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This Week in Pictures: 10 - 16 October

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While the world is fighting the pandemic, with countries introducing more and more restrictions to curb the disease, people are continuing to enjoy their everyday lives: numerous political rallies, sporting events, and festivals have been held across the globe.

Despite all the restrictions and security measures, people can still gather like at any other time of the year, but they have to be very careful due to the virus. Sputnik has collected the most important and interesting photos from all around the world so you won’t miss any information amid the vast news flow.

© Sputnik / Maksim Bogodvid / Go to the mediabankWomen Participate in the Bodybuilding Championship of the Volga Federal District in Kazan.
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Women Participate in the Bodybuilding Championship of the Volga Federal District in Kazan.
© Sputnik / Roscosmos / Go to the mediabankA Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with Soyuz MS-17 Manned Aircraft during its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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A Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with Soyuz MS-17 Manned Aircraft during its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
© Sputnik / Tabyldy Kadyrbekov / Go to the mediabankPeople receive bread in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan amid protests that hit the Central Asian country after the parliamentary elections.
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People receive bread in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan amid protests that hit the Central Asian country after the parliamentary elections.
© AFP 2023 / Saul LoebUS President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally as he campaigns at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, 12 October 2020.
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US President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally as he campaigns at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, 12 October 2020.
© Sputnik / Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabankRussian ice dancers Nikita Katsalapov and Victoria Sinitsina perform during the Russian Figure Skating Cup in Moscow.
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Russian ice dancers Nikita Katsalapov and Victoria Sinitsina perform during the Russian Figure Skating Cup in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Pavel Lvov / Go to the mediabankThe 'Arctica' nuclear-powered icebreaker arrives in Murmansk.
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The 'Arctica' nuclear-powered icebreaker arrives in Murmansk.
© AP Photo / Ramon EspinosaTwo girls waiting for their parents sit on a chair in Havana, Cuba, Monday, 12 October 2020.
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Two girls waiting for their parents sit on a chair in Havana, Cuba, Monday, 12 October 2020.
© Sputnik / Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankA man prays in a church destroyed by a missile strike in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh.
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A man prays in a church destroyed by a missile strike in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh.
© AFP 2023 / Arif AliA young girl with a buffalo standing near camels in Lahore on 11 October 2020 on the International Day of the Girl Child.
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A young girl with a buffalo standing near camels in Lahore on 11 October 2020 on the International Day of the Girl Child.
© AFP 2023 / Kim Won JinIn a photo taken on 12 October 2020, participants wearing face masks attend a rally marking the start of an “80-day Campaign” in support of the upcoming 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) to be held in January 2021, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
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In a photo taken on 12 October 2020, participants wearing face masks attend a rally marking the start of an “80-day Campaign” in support of the upcoming 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) to be held in January 2021, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
© Sputnik / Ilya Timin / Go to the mediabankExpedition yacht “Peter I” near Kizhi Island in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
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Expedition yacht “Peter I” near Kizhi Island in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
© AFP 2023 / Mohammed AbedPalestinian artist Khulud al-Desouki pets a cat during lockdown at home in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 12 October 2020 amid strict restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Palestinian artist Khulud al-Desouki pets a cat during lockdown at home in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 12 October 2020 amid strict restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
© AFP 2023 / Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesA worker moves a 2,350-pound pumpkin during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on 12 October 2020 in Half Moon Bay, California.
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A worker moves a 2,350-pound pumpkin during the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on 12 October 2020 in Half Moon Bay, California.
© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankA Russian medic treats a patient with the coronavirus in an emergency care unit at a hospital. Moscow, Russia
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A Russian medic treats a patient with the coronavirus in an emergency care unit at a hospital. Moscow, Russia
© AP Photo / Juan KaritaSupporters of Luis Arce, who is running for president with the Movement Towards Socialism Party (MAS), attend Arce's closing campaign rally in El Alto, Bolivia.
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Supporters of Luis Arce, who is running for president with the Movement Towards Socialism Party (MAS), attend Arce's closing campaign rally in El Alto, Bolivia.
