Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, pain.
If a picture is worth a thousand words then you definitely don't need many words for the photos below.
The following images are summarized what happened in the world last week.
See how his camera captured it Associated Press the events that have taken place in the world in the last seven days.
Washington / Las Vegas / Portland, USA: A fine polarized ballot box
The announcement of the final result in the US presidential election turned out to be a long-running thriller. Joe Biden and Donald Trump fought a big "battle" against the backdrop of the polls, but it has spread far enough away, with the White House not knowing for several days whether it will have a new tenant, or the previous one will return.
In general, the situation in the vast country was quite polarized during this period, with fanatical Trump supporters - on the one hand - taking up arms to protest outside a constituency in Arizona.
On the other hand, the "Black Lives Matter" movement, which does not like Biden very much, but prefers him to his opponent, held a three-hour march in Portland against racism and police violence, with the participation of 400 people and their chiefs (about 12 people) to hold rifles and knives.
San Juan, Puerto Rico: Counting the votes with the necessary distances
Puerto Rican residents also went to the polls to elect the governor, commissioner, 81 members of parliament and 78 mayors. At the same time, a referendum was held on whether voters want the country to become one of the US states. The process was done with the necessary distances in the polling stations, due to the peculiar situation created by the coronavirus.
Vienna, Austria: The city of music sank into silence
Fear spread to the citizens of Vienna and Austria in general the blind blow that took place on the night of Monday, November 2, which resulted in deaths and injuries. At the same time, the sense of security of the citizens was shaken, with the result that silence fell on the "island of the blessed".
Each citizen tried to manage their emotions in their own way and as best they could. Characteristic is the reaction from musicians of the State Opera of the Austrian capital, who continued to play, after the officials informed them and the spectators that it was not safe to leave.
Izmir, Turkey: Mourning over the ruins and hope from every sign of life
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck western Turkey at noon on Friday (October 30th) has risen sharply, according to the latest report from the country's Disaster Management Agency (AFAD). The 6,7 magnitude earthquake, centered on the Eastern Aegean, created many problems for the neighbors, especially in Izmir.
Rescue crews continue their battle to pull people out of the rubble of collapsed buildings, with every sign of life bringing hope and a small smile to the lips of people who work hard on the rubble. Samos, which is mourning for two of its own children, 17 and 15 years old, did not escape the savagery of Egelados.
Astypalea, Greece: Gray clouds across the country due to the lockdown
All of Greece entered a lockdown from 6 this morning, as Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced at noon on Thursday (05/11). The measure will last for three weeks, as decided by the Prime Minister, adopting the suggestion of infectious disease specialists, after the recent outbreaks of the disease in the country. In the islands, the isolation created by these special conditions is even more evident, with the summer season now a thing of the past.
London, UK: Only the decorations remind us that Christmas is coming
England is in a similar situation, following the relevant decision of the British Parliament, as the second wave of the pandemic shows του its teeth. London is cloudy at the moment anyway, but the whole scene makes it depressing.
Only the -even… meager- decorations in the central parts of the almost always bustling capital remind us that in less than two months we will have Christmas, a period for which almost all the citizens, not only on the Island, are looking forward.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: When a Whale Saves the Situation
A subway train that derailed on the outskirts of the great Dutch port "landed" like a miracle on a sculpture representing the tail of a giant whale, which saved it from destruction. When everything goes wrong, but in a way… he's conspiring with the universe to prevent a tragedy.
Paris, France: Who Comes Out of the Dark? The "king" of the city
Having won Roland Garros 13 times, Rafa Nadal is rightly considered the "king" of Paris, at least in terms of sports. The Spanish tennis player returned to his favorite city, this time for the Paris Masters, where he has already shown his teeth.
Buenos Aires, Argentina: When everyone prays to God for. God
Diego Maradona underwent successful surgery. The "living legend" of world football had a hematoma on his head and after the axial surgery he underwent, it was deemed necessary to operate immediately. Many people, despite the pandemic, found themselves outside the hospital, praying to God to have their own god well.
via: newsbeast