2020, and other participants of the beauty pageant in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.
© AFP 2023 / Sumeet Mudhoo / L'Express MauriceThe MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panama-flagged, that ran aground and caused an oil leak is seen near the Blue Bay Marine Park in south-eastern Mauritius on 11 August 2020.
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The MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panama-flagged, that ran aground and caused an oil leak is seen near the Blue Bay Marine Park in south-eastern Mauritius on 11 August 2020.
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankProtective suits shown during the "Health of the Nation" forum in Moscow, Russia.
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Protective suits shown during the "Health of the Nation" forum in Moscow, Russia.
© REUTERS / Nir Elias Noa Toledo, a 22-year-old window washer and rising social-media star in Israel, poses for a picture while rappelling to clean the facade of a high-rise building in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 5, 2020.
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Noa Toledo, a 22-year-old window washer and rising social-media star in Israel, poses for a picture while rappelling to clean the facade of a high-rise building in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 5, 2020.
© AP Photo / Ringo H.W. ChiuA helicopter drops water on a fire at Lake Hughes in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday, 12 August 2020, north of Santa Clarita, Calif.
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A helicopter drops water on a fire at Lake Hughes in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday, 12 August 2020, north of Santa Clarita, Calif.
© REUTERS / Eduard KorniyenkoSphynx cats look through an insect screen while sitting in a house in the city of Yessentuki, Russia, 10 August 2020.
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Sphynx cats look through an insect screen while sitting in a house in the city of Yessentuki, Russia, 10 August 2020.
© AP Photo / Dmitri LovetskyA woman sits on top of a pile of hay transported by a tractor in the village of Sera, 200 km (124 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, 9 August 2020.
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A woman sits on top of a pile of hay transported by a tractor in the village of Sera, 200 km (124 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, 9 August 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Luis GandarillasA supporter of former Bolivian president (2006-2019) Evo Morales burns tyres during a road blockade to protest against a second postponement of the general election due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to demand the resignation of President Jeanine Anez, in El Alto, Bolivia on 10 August 2020.
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A supporter of former Bolivian president (2006-2019) Evo Morales burns tyres during a road blockade to protest against a second postponement of the general election due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to demand the resignation of President Jeanine Anez, in El Alto, Bolivia on 10 August 2020.
© REUTERS / Lucy YoungBritain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an archery session as he visits the Premier Education Summer Camp at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls', as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Upminster, London, Britain, 10 August 2020.
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an archery session as he visits the Premier Education Summer Camp at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls', as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Upminster, London, Britain, 10 August 2020.
© REUTERS / Antara Foto / Makna ZaezarStudents with face shields march during a race ahead of the country's Independence Day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, 8 August 2020.
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Students with face shields march during a race ahead of the country's Independence Day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, 8 August 2020.
© Sputnik / Alexey Maishev / Go to the mediabankYoung girls running across a street during heavy rain in Moscow, Russia.
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Young girls running across a street during heavy rain in Moscow, Russia.
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