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

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

Maverick Life Editors

By Maverick Life Editors

28 Dec

Houston Hospital Staff Works In COVID ICU On Thanksgiving

Dr. Joseph Varon hugs and comforts a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) during Thanksgiving at the United Memorial Medical Center on November 26, 2020 in Houston, Texas. According to reports, Texas has reached over 1,220,000 cases, including over 21,500 deaths. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)

Destroyed buildings are visible a day after a massive explosion occurred at the port on Aug. 5, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. As of Wednesday morning, more than 100 people were confirmed dead, with thousands injured, when an explosion rocked the Lebanese capital. Officials said a waterfront warehouse storing explosive materials, reportedly 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, was the cause of the blast. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images) — Destroyed buildings are visible a day after a massive explosion occurred at the port on Aug. 5, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

Destroyed buildings are visible a day after a massive explosion occurred at the port on Aug. 5, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. As of Wednesday morning, more than 100 people were confirmed dead, with thousands injured, when an explosion rocked the Lebanese capital. Officials said a waterfront warehouse storing explosive materials, reportedly 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, was the cause of the blast. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images) — Destroyed buildings are visible a day after a massive explosion occurred at the port on Aug. 5, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

Artist and musician Raymond Essayan plays a piano he partly sculpted into the shape of a grand piano from the rubble in a destroyed building while shooting a music video for the piece he wrote to be released in dedication to Beirut after the past week's explosion on August 14, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. Raymond suffered a concussion and his home was destroyed during the port explosion, although he started to write the musical piece in 2018 he decided to finish it and shoot a music video to release it now after the Beirut port explosion. The explosion at Beirut's port last week killed over 200 people, injured thousands, and upended countless lives. There has been little visible support from government agencies to help residents clear debris and help the displaced, although scores of volunteers from around Lebanon have descended on the city to help clean. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) — Artist and musician Raymond Essayan plays a piano he partly sculpted into the shape of a grand piano from the rubble in a destroyed building while shooting a music video for the piece he wrote to be released in dedication to Beirut after the past week's explosion on August 14, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Thai students wear face masks and sit at desks with plastic screens used for social distancing at the Wat Khlong Toey School on August 10, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. In the beginning of July The Wat Khlong Toey School reopened its doors to its approximately 250 students following the relaxation of lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the school was forced to shutter its doors in mid March due to Thailand's emergency decree and lockdown, the administration and teachers prepared measures to ensure a safe reopening. By installing sinks and soap dispensers outside of each classroom, creating social distancing screens in classrooms and lunch areas and installing hand sanitizer and temperature scanners at the entry the Wat Khlong Toey school has been open for a month and has had zero cases of COVID-19. Although Thailand is now allowing schools throughout the country to further relax safety measures, the Wat Khlong Toey school has chosen to continue strict social distancing to ensure the safety of their students and teachers. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images) — Thai students wear face masks and sit at desks with plastic screens used for social distancing at the Wat Khlong Toey School on August 10, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Grade 7 students during their in-class session two days after the school's resumption on September 30, 2020 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The country's schools partly reopened this week for students in two grades, as part of a phased return that should see all pupils welcomed back in November. However many teachers are not returning to work, demanding a pay raise. Schools were shut in March in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images) — Grade 7 students during their in-class session two days after the school's resumption on September 30, 2020 in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)

Customers sit inside perspex cubicles to assist social distancing in the wholesalers auction room at the Multiflora (PTY) Ltd. Flower Market in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on 12 August 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden invites his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) to the stage to deliver remarks at the Alexis Dupont High School on August 12, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) arrive to deliver remarks at the Alexis Dupont High School on August 12, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Harris is the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to be a presumptive nominee on a presidential ticket by a major party in U.S. history. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) arrive to deliver remarks at the Alexis Dupont High School on August 12, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden puts his mask back on after delivering remarks following a coronavirus briefing with health experts at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Harris is the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to be a presumptive nominee on a presidential ticket by a major party in U.S. history. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden puts his mask back on after delivering remarks following a coronavirus briefing with health experts at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Naomi Osaka wears a mask with the name Ahmaud Arbery stencilled on it during the 2020 US Open. Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African-American, had been fatally shot while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) — Naomi Osaka of Japan wears a protective face mask with the name, Ahmaud Arbery stenciled on it after winning her Women's Singles third round match against Marta Kostyuk of the Ukraine on Day Five of the 2020 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 04, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Former US vice-president Mike Pence.(Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images) — A fly briefly lands on head of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during in the vice presidential debate against Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rudy Giuliani speaks to the press about lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on 19 November 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images) — Rudy Giuliani speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