© REUTERS / Mohammed SalemA Palestinian boy wearing a protective face mask looks out of a vehicle transporting a horse amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the northern Gaza Strip 12 October 2020.
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A Palestinian boy wearing a protective face mask looks out of a vehicle transporting a horse amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the northern Gaza Strip 12 October 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Andy BuchananPassers-by pose for a photograph as they walk by The Beehive Inn in Edinburgh on 9 October 2020.
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Passers-by pose for a photograph as they walk by The Beehive Inn in Edinburgh on 9 October 2020.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the mediabankThe "FMX13" team performs moto freestyle stunts during the Vladivostok 2020 festival in Russia.
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The "FMX13" team performs moto freestyle stunts during the Vladivostok 2020 festival in Russia.
© REUTERS / Toby Melville A male deer grunts during the annual rutting or breeding season, Richmond Park, London, Britain, 11 October 2020.
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A male deer grunts during the annual rutting or breeding season, Richmond Park, London, Britain, 11 October 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Luis RobayoColombian salsa dancers perform at the 15th World Salsa Festival in the Colombian city of Cali on 10 October 2020.
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Colombian salsa dancers perform at the 15th World Salsa Festival in the Colombian city of Cali on 10 October 2020.
© Sputnik / Konstantin Mihalchevskiy / Go to the mediabankA girl stands on a beach in the Crimean settlement of Novy Svet, Russia.
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A girl stands on a beach in the Crimean settlement of Novy Svet, Russia.
© AFP 2023 / Chaideer MahyuddinWorkers make tofu from soybeans at a facility in Banda Aceh on 12 October 2020.
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Workers make tofu from soybeans at a facility in Banda Aceh on 12 October 2020.
© REUTERS / Thomas MukoyaSchoolchildren walk along the Kenya-Uganda railway line during the partial reopening of schools, after the government scrapped plans to cancel the academic year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, 12 October 2020.
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Schoolchildren walk along the Kenya-Uganda railway line during the partial reopening of schools, after the government scrapped plans to cancel the academic year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, 12 October 2020.
© AP Photo / Oded BaliltyA man rides in a mock submarine during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while the country is under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, 14 October 2020.
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A man rides in a mock submarine during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while the country is under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, 14 October 2020.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankRussian junior national team performs at the Russian rhythmic gymnastics cup in Moscow.
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Russian junior national team performs at the Russian rhythmic gymnastics cup in Moscow.
© AFP 2023 / Ezequiel BecerraA protester wrapped in a Costa Rican flag and with a metal tube confronts riot police during a protest against the government's motion to increase taxes in order to reach a credit agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), outside the presidential residence in San Jose, on 12 October 2020.
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A protester wrapped in a Costa Rican flag and with a metal tube confronts riot police during a protest against the government's motion to increase taxes in order to reach a credit agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), outside the presidential residence in San Jose, on 12 October 2020.
© AP Photo / Marco UgarteMexican wrestler Mister Jerry on a boat full of marigold flowers in the famous floating gardens of Xochimilco in the outskirts of Mexico City, Wednesday, 14 October 2020. The harvest of Mexican marigold flowers, known as Cempasuchil in the Nahuatl language, is done ahead of the 1 November Day of the Dead holiday.
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Mexican wrestler Mister Jerry on a boat full of marigold flowers in the famous floating gardens of Xochimilco in the outskirts of Mexico City, Wednesday, 14 October 2020. The harvest of Mexican marigold flowers, known as Cempasuchil in the Nahuatl language, is done ahead of the 1 November Day of the Dead holiday.
© AFP 2023 / Martin Bernetti Demonstrators seen during clashes with riot police during a protest amid the Day of the Race in downtown Santiago on 12 October 2020.
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Demonstrators seen during clashes with riot police during a protest amid the Day of the Race in downtown Santiago on 12 October 2020.
© REUTERS / Edgard GarridoA person dressed up as Spiderman sits next to cabs as taxi drivers hold a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber, Cabify, and Didi at the Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City, Mexico, 12 October 2020.
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A person dressed up as Spiderman sits next to cabs as taxi drivers hold a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber, Cabify, and Didi at the Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City, Mexico, 12 October 2020.
© Sputnik / Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankRussian emergency service workers disinfect a platform at Kievsky Station amid the pandemic.
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Russian emergency service workers disinfect a platform at Kievsky Station amid the pandemic.
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