The strongest photos of the past week

The strongest photos of the week

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Photos that vividly capture the most important events that happened in the previous days from one end of the world to the other. The most representative images of the week should have some key ingredients: Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, and pain. That is, all that makes us human.

The wise people say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Then you definitely do not need many words for the following photos. In the pictures that follow they are condensed what happened in the world last week.

See how his photographers recorded Associated Press the events that happened in the world last week.

Beijing, China: From the top to the Tartars

The 15-year-old Russian athlete Kamia Valieva

15-year-old Russian athlete Kamila Valieva enchanted everyone at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the early hours of Monday (7/2) as she became the first athlete in team figure skating to achieve two successful quadruple spins. But very quickly the joy of success turned into a tragedy as confirmed by the International Testing Agency (ITA), the 15-year-old tested positive for TMZ, which is banned from athletes, as it helps to overcome the stress and pressure of competitions.

Valieva is waiting for her case to be heard at the CAS to find out if she will be able to compete in individual figure skating, but her case has already caused a stir in world sports.

Sicily, Italy: Mount Etna woke up again

Mount Etna erupted

Hot lava and dense smoke "pours" from the night of Thursday 10/2 the most active and highest volcano in Europe. The reason for Etna, which is located in Sicily in neighboring Italy. The eruption concerns the southeastern crater of the mountain, at an altitude of 2.900 meters. According to the National Institute of Geophysics, ash and smoke rise to a length of 8 kilometers, creating stunning images.

Donetsk, Ukraine: On the fine line between peace and war

War preparations on the border of Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers walk in an armored combat vehicle during an exercise in a joint operation of the Joint Forces Operation in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. A peace deal on the never-ending separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine is back in the middle amid a Russian military build-up near the country's border and growing tensions over whether Moscow will invade.

London, UK: Adele at the top a breath away from Robin Williams

Adele sings at the Brit Awards

Adele won three of the top four awards at the Brit Awards sweeping the great event. In a spectacular ceremony at the "O2 Arena" in London, the superstar won in the categories of best artist, best album and best song for "Easy On Me". In fact, the category of best artist was not divided into genders for the first time in the history of the institution.

Yaounde, Cameroon: Mane's Senegal at the top of Africa

The Senegalese national team celebrates winning the Copa Africa

Delirio of joy for the Senegalese national team that won the first Copa Africa in its history as it prevailed over Egypt 4-2 in the penalty shootout, after 0-0 in regular time and extra time. Mane was the one who scored the last penalty and anointed the Senegalese African champions, who were better from the beginning to the end of the final with the "Pharaohs" of Salah.

Nazareth, Portugal: Taming the huge waves

Surfer flies over a wave

Surfer Eric Rebiere from France flies off a wave during the Nazare Tow Challenge big wave surfing in Praia do Norte, or North Beach, in Nazareth, Portugal, a location known for its huge waves.

Beijing, China: VAR and hockey

Snapshot from the Beijing Winter Olympics

Chinese goalkeeper Jieruimi Shimisi (Jeremy Smith) tries hard to prevent a goal from Brian Oneill from the United States during a men's hockey qualifier at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Snapshot from the Beijing Winter Olympics

Cene Prevc, from Slovenia, prepares to start during a men's ski training on a large hill.

Beirut, Lebanon: Anger does not subside

Woman with photo of a girl in Lebanon

A woman holds a photo of her granddaughter, who was killed in a deadly blast in Beirut port in 2020, as others burn tires to block a rally outside the courthouse in support of a judge investigating the blast after was forced to suspend the proceedings.

London, UK: "Johnson resign"

A woman holds a piece of paper and asks Johnson to resign

An anti-Boris Johnson protester holds up a placard calling for him to resign, with the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, in the background. Boris Johnson has brought in new high-ranking officials as he seeks to restore power - including a communications official who has insisted the British prime minister "is not entirely a clown".

Idlib, Syria: The battle for life in the wreckage

Man receives first aid

A man is under the rubble of a building that collapsed on the southern edge of the Syrian city of Idlib on Wednesday 9/2. The country's security officials said on Thursday that the building collapsed in northwestern Syria, leaving a woman and three of her children dead, while her husband and three other children were pulled alive.

Beijing, China: The fear of the coronavirus in the eye

Man in mask looks in the mirror

An ambulance driver looks in the mirror while transporting Associated Press photographer Matt Slocum after a positive coronavirus test at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, February 9, in Beijing. Slocum was monitored for hours before a new negative test came out and was able to return to work.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: The game over horror

Boys play in Argentina

Boys try to catch birds with their slingshots in Puerta 8, a slum north of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where people died as contaminated cocaine was sold. According to police, a batch of this toxic cocaine has killed at least 23 people, while dozens are being treated.

 

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