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Week in pictures: 25 July-31 July 2020

31 July 2020

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

The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The one-tonne, six-wheeled rover is due to arrive on the Red Planet in February 2021.

CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/EPA The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission lifts off — The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The one-tonne, six-wheeled rover is due to arrive on the Red Planet in February 2021.

US federal law-enforcement officers fire tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration against their deployment to quell unrest in Portland, Oregon.

CAITLIN OCHS/Reuters US federal law enforcement officers surrounded by tear gas — US federal law-enforcement officers fire tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration against their deployment to quell unrest in Portland, Oregon.

A man prepares food for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, celebrated there this year on 31 July.

MOHAMMAD ISMAIL/Reuters A man prepares a tray of food in a small factory — A man prepares food for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, celebrated there this year on 31 July.

A woman signs a picture of late US Congressman John Lewis before his memorial service in Atlanta, Georgia. Lewis died, aged 80, of pancreatic cancer, on 17 July.

ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/Reuters A woman signs a picture of late US Congressman John Lewis — A woman signs a picture of late US Congressman John Lewis before his memorial service in Atlanta, Georgia. Lewis died, aged 80, of pancreatic cancer, on 17 July.

Members of a Youth Pride student group take part in a rally for gender rights in Bangkok, Thailand.

ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA/Reuters Members of a youth pride student group carry a long piece of rainbow-patterned fabric — Members of a Youth Pride student group take part in a rally for gender rights in Bangkok, Thailand.

A man jumps from the Old Bridge into the Neretva river during the 454th traditional diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

DADO RUVIC/Reuters A man diving into water from a height into the Neretva river in Mostar — A man jumps from the Old Bridge into the Neretva river during the 454th traditional diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Surveyors inspect ships during the closed fishing season at a shipyard in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang province, China.

Zhang Peijian/VCG via Getty Images Two surveyors inspect ships — Surveyors inspect ships during the closed fishing season at a shipyard in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang province, China.

Gallery assistants pose during the opening of the Electronic: From Kraftwerk to the Chemical Brothers, at The Design Museum, in London. The exhibition, marking 50 years of Kraftwerk, is due to run until February 2021.

DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters Two people wearing face masks stand in front of an illuminated, multicolour exhibit — Gallery assistants pose during the opening of the Electronic: From Kraftwerk to the Chemical Brothers, at The Design Museum, in London. The exhibition, marking 50 years of Kraftwerk, is due to run until February 2021.

Siberian tigers feed at the China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province.

VCG via Getty Images A large group of Siberian tigers feeding — Siberian tigers feed at the China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province.

Artist Heather Phillipson poses with her 9.4m sculpture, The End, in London's Trafalgar Square. The installation on the Fourth Plinth - home to a rolling commission of public artworks - depicts a whirl of cream with a cherry, fly and drone on top.

NEIL HALL/EPA Artist Heather Phillipson stands in front of a sculpture depicting a whirl of cream with a cherry, fly and drone on top — Artist Heather Phillipson poses with her 9.4m sculpture, The End, in London's Trafalgar Square. The installation on the Fourth Plinth - home to a rolling commission of public artworks - depicts a whirl of cream with a cherry, fly and drone on top.

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