World Week in pictures: 29 June By: admin Date: July 6, 2024 A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. NARONG SANGNAK/EPA A Thai Royal Navy oarsman takes part in the sacred ritual to worship Royal Barges, which will be used in a procession for the King’s 72nd birthday celebrations in Bangkok. Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images People wave Chinese flags during an event in Hong Kong to mark the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong’s sovereignty transfer from Britain to China on 1 July 1997. Alex Kent/Getty Images New Yorkers celebrate during their annual Pride March. It commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto/Getty Images Police use tear gas to clear demonstrators at Place de la Republique in Paris, during a rally against the far-right after the announcement of the results of the first round of parliamentary elections. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP A man walks on a flooded beach after the passage of Hurricane Beryl, in Bridgetown, Barbados. The storm brought devastating winds and heavy rain to several Caribbean islands, as the earliest-ever Category 4 storm churned westward. Orlando Barria/EPA Debris piled high along the beach front of Manresa in Santo Domingo, as the Dominican Republic emerged almost unscathed. The storm shocked meteorologists – taking just 42 hours to go from a tropical depression to a major hurricane. JOSH EDELSON/AFP Tens of thousands of people in northern California have been ordered to evacuate, as wildfires grow across the state amid a heatwave. About 28,000 people were told to leave their homes after the Thompson Fire broke out this week. Mike Egerton/PA Media A person with hair in the style of a tennis ball, heads towards the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on day one of the Wimbledon Championships. Yui Mok/PA Media King Charles III welcomes Sir Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, following a landslide General Election victory. Source link Previous articleJ.B. Hunt Transport Stock: Competitive Advantage Period Fading (NASDAQ:JBHT)Next articleCrisis? What Crisis? Biden Rejects Democratic Pessimism adminhttps://vovdqr.com LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp SubscribeI want inI've read and accept the Privacy Policy. Popular Most meteorites come from just three sources Tsuchinshan-ATLAS’ anti-tail | Astronomy Magazine The Sun has reached solar maximum, NASA and NOAA scientists say Polaris Dawn crew talks mission highlights, next steps Beginner’s guide: How to photograph comets More like thisRelated Most meteorites come from just three sources admin - October 16, 2024 A pair of papers published today in Nature... Tsuchinshan-ATLAS’ anti-tail | Astronomy Magazine admin - October 16, 2024 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS’ anti-tail | Astronomy Magazine ... The Sun has reached solar maximum, NASA and NOAA scientists say admin - October 16, 2024 Back to Article List Aurora watchers and sun gazers,... Polaris Dawn crew talks mission highlights, next steps admin - October 15, 2024 Polaris Dawn crewmembers (from left) Anna Menon, Sarah...