25 of this week’s most powerful photos

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From the surge in coronavirus cases around the world to the demand for racial justice and equality in the United States, these are the most striking and memorable images of the past week.
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Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr.Anthony Fauci removes his face mask before testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the Trump administration’s response to the COVID pandemic -19 in Washington, DC, June 23.
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Crematorium workers burn the coffins of COVID-19 victims who were cremated at San Nicolas Tolentino cemetery in Mexico City on June 24.
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Agustina Cañamero, 81, and Pascual Pérez, 84, hug and kiss through plastic sheet to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at a retirement home in Barcelona on June 22.
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A medical worker collects a sample from a woman at a school turned into a coronavirus testing center in New Delhi on June 22.
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Restaurant waiters adjust social distancing screens outside to sit outside at a New York City restaurant on June 25.
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Wuhan University graduates wear masks during their graduation ceremony in Wuhan, China on June 20.
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Socially distant worshipers perform al-Fajr prayer at the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Saudi Arabia’s holy city, Mecca, on June 23.
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Tomika Miller (in white dress), widow of Rayshard Brooks, watches as porters load her husband’s casket into a hearse after a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church on June 22 in Atlanta. Brooks was killed on June 12 by an Atlanta police officer in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant.
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Breed Love reads the Bible outside Ebenezer Baptist Church during Rayshard Brooks’ funeral service in Atlanta on June 23.
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Scott Hilliard (left) argues with Black Lives Matter protester Eugene Smith ahead of President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20.
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A supporter sits alone in the upper sections of the seats as Vice President Mike Pence speaks before President Donald J. Trump arrives for a “Make America Great Again!” rally in Tulsa on June 20.
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A man carries a Black Liberation Flag during a June 19 celebration at the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis on June 19.
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A young boy stands near the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike after it was run over by protesters in Judiciary Square in Washington, DC on June 19.
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Ropes and chains hang from the equestrian statue of former US President Andrew Jackson after protesters tried to topple it in Washington, DC on June 22.
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A doctor treats KNX 1070 reporter Emily Valdez outside the Compton courthouse after police fired tear gas at people taking part in a protest against racial injustice in Los Angeles on June 21.
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NASCAR drivers push Chevrolet Victory Junction # 43, driven by Bubba Wallace, to the front of the grid in solidarity with the driver ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22 in Talladega, Alabama. A noose was found in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway a week after the organization banned the Confederate flag from its facilities. The FBI later said the noose had been there before Wallace was moved to the stall and no federal crime had been committed.
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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is comforted by team owner Richard Petty, right, before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama on June 22.
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People stand against a wall during a 7.5 earthquake in Mexico City on June 23.
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People wade through an abandoned road tunnel using a safety line as they work to repair a self-created water system in the Esperanza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, June 11. The water service in Venezuela has become so bad that poor neighborhoods have started installing private water systems or digging shallow wells by hand.
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Aerial view of the sky with a red tint due to the arrival of dust from the Sahara in Quintana Roo, Mexico on June 24.
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On June 21, a girl observes a partial solar eclipse on the Mahanakhon SkyWalk glass shelf in the King Power Mahanakhon building in Bangkok.
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A Brazilian street group performs in the Marais district of Paris as Parisians celebrate the first day of summer on June 21.
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People participate in an outdoor yoga class by Lmnts Outdoor Studio, in a dome to facilitate social distancing and proper protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in Toronto on June 21.
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Musicians from the UceLi Quartet perform in front of an audience of 2,292 plants in Barcelona on June 22. The plants will then be delivered to 2,292 health professionals at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, accompanied by a certificate from the artist Eugenio Ampudia.
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Tourists ride camels on Birubi Beach in Port Stephens, Australia on June 25. Domestic tourism has started to pick up following the relaxation of travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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