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Racist reality
When a walk on the beach can end in a nightmare: Black people are repeatedly attacked in Spain, most recently Real Madrid professional Vinícius Júnior had reported racist insults. The incident has sparked a nationwide discussion about how black people are treated in society.
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Photo: Emilio Morenatti / AP
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Collapsed
Where this hat floats in a puddle, there should soon be a finished house. But a storm has torn down the building still under construction in Conroe in the US state of Texas. According to local media reports, the construction workers had noticed the storm and were in the process of packing up their tools and getting to safety when the house collapsed. At least two people were killed.
Photo: Jon Shapley / dpa
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Baroque fumble
A visitor to the Fêtes Galantes is on his way to the Palace of Versailles. For the seventh time, a costume party was celebrated in the premises of the French Sun King on Monday. Dance classes, concerts, guided tours and, as a highlight, a ball in the Hall of Mirrors were offered. Prerequisite: All guests had to come in a presentation typical of the Baroque era.
Photo: Ludovic Marin / AFP
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Hell, that's the multinationals
An activist from the protest group "Fossil Free London" demonstrates during Shell's ongoing shareholders' meeting. The oil company has made a record profit in the energy crisis.
Photo: Toby Melville / REUTERS
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Colorful skies
Many colorful kites fly over the beach of Norddeich in East Frisia at the kite festival. More than 80 kite athletes had announced their attendance at the annual spectacle, and visitors also came from neighbouring European countries. In the sky, they could also see the video game hero "Super Mario" or the clownfish "Nemo".
Photo: Lars Klemmer / dpa
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Video surveillance or not, that is the question
Cameras hang on the Konstablerwache in Frankfurt am Main, in front of whose lenses on Tuesday are foils with crossed-out camera symbols. The Frankfurt police would like to see a reactivation of video surveillance at the site, currently no camera is active there.
Photo: Sebastian Gollnow / dpa
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Dangerous fever
Crimean-Congo fever is spreading in Iraq, with at least 119 cases officially known. As a precautionary measure, veterinarians are therefore spraying disinfectants at a livestock breeding farm in Baghdad. The infectious disease, like Ebola and Lassa, causes internal bleeding and is often fatal to humans. The disease is transmitted by ticks.
Photo: Ameer Al-Mohammedawi / dpa
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Rubble and ashes
Flames and smoke rise from the historic post office in the Philippine capital Manila. Late on Sunday evening, a major fire broke out in the country's most important sorting and distribution center. The cause is still unclear.
Photo: Francis R. Malasig / EPO
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And every day greets the election
Scene in Istanbul, a few days before the run-off election: On 28 May, voters in Turkey are called upon to cast their ballots again. The presidential elections were a real neck-and-neck race – in the end, it was not enough for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to be re-elected, but he was not even half a percent short of an absolute majority. Erdoğan is now running again against challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who won 44.88 percent of the vote. Meanwhile, the ultra-nationalist politician Sinan Oğan, who came third in the election, called for Erdoğan's election.
Photo: Francisco Seco / AP
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Have a good flight
The approval process dragged on for years, but now it's here: In Wernigerode, the first witches' traffic light in Saxony-Anhalt has been put into operation. The traffic light shows a witch on a flying broom in the green phase and a devil figure in the red phase. The idea came from a group of visitors who annually celebrate the Walpurgis Festival in Wernigerode.
Photo: Matthias Bein / dpa
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Ball safe ground use
Drop, Clear, Smash: Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei of Malaysia compete in China at the World Championships in mixed badminton doubles. The Sudirman Cup, named after former Indonesian top player Dick Sudirman, is mostly dominated by this year's host country. So far, it has been held 18 times – 13 times the title went to Chinese teams.
Photo: Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
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Enjoy your meal
On the other hand, the grass is much greener, thought this cow in Wehrheim near Frankfurt am Main. So that she doesn't get electrocuted at the electric fence, she runs up to acrobatic top forms.
Photo: Michael Probst / AP
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Up with the rope
Artists from the Brazilian group Cia Base, which specialises in »vertical dance and aerial circus«, will present their skills at the international circus festival in Rio de Janeiro.
Photo: Bruna Prado / AP
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Flower fans
These two visitors to the »Chelsea Flower Show« make no secret of their love for flowers. The most important garden show in the United Kingdom takes place every year in London.
Photo: Toby Melville / REUTERS
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Razing to the ground
On Monday, a worker carries away corrugated iron, behind him the work is in full swing. On the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, one of the largest slums is destroyed. According to France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, the aim is to eliminate slums, eliminate undignified living conditions and create alternative accommodation. He also wants to expel people without the right to stay. The island geographically belongs to the archipelago of the Comoros and had voted to remain with France in 1974.
Photo: Philippe Lopez / AFP
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Not with us
The Israeli flag raised in the air: demonstrators march to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on Tuesday to protest against the vote on the state budget. The negotiations had put a heavy strain on the government – and time was of the essence. In the final reading, the budget for 2023 and 2024 was finally approved, with massive concessions to ultra-conservative parties. Thousands demonstrated in Jerusalem against the allocation of more funds to ultra-Orthodox Israelis.
Photo: Abir Sultan / EPA
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See, hear, marvel
It's not just this little spectator who makes big eyes. The light and music show of the Fountains of Bucharest is the longest choreographed fountain complex in the world at 1.4 kilometers. In the warm months, the attraction attracts thousands of visitors to the Romanian capital.
Photo: Vadim Ghirda / AP
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Flag march
It is May 18, on the border with Israel east of Gaza. A man holds two crossed Palestinian flags in the air, behind which black smoke rises from burning tires. The demonstration is a reaction to Jerusalem Day, which takes place at the same time – in which nationalists celebrate the conquest of the city with a flag march and also march through Muslim areas. What patriotism is for some, is provocation for others.
Photo: Mohammed Abed / AFP
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The cabbage from the mountain
The heads are ripe and ready to be harvested: A man in Nanshan, China, walks through a cabbage field that is a good 1100 meters above sea level.
Photo: Sam Yeh / AFP
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Tulle on the carpet
A visitor to the Cannes Film Festival walks the red carpet in front of the Festival Palace in a sensational dress. Inside, the new film by Wes Anderson premiered. Among other things, »Asteroid City« is about aliens in the USA in the fifties.
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Antonin Thuillier / AFP