Photos of the Week: Nail House, Scorched Forest, Raging Bull
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Photos of the Week: Nail House, Scorched Forest, Raging Bull

Oct 26, 2023

A lake dive in Bosnia, a giant chessboard in India, racing on the Senegal River, an earthquake in the Philippines, a rocket attack in Ukraine, the winner of the Tour de France in Paris, NASCAR in Pennsylvania, celebrations for the founding of the Aztec empire in Mexico, wildfires in Greece and France, and much more

Marina White and her dog, Coco, share a kiss during warm-up before a race in Bournemouth, England, on July 23, 2022. The U.K. Dog Surfing Championship is being held for its fourth year at Branksome Dene Chine Beach. #

Cyclists ride through a sunflower field during Stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors, France, on July 22, 2022. #

Members of the King's Guard stand in the rain during a celebration to mark King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 70th birthday in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 28, 2022. #

Visitors walk through the Byzantine-era Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 27, 2022. #

A firefighter works to extinguish a forest fire near the beach resort of Vatera, on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on July 23, 2022. #

A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant over a wildfire near Gignac, France, on July 26, 2022. #

Marke Dordevic of Serbia competes in the Men's Kayak Slalom Heats 2nd Run during day two of the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg, Germany, on July 28, 2022. #

An aerial view of a boat stranded on the dried-up bed of a section of Iraq's receding southern marshes near Chibayish, in Dhi Qar province, on July 24, 2022. #

The lights of a police vehicle illuminate flowers at the side of a road, as servicemen arrive to check the damage in the aftermath of a car accident between a civilian and soldier, after curfew hours in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on July 23, 2022. #

A Ukrainian man drives past a burning house hit by a shell in the outskirts of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on July 27, 2022. #

Firefighters spray fire retardant to extinguish a fire in Hostens, in the Gironde region of southwestern France, on July 22, 2022. #

A performer participates in the celebration of the 697th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, at Zocalo square in Mexico City on July 26, 2022. #

Pope Francis receives a headdress from Indigenous people during his visit to Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada, on July 25, 2022. The Pope was visiting Indigenous communities across Canada to apologize for the Church's role in the abusive residential-schools system that lasted for decades, starting in the late 1800s. #

Sydney McLaughlin of Team USA celebrates with mascot Legend the Bigfoot after winning gold and setting a new world record in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day eight of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on July 22, 2022. #

The Fenway Park Grounds Crew pulls the tarp over the infield during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Guardians at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 25, 2022. #

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs makes a pit stop during the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on July 24, 2022. #

A woman folds an umbrella to enter a gift shop in Nanlouguxiang Alley during rainfall in Beijing, China, on July 27, 2022. #

Artist Peter Walker poses next to a pair of giant hands reaching across Liverpool Cathedral as part of his latest exhibition "Being Human," in Liverpool, England, on July 27, 2022. #

After winning the Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard celebrates with his daughter, Frida, on the podium wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey in Paris, France, on July 24, 2022. #

Performers and the "Raging Bull" take part in the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, on July 28, 2022. #

A child strapped to their father covers their ears as the Too Much Talent Band performs during a rally to urge President Joe Biden to cancel student debt, near the White House, in Washington, D.C., on July 27, 2022. #

Children cool off by playing in a fountain in Domino Park, as the sun sets during a heat wave, on July 24, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. #

People float on a lake near the town of Ignalina, Lithuania, at sunset on July 23, 2022. #

Black smoke erupts as a wildfire consumes structures in the village of Krestena, in the western part of Greece's Peloponnese peninsula, on July 24, 2022. #

A paratrooper from the 81st Airmobile Battalion takes shelter in a trench from a rocket attack that destroyed a neighboring house in Seversk, Ukraine, on July 5, 2022. #

An aerial view of a "nail house" in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China, on July 10, 2022. The house is situated in a 10-meter-deep pit surrounded by sloping ground and bamboo fencing. #

Boulders tumble down a hillside as a vehicle negotiates a road during an earthquake in Bauko, Mountain province, Philippines on July 27, 2022. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake left five people dead and dozens injured in the northern Philippines on Wednesday. #

Rescuers check on a damaged house after a strong earthquake struck Santiago, Ilocos Sur province, Philippines on July 27, 2022. #

In this aerial view, wrecks from the Second World War are seen above the waterline during a time of low water on the Po river in Sermide, Italy, on July 24, 2022. #

People watch vehicles stuck in a flooded street after heavy rains in Ajmer, India, on July 24, 2022. #

Two pirogue teams race each other along the Senegal River in Saint-Louis, Senegal, on July 23, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of supporters descend onto the banks of the Senegal River to watch the annual traditional races. #

Spectators carrying umbrellas gather during the Behdienkhlam Festival, an annual harvest festival in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, on July 22, 2022. #

Children dressed as chess pieces perform during an event organized ahead of the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, on July 26, 2022. #

A biker performs tricks at Kavouri beach during a heat wave near Athens, Greece, on July 24, 2022. #

A person jumps into Jablaničko Lake in Lisičići, Bosnia, on July 24, 2022. Mountains around the lake were blanketed by smoke from wildfires raging nearby. #

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