Chamberlain dvernb Posted July 22, 2022 Chamberlain Share Posted July 22, 2022 A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world (and beyond) this week. Image source, SUSANA VERA / Reuters Sheep graze as a wildfire rages nearby in Guadapero, Spain. Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of Europe. Droughts and forest fires have hit Spain and Portugal, and the scorching heat has spread to France and the UK. Image source, TAANRUUAMCHON / REUTERS Rescuers have saved an elephant and her calf who had fallen into a pit in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. The mother had to be hoisted to safety after trying to reach her baby. Image source, Ali Atmaca / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images The full Moon rises over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque and Blue Mosque in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul. Image source, SIMON MAINA / AFP Turkana women carrying firewood walk past the carcass of a cow in Loiyangalani, Marsabit, northern Kenya. Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people facing starvation. Image source, MOLLY DARLINGTON / Reuters Netherlands fans outside the stadium before their team's Women's Euro football match against Portugal in Leigh, England. Danielle van de Donk scored the winner as the defending champions defeated Portugal 3-2 to go top of their group. Image source, DINUKA LIYANAWATTE / REUTERS Demonstrators celebrate as they enter Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office during a protest demanding his resignation after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled the country. Image source, Chris Jackson / Getty Images Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, meets Mala Breeze and her dog Flora during a reception for the 160th Anniversary of the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home animal welfare charity, at Clarence House, London. Image source, NASA Stunning images, including this shot of The Carina Nebula, have been acquired by Nasa's new $10bn space telescope. The pictures were presented to the world to mark the James Webb observatory's readiness to begin science operations. Image source, Joe Raedle / Getty Images Deana Serrano joins demonstrators in Miami, Florida, as they mark the first anniversary of the 11 July protests in Cuba. The event, held in the city's Little Havana neighbourhood, honours those who took part in protests across Cuba, against food shortages, electricity blackouts and a lack of personal freedom. Image source, LISA KRANTZ / Getty Images Daniel Bosquez carries home a plastic pool for his children to play in. Bosquez found the discarded pool on a walk in San Antonio, Texas, where a National Weather Service heat advisory is in effect. All pictures are subject to copyright. 1 Quote Link to comment
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