EFF President Julius Malema appears at Randburg Magistrate?s Court on October 13, 2020 in Randburg, South Africa. It is reported that Malema was charged for allegedly assaulting a police colonel at the 2018 funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) — EFF President Julius Malema appears at Randburg Magistrate's Court on October 13, 2020 in Randburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)

People stand in the fountain as they celebrate in Washington Square Park after it was announced that Democratic nominee Joe Biden would be the next U.S. President on November 7, 2020 in New York City. According to several news outlets presidential nominee Joe Biden has defeated incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump to become the 46th President of the United States. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) — People stand in the fountain as they celebrate in Washington Square Park after it was announced that Democratic nominee Joe Biden would be the next U.S. President on November 7, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

The Miss South Africa beauty pageant final held at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town. IN THE PHOTO: Shudufhadzo Musida (24) is currently a student currently pursuing a BA Honours in International Relations at the University of Witwatersrand. She is from Ha-Masia in Limpopo is the new Miss SA 2020 with Thato Mosehle (25) a medical doctor currently completing her internship from Klerksdorp in the North West second and Natasha Joubert (23) is a Public Relations Officer from Centurion, Tshwane in Gauteng third. photo: Jaco Marais — Shudufhadzo Musida (24) is currently a student currently pursuing a BA Honours in International Relations at the University of Witwatersrand. She is from Ha-Masia in Limpopo is the new Miss SA 2020 with Thato Mosehle (25) a medical doctor currently completing her internship from Klerksdorp in the North West second and Natasha Joubert (23) is a Public Relations Officer from Centurion, Tshwane in Gauteng third. photo: Jaco Marais

A wedding is held outside the registry office on October 26, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday announced current restrictions would stay in place as Victorian health authorities assess a COVID-19 cluster in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. However, Victoria has recorded no new COVID-19 cases or related deaths overnight, the first time the state has had zero cases since June, leading to the hope that restrictions might be eased this week. Metropolitan Melbourne has been subject to Stage 4 restrictions since 2 August 2020 in response to the re-emergence of COVID-19 in the community. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images) — A wedding is held outside the registry office on October 26, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

A home burns as the sun sets behind smoke and flames during the Bobcat Fire on September 18, 2020 in Juniper Hills, California. Numerous homes were destroyed in the area a day after mandatory evacuations there as the Bobcat Fire has now scorched more than 60,000 acres. California's national forests remain closed due to wildfires which have burned a record 3.4 million acres this year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) — A home burns as the sun sets behind smoke and flames during the Bobcat Fire on September 18, 2020 in Juniper Hills, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A ship passes beneath the Bay Bridge as smoke from various wildfires burning across Northern California mixes with the marine layer, blanketing San Francisco in darkness and an orange glow on September 9, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Over 2 million acres have burned this year as wildfires continue to burn across the state. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images) — A ship passes beneath the Bay Bridge as smoke from various wildfires burning across Northern California mixes with the marine layer, blanketing San Francisco in darkness and an orange glow on September 9, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)

People listen to a speaker at a Black Lives Matters (BLM) protest in a park in Brooklyn on September 24, 2020 in New York City. Across the country, protesters have taken to the streets to voice their anger at the Kentucky grand jury's decision to only charge one of the three Louisville Metro Police Department officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, during a flawed narcotics raid earlier in March. Brett Hankison, who was fired in June, was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for shooting into neighboring apartments. Bond was set at $15,000 for Hankison. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) — People listen to a speaker at a Black Lives Matters (BLM) protest in a park in Brooklyn on September 24, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Lebohang Manyama of South Africa during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier match between South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on November 16, 2020 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images)

