• Giuseppe Paterno, 96, Italy's oldest student, attends his graduation day after completing his undergraduate degree in history and philosophy at the University of Palermo. Reuters
    Giuseppe Paterno, 96, Italy's oldest student, attends his graduation day after completing his undergraduate degree in history and philosophy at the University of Palermo. Reuters
  • A refugee boy sleeps by his mother at Victoria square in central Athens, Greece. AFP
    A refugee boy sleeps by his mother at Victoria square in central Athens, Greece. AFP
  • A Miskito ethnic group boy looks out a bus window as his family returns to La Mosquitia due to job loss caused by the pandemic in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. AFP
    A Miskito ethnic group boy looks out a bus window as his family returns to La Mosquitia due to job loss caused by the pandemic in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. AFP
  • A donkey is seen on the nearly deserted street at the McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. EPA
    A donkey is seen on the nearly deserted street at the McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. EPA
  • A demonstrator raises her fist while listening to a speech during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. AP Photo
    A demonstrator raises her fist while listening to a speech during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. AP Photo
  • Festival goers talk over a barrier during the soundcheck of the Swiss band Hot Like Sushi, at the 'Swiss Mountain Roadshow', in Steffisburg. EPA
    Festival goers talk over a barrier during the soundcheck of the Swiss band Hot Like Sushi, at the 'Swiss Mountain Roadshow', in Steffisburg. EPA
  • A spectator catches a football kicked by players warming up during round nine of the AFL in a match between the Carlton Blues and the Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia. Getty Images
    A spectator catches a football kicked by players warming up during round nine of the AFL in a match between the Carlton Blues and the Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia. Getty Images
  • Sandor Nagy practices slacklining at Boscombe Beach in Bournemouth, southern England. AFP
    Sandor Nagy practices slacklining at Boscombe Beach in Bournemouth, southern England. AFP
  • Boston Red Sox second baseman Jose Peraza, right, reacts after he was hit with a pitch during the MLB baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA. EPA
    Boston Red Sox second baseman Jose Peraza, right, reacts after he was hit with a pitch during the MLB baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA. EPA
  • The Honour Guard presents the flag that was on the casket of late US Congressman John Lewis to his son, John-Miles Lewis, at the burial service in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Reutres
    The Honour Guard presents the flag that was on the casket of late US Congressman John Lewis to his son, John-Miles Lewis, at the burial service in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Reutres
  • Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong speaks during a press conference after being disqualified for his Legislative Council nominations in Hong Kong, China. Getty Images
    Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong speaks during a press conference after being disqualified for his Legislative Council nominations in Hong Kong, China. Getty Images
  • The Proton-M carrier rocket with the Briz-M booster, Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103 Russian telecommunication satellites blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    The Proton-M carrier rocket with the Briz-M booster, Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103 Russian telecommunication satellites blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Reuters

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