… Also in the news, UNESCO, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, recognises a mountain system in the Canary Islands, Spain, as a World Heritage Site and over 55 000 people attend actress and singer Jennifer Lopez’s concert in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Renault sits in his car during the first practice session of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit, in Mogyorod, Hungary, 02 August 2019. The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on 04 August 2019. EPA-EFE/Zsolt Czegledi
A visitor gestures in the artistic installation by French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez ‘El Color Haciendose’ (lit: The color doing itself) at the Contemporary Art Museum in Panama City, Panama, 30 July 2019 (issued 02 August 2019. The hypnotic works by Cruz-Diez (1923-2019) lives in Pamana, where they decorate public spaces. Considered one of the main examples of the so-called kinetic and optical art, Cruz-Diaz passed away in Paris at the age of 95 on 27 July 2019. EPA-EFE/Bienvenido Velasco
Nick Kyrgios of Australia in action against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan during their match at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington, DC, USA, 01 August 2019. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER
A picture taken with a drone shows a view of the main stage during the seven-day O.Z.O.R.A. Festival, described by organizers as a ‘psychedelic tribal gathering’, near the village of Ozora, Hungary, 01 August 2019. Organizers say the visitors are connected by the love of psychedelic music as well as the love of environment, and also by the emotional intelligence and the spiritual sensitivity. The first gathering was held in 1999, when the total solar eclipse could be observed from Hungary. The festival is a meeting point of psychedelic music and ancient transcendental cultures, thus visitors can enjoy products of fine arts, theatre, underground circus besides music, and lectures on esoteric, scientific or philosophical topics. Workshops are also held in various fields of handicrafts for those who wish to trained in these skills. EPA-EFE/Balazs Mohai
A general view of the sunset near to Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Island, in Canary Islands, Spain, late 07 July 2019 (issued on 31 July 2019). This mountain system has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, something that the Canarian parliament has welcomed while indicating that this award must contribute to preserve and respect the Island environment and biodiversity. EPA-EFE/Angel Medina G.
Participants in the World Santa Claus Congress have their annual saltwater foot bath at Bellevue Beach, at Bakken, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 July 2019. The annual eventruns from 22 to 26 July. EPA-EFE/Liselotte Sabroe
A pianist performs on a platform floating on Carucedo Lake as part of a concert of the French spectacle ‘Le Piano du Lac’ (lit.: The piano pf the lake) in Leon, northern Spain, 01 August 2019. EPA-EFE/Ana F. Barredo
US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez performs during a concert at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, 01 August 2019. More than 55,000 people attended the show held as part of her ‘It’s My Party’ World Tour. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
Boat Bribon with King Juan Carlos I of Spain in action during the first day of the International Six Metre Class World Championship sailing competition in Hanko, Finland, 03 August 2019. EPA-EFE/PEKKA SIPOLA
Australian MotoGP rider Jack Miller of Pramac Racing in action during the free practice of the Motorcycling Grand Prix of the Czech Republic, 03 August 2019. The race will take place on 04 August 2019. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK
Jack Freestone of Australia in action during the Men’s QS 10000 Round 5 of the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California, USA, 02 August 2019. The Open runs from 27 July to 04 August. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT