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Pictures of the Month
August 2020
With the 'Pictures of the Month' epa offers you a selection of its professionally edited service. The curated photo selection highlights the most important topics of this month and brings together some of epa's most eye catching and visually appealing images selected by our Editors.
The photo selection spans all image categories ranging from economy, business and finance through to human interest, sports, arts, culture and entertainment. Thus, offering a comprehensive retrospective for each month.
This month's coverage included these topics:
- News:
e.g. Belarus presidential election / anti-government protests, USA police violence & Black Lives Matter protests, atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Alexei Navalny alleged poisoning, Beirut harbor explosion, Mali coup d'état, China/Hong Kong Jimmy Lai arrest, USA presidential election campaign & party conventions, Gaza Strip night protest, Mauritius tanker oil spill, Christchurch mosque shooting: Brenton Tarrant verdict, Germany Walter Luebcke murder trial, Netherlands/Lebanon Hariri murder trial verdict, New Genoa San Giorgio Bridge inauguration, heatwave in Europe, Australia asylum seeker protest, Blue Wings - joint German-Israeli military excercise, USA Postal Service USPS protest, monsoon floods in Bangladesh and Pakistan, tropical storm Isaias, hurricane Laura, Poland Solidarnosc Union 40th anniversary, Kursk submarine disaster anniversary, forest fires in Spain, California (USA), SolarStratos flight. - Sports:
e.g. Formula One Black Lives Matter solidarity, UEFA Champions League final, UEFA Europa League final, Tour de France, speedway Ekstraliga. - Arts, Culture and Entertainment:
e.g. Britain opening of East Terrace Garden at Windsor Castle, Austria Award for Placido Domingo, Andy Warhol Pop Art exhibition in Bangkok, Russian State Academic Central Puppet Theater opens 90th season, India Ganesha Festival, Mumbai, USA Mayflower II returns, Berlin Zoo Panda cubs first Birthday.

Women embrace a member of Belarusian Interior Ministry troops who stands guard during a rally in support of the Belarusian opposition, against police brutality and the results of the Belarusian presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, 14 August 2020. Long-time President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko won the elections by a landslide with 80 percent of the votes, a result questioned and protested by the oppositions. Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya fled to Lithuania after rejecting the election results she claimed was rigged. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

A picture taken with a drone shows a capsized ship lies at port area four days after explosions that hit Beirut port, in Beirut, Lebanon, 08 August 2020 (issued 12 August 2020). Lebanese Health Ministry said at least 171 people were killed, and more than 6000 injured in the Beirut blast that devastated the port area on 04 August and believed to have been caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse.. EPA-EFE/STR

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas wears a BLACK LIVES MATTER shirt on the grid prior to the 2020 Formula One Grand Prix of Spain at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmelo, Spain, 16 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Albert Gea / Pool

A man walks past the 'Ladies and Gentlemen' series during the inauguration of the Andy Warhol Pop Art exhibit at the RCB Galleria in Bangkok, Thailand, 11 August 2020. Running from 12 August to 24 November, the exhibit showcases 128 original artworks and memorabilia from the private collection of Italian art collector Gianfranco Rosini. Andy Warhol Pop Art is divided in four sections showcasing self-portraits and photos, celebrity portraits, magazine and album covers, and silk prints. EPA-EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL

Norwegian rider Alexander Kristoff (C) of the UAE-Team Emirates celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France over 156km in Nice, France, 29 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Christophe Petit-Tesson / Pool

Fishermen pick up a dead dolphin from the Indian Ocean off Grand Sable, Mauritius, 28 August 2020 (issued 29 August 2020). Its estimated 39 dolphins and whales have washed up dead on the beaches of Mauritius in the past three days. According to Greenpeace Africa the carcasses have been taken for post mortem analysis to establish cause of death and if there is a connection with the oil spill from the MV Wakashio, a Japanese owned Panama-flagged bulk carrier after it ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius spilling more than 1000 tons of fuel. EPA-EFE/LAURA MOROSOLI

Brenton Tarrant during sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, 24 August 2020. Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced on 24 August for terrorism, 51 murders and 40 attempted murders, for his attack on two mosques in Christchurch in 2019. EPA-EFE/JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / POOL AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT PIXILATED AT SOURCE

Pilots and technicians from Israel (L) and from Germany (R) ellbow bumb as they pose in front of an Israeli F-16C/D 'Barak' (L) and a Bundeswehr Eurofighter (R) during the joint German-Israeli military excercise Blue Wings 2020 in Noervenich, Germany 20 August 2020. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH

A woman cools off in a fountain in central Brussels, Belgium, 10 August 2020. Belgium is in the midst of a heatwave, with temperatures reaching around 34 degrees Celsius in the capital. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Swiss adventurer Raphael Domjan jumps from the SolarStratos solar powered aircraft prototype with Spanish test pilot Miguel A. Iturmendi aboard during a test flight and attempt to break two world records at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, 25 August 2020. Two world record were made during today's test flight, the first jump in history from an electric aircraft exclusively charged with solar energy and the first solar free fall. The main objective of the SolarStratos Mission project is to be the first solar flight to achieve stratospheric flight. EPA-EFE/LAURENT GILLIERON / POOL

An Los Angeles Sherriff’s deputy speaks with a Black Lives Matter protester during a protest in Los Angeles, California, USA, 25 August 2020. The protest was in held in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin and Anthony McClain in Pasadena. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA

A man takes the opportunity and washes his cattle in the flood water of an affected area in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 August 2020. According to reports of the National Disaster Response Coordination Group (NDRCG), at least 5.4 million people are affected by the floods in 33 districts in Bangladesh, that reportedly already had cost the lives of at least 41 people. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM

People gather for a rally in support of funding the United States Postal Service outside a post office in New York, New York, USA, 25 August 2020. Funding for the United States Postal Service (USPS) has become a political issue after US President Donald J. Trump acknowledged earlier this month that he was blocking funds for the US Postal Service to make it more difficult for the agency to handle mail-in ballots for November's presidential election. US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has said he would suspend any proposed cuts to postal services until after the election. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Belarusian opposition candidate for President, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, 21 August 2020. Tikhanovskaya fled to Lithuania with her family following the 09 August Belarus presidential election. Opposition in Belarus alleges poll-rigging and police violence at protests following election results claiming that president Lukashenko had won a landslide victory in the 09 August elections. EPA-EFE/STR

FC Bayern celebrates winning the UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich in Lisbon, Portugal, 23 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Miguel A. Lopes / POOL

Saad Al Hariri speaks to the press after leaving the Lebanon Tribunal after the ruling on the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Al Hariri of Lebanon in Leidschendam, The Netherlands, 18 August 2020 EPA-EFE/Koen van Weel

The 'Tricolour Arrows' (Frecce Tricolori), aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, during the inauguration ceremony of the Genoa's new viaduct, two years after its predecessor, the Morandi bridge, collapsed in a disaster that claimed 43 lives, in Genoa, northern Italy, 03 August 2020. The new structure has been named Genoa San Giorgio Bridge. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO

A discarded protective face mask lies on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 04 August 2020. Russian authorities continue to gradually ease restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the country. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

People watch virtual lanterns on a screen during an 'online' lantern event where people gathered to watch virtual lanterns on large screens, in Hiroshima, Japan, 06 August 2020. The annual floating lantern event, which attracts thousands of people, has been canceled this year to avoid large gatherings. On 06 August 2020 Japan marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. In 1945 the United States dropped two nuclear bombs over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 06 and 09 August respectively, killing more than 200,000 people. This year’s annual commemoration events were either canceled or scaled down amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/DAI KUROKAWA

People injured in the Beirut Port explosion receive first aid at Najjar Hospital in Al-Hamra area in Beirut, Lebanon, 04 August 2020. According to media reports citing official sources at least 40 people were killed and 2,500 injured in the explosion which also caused severe damage, while its cause is not yet known. EPA-EFE/NABIL MOUNZER

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo speaks after being honored with the 2020 Austrian Music Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award during the 'Oesterreichische Musiktheaterpreis' (Austrian Music Theatre Award) gala at the Salzburg Airport, in Salzburg, 06 August 2020. EPA-EFE/ANDREAS SCHAAD

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak (R) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) sign the new US-Poland Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, 15 August 2020. EPA-EFE/PAWEL SUPERNAK POLAND OUT

One street thermometer marks 42 degres in central Murcia, southeastern Spain, 07 August 2020. A new heatwave hitting the Iberian Peninsula will elevate temperatures over 40 degrees celsius, according to forecasts. EPA-EFE/Juan Carlos Caval

A Malian soldier gives the thumbs up as civilians cheer military and police as they drive through the streets of Bamako, a day after the military seized the Presidency in Bamako, Mali, 19 August 2020. Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta resigned 19 August 2020 after he was seized by military in coup on 18 August 2020. EPA-EFE/H.DIAKITE

US President Donald J. Trump speaks in front of Air Force One at the edge of an airplane hanger during a campaign stop in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA, 28 August 2020. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER

Baby pandas Pit and Paule (Chinese names Meng Yuan and Meng Xiang) play next to an ice cake forming the number one in their enclosure at the Zoo Berlin, Germany, 31 August 2020. Giant Panda Meng Meng gave birth to the two baby pandas on 31 August 2019, to father Jiao Qing. Meng Meng and Jiao Qing are on loan from China for 15 years. Baby pandas Meng Yuan and Meng Xiang or Pit and Paule, like the Berliners call them, received an ice cream cake, designed by an ice artist, on the occasion of their first anniversary. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN

Images of former Vice President Joe Biden are displayed on a screen in front of the empty stage during the virtual Democratic National Convention at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 20 August 2020. Thursday marked the last day of the Democratic National Convention, which is being held virtually for the first time in history. EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY / POOL

People hold an icon, which reflects the Belarusian opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya during her campaign rally in Baranovichi, some 150 km from Minsk, Belarus, 02 August 2020. The presidential election in Belarus is scheduled to take place on 09 August 2020. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

Fans of the Motor Lublin speedway team on rented lifters observe their team's competition with Betard Sparta Wroclaw in Lublin, Poland, 02 August 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, speedway matches are played with limited number of spectators. Motor Lublin fans rented lifter to be able to watch the match. EPA-EFE/WOJTEK JARGILO POLAND OUT

A Pakistani uses a raft on a flooded road after heavy rains in Karachi, Pakistan, 27 August 2020. Heavy monsoon rain flooded several areas of Karachi causing traffic jams and power outages. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER

A TUI fly plane arrives at Mahon Airport in Menorca, Balearic Island, Spain, 16 August 2020. German travel company TUI on 15 August has canceled all of its flights to Spain, including Balearic Islands, except for the Canary Islands, after recommendations from the German government over the high number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. TUI announced the cancellation of the Spanish flights from 15 to 24 August. EPA-EFE/DAVID ARQUIMBAU SINTES

Relatives of Alexander Tarakhovsky mourn next to his coffin during a funeral ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, 15 August 2020. Alexander Tarakhovsky (also spelled Alexander Taraykovskiy), a 34-year-old demonstrator, was reportedly killed on 10 August during an opposition rally against the presidential election results. Long-time president Alexander Lukashenko won the elections by a landslide with 80 percent of the votes, a result questioned and protested by the oppositions. Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya fled to Lithuania after rejecting the election results she claimed was rigged. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

A royal gardener poses during a photo-call to mark the opening of East Terrace Garden at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, 05 August 2020 (issued 06 August 2020). The East Terrace Garden which are overlooked by the British Royal families private rooms will be opened to the public for the first time in over forty years. The East Terrace Garden was designed for Britain's King George IV between 1824 and 1826, to provide a pleasant view from his new royal apartments along the east front of the Castle. The East Terrace Garden will be part of a visit to Windsor Castle on weekends in August, starting on Saturday, 8 August 2020. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL

French President Emmanuel Macron listens to a resident as he visits a devastated street of Beirut, Lebanon, 06 August 2020. Macron arrived to Lebanon to show support after a massive explosion on 04 August in which at least 135 people were killed, and more than 5,000 injured in what believed to have been caused by an estimated 2,750 of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. EPA-EFE/Thibault Camus / POOL MAXPPP OUT

