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    The week in pictures, Aug. 22-Aug. 28

    Here's a selection of the most amazing images captured around the world in the past seven days. Enjoy!

  • Fireworks are seen above the Washington Monument and the White House at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020.
    Fireworks are seen above the Washington Monument and the White House at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020.
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    Tasos Katopodis/Getty Image
  • Chris Johnson sits outside his destroyed home after Hurricane Laura moved through Lake Charles, La,, Aug. 27, 2020.
    Chris Johnson sits outside his destroyed home after Hurricane Laura moved through Lake Charles, La,, Aug. 27, 2020.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • Scorched homes and vehicles fill Spanish Flat Mobile Villa following the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Napa County, Calif., Aug. 20, 2020. 
    Scorched homes and vehicles fill Spanish Flat Mobile Villa following the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Napa County, Calif., Aug. 20, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Noah Berger
  • President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech to the Republican National Committee Convention on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020. 
    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech to the Republican National Committee Convention on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  • Italian marine biologist Monica Blasi looks up as she swims towards the light, off the coast of Filicudi, in the Sicilian Aeolian Islands archipelago, Italy, Aug. 23, 2020. 
    Italian marine biologist Monica Blasi looks up as she swims towards the light, off the coast of Filicudi, in the Sicilian Aeolian Islands archipelago, Italy, Aug. 23, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati
  • First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Aug. 25, 2020. 
    First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Aug. 25, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  • Takuma Sato, of Japan, kisses the yard of bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Aug. 23, 2020. 
    Takuma Sato, of Japan, kisses the yard of bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Aug. 23, 2020. 
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    (AP Photo/Michael Conroy
  • Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lifts the trophy after they won the Champions League final soccer match against Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 23, 2020.
    Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lifts the trophy after they won the Champions League final soccer match against Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 23, 2020.
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    Matthew Childs/Pool via AP
  • Santas have their temperature taken as they attend a socially distanced Santa school training at Southwark Cathedral in London, Aug. 24, 2020. 
    Santas have their temperature taken as they attend a socially distanced Santa school training at Southwark Cathedral in London, Aug. 24, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
  • A museum employee looks toward a marble statue of Crouching Venus during a preview at The British Museum in London, Aug. 24, 2020. 
    A museum employee looks toward a marble statue of Crouching Venus during a preview at The British Museum in London, Aug. 24, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
  • A bolt of lightning strikes next to lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center during a thunderstorm in New York City, Aug. 27, 2020.
    A bolt of lightning strikes next to lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center during a thunderstorm in New York City, Aug. 27, 2020.
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    Gary Hershorn/FOX News
  • A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks through a building in Tokyo, Aug. 27, 2020. 
    A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks through a building in Tokyo, Aug. 27, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
  • A man grabs his chest after being shot during clashes between protesters and armed civilians over the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 25, 2020. 
    A man grabs his chest after being shot during clashes between protesters and armed civilians over the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 25, 2020. 
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    Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
  • A man looks at the damage inside the Capitol One Bank Tower after having its windows blown out by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, La., Aug. 27, 2020. 
    A man looks at the damage inside the Capitol One Bank Tower after having its windows blown out by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, La., Aug. 27, 2020. 
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    ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
  • A man on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse during protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 23, 2020. 
    A man on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse during protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 23, 2020. 
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    Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel /REUTERS
  • Fire consumes land recently deforested by cattle farmers in the Amazon forest in Novo Progresso, Brazil, Aug. 23, 2020. 
    Fire consumes land recently deforested by cattle farmers in the Amazon forest in Novo Progresso, Brazil, Aug. 23, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Andre Penner
  • A schoolyard sits empty at the Benito Juarez school, closed amid the coronavirus virus as students return to online learning in Mexico City, Aug. 24, 2020. 
    A schoolyard sits empty at the Benito Juarez school, closed amid the coronavirus virus as students return to online learning in Mexico City, Aug. 24, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Fernando Llano
  • A flag flies over a department of corrections building ablaze during protests sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 24, 2020. 
    A flag flies over a department of corrections building ablaze during protests sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 24, 2020. 
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    AP Photo/Morry Gash
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    The week in pictures, Aug. 22-Aug. 28

    Here's a selection of the most amazing images captured around the world in the past seven days. Enjoy!

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  • The week in pictures, Aug. 22-Aug. 28
  • Fireworks are seen above the Washington Monument and the White House at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020.
  • Chris Johnson sits outside his destroyed home after Hurricane Laura moved through Lake Charles, La,, Aug. 27, 2020.
  • Scorched homes and vehicles fill Spanish Flat Mobile Villa following the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Napa County, Calif., Aug. 20, 2020. 
  • President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech to the Republican National Committee Convention on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020. 
  • Italian marine biologist Monica Blasi looks up as she swims towards the light, off the coast of Filicudi, in the Sicilian Aeolian Islands archipelago, Italy, Aug. 23, 2020. 
  • First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second day of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Aug. 25, 2020. 
  • Takuma Sato, of Japan, kisses the yard of bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Aug. 23, 2020. 
  • Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lifts the trophy after they won the Champions League final soccer match against Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 23, 2020.
  • Santas have their temperature taken as they attend a socially distanced Santa school training at Southwark Cathedral in London, Aug. 24, 2020. 
  • A museum employee looks toward a marble statue of Crouching Venus during a preview at The British Museum in London, Aug. 24, 2020. 
  • A bolt of lightning strikes next to lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center during a thunderstorm in New York City, Aug. 27, 2020.
  • A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks through a building in Tokyo, Aug. 27, 2020. 
  • A man grabs his chest after being shot during clashes between protesters and armed civilians over the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 25, 2020. 
  • A man looks at the damage inside the Capitol One Bank Tower after having its windows blown out by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, La., Aug. 27, 2020. 
  • A man on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse during protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 23, 2020. 
  • Fire consumes land recently deforested by cattle farmers in the Amazon forest in Novo Progresso, Brazil, Aug. 23, 2020. 
  • A schoolyard sits empty at the Benito Juarez school, closed amid the coronavirus virus as students return to online learning in Mexico City, Aug. 24, 2020. 
  • A flag flies over a department of corrections building ablaze during protests sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 24, 2020.