The strongest photos of the week

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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.

Athens, Greece: The new year comes with expectations for something much better

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2020, a year that brought many "storms" to humanity, is now a thing of the past. 2021 has already taken its first steps. And in Greece everyone expects that things will develop much better than last year, with the always imposing Acropolis sending the message to the change of time.

London, Great Britain: A new year has dawned with new data

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An hour before the change of time took place in London and throughout England, another very important change had already taken place in British territory. This concerns the "severance" of ties with the European Union, after a 48-year turbulent relationship. Some are celebrating, some are worrying. History will show who will be vindicated.

Sydney, Australia: Opera is always enchanting despite the bans 

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New Year was celebrated in quite a different way in Australia as well, as the pandemic forced the Authorities to impose strict restrictive measures on New Year celebrations. However, the Sydney sky was filled with colors of fireworks, with the iconic opera always enchanting and let alone lonely.

Beijing, China: Like a palm tree reborn from its ashes

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A giant palm tree appears in the sky of Beijing, as in 2020 it is preparing to say goodbye to China, from which the coronavirus pandemic started. The hope of the whole planet is that everything she experienced last year will be a distant memory and that humanity will be reborn from the ashes left behind by a pandemic.

Athens, Greece: Hope comes through a syringe

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Vaccinations against the new coronavirus have also started in Greece, with the belief that 2021 will be - and for our country - a much smoother year than the one that left. As oxymoronic as this may seem, the hope for better days seems to come through a syringe.

Cologne, Germany: Winking to turn off the nightmare

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A nursing home inmate was one of the first women in Germany to receive the BioNTech and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Although the old woman seems to be worried about the pain that the sting may cause her, nevertheless her face shows a feeling of relief that a nightmare goes to "extinguish".

Milan, Italy: The capital of Lombardy saw a white day

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"Dressed" in white, Milan woke up on December 29. The capital of Lombardy - like almost the entire northern Italian region - was one of the areas most affected by the pandemic. This white day may be a sign that in 2021 the situation will not be so "gray".

Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina: A fire that must not be extinguished

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Conditions are miserable for the approximately 1.300 guests in a refugee and migrant facility in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The basics for survival are in demand, with the winter weather not conducive to such a thing. The fires lit by those living in the Bihac camp are a balm, but also a great need.

Petrinia, Croatia: Farewell to 2020 with another big ordeal

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A strong earthquake shook Croatia a few hours before the previous year was a thing of the past. In addition to the great damage caused by the vibration, there were also victims, which made the whole situation even more difficult. Europe has shown its solidarity and sent humanitarian aid, but that is not enough to close the "wounds".

Aden, Yemen: Terror "painted" on their faces

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A bloody attack took place at the airport in Aden, Yemen, shortly after the landing of the plane that transported the newly formed government from Saudi Arabia. Dozens were the victims, as well as the injured, while the horror in the faces of the people who experienced the whole scene is typical.

Nashville, USA: War scene from the. Appetites of a single man

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An explosion occurred on Christmas morning in downtown Nashville. Fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the scene to reduce the damage, which - as the pictures show - was very important. Authorities are looking for motives behind the bombing that rocked the United States, with evidence leading to a 63-year-old suicide suspect being sent on a mission.
 
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