A sign indicates keeping a safe distance on November 10, 2020 in Cambridge, England. England entered a second national coronavirus lockdown on 5th November. People are still permitted to exercise with one other person, takeaway food is permitted but bars and restaurants are shut for sit-in service. Schools will remain open but people are being advised to work from home where possible and only undertake necessary travel. All non-essential shops are closed with supermarkets and builders' merchants remaining open. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) — A sign indicates keeping a safe distance on November 10, 2020 in Cambridge, England. England entered a second national coronavirus lockdown on 5th November. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Doctor Concetta Toccio checks a Covid-19 home patient on November 25, 2020 in Florence, Italy. Italy's Special Continuity Care Units (USCA) were created in 2020 to carry out home activities for COVID-19 patients. Tuscany, as well as several other regions of the country have been declared high-risk red zones as Italy races to curb the second wave of Coronavirus infections. (Photo by Gianluca Panella/Getty Images) — Doctor Concetta Toccio checks a Covid-19 home patient on November 25, 2020 in Florence, Italy. Italy's Special Continuity Care Units (USCA) were created in 2020 to carry out home activities for COVID-19 patients. (Photo by Gianluca Panella/Getty Images)

A medical staff member Stephanie takes a short nap in nursing station in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 14, 2020 in Houston, Texas. According to reports, Texas has reached over 1,480,000 cases, including over 24,500 deaths. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images) — A medical staff member Stephanie takes a short nap in nursing station in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 14, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)

Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester, December 14, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. The rollout of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, the first to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, ushers in the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history. (Photo by Mark Lennihan - Pool/Getty Images) — Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester, December 14, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mark Lennihan - Pool/Getty Images)

From left, medical staff members Kirbie Standley, Gabriel Cervera Rodriguez, Diana Escalante, Quantavia Love, and Ladarious Styles dance to a Christmas song at nursing station in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 10, 2020 in Houston, Texas. According to reports, Texas has reached over 1,390,000 cases, including over 23,700 deaths. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images) — From left, medical staff members Kirbie Standley, Gabriel Cervera Rodriguez, Diana Escalante, Quantavia Love, and Ladarious Styles dance to a Christmas song at nursing station in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 10, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)

Models wear creations by Guinea Bisau designer Bibas during an outdoor show for Dakar Fashion Week on December 12, 2020 just outside Dakar, Senegal. With Senegal's low incidence of Covid-19, Dakar's marquee fashion event looked markedly more normal than its counterparts in other global capitals, whose fashion weeks were heavily curtailed or canceled. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Getty Images) — Models wear creations by Guinea Bisau designer Bibas during an outdoor show for Dakar Fashion Week on December 12, 2020 just outside Dakar, Senegal.(Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Getty Images)

Former president Jacob Zuma at the Zondo Commission on November 17, 2020 in Johannesburg. Zuma has approached the Constitutional Court to avoid answering to the commission. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) — Former President Jacob Zuma, at the Zondo Commission on November 17, 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)

Mounted police during beach closures in Durban, South Africa on December 16, 2020. The beach promenade walk remained open however. Following new lockdown regulations given by president Cyril Ramaphosa on the 14th of December, there is a heavy police presence at Durban beaches to ensure that regulations are adhered to. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart) — Mounted police during beach closures in Durban, South Africa on December 16, 2020. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

A woman walks through the city centre on December 07, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Areas in Tier Three - Very High Alert sees people not able to meet socially indoors or outdoors with anybody they do not live with or have formed a support bubble with. Hospitality settings, such as bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants must close except for takeaway, delivery and click and collect services. Schools remain open. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) — A woman walks through the city centre on December 07, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/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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Jennifer Duncan 29 December 2020 05:03 PM

What a collection! Thank you.

Jennifer Smith 30 December 2020 07:26 AM

Evocative images! What a wake-up call for humanity 2020 has been.