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.

Edinburgh, Scotland: The Princes' Vigil

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Britain's King Charles III and other members of the royal family around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. All four of Queen Elizabeth's children had their heads bowed in a ceremony known as the Princes' Vigil.

New York, USA: The day that changed the world forever

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Twenty-one years have passed since the day that changed the world forever, during the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Countless souls lost, whose memory is honored every year. A day that reminds everyone that life will never go back to how it was before 2001.

Los Angeles, USA: The unexpected joy of the award

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Jesse Armstrong, center, with the cast and crew of 'Succession' accept the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series during the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards evening Sept. 12 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The series, which tells the story of a media tycoon's family, has won the award in 2020 as well, beating its main rival, 'Squid Game'.

London, England: Queen Elizabeth's last "journey" before the funeral

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Queen Elizabeth II's coffin in the royal hearse travels to Buckingham Palace in London, completing the final leg of her final journey, six days before her official funeral at Westminster Abbey. It is the last time that Queen Elizabeth will be in her official residence, shortly before the last joy. Crowds lined the streets on Tuesday night to capture the moment.

Arizona, USA: The majesty of nature is inexhaustible

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Tourists along the Grand Canyon Skywalk at Hualapai Campground in northwest Arizona. About 600.000 tourists a year visit the Grand Canyon at Hualapai Camp in northwestern Arizona—an enterprise that is the tribe's main source of income.

London, England: The new King accepts the condolences of Parliament

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Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, sit in Westminster Hall, where both houses of Parliament meet to express their condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who died after 70 years on the throne.

Mexico City, Mexico: Spectacular Mexican Independence Fireworks

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Revelers enjoy fireworks during Independence Day celebrations in Mexico City's main square. September 16 marks the beginning of the country's liberation from Spanish rule in the early 19th century, when a Catholic priest in the Mexican city of Dolores issued a call for the liberation of Mexico.

Sukkur, Pakistan: Struggle for survival

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Victims of severe flooding from monsoon rains take shelter as they prepare tea in a temporary tent camp set up by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in Sukkur, Pakistan. Months of heavy monsoons and floods have killed more than 1.000 people and affected 3,3 million, leaving half a million homeless.

Istanbul, Turkey: September's spectacular full moon

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The full moon sets behind the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, giving the camera a very impressive click. An image that literally inspires awe, while giving the impression that it is a very careful painting.

London, England: The joint appearance after years

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Prince William, Prince of Wales, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex greet the public at Windsor Castle following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. This is their first public appearance, after the "exit" of Harry and Meghan for America.

 

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