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Pictures of the Year 2020, Part 61/82

Pictures of the Year 2020
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A smiley face is seen carved into the head of a sunflower in a field in Dunham Massey, Britain, August 13, 2020. (Photo by Phil Noble/Reuters)

A smiley face is seen carved into the head of a sunflower in a field in Dunham Massey, Britain, August 13, 2020. (Photo by Phil Noble/Reuters)

A woman poses for a photo at Hitchin Lavender farm in Ickleford, Britain, August 4, 2020. (Photo by Peter Cziborra/Reuters)

A woman poses for a photo at Hitchin Lavender farm in Ickleford, Britain, August 4, 2020. (Photo by Peter Cziborra/Reuters)

Pictures of the Year 2020, Part 60/82

Extinction Rebellion activists dye fountains in Trafalgar Square, London on August 9, 2020, during a protest in solidarity with indigenous communities in Brazil who are dying from Covid-19. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images)

Extinction Rebellion activists dye fountains in Trafalgar Square, London on August 9, 2020, during a protest in solidarity with indigenous communities in Brazil who are dying from Covid-19. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images)

Women holding the Singapore national flag pose for a photograph at the Merlion Park to mark the 55th National Day celebrations in Singapore on August 9, 2020. National Day is celebrated in commemoration of Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965. (Photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP Photo)

Women holding the Singapore national flag pose for a photograph at the Merlion Park to mark the 55th National Day celebrations in Singapore on August 9, 2020. National Day is celebrated in commemoration of Singapore’s independence from Malaysia in 1965. (Photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP Photo)

Police personnel wearing face masks take part in a full-dress rehearsal for India's Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 13, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Police personnel wearing face masks take part in a full-dress rehearsal for India’s Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 13, 2020. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Belarussian policemen detain a woman in central Minsk on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Uladz Hrydzin/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Belarussian policemen detain a woman in central Minsk on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Uladz Hrydzin/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Paris Saint-Germain fans gather at Parc des Princes and Champs Elysee Avenue to support their team in the UEFA Champions League final in Portugal's Lisbon, on August 24, 2020 in Paris, France. Some of vehicles were damaged during the gathering. Germany's Bayern Munich defeated France's Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on Sunday to win the 2020 UEFA Champions League title. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Paris Saint-Germain fans gather at Parc des Princes and Champs Elysee Avenue to support their team in the UEFA Champions League final in Portugal’s Lisbon, on August 24, 2020 in Paris, France. Some of vehicles were damaged during the gathering. Germany’s Bayern Munich defeated France’s Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on Sunday to win the 2020 UEFA Champions League title. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Garbage men race on their tricycles along the track during the garbage men bicycle race at Ban Jelacic square in Zagreb, Croatia, 19 August 2020. Zagreb's authorities organised a street festival named “Cest is the best” despite the coronavirus pandemic in Croatia with some 219 infected people. (Photo by Antonio Bat/EPA/EFE)

Garbage men race on their tricycles along the track during the garbage men bicycle race at Ban Jelacic square in Zagreb, Croatia, 19 August 2020. Zagreb’s authorities organised a street festival named “Cest is the best” despite the coronavirus pandemic in Croatia with some 219 infected people. (Photo by Antonio Bat/EPA/EFE)

Nepalese army personnel pay tributes before the body of a person who died of COVID-19 before cremating the same in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, August 17, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Nepalese army personnel pay tributes before the body of a person who died of COVID-19 before cremating the same in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, August 17, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A woman confesses to a father in the Iglesia del Carmen, in Panama City, Panama, 17 August 2020. Panama reopened retail sales, beauty parlors and barbershops with limitations and maintaining mobility restrictions for the population, as part of the slow economic reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Bienvenido Velasco/EPA/EFE)

A woman confesses to a father in the Iglesia del Carmen, in Panama City, Panama, 17 August 2020. Panama reopened retail sales, beauty parlors and barbershops with limitations and maintaining mobility restrictions for the population, as part of the slow economic reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Bienvenido Velasco/EPA/EFE)

