A picture is worth a thousand words as the thymosophical people say. And he is right. Then you definitely do not need many words for the following photos. Images that capture some of the most important events that have happened in the past few days around the world.
The most representative images of the week should have some key ingredients: Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, and pain. And that does not change because it’s all that makes us human. In the pictures below, then, they are condensed what happened to the world last week.
So that’s what his photographers recorded Associated Press the events that happened in the world in the last seven days.
Athens, Greece: The Pope’s visit and misfortune
Pope Francis’ visit to Greece is considered historic by many. From his statements and messages in every direction about the pandemic and the refugees to the ceremony he held at the Concert Hall. Leaving, however, the Pope had a small unfortunate moment as he stumbled up the stairs of the plane. Which of course was recorded by the cameras.
Niagara Falls, USA: The anguished rescue effort
Shocking images were recorded by the Associated Press camera at a rescue operation in Niagara Falls. A woman, it turned out, deliberately drove her car into the water was eventually released from her vehicle but unfortunately it was too late for her life.
Honolulu, Hawaii: Waiting for the Storm
People hold umbrellas as it starts to rain on an otherwise empty beach in Honolulu waiting for the heavy storm to come. The storm flooded roads and knocked down power lines and tree branches in Hawaii, prompting officials to warn of a worsening situation.
Herat, Afghanistan: Caravans departing from misery
Caravans of Afghans try to leave the country. In the photo of Petros Giannakouris Afghans are sitting on a bus in Herat, Afghanistan, for a trip 300 miles south to Nimroz near the Iranian border. Afghans cross the border into Iran, driven by despair after their country’s economy collapsed after the Taliban took power.
And in the 2nd photo of the Greek photographer, a boy pushes a stroller and his younger brother, on their way to collect water from a swimming pool, about 3 km from their house in the village of Kamar Kalagh. Afghanistan’s drought is the worst in decades.
Bucharest, Romania: Christmas Color in Vaccines
LED lights are placed inside containers of coronavirus vaccines and shine next to a Christmas tree from empty vaccine containers at a vaccination center in Bucharest. Staff at one of the largest COVID-19 vaccination centers in Bucharest have built a three-meter-tall Christmas tree from 19,000 empty COVID-19 vaccine containers, which they have been collecting since March 2021 for this purpose only.
Florida, USA: Increased traffic for space continues
Photographers watch SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 take off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday. Falcon 9 will use the orbit of NASA’s Imaging X spacecraft, the Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, to study black holes and neutron stars.
Amazigh Timachtide, Morocco: A white image that we do not see very often
A family crosses a road in the middle of heavy snow to collect water in the village of Amazih Timachtide near Azrou. The country is affected by heavy snowfall and unprecedented temperatures.
Buffalo, USA: The joy for the club
Starbucks workers celebrate as ballots are read during the announcement of the results of their union election in Buffalo, New York. A historic day as Starbucks workers voted in favor of the union, despite the company’s objections, paving the way for a new work model in the restaurant giant.
Deir Ezzo, Syria: Scorched Earth
US troops drive a Bradley fighter jet during a joint exercise with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. A photograph that fully captures what the war and the intervention of foreign forces in the country have left behind: Scorched earth.
London, Britain: The catwalks came to life
The catwalks have come to life for good and the big fashion houses are presenting their new collections. Here male models are catwalking wearing creations by Dior in London.
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