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Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Humans of the world

This is the week that was, in photos…
5.00pm, 19 Jul 2015
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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Humans of the world
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  • Greece Bailout

    A woman sits at the main gate of the national bank of Greece as she waits her turn to withdraw a maximum of 120 euros ($134) for the week in Athens, in central Athens, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Greece's Parliament votes Wednesday on an 85-billion-euro bailout deal meant to prevent the country's economy from collapsing.Source: Associated Press

  • Afghanistan

    An Afghan vendor prepares sweets to be displayed for sale for the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Source: Associated Press

  • Opera Singer Sandra Oman

    Opera singer Sandra Oman sings in Foley Street Park as part of the launch Opera in the Open. Source: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

  • Greece Bailout

    Riot policeman tries to avoid a petrol bomb thrown by anti-austerity protesters in Athens, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Greece has a tentative rescue deal, but relief that it is not falling out of the euro is unlikely to last long: its economy has taken a huge hit. Months of political brinkmanship, uncertainty and bank closures have hurt companies and brought everyday business to a standstill. Source: Associated Press

  • Georgia Daily Life

    A bicyclist passes through the Krog Street Tunnel Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Atlanta. The tunnel runs under train tracks carrying freight cars and is known for its urban street art. Connecting the eclectic neighborhoods of Cabbagetown and Inman Park, the tunnel also serves as a message board with frequently updated posts about local events and shows. Source: Associated Press

  • 2015 ESPY Awards - Show

    Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. Source: Associated Press

  • Canada Pan Am Games Swimming

    Brazil's Thiago Simon swims toward the gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke, at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Wednesday, July 15, 2015.Source: Associated Press

  • Spain San Fermin

    A cow jumps over revelers during a cow show in the bull ring, at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls.Source: Associated Press

  • India Kashmir Ramadan

    A Kashmiri Muslim man performs Wudu, ritual washing before prayers, on the bank of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, July 11, 2015. Hundreds of Kashmiri on Saturday participated in an Iftar ceremony, the meal traditionally taken after sunset prayers to break the Ramadan daily fast, which according to the organizers was to create a record for Asia's largest Iftar party.Source: Associated Press

  • State Visit to Ireland by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

    State Visit to Ireland by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Mr Joachim Gauck and Ms Daniela Schadt 13-15 July 2015 Pic shows President of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Mr Joachim Gauck laying a hand of the monument after laying a wreath in The Garden Of Remembrance which he visited with Minister for Justice Charles Flanagan TD and Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lt General Conor O'Boyle at the start of his State Visit to Ireland. Source: Photocall Ireland!

  • Canada Pan Am Games Synchronized Swimming

    Members of Mexico's synchronised swimming team perform a clown inspired number for their free routine at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Saturday, July 11, 2015. Mexico won silver in the event.Source: Associated Press

  • France Cycling Tour de France

    A spectator runs ahead of Britain's Christopher Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, as he breaks away from the pack to win the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 167 kilometers (103.8 miles) with start in Tarbes and finish in La Pierre-Saint-Martin, France, Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Source: Laurent Cipriani

  • New York Men's Fashion Thom Browne

    Models stand in a mirrored room during a presentation by Thom Browne at Men's Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, July 14, 2015. The inaugural New York Men's Fashion Week runs through Thursday. Source: Associated Press

  • India Ramadan

    Indian Muslims who have arrived in the city for shopping on last Sunday ahead of Eid al-Fitr, break their day long fast at a special Iftar organized for them at a market in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Ramadan, which began in mid-June and ends next week, is a time when Muslims around the world seek to be closer to God, refraining from food, water, smoking and sex from dawn to sunset, offering extra prayers, reading the Quran, showing charity for the poor and cementing friendships and family ties. Source: Ajit Solanki

  • Britain NFL

    NFL players, from left, Detroit Lions running back Joique Bell, Kansas City Chiefs' Brazilian kicker Cairo Santos, Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, New York Jets center Nick Mangold, Miami Dolphins defensive end Olivier Vernon and Jacksonville Jaguars safety Sergio Brown pose for group photographs with Wembley shirts during an NFL Summer Bowl tournament for kids from six London schools that have taken part in a football and education programme, at the Black Prince Community Hub in south London, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. The NFL will stage three international series regular-season games in autumn 2015 at Wembley Stadium in London.Source: Associated Press

  • Malaysia Ramadan

    A Malaysian Muslim vendor cooks lemang, glutinous rice stuffed in bamboo sticks and cooked over a charcoal fire, ahead of the Eid Al-Fitr celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. The Eid Al-Fitr, one of the holiest religious practices, is celebrated with prayers and family reunions and other festivities among Muslims all over the world.Source: Associated Press

  • Italy Migrants

    Migrants wait to disembark from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) vessel Phoenix, at the harbor of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Migrant crossings over the Mediterranean toward Europe have continued to mount in recent weeks, but the death toll has been dropping thanks to a renewed EU-coordinated rescue effort.Source: Associated Press

  • Bangladesh Eid

    Bangladeshi Muslims try to climb on to the roof of an overcrowded train as they head to their homes ahead of Eid al-Fitr at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of people working in Dhaka plan to leave for their home towns to celebrate with their family the upcoming Eid al-Fitr.Source: A.M. Ahad

  • X Factor Auditions - London

    Cheryl Fernandez-Versini attending the X Factor auditions held at Wembley Arena, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 16, 2015. Source: Ian West

  • Light-art installation

    Liz West with her installation An Additive Mix, part of the Light Fantastic collection the National Media Museum.Source: PA WIRE

  • Cuba Francis Ford Coppola

    American film director Francis Ford Coppola adds salt to boiling water in the kitchen of the International School of Film and Television in San Antonio de Los Banos, near Havana, Cuba, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Coppola who is on a visit to Cuba, met and interacted with students at the school, and prepared a pasta meal for the students. Source: Associated Press

  • France Cycling Tour de France

    A woman watches the riders pass from the window of a camping car during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 195 kilometers (121.2 miles) with start in Lannemezan and finish in Plateau de Beille, France, Thursday, July 16, 2015.Source: Christophe Ena

  • Ukraine MH17

    Local children holding toy guns stand at the site of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane, near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 16, 2015. A year since a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was blown out of the sky over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, there has been little official word of progress in determining what brought down Flight MH17. Source: Mstyslav Chernov

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