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2020: Images of the year we never expected (and never loved) (Part One)

2020: Images of the year we never expected (and never loved) (Part One)
Shmuel Ben Sason wears a protective face mask as his parrot Shuki sits on his shoulder on September 17, 2020 in Bnei Brak, Israel. As the country grapples with a surge in Covid-19 cases it has imposed a three-week lockdown that coincides with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

As the year draws to an end, here is a striking yet incomplete gallery of images from around the world.

SINGAPORE – JANUARY 01: Drones are seen forming the year ‘2020’ formation as fireworks, created by Star Island, light up the sky as Singapore ushers in the New Year at Marina Bay on January 1, 2020 in Singapore. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)

A general view of empty streets on Day 1 of national lockdown on March 27, 2020 in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard)

A giant television over the A57 Motorway screen urges people to stay home on March 26, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Shoppers queue outside Primark in Liverpool city centre on November 04, 2020 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A woman holds an Anonymous mask and a placard stating “Give me LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH” while joining demonstrators at a rally outside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building to protest the continued closure of businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Rush hour traffic is seen passing a Tokyo 2020 promotional display in the Aoyama district of Tokyo on January 21, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after winning a point during her Women’s Singles second round match against Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia on day three of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 22, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Staff lay out heads on sticks as they arrange seat placings during the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 ‘Heads On Sticks’ photocall at Royal Albert Hall on January 30, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)

Residents look on as Taal Volcano erupts on January 12, 2020 in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines.  (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Construction workers drive excavators at the site of a new 1,000-bed field hospital being built to accommodate the increasing number of coronavirus patients on January 24, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. (Photo by Getty Images)

The Brexit countdown clock is projected onto Number 10 Downing Street on January 31, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. At 11.00pm on Friday 31st January the UK and Northern Ireland will exit the European Union, 188 weeks after the referendum on June 23rd, 2016. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

A resident wears a protective mask while riding a scooter on February 5, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (Photo by Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump holds up a newspaper as he speaks one day after the U.S. Senate acquitted on two articles of impeachment, in the East Room of the White House February 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A Chinese woman holds her dog that is wearing a protective mask as well as they stand in the street on February 7, 2020 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A mural depicting deceased NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, painted by @sloe_motions, is displayed on a building on February 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump hugs the flag of the United States of America at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center February 29, 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

A man cross an empty highway road on February 3, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (Photo by Getty Images)

A Rural Fire Service firefighter Trevor Stewart views a flank of a fire on January 11, 2020 in Tumburumba, Australia. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

Horses panic as a spot fire runs through the property of Lawrence and Clair Cowie on February 01, 2020 near Canberra, Australia. . (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Claire Cowie watches over her horses as fire approaches. Bumbalong Road, Bredbo North. February 01, 2020 near Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Animal rescuer Marcus Fillinger carries a bushfire burned kangaroo on February 4, 2020 in Peak View, Australia. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning the Men’s Singles Final against Dominic Thiem of Austria on day fourteen of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on February 02, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Medical staff, wearing protective gear, move a patient infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) from an ambulance to a hospital on March 09, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea.  (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

The closed Scarborough Park playground is seen on March 24, 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand.(Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

Seagulls take over Queen Street in Auckland”s CBD after lock down has come into force with only essential workers and people exercising are allowed out on March 26, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand.  (Photo by Bradley White/Getty Images)

Mountain goats roam the streets of LLandudno on March 31, 2020 in Llandudno, Wales.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A couple hug each other in an empty Catalunya square on March 15, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Police officers patrol near the Eiffel Tower during a government enforced quarantine on March 17, 2020 in Paris, France. On March 17, 2020 France imposed a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)

A motorway sign on the M8 motorway advising on essential travel only on March 24, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Empty streets of rosebank (Photo By Gallo Images/ER Lombard)

An overview of Alexandra township on Day One of National Lockdown, South Africa (Photo by Gallo Images / Sharon Seretlo)

A general view of Long Street on Day 1 of national lockdown on March 27, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

Empty streets in Newtown on April 12, 2020 in Johannesburg South Africa. Under pressure from a global pandemic.  (Photo by Dino Lloyd)

A general view of empty streets in front of City hall on Day One of National Lockdown on March 27, 2020 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

A Chinese boy wears a protective mask as he walks on a nearly empty section of the Great Wall on March 27, 2020 near Badaling in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

General view of an empty Copacabana Beach during a lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on March 22, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

A stray dog sits in the middle of a deserted road, as India remains under an unprecedented lockdown over the highly contagious coronavirus (COVID-19) on April 07, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)

A warm thank you to Kim McCarthy from Gallo Images for her generous help in the production of this image selection. DM/ ML

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