Photos of the Week: Oil Wrestling, Flaming Bull, Gorgosaurus Sale
A tragic shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois, a fishing contest in Uruguay, a hot-dog-eating contest in Coney Island, a scary Formula 1 crash in England, scenes from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, an anti-government rally in Albania, flooding in El Salvador, the San Fermin festival’s return to Pamplona, and much more
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1. Breeder Mohammad Hasan Narejo displays the very long ears of his kid goat Simba in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 6, 2022
2. Jumbo-Visma team's rider Wout Van Aert celebrates as he cycles past the finish line to win the fourth stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Dunkirk and Calais, in northern France, on July 5, 2022.
3. Paper lanterns form the shape of the Milky Way along a staircase, during "Tanabata," or the Star Festival event, at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, on July 7, 2022.
4. People watch the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in New York City on July 4, 2022.
5. Law-enforcement members escort a family away from the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022. Police arrested Robert Crimo III in connection with the shooting, and prosecutors have now charged him with seven counts of first-degree murder.
6. A fisheye-lens-view of fireworks exploding above the East River during the 46th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks display, overlooking the Chrysler Building, with the Empire State Building seen in reflection, viewed from Summit One Vanderbilt on July 4, 2022, in New York City.
7. A model wears a creation for Schiaparelli's Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2022–2023 fashion collection in Paris, France, on July 4, 2022.
8. Clubbers dressed in white attend the Sensation music festival at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 2, 2022.
9. People walk near stranded cars during a flash flood caused by heavy rains due to tropical storm Bonnie, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 2, 2022
10. A turtle swims in New York City's Central Park on July 3, 2022.
11. A fallen leaf lies on a deck after heavy rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the region, in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 3, 2022.
12. A wrestler cools off as he competes during the 661st annual Historic Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling championship, in Edirne, Turkey, on July 2, 2022. The festival is part of UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritages.
13. A girl looks toward the sunset as she waits to watch fireworks from a park in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 4, 2022.
14. Mexican dancer Valeria Mariaud dances during a rehearsal of the ballet Don Quixote, in a hall at the National Ballet of Cuba headquarters in Havana, Cuba, on July 6, 2022.
15. People march during the 23rd annual Pride Parade in Bogotá, Colombia, on July 3, 2022.
16. A guardian of the Tower of London, known as a Beefeater, poses for a photograph among flowers planted in the moat area of the Tower of London on July 4, 2022, in London, England. In honor of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year, the Tower has sown 20 million seeds in its moat to create a landscape of wildflowers that show their various colors throughout the summer.
17. Abortion-rights supporter Sam Scarcello, covered in fake blood, sits in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2022. Protests continued across the country following the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade at the end of June.
18. An Orthodox priest blesses water prior to a traditional pilgrim's swim around a cross, which marks St. Antony Dymsky of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia's Dymskoye lake, near Antonyevo-Dymsky Holy Trinity Monastery, on July 7, 2022.
19. A photo taken from the Royal Clock Tower shows the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, located in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on July 6, 2022.
20. Protesters hold up their mobile phones outside the prime minister's office during an anti-government rally in Tirana, Albania, on July 7, 2022. The Albanian opposition rallied in the capital, Tirana, calling for the resignation of the government, which they blame for corruption and inflicting poverty.
21. Tiger Woods plays his second shot to the ninth hole during day one of the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland, on July 4, 2022.
22. People are chased by the Toro de Fuego ("flaming bull") as it runs through the streets during the opening day, or Chupinazo, of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 6, 2022, in Pamplona, Spain. The famous Spanish festival resumed in earnest this year after being twice canceled because of COVID-19.
23. A participant runs in the High-Heels Race, part of Pride celebrations in Madrid's Chueca neighborhood, in Spain, on July 7, 2022.
24. A couple and their dog drive their miniature steam engine across the show grounds at the Great Yorkshire Steam and Vintage Rally in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, on July 2, 2022.
25. Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo pose with 63 and 40 hot dogs, respectively, after winning the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot-dog-eating contest in Coney Island on July 4, 2022, in New York.
26. A Ukrainian military journalist takes cover in a wheat field as he captures video while a tank team with the 14th Mechanized Brigade of Prince Roman the Great fires on an enemy position on July 1, 2022, in Ukraine's Donetsk District. In recent weeks, Russia has concentrated its firepower on Ukraine's Donbas region, where it has long backed two separatist regions at war with the Ukrainian government since 2014.
27. Local residents look on as smoke rises after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 7, 2022.
28. Thirteen coffins are seen at the Krasnopilske cemetery during a mass funeral for members of the Ukrainian military in Dnipro, Ukraine, on July 1, 2022. The weekly funeral is held to honor soldiers killed in the line of duty with many unidentified due to complications of the war and families stuck in the occupied Russian territories. The cemetery's military section has added more than 300 graves since the war began.
29. Hindu devotees release oil lamps on the Buriganga River as they observe Bipodtarini puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 5, 2022.
30. Fishermen compete in the Brotola Fishing Contest at Las Toscas beach in Uruguay, on July 3, 2022. More than 500 fishermen took part in the contest.
31. An art handler looks at a Gorgosaurus skeleton measuring 10 feet (3.05 meters) tall, as it is unveiled at Sotheby's in New York, on July 5, 2022. The specimen is the highlight of Sotheby's geek-week sale series and has an estimated value of $5 million to $8 million.
32. Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu skids upside down across the track after a collision with Mercedes driver George Russell (unseen) during the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, England, on July 3, 2022. Zhou's car ended up stuck between barriers, and it took some time to extract him, but he was removed and later cleared by medical personnel.
33. A reveler is thrown into the air by others during the opening of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 6, 2022.
34. President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Simone Biles at the White House, in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 2022.
35. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street in central London on July 7, 2022. Johnson quit as the Conservative Party's leader, after three tumultuous years in the charge marked by Brexit, COVID, and mounting scandals.
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