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Week in pictures: 20-26 June 2020

26 June 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

Musicians perform to an unusual audience, as Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house reopened its doors with a concert for plants. Following the event, the opera house planned to donate the plants to 2,292 healthcare professionals.

Jordi Vidal / Getty Images Musicians on stage perform to an auditorium full of plants — Musicians perform to an unusual audience, as Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house reopened its doors with a concert for plants. Following the event, the opera house planned to donate the plants to 2,292 healthcare professionals.

A supporter sits alone as US Vice President Mike Pence speaks before President Donald Trump's arrival at a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Ima A man holding a sign sits alone — A supporter sits alone as US Vice President Mike Pence speaks before President Donald Trump's arrival at a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

South Korean performers dressed as soldiers participate in a re-enactment.

Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images South Korean performers dressed as soldiers participate in a re-enactment — South Korean performers dressed as soldiers participate in a re-enactment.

Servicemen take part in a Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. The event was postponed from its original date of 9 May because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Kirill Yasko / Host Photo Agency via Getty Images Servicemen march during a Victory Day military parade — Servicemen take part in a Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. The event was postponed from its original date of 9 May because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A statue of John C Calhoun, a former US Vice President and advocate of slavery, is removed from Marion Square in Charleston, South Carolina.

Sean Rayford A statue of John C Calhoun is lifted from its pedestal — A statue of John C Calhoun, a former US Vice President and advocate of slavery, is removed from Marion Square in Charleston, South Carolina.

People participate in a socially distanced yoga class, in Toronto, Canada.

Carlos Osorio / REUTERS People practise yoga in individual transparent domes — People participate in a socially distanced yoga class, in Toronto, Canada.

A girl observes a partial solar eclipse on the Mahanakhon Skywalk Glass Tray at the King Power Mahanakhon building in Bangkok, Thailand.

Athit Perawongmetha / REUTERS A girl looks through an eclipse viewer on an elevated, transparent platform, with buildings and roads in the distance below her — A girl observes a partial solar eclipse on the Mahanakhon Skywalk Glass Tray at the King Power Mahanakhon building in Bangkok, Thailand.

Devotees covered in mud and dried banana leaves light candles and pray outside a closed church to celebrate the Taong Putik Festival in the village of Bibiclat in the Philippines.

Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Devotees covered in mud and dried banana leaves light candles and pray outside a closed church — Devotees covered in mud and dried banana leaves light candles and pray outside a closed church to celebrate the Taong Putik Festival in the village of Bibiclat in the Philippines.

A man dives into the water near Canary Wharf, London.

Victoria Jones / PA Wire A man dives into water in the London Docklands, as two other men in inflatable boats watch — A man dives into the water near Canary Wharf, London.

A voter completes her ballot on the day of the primary election in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

A woman completes her ballot in a voting booth A woman completes her ballot in a voting booth — A voter completes her ballot on the day of the primary election in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

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