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Our World in Pictures: Week 20 of 2021

Here is an incomplete, yet surprising and moving gallery of images of this week’s events around the world.
Maverick Life Editors
By Maverick Life Editors
21 May
Wildfire raging in a forested area in Schino, Loutraki A view of a massive wildfire in Schino, Loutraki, Greece, 20 May 2021; wildfire broke out late on 20 May in a forested area in Schino, Loutraki. Sixty-two fire engines crewed by 182 firefighters, seven teams of firemen on foot, a special Fire Brigade vehicle and water-dropping helicopters were out battling the blaze. The settlements Schinos, Aghia Sotira, Vamvakes, Mavrolimni, Mazi and Paraskevas have been evacuated as well as the monasteries Aghios Ioannis Makrinos and Aghia Paraskevi as a precaution, according to the fire brigade. EPA-EFE/VASSILIS PSOMAS

epaselect epa09214295 Firefighters battle a forest fire in Schino, Loutraki, Greece, 20 May 2021. Sixty-two fire engines crewed by 182 firefighters, seven teams of firemen on foot, a special Fire Brigade vehicle and water-dropping helicopters were out battling the blaze. The settlements Schinos, Aghia Sotira, Vamvakes, Mavrolimni, Mazi and Paraskevas have been evacuated as well as the monasteries Aghios Ioannis Makrinos and Aghia Paraskevi as a precaution, according to the fire brigade. EPA-EFE/VASSILIS PSOMAS
Firefighters battle a forest fire in Schino, Loutraki, Greece, 20 May 2021. Sixty-two fire engines crewed by 182 firefighters, seven teams of firemen on foot, a special Fire Brigade vehicle and water-dropping helicopters were out battling the blaze.  EPA-EFE/VASSILIS PSOMAS
GAZA CITY, GAZA - MAY 18: Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target a governmental building, early on May 18, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. More than 200 people in Gaza and ten people in Israel have been killed as cross-border rocket exchanges intensified. Israel has vowed to continue the bombing campaign despite increasing calls from the United Nations and the international community to end the conflict. The conflict which erupted May 10, comes after weeks of rising Israeli-Palestinian tension in East Jerusalem, which peaked with violent clashes inside the holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images)
Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target a governmental building, early on May 18, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. More than 200 people in Gaza and ten people in Israel have been killed as cross-border rocket exchanges intensified. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images)
epa09217848 Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops at the city center of the West Bank city of Hebron, 21 May 2021. After 11 days of fighting a ceasefire came into effect between Israel and militants in Gaza strip under an Egyptian initiative for an unconditional ceasefire. At least 232 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli offensive according to Palestinian health ministry, while at least 12 Israelis killed in rocket attacks from Gaza. EPA-EFE/ABED AL HASHLAMOUN
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops at the city center of the West Bank city of Hebron, 21 May 2021. EPA-EFE/ABED AL HASHLAMOUN
Israeli man and his kids look at Israeli tanks after Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire on May 21, 2021 in Sderot, Israel. Yesterday, Israel's cabinet and Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, agreed on a ceasefire starting in the early hours of this morning. The recent fighting began on May 10th after rising tensions in East Jerusalem. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
An Israeli man and his kids look at Israeli tanks after Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire on May 21, 2021 in Sderot, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - MAY 21: An Indonesian muslim carries a Palestinian flag as they gather in the streets during a rally in support of Palestine on May 21, 2021 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian Muslims staged a rally in support of a ceasefire that was announced overnight after 11 days of fighting between the two sides claimed over 200 lives in Palestinian territory and over 10 lives in Israeli towns. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
An Indonesian muslim carries a Palestinian flag as they gather in the streets during a rally in support of Palestine on May 21, 2021 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 21: South Africans perform Jumma (Friday prayer) outside the US Embassy Embassy on May 21, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The protest comes amid ongoing violence and policies of disposition, ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, discrimination and denial of the Palestinian rights. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
South Africans perform Jumma (Friday prayer) outside the US Consulate on May 21, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