A volunteer carries an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha for immersion into an artificial pond as part of a ritual, in Mumbai, India, 23 August 2020. Ganesha Chaturthi is a day on which Lord Ganesha is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the Shukla Chaturthi, the fourth day of the waxing moon period. Ganesha Chaturthi, a ten-day-long event which is celebrated all over India. The idols of the Hindu deity are worshipped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents before they are immersed into water bodies. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT

Sevilla's Fernando (C) lifts the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final match between Sevilla FC and Inter Milan in Cologne, Germany 21 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Lars Baron / POOL

The Mayflower II is towed past Bug Light in Plymouth Harbor, on way to her her home port of Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, 10 August 2020, returning to Plymouth memorial State Park. A gift from England in 1957, the popular tourist attraction spent three years and 11.2 million dollars (9.49 million euros) of restoration work at the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, and began her journey home on 20 July 2020. The crew of the Mayflower II spent nearly three weeks performing sailing and seaworthy tests before historical sail home. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER

A photograph taken with a drone shows the Christ the Redeemer monument with the projection of the Lebanese flag in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 06 August 2020. The Lebanese flag was projected on the famous monument in honor of the victims of the tragic explosion that occurred on 04 August in the port area of Beirut, which has left more than 130 dead and 5,000 injured. EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda

A view of the wreckage of the of an Air India Express Boeing 737 after it crashed at Calicut International Airport in Kozhikode, India, 08 August 2020. According to media reports, at least 17 people were killed after an Air India Express Boeing 737 en route from Dubai with 190 people on board skidded off the runway at Calicut International Airport during a landing amid rain and broke in two. EPA-EFE/PRAKASH ELAMAKKARA

A view of a mural 'The monument dedicated to the sunken nuclear submarine Kursk' by street artist Artur Kashak in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia 12 August 2020. The Nuclear submarine 'Kursk' sank in the Barents Sea taking the lives of 118 sailors on 12 August 2000. Russian street artist Artur Kashak on 12 August 2018 turned an abandoned bridge support in a folk monument dedicated to the sunken nuclear submarine 'Kursk'. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

A man holds a poster with sign that reads 'Navalny let's live' during single picket to supporting Alexey Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, 20 August 2020. Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny was placed in the hospital after he felt bad on board of a plane on his way from Tomsk to Moscow. The flight was interrupted and after landing in Omsk, Navalny was admitted to the hospital with the suspicion of a toxic poisoning. EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV

A little Ukrainian girl plays during the march of Ukrainian defenders dedicated to 'Independence Day' celebration in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 24 August 2020. Ukrainians mark the 29th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Sevilla's Lucas Ocampos kisses the UEFA Europa League trophy following the UEFA Europa League final soccer match between Sevilla FC and Inter Milan in Cologne, Germany 21 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Friedemann Vogel / POOL

Main defendant Stephan Ernst speaks with his lawyer Mustafa Kaplan (L) as he arrives in the courtroom for the continuation of his trial in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 13 August 2020. Stephan Ernst, who has a history of right-wing extremism, is accused of shooting Walter Luebcke, a politician of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) in the state of Hesse. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK / POOL

Belarussian riot policemen hit and detain an unidentified person in a street of Minsk, Belarus, 10 August 2020. Long-time leader Lukashenko won the Belarus presidential elections by a landslide with about 80 percent of the votes. The opposition does not recognize the results questioning the transparency in the counting process. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

Director Ekaterina Obraztsova sits with a puppet in the auditorium during the gathering of the troupe of the State Academic Central Puppet Theater named after S.V. Obraztsov on the eve of the 90th theater season in Moscow, Russia, 20 August 2020. The dolls sat in the auditorium and met the artists who would begin rehearsals after more than five months when the theatre has not been visited by spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY

A general view of the MV Wakashio, a Japanese owned Panama-flagged bulk carrier after it ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, 13 August 2020 (issued 14 August 2020). The ship was sailing from China to Brazil when it hit coral reefs near Pointe d'Esny on 25 July 2020. Oil from the grounded ship is damaging protected marine ecosystems. According to Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, who declared a state of environmental emergency, most of the oil has been removed from the ship. However, there are fears the ship could break up spilling more oil into the ocean. Containment booms have been set up in multiple locations nearby to try and contain the oil slick. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

Headcoach Hansi Flick (L) and David Alaba (R) of Bayern react with Neymar of PSG after the UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich in Lisbon, Portugal, 23 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Miguel A. Lopes / POOL

'Black Lives Matter' protesters march through Notting Hill in London, Britain, 30 August 2020. The annual Notting Hill Festival is taking place online this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Police were stepping up patrols in the area in case of illegal parties that may take place Sunday and Monday, the usual festival days. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

A firefighter organizes truck's movement as the Lake Fire continues its progress in Lake Hughes, California, USA, 12 August 2020. According to the latest media report the fire burnt 10,000 acres. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

A nurse attends a man undergoing treatment after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, at the Civil Hospital, in Tarn Taran, India, 02 August 2020. According to media reports, at least 86 people have died across the state of Punjab after reportedly consuming spurious liquor. The deceased belonged to Taran Taran, Mucchal, Tangra and Batala districts. The Punjab state government has ordered a magisterial probe into the matter. EPA-EFE/RAMINDER PAL SINGH

Jill Scipione of Hudson County, New Jersey, participates in a small rally in support of funding the United States Postal Service at a post office in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, 21 August 2020. Funding for the United States Postal Service (USPS) has become a political issue after US President Donald J. Trump acknowledged earlier this month that he was blocking funds for the US Postal Service to make it more difficult for the agency to handle mail-in ballots for November's presidential election. US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has said he would suspend any cuts to postal services until after the election. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Jimmy Lai (C), media tycoon and founder of Apple Daily, is escorted by police after he was arrested at his home in Hong Kong, China, 10 August 2020. On 10 August, under the new and controversial national security law, Hong Kong police arrested Jimmy Lai and raided the Apple's Daily headquarter. According to media reports six others have also been arrested. EPA-EFE/VERNON YUEN

Doctors provide medical treatment to people, who were reportedly tortured and beaten by the police, after being released from a detention center in Minsk, Belarus, 14 August 2020, where protesters were kept following recent protests against the presidential election results. According to media reports, nearly 7,000 people have been detained and hundreds injured in the crackdown on demonstrators protesting the official results that said long-time president Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide with 80 percent of the vote. Main opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled to Lithuania after rejecting the election results she claimed was rigged. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

An image made with a mobile phone showing a general view of the harbor area with smoke billowing from an area of a large exoplosion, with damage and debris after a large explosion rocked the harbor area of Beirut, Lebanon, 04 August 2020. According to reports, several people have been injured and large area badly damaged. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH

Office workers watch as trees bend in the wind in lower Manhattan as Tropical Storm Isaias passes through New York, New York, USA, 04 August 2020. The storm, which made landfall as hurricane in the southeastern part of the the United States, is forecasted to bring strong winds and rain to the region. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

A group of detained asylum seekers reacts from the balconies of the the Kangaroo Point Central Hotel as protesters hold a rally outside the building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15 August 2020. Hundreds of people marched on the day outside the hotel, where some 100 refugees and asylum seekers are being detained, media reported. Protesters had planned to blockade Brisbane's Story Bridge, which the Queensland government successfully won a court order in the Supreme Court blocking the sit-in on the bridge. EPA-EFE/DARREN ENGLAND AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Palestinian protesters calling themselves the 'night confusion units' gather near the Gaza-Israel border east Gaza Strip, 16 August 2020. Five Palestinian protesters were injured during the protest near border between Israel and eastern Gaza Strip. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER

A general view of an oil containment boom in the foreground with a salvage vessel behind the two parts of the MV Wakashio, a Japanese owned Panama-flagged bulk carrier after it split in two following running aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, 17 August 2020. The ship was sailing from China to Brazil when it hit coral reefs near Pointe d'Esny on 25 July 2020. Oil from the grounded ship is damaging protected marine ecosystems. EPA-EFE/LAURA MOROSOLI

German climate activist Luisa Neubauer, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Belgian climate activists Adelaide Charlier and Anuna De Wever, walk in front of the Central Station towards the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 20 August 2020. German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited the four activists for a talk at the chancellery. The talk is not open to the press. EPA-EFE/HAYOUNG JEON

Members of the opposition M5-RFP group hold a press conference in Bamako, Mali, 20 August 2020. Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keita resigned 19 August 2020 after a coup by the military on 18 August 2020. EPA-EFE/STR

A photographer takes pictures as Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez stands on stage and images of Senator Kamala Harris holding a little girl are displayed on a screen during the virtual Democratic National Convention at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 20 August 2020. Thursday marked the last day of the Democratic National Convention, which is being held virtually for the first time in history. EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY / POOL

Police on guard in front of Charite clinic in Berlin, Germany, 22 August 2020, where Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is being treated. Navalny was first placed in an hospital in Omsk, Russia, after he felt bad on board of a plane on his way from Tomsk to Moscow. The flight was interrupted and after landing in Omsk Navalny was delivered to hospital with a suspicion of a toxic poisoning. The hospital management agreed on 21 August 2020 to transport Navalny to a German hospital for further treatment. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER

Yemenis gather around a grave as two men bury the body of a Houthi fighter allegedly killed in ongoing fighting with Saudi-backed government forces, during a funeral procession at a cemetery in Sana’a, Yemen, 24 August 2020. Yemen has been in the grip of an armed conflict since late 2014 between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government, claiming the lives of more than 100,000 people. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

Two men react after being blocked from driving down US Highway 90 as it is blocked on both sides by downed power lines from Hurricane Laura in Iowa, Louisiana, USA, 27 August 2020. Hurricane Laura made landfall early in the early morning 27 August as a Category 4 storm. EPA-EFE/DAN ANDERSON

A view of damaged buildings after massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, 05 August 2020. According to Beirut's Governor Marwan Abboud, at least 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 were injured after an explosion, caused by over 2,500 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse, devastated the port area on 04 August. EPA-EFE/NABIL MOUNZER

A general view shows the Szczecin Philharmonic with illuminated words reading 'Solidarity', as part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the August 1980 Agreements in Szczecin, northwestern Poland, 30 August 2020. The 1980 August agreements were between striking workers and Poland's communist authorities which led to the creation of Independent Self-governing Labour Union 'Solidarity'. EPA-EFE/MARCIN BIELECKI POLAND OUT

Protesters wearing masks face off with sheriff deputies as they stand guard next to the crime scene where a black man, identified by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles as Dijon Kizzee, was shot by two sheriff deputies in Westmont, South Los Angeles, California, USA, 31 August 2020. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

View of the fire during the night set at the village of Almonaster la Real, in Huelva, Andalusia, southern of Spain, 31 August 2020. The fire has burnt 10,000 hectares. EPA-EFE/David Arjona

Beds for COVID-19 patients are set up in a temporary facility at the AsiaWorld Expo in Hong Kong, China, 01 August 2020. The Hospital Authority said the facility has been designed to take in COVID-19 patients who had been in public hospital and were not ready to return home but whose symptoms were mild. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

People gather at the site where a twelve-year old girl was shot dead early 02 August 2020, at a motorway service area in Botkyrka, south of Stockholm, Sweden, 03 August 2020. According to unconfirmed reports the teenage girl was hit by a stray bullet and had not been the intended target. EPA-EFE/STINA STJERNKVIST SWEDEN OUT

People, who fled a prison after a militant attack, sit on the ground after they were captured by Afghan security officials in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 03 August 2020. At least five people have been killed and 42 people were injured when armed militants attacked a prison in Jalalabad. EPA-EFE/GHULAMULLAH HABIBI

A volunteer lights a lantern with a message of peace at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan, 08 August 2020. Nagasaki is preparing to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing on 09 August as related events are either canceled or scaled down this year to avoid the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In 1945 the United States dropped two nuclear bombs over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 06 and 09 August respectively, killing more than 200,000 people. EPA-EFE/DAI KUROKAWA