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Last week in pictures – 21 September 2019

A kangaroo hops away from a pair of White Rhinos as they eat hay at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on September 18, 2019 located in Dubbo, Australia. Due to drought conditions, many kangaroos have moved into the zoo to seek water and food. Regional Australian towns are expected to run out of water as soon as November if drought conditions continue across New South Wales. Despite some small amounts of rainfall in recent days, without a significant downpour there are fears the Macquarie River will run dry, affecting supply to Dubbo, Cobar, Nyngan and Narromine. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)

This week, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, honouring artistic and technical achievement in a variety of television genres, took place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Also in the news, a pumpkin exhibition in Germany.

Sofia Higino of Angola performs during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, group D Clubs and Ribbon qualification in Baku, Azerbaijan, 18 September 2019. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

 

A picture taken with a drone shows a view of a giant biodegradable land art painting by French-Swiss artist Saype at the Parc de la Grange in Geneva, Switzerland, 13 September 2019 (issued 16 September 2019). With an overall area of 5,000 square meters, the 165 meters long and 30 meters wide painting was created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. Th3 art piece in the Parc de la Grange along with a second one in the Parc des Bastions marks the third step of the worldwide ‘Beyond Walls Project’ aiming at creating the longest symbolic human chain around the world promoting values such as togetherness, kindness and openness to the world. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD

 

Palestinian bodybuilders flex their muscles as they compete during a bodybuilding and fitness championship, in Gaza City, 15 September 2019. More than 70 gyms were established in the last 12 years in Gaza, as bodybuilding and fitness classes are reportedly attracting more Palestinian men and women in recent years. The local competition attracted dozen youths from the coastal enclave that is facing a blockade since 2007 and weekly protests near the Gaza-Israel border since March 2018. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER

 

Influencers visit the first Instagram Experience venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 17 September 2019. Fifteen different spaces can be used to make selfies in an unique environment. EPA-EFE/EVERT ELZINGA

 

A view of an artwork reminding of octopus tentacles that hang out of windows of a house during preparations for the Urban Nation Biennale 2019 art festival in Berlin, Germany, 12 September 2019. The inflatable installation is part of the UN Biennale 2019, which takes place from 13 to 15 September. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN

 

A figure shaped with pumpkins on display in the pumpkin exhibition at the Baroque Palace in Ludwigsburg, Germany, 18 September 2019. The pumpkin exhibit at the Bluehendes Baroque (Baroque in Bloom) gardens runs from 30 August to 03 November 2019 under the theme ‘Fabulous fairytale worlds’. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK

 

The original iron gates to Strawberry Field are displayed to visitors before they are relocated in the garden of Strawberry Field on September 17, 2019 in Liverpool, England. The site of the Salvation Army children’s home, which inspired the classic 1967 Beatles song “Strawberry Fields Forever,” was shuttered in 2005, but the land and it’s famous red gates remained a destination for tens of thousands of Beatles fans each year. A new building on the site has now opened as a visitor’s centre and museum celebrating John Lennon’s Liverpool youth. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

 

Athletes compete in the Cape Town Marathon, South Africa, 15 September 2019. The 42.2km Cape Town Marathon is a Gold Label International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) event. EPA-EFE/NIC BOTHMA

 

A worker walks on a structure built on Tiananmen Square ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing, China, 20 September 2019. China will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 01 October 2019. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG

 

Sculptures and paintings by KAWS on display during a media preview of KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness Exhibition Opening at National Gallery of Victoria at National Gallery of Victoria on September 19, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

 

Jonathan Van Ness arrives on the red carpet for the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA, 14 September 2019. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards honour excellence in Television technical categories such as makeup, casting direction, costume design, editing and cinematography. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony will take place on 22 September 2019. EPA-EFE/NINA PROMMER

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