epa09218145 A Palestinian child sits amid the rubble of family destroyed house after a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza fighters, in Beit Hanun town northern Gaza Strip, 21 May 2021. After 11 days of fighting a ceasefire came into effect between Israel and militants in Gaza strip under an Egyptian initiative for an unconditional ceasefire. At least 232 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli offensive according to Palestinian health ministry, while at least 12 Israelis killed in rocket attacks from Gaza. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER
A Palestinian child sits amid the rubble of family destroyed house after a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza fighters, in Beit Hanun town northern Gaza Strip, 21 May 2021.  EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER
ASHDOD, ISRAEL - MAY 17: A man checks the damage after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit near his house on May 17, 2021 in Ashdod, Israel. In a press conference on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military assault on Hamas in Gaza will "take time" but acknowledged foreign pressures to reach ceasefire. Sunday was the deadliest day in Gaza during the recent fighting, where officials said 42 people, including 16 women and 10 children, died from Israeli air strikes. In Israel, Hamas rockets hit the southern part of the country, but most were intercepted. According to official figures, nearly 200 people have died in Gaza and 10 have died in Israel since the latest fighting began last week. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
A man checks the damage after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit near his house on May 17, 2021 in Ashdod, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA - MAY 21: Palestinians celebrate the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas on May 21, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. Yesterday, Israel's cabinet and Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, agreed on a ceasefire starting in the early hours of this morning. The recent fighting, which has killed over 230 Palestinians, many of them women and children, and 13 Israelis, began on May 10th after rising tensions in East Jerusalem. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images)
Palestinians celebrate the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas on May 21, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images)
BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 18: Residents from the settlement Gatvol in Heidedal continue to protest during a shutdown protest on May 18, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is reported that the residents protested over poor service delivery and irregular appointments in the metro municipality. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)
Residents from the settlement Gatvol in Heidedal continue to protest during a shutdown protest on May 18, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: An visitor views one of the works on display during the "The Art of Banksy" press call at Covent Garden on May 18, 2021 in London, England. The exhibition brings together works and prints from many private collectors. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
A visitor views one of the works on display during the "The Art of Banksy" press call at Covent Garden on May 18, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words "Black Lives Matter" was painted on the two block section of 16th Street last year in the wake of the George Floyd protest. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words "Black Lives Matter" was painted on the two-block section of 16th Street last year in the wake of the George Floyd protest. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - MAY 19: A general view of a Graffiti on a wall of Ortica District on May 19, 2021 in Milan, Italy. The Or.Me project, with the help of worldwide famous artists, is drawing graffiti over the Ortica district to tell the stories of the protagonists of the 20th century. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
A general view of a Graffiti on a wall of Ortica District on May 19, 2021, in Milan, Italy. The Or.Me project, with the help of worldwide famous artists, is drawing graffiti over the Ortica district to tell the stories of the protagonists of the 20th century. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MAY 19: A protester with tears of blood painted on her face poses for a photo while marching on May 19, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia. Colombians continue to take the streets after three weeks to demonstrate against Ivan Duque's administration. Even after the withdrawal of a controversial tax reform, demands turned into a widespread expression of anger over poverty, inequality and police brutality. As protesters claim for the end of violent crackdown, President Duque ordered maximum deployment of armed forces to clear blockades. (Photo by Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images)
A protester with tears of blood painted on her face poses for a photo while marching on May 19, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images)