UEFA staff member carry away the trophy from the pitch prior the UEFA Champions League semi-final football match between Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on August 18, 2020. (Photo by David Ramos/Pool via AFP Photo)

UEFA staff member carry away the trophy from the pitch prior the UEFA Champions League semi-final football match between Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on August 18, 2020. (Photo by David Ramos/Pool via AFP Photo)

A woman is sprinkled with color powder during a color festival in Jurmala, Latvia, August 16, 2020. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)

A woman is sprinkled with color powder during a color festival in Jurmala, Latvia, August 16, 2020. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)

Smoke rises from Apple Fire in Cherry Valley, Calif., Saturday, August 1, 2020. A wildfire northwest of Palm Springs flared up Saturday afternoon, prompting authorities to issue new evacuation orders as firefighters fought the blaze in triple-degree heat. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Photo)

Smoke rises from Apple Fire in Cherry Valley, Calif., Saturday, August 1, 2020. A wildfire northwest of Palm Springs flared up Saturday afternoon, prompting authorities to issue new evacuation orders as firefighters fought the blaze in triple-degree heat. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Photo)

A chamois stands on a slope at the Krasnaya Polyana Resort in Sochi, Russia on August 14, 2020. (Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov/TASS)

A chamois stands on a slope at the Krasnaya Polyana Resort in Sochi, Russia on August 14, 2020. (Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov/TASS)

A man checks the temperature of a devotee as a precaution against the coronavirus as she arrives to offer prayers at an ancient temple of Hindu goddess Kali in Jammu, India, Tuesday, August 18, 2020. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

A man checks the temperature of a devotee as a precaution against the coronavirus as she arrives to offer prayers at an ancient temple of Hindu goddess Kali in Jammu, India, Tuesday, August 18, 2020. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

A man reacts at the scene of an explosion at the port in Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (Photo by Ibrahim Amro/AFP Photo)

A man reacts at the scene of an explosion at the port in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (Photo by Ibrahim Amro/AFP Photo)

Arran Strong of Great Britain surfing in Qualifying Round 1 of the ABANCA Pantin Classic Galicia Pro on August 20, 2020 in Pantin Beach, La Coruna, Spain. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

Arran Strong of Great Britain surfing in Qualifying Round 1 of the ABANCA Pantin Classic Galicia Pro on August 20, 2020 in Pantin Beach, La Coruna, Spain. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

People stand at the windows of a building as demonstrators fill the streets of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, August 23, 2020. Demonstrators are taking to the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities, keeping up their push for the resignation of the nation's authoritarian leader, president Alexander Lukashenko, in a massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since dubious presidential elections two weeks ago.(Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

People stand at the windows of a building as demonstrators fill the streets of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, August 23, 2020. Demonstrators are taking to the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities, keeping up their push for the resignation of the nation’s authoritarian leader, president Alexander Lukashenko, in a massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since dubious presidential elections two weeks ago.(Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

Relatives mourn next to the coffin of one of five youngsters found murdered in a sugar cane field during their funeral in Aguablanca district, in the east of Cali, Colombia, on August 13, 2020. Over 460 murders were registered in Cali from January to June 2020 according to an official report. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)

Relatives mourn next to the coffin of one of five youngsters found murdered in a sugar cane field during their funeral in Aguablanca district, in the east of Cali, Colombia, on August 13, 2020. Over 460 murders were registered in Cali from January to June 2020 according to an official report. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)

A man plays his saxophone as a couple wearing face masks dance in the street in Barcelona, Spain on Friday, August 28, 2020. Spanish authorities have announced new restrictions to prevent COVID-19. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo)

A man plays his saxophone as a couple wearing face masks dance in the street in Barcelona, Spain on Friday, August 28, 2020. Spanish authorities have announced new restrictions to prevent COVID-19. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo)

Raymond Hinze
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