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The Day in Photos – August 24, 2022

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A man collects copper wires on the market which was destroyed after Russian bombardment in Nikopol, Ukraine, on Monday, August 22, 2022. In Nikopol, across the river from Ukraine's main nuclear power plant, Russian shelling wounded four people Monday, an official said. The city on the Dnipro River has faced relentless pounding since July 12 that has damaged some 850 buildings and sent about half its population of 100,000 fleeing. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

A man collects copper wires on the market which was destroyed after Russian bombardment in Nikopol, Ukraine, on Monday, August 22, 2022. In Nikopol, across the river from Ukraine’s main nuclear power plant, Russian shelling wounded four people Monday, an official said. The city on the Dnipro River has faced relentless pounding since July 12 that has damaged some 850 buildings and sent about half its population of 100,000 fleeing. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

An armored personnel carrier is transported past a sunflower field toward the frontline in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)

An armored personnel carrier is transported past a sunflower field toward the frontline in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)

Ukrainian servicemen stand on top of a tank while taking a break during training with their unit in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday,  August 22, 2022. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)

Ukrainian servicemen stand on top of a tank while taking a break during training with their unit in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)

Ukrainian military officers travel on a Wheeled-BTR fighting vehicle, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continue, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Ukrainian military officers travel on a Wheeled-BTR fighting vehicle, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continue, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

A Geiger counter shows increased radiation level in Nikopol, Ukraine, on Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

A Geiger counter shows increased radiation level in Nikopol, Ukraine, on Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

A Ukrainian serviceman is pictured through an artillery compass sitting on a tank while his unit takes a break during training in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday,  August 22, 2022. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)

A Ukrainian serviceman is pictured through an artillery compass sitting on a tank while his unit takes a break during training in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft flies over North Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Monday, August 22, 2022. Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron currently operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted low approach flyovers on Monday over Southeastern Europe, including North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia. The purpose of each flyover is to demonstrate U.S. commitment and assurance to NATO Allies and partners located in Southeastern Europe. (Photo by Boris Grdanoski/AP Photo)

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft flies over North Macedonia’s capital Skopje, on Monday, August 22, 2022. Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron currently operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, conducted low approach flyovers on Monday over Southeastern Europe, including North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia. The purpose of each flyover is to demonstrate U.S. commitment and assurance to NATO Allies and partners located in Southeastern Europe. (Photo by Boris Grdanoski/AP Photo)

Smoke billows at the site of a reported Russian strike in a forest area west of in Syria's rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP Photo)

Smoke billows at the site of a reported Russian strike in a forest area west of in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP Photo)

Supporters of presidential candidate Raila Odinga react as he arrives at his campaign headquarters after submitting a petition at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, August 22, 2022. Odinga filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week's election result, asserting that the process was marked by criminal subversion and seeking that the outcome be nullified and a new vote be ordered. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)

Supporters of presidential candidate Raila Odinga react as he arrives at his campaign headquarters after submitting a petition at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, August 22, 2022. Odinga filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week’s election result, asserting that the process was marked by criminal subversion and seeking that the outcome be nullified and a new vote be ordered. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)

A woman wearing prison garb who is against Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez holds a sign that reads in Spanish “History will not absolve you”, outside Fernandez's home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, August 22, 2022. Prosecutors asked a judge to sentence Fernández to 12 years in prison and bar her from holding public office for life for allegedly leading a criminal conspiracy that irregularly awarded public works contracts to a friend and ally. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

A woman wearing prison garb who is against Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez holds a sign that reads in Spanish “History will not absolve you”, outside Fernandez’s home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, August 22, 2022. Prosecutors asked a judge to sentence Fernández to 12 years in prison and bar her from holding public office for life for allegedly leading a criminal conspiracy that irregularly awarded public works contracts to a friend and ally. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

Police arrive to control protesters, both opponents and supporters of Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernandez, who gathered outside her home after a state prosecutor asked for a 12-year prison sentence for Fernandez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22 August 2022. The prosecutor said in his closing statement of a trial that began in 2019 that Fernandez was the head of 'systematic corruption' around a public works contract. (Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA/EFE)

Police arrive to control protesters, both opponents and supporters of Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernandez, who gathered outside her home after a state prosecutor asked for a 12-year prison sentence for Fernandez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22 August 2022. The prosecutor said in his closing statement of a trial that began in 2019 that Fernandez was the head of ‘systematic corruption’ around a public works contract. (Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA/EFE)

Freedom and Rights Coalition protesters demonstrate outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, August 23, 2022. About 2,000 protesters upset with the government's pandemic response converged on New Zealand's Parliament – but it appeared there would be no repeat of the action six months ago in which protesters camped out on Parliament grounds for more than three weeks. (Photo by George Heard/New Zealand Herald via AP Photo)

Freedom and Rights Coalition protesters demonstrate outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, August 23, 2022. About 2,000 protesters upset with the government’s pandemic response converged on New Zealand’s Parliament – but it appeared there would be no repeat of the action six months ago in which protesters camped out on Parliament grounds for more than three weeks. (Photo by George Heard/New Zealand Herald via AP Photo)

Boys run near the area affected by a landslide that hit the mountain village of Gjermo, west of Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia, 23 August 2022. A big storm hit western part of North Macedonia on 22 August afternoon and during the night. Most damages were in the city of Tetovo and the surrounding villages. (Photo by Georgi Licovski/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Boys run near the area affected by a landslide that hit the mountain village of Gjermo, west of Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia, 23 August 2022. A big storm hit western part of North Macedonia on 22 August afternoon and during the night. Most damages were in the city of Tetovo and the surrounding villages. (Photo by Georgi Licovski/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Villagers search for their belongings after their huts were destroyed in flood waters in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Fida Hussain/AFP Photo)

Villagers search for their belongings after their huts were destroyed in flood waters in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Fida Hussain/AFP Photo)

Members of the Balch Springs Fire Department bring a family of four by boat to higher ground after rescuing them from their home along Forest Glen Lane in Balch Springs, Texas, Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP Photo)

Members of the Balch Springs Fire Department bring a family of four by boat to higher ground after rescuing them from their home along Forest Glen Lane in Balch Springs, Texas, Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP Photo)

Students attend the first day of in-person classes, at a flooded school due to high tide, in Macabebe, Pampanga province, Philippines on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)

Students attend the first day of in-person classes, at a flooded school due to high tide, in Macabebe, Pampanga province, Philippines on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)

Raymond Hinze
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