SHRINGVERPUR, INDIA - MAY 20: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image depicts death.) Relatives carry a body for cremation past the graves of people, some of which are believed to be Covid-19 victims, that are partially exposed in shallow sand graves after rains washed away the top layer of sand at a cremation ground on the banks of the Ganges River on May 20, 2021 in Shringverpur, northwest of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Gravediggers at the site said that there was a threefold increase in the number of bodies arriving for burials and cremations since April. Teams of police and local officials have been patrolling several areas along the river in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to discourage burials on its banks, and to warn people of possible infection risks, local media reported. India's prolonged and debilitating wave of Covid-19 infections has reached deep into rural India, where the true extent of devastation may never be known because of a lack of widespread testing or reliable data. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)
Relatives carry a body for cremation past the graves of people, some of which are believed to be Covid-19 victims, that are partially exposed in shallow sand graves after rains washed away the top layer of sand at a cremation ground on the banks of the Ganges River on May 20, 2021 in Shringverpur, northwest of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - MAY 21: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white) Andreas Haukeland 'TIX' of Norway during the 65th Eurovision Song Contest dress rehearsal held at Rotterdam Ahoy on May 21, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Andreas Haukeland 'TIX' of Norway during the 65th Eurovision Song Contest dress rehearsal held at Rotterdam Ahoy on May 21, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 15: Dancers from China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform at a Beijing 2022 themed activity during the National Day for Helping the Disabled on May 15, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)
Dancers from China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform at a Beijing 2022 themed activity during the National Day for Helping the Disabled on May 15, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)
epa09212424 Spanish flamenco dancer Eduardo Guerrero performs during a press preview of the show 'Guerrero' (warrior) at Corral de la Moreria venue in Madrid, Spain, 19 May 2021. EPA-EFE/Kiko Huesca
Spanish flamenco dancer Eduardo Guerrero performs during a press preview of the show 'Guerrero' (warrior) at Corral de la Moreria venue in Madrid, Spain, 19 May 2021. EPA-EFE/Kiko Huesca
LONG BEACH, NEW YORK - MAY 16: Amateur Boxer and Fitness Trainer Dennis Guerrero hits the heavy bag during a portrait session on May 16, 2021 in Long Beach, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Amateur Boxer and Fitness Trainer Dennis Guerrero hits the heavy bag during a portrait session on May 16, 2021 in Long Beach, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: 22-year-old female giant panda Mei Xiang eats food from an enrichment toy at the Smithsonian National Zoo on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Smithsonian National Zoo will reopen to the public starting on Friday, May 21st after being closed since November 2020 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
22-year-old female giant panda Mei Xiang eats food from an enrichment toy at the Smithsonian National Zoo on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: A honeybee flies next to a lamb's ear plant on May 16, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his ambitious $267.8 billion budget proposal this week that includes a record $11 billion towards environmental related causes. The budget includes funding to create a habitat for threatened bees that play a vital role in pollinating the state's crops. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A honeybee flies next to a lamb's ear plant on May 16, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his ambitious $267.8 billion budget proposal this week that includes a record $11 billion towards environmental related causes.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 17: A general view of colourful birds flying in the sky on May 17, 2021 in Pretoria. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)
A general view of colourful birds flying in the sky on May 17, 2021 in Pretoria. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)
epa09211237 Raven Master Chris Skaife presents a new baby raven called Branwen at the Tower of London in London, Britain, 19 May 2021. Ravens live at at the historic building as it is said that the kingdom and the Tower of London will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress. From May 17th 2021 legal restrictions on meeting others outdoors are lifted. Indoor locations such as pubs, adult group sports and exercise classes and cinemas can reopen. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL
Raven Master Chris Skaife presents a new baby raven called Branwen at the Tower of London in London, Britain, 19 May 2021. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tries archery during a visit to The Way Youth Zone on May 13, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Jacob King - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge tries archery during a visit to The Way Youth Zone on May 13, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Jacob King - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Australian swimmer Matthew Temple poses at the Victorian Institute of Sport swimming pool on May 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Australian swimmer Matthew Temple poses at the Victorian Institute of Sport swimming pool on May 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
