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An Afghan woman is helped to reach an evacuation helicopter after she lost some of her relatives in an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Trumpet, a Bloodhound, kisses his handler Heather Helmer after winning "Best in Show" at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Workers of Codelco's Ventanas copper smelter take part in a nationwide strike in protest against the government's and the company's decision to close the smelter in Ventanas, Chile. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Oliver Harris, 9 months, cries after receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus at Northwell Health's Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Police officers remove an activist of the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) after they spilled black liquid, symbolizing oil, in front of the chancellery to protest under the slogan "Let's stop the fossil madness!" for an end to fossil fuels and...more
People attend a funeral ceremony for Oleh Kutsyn, commander of Karpatska Sich battalion, who was recently killed in a battle against Russian troops, in central Kyiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) leader and Member of Parliament Marine Le Pen walks away after being escorted by France's President Emmanuel Macron after talks at the presidential Elysee Palace, France. Ludovic Marin/Pool
A Taliban helicopter takes off after bringing aid to the site of an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Ali Khara
A protester gestures in front of a burning roadblock on a highway to Guayaquil during continuing demonstrations against the government of President Guillermo Lasso due to price increases for fuel, food and other basics, in Limonal, Ecuador....more
Actress Lupita Nyong'o speaks during a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
People celebrate the summer solstice at a festival in the village of Okunevo in Omsk region, Russia. Picture taken with long exposure. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
An Indigenous man attends an ancestral ceremony to ring in the Aymara New Year, in El Alto, Bolivia. REUTERS/Claudia Morales
A boy with a toy machine gun stands near Ukrainian servicemen as they patrol an area, in central Kyiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
People participate in a yoga class on the roof of a building to celebrate the summer solstice, on International Yoga Day, in Caracas, Venezuela. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A model presents a creation by designer Matthew Williams as part of his Spring/Summer 2023 collection show for fashion house Givenchy during Men's Fashion Week in Paris. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
A protester receives medical attention during a confrontation with security forces in a demonstration to demand President Guillermo Lasso to address price increases for fuel, food and other basics which have ignited 10 days of demonstrations across...more
People celebrate the summer solstice at a festival in the village of Okunevo in Omsk region, Russia. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
A bone lies on Po's dry riverbed as parts of Italy's longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up due to the worst drought in the last 70 years, in Boretto, Italy. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Workers of Codelco's Ventanas copper smelter take part in a nationwide strike in protest against the government's and the company's decision to close the smelter in Ventanas, Chile. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
A Standard Poodle dog is pictured at the 2022 World Dog Show, where more than 15 thousand dogs from all around the globe are expected to attend, at IFEMA conference center in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
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