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Week in pictures: 4-10 July 2020

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

Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images A group of people stand on the edge of a volcano with long netsUlet Ifansasti / Getty Images
Villagers use nets to catch offerings thrown by Tenggerese worshippers during the Yadnya Kasada Festival at the crater of Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. As part of the festival, offerings of rice, fruit, vegetables and flowers are thrown into the volcano to appease the mountain gods.
Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana / Reuters A woman takes a selfie with a large mural of Van GoghAjeng Dinar Ulfiana / Reuters
A visitor takes a selfie near an artwork by Indonesian artist Hanafi at the Kertas Gallery in Depok, near Jakarta, Indonesia. The exhibition featured works inspired by Dutch post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Lightning bolts hit a river with a city skyline behindGary Hershorn/Getty Images
Two lightning bolts frame One World Trade Center as they hit the Hudson River in New York City during a thunderstorm.
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Sarah Silbiger / Reuters Trails of coloured smoke are seen in the air in front of the White HouseSarah Silbiger / Reuters
Red and blue smoke is seen in front of the White House during the Salute to America event held to celebrate Independence Day in Washington DC.
Baz Ratner/Reuters Zebras graze under a bridgeBaz Ratner/Reuters
Zebras graze under the bridge of the Standard Gauge Railway line, inside the Nairobi National Park in Kenya.
Peter Summers/Getty Images A man pours a drink over himself in the streetPeter Summers/Getty Images
A man pours liquid over himself in Soho, London, on 4 July. The government eased the coronavirus lockdown in England, allowing pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and cinemas to reopen with strict safety measures.
Mads Claus Rasmussen / AFP Police take a photo of a statue of a mermaid with the words Racist Fish daubed on itMads Claus Rasmussen / AFP
Copenhagen police officers take pictures of the Little Mermaid bronze statue, by Danish-Icelandic sculptor Edvard Eriksen, after it was vandalised.
Sergei Bobylev / Getty Images A tank opens fireSergei Bobylev / Getty Images
A T-72B3 tank belonging to a Russian team opens fire during the Tank Biathlon event at the 2020 International Army Games at Alabino firing range near Moscow.
Darrian Traynor/Getty Images A woman wearing a face mask stands next to a shopping trolley full of foodDarrian Traynor/Getty Images
Volunteers deliver food to housing estate tower blocks in Melbourne, Australia. Authorities have confined around 3,000 residents in nine tower blocks, because of an outbreak of coronavirus.
Andrew Matthews/PA Media A man sweeps the ground in the middle of a street in a model townAndrew Matthews/PA Media
A volunteer sweeps the streets at the Wimborne Model Town and Gardens in Dorset., England. The attraction will reopen to the public on Saturday, following lockdown closure.

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