20 photographs of the week

Pro-choice activists celebrate in Buenos Aires, police break up New Year’s Eve celebrations, the enduring impact of Covid-19 and the earthquake in Croatia: the most striking images from around the world

Main image: Campaigners in favour of legalising abortion celebrate in Buenos Aires.

  • London, England

    Police try to encourage people to go home on New Year’s Eve in London as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the capital.
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    Police try to encourage people to go home on New Year’s Eve in London.

  • Houston, Texas, US

    A healthcare worker treats a patient infected with the coronavirus on New Year’s Day at United Memorial medical centre in Houston.
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    Houston, Texas, USA healthcare worker treats a patient infected with the coronavirus on New Year’s Day at United Memorial medical centre in Houston.

  • Mediterranean Sea

    A baby is rescued by aid workers from the Spanish NGO Open Arms, after being located sailing adrift on an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean about 85 miles north of Libya.
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    A baby is rescued by aid workers from the Spanish NGO Open Arms, after being located sailing adrift on an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean about 85 miles north of Libya.

  • Mexico City

    Paramedics transport a patient suspected of having Covid-19 into a military police hospital. Mexico has registered more than 124,000 coronavirus deaths – the world’s fourth-highest toll after the US, Brazil and India
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    Paramedics transport a patient suspected of having Covid-19 into a military police hospital.

  • Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Campaigners in favour of legalising abortion in Argentina celebrate after the parliament in Buenos Aires approved the new abortion law.
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    Campaigners in favour of legalising abortion in Argentina celebrate after the parliament in Buenos Aires approved the new abortion law.

  • Manaus, Brazil

    The sons of Veronica Ferreira, 73, who passed away due to the coronavirus, attend her burial at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus.
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    The sons of Veronica Ferreira, 73, who passed away due to the coronavirus, attend her burial at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus.

  • Mons, Belgium

    Josepha Delmotte, 102, receives a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at La Bonne Maison de Bouzanton care home during a vaccination operation in Mons, as Belgium started its national vaccination campaign to fight against the spread of the coronavirus.
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    Josepha Delmotte, 102, receives a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at La Bonne Maison de Bouzanton care home during a vaccination operation in Mons, Belgium.

  • London, England

    A pedestrian walks near the Bank of England as Londoners continue to live under tier 4 lockdown restrictions. Business breathed a sigh of relief after a post-Brexit trade deal was agreed, but many issues remain unresolved, notably in respect of financial services.
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    London, EnglandA pedestrian walks near the Bank of England as Londoners continue to live under tier 4 lockdown restrictions. Business breathed a sigh of relief after a post-Brexit trade deal was agreed, but many issues remain unresolved, notably in respect of financial services.

  • Green Bay, Wisconsin, US

    Green Bay Packers players take the knee at the goal line before the NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans.
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    Green Bay Packers players take the knee at the goal line before the NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans.

  • Bangui, Central African Republic

    A voter prepares to vote at the Barthélemy Boganda high school polling station during the country’s presidential and legislative elections. The polls took place after a week of turbulence, marked by accusations of an attempted coup, the brief seizure of the country’s fourth-largest town and the dispatch of military personnel by Russia and Rwanda to help its beleaguered government.
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    A voter prepares to vote at the Barthélemy Boganda high school polling station during the country’s presidential and legislative elections.

  • Jerusalem

    Christian monks near Jaffa Gate during the third nationwide Covid-19 lockdown in the Old City of Jerusalem. Israel entered a two-week lockdown for the third time to halt the wide spread of the coronavirus.
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    Christian monks near Jaffa Gate during the third nationwide Covid-19 lockdown in the Old City of Jerusalem.

  • Gaza City

    A rocket is launched by Palestinian militant groups into the Mediterranean Sea off the Gaza Strip at the start of their first-ever joint exercise.
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    A rocket is launched by Palestinian militant groups into the Mediterranean Sea off the Gaza Strip at the start of their first-ever joint exercise.

  • Petrinja, Croatia

    Soldiers stand next to wreckage and damaged buildings in Petrinja after the town was hit by an earthquake.
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    Soldiers stand next to wreckage and damaged buildings in Petrinja after the town was hit by an earthquake.

  • Hong Kong, China

    Members of the media photograph a correctional service department vehicle carrying media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder and owner of the Apple Daily newspaper, as he left the court of final appeal.
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    Members of the media photograph a correctional service department vehicle carrying media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder and owner of the Apple Daily newspaper, as he left the court of final appeal.

  • New York, US

    Gymnast Ty-La Morris, 12, trains at the Wendy Hilliard gymnastics foundation, which offers free and discounted classes for children in Detroit and New York.
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    Gymnast Ty-La Morris, 12, trains at the Wendy Hilliard gymnastics foundation, which offers free and discounted classes for children in Detroit and New York.

  • Aden, Yemen

    People run after explosions hit Aden airport shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed cabinet landed.
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    People run after explosions hit Aden airport shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed cabinet landed.

  • West Bank

    A Palestinian demonstrator runs away from teargas fired by Israeli forces during a protest against Israeli settlements in Deir Jarir.
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    A Palestinian demonstrator runs away from teargas fired by Israeli forces during a protest against Israeli settlements in Deir Jarir.

  • Moscow, Russia

    A nurse prepares dose of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for a patient at a clinic in Moscow as Russia started its vaccination campaign for people aged 60 and over.
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    A nurse prepares dose of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for a patient at a clinic in Moscow as Russia started its vaccination campaign for people aged 60 and over.

  • Novosibirsk, Russia

    Paddle boarder Yevgeny Popov wearing a Santa Claus costume prepares to surf on a confluent of the Ob River.
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    Paddle boarder Yevgeny Popov wearing a Santa Claus costume prepares to surf on a confluent of the Ob River.

  • New York City, US

    Fallen confetti on an empty street in Times Square during the virtual New Year’s Eve event in New York.
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    Fallen confetti on an empty street in Times Square during the virtual New Year’s Eve event in New York.
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