epa09216499 Guests take part in a mass meditation class to celebrate World Meditation Day, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, in Sydney, Australia, 21 May 2021. EPA-EFE/JOEL CARRETT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Guests take part in a mass meditation class to celebrate World Meditation Day, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, in Sydney, Australia, 21 May 2021. EPA-EFE/JOEL CARRETT
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The first Lewis Hamilton Formula 1 race winning car to come to the market goes on view at Sotheby's on May 18, 2021 in London, England. The live auction takes place at the 2021 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Saturday 17 July.. Winner of the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix, the McLaren Mercedes MP4-25A is offered by Formula 1 and RM Sotheby’s, estimate: $5-7million. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
The first Lewis Hamilton Formula 1 race-winning car to come to the market goes on view at Sotheby's on May 18, 2021 in London, England. The live auction takes place at the 2021 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Saturday 17 July. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 17: Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty exhibition installation view at Barbican Art Gallery on May 17, 2021 in London, England. The exhibition is open to the public 17th May - 22nd August 2021. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery )
Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty exhibition installation view at Barbican Art Gallery on May 17, 2021 in London, England. The exhibition is open to the public 17th May - 22nd August 2021. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery )
epa09214129 Artist Hiroaki Nakayama's 'Blowing in the Wind' sculpture is displayed as part of the Sculpture Rocks exhibition at The Rocks in Sydney, Australia, 20 May 2021. A free outdoor exhibition of 18 sculptures by Japanese artists, Sculpture Rocks runs along the Sydney Harbour foreshore from 20 May to 03 June. EPA-EFE/BIANCA DE MARCHI AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Artist Hiroaki Nakayama's 'Blowing in the Wind' sculpture is displayed as part of the Sculpture Rocks exhibition at The Rocks in Sydney, Australia, 20 May 2021. EPA-EFE/BIANCA DE MARCHI
epa09211266 Visitors look at Sakarin Krue-On's art piece entitled 'A Talebearer's Tale' at Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 in Hong Kong, China, 19 May 2021. The art fair is back in the city after cancellation last year and features with 104 exhibitors from 23 countries. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE
Visitors look at Sakarin Krue-On's art piece entitled 'A Talebearer's Tale' at Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 in Hong Kong, China, 19 May 2021. The art fair is back in the city after cancellation last year and features 104 exhibitors from 23 countries. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE
epa09211435 Pepper, the first robotic guide in Spain, poses for photographers during its launching at Modern Art European Museum (MEAM) in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 19 May 2021. Pepper is designed to accompany visitors and interact with them using its voice and a touch screen. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta
Pepper, the first robotic guide in Spain, poses for photographers during its launching at Modern Art European Museum (MEAM) in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 19 May 2021. Pepper is designed to accompany visitors and interact with them using its voice and a touch screen. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta
epa09211620 An interior view of the Spanish pavilion prior to the opening of the Architecture Biennale, at the Giardini della Biennale, Venice, Italy, 19 May 2021. The 17th International Architecture Exhibition will run 22 May to 21 November 2021. EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA
An interior view of the Spanish pavilion prior to the opening of the Architecture Biennale, at the Giardini della Biennale, Venice, Italy, 19 May 2021. The 17th International Architecture Exhibition will run 22 May to 21 November 2021. EPA-EFE/ANDREA MEROLA
epa09211756 Visitors watch a preview of the presentation of the international exhibition 'Claude Monet: The Immersive Experience' on the eve of its opening in the 17th century San Potito church in Naples, Italy, 19 May 2021. The exhibition using latest virtual reality technology offers visitors to 'enter' the French painter Claude Monet's paintingsfor an unusual 'immersive experience'. The exhibition runs from 20 May until until 20 October 2021. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE
Visitors watch a preview of the presentation of the international exhibition 'Claude Monet: The Immersive Experience' on the eve of its opening in the 17th century San Potito church in Naples, Italy, 19 May 2021. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE
epa09214388 A woman holds the Sakura Diamond during preview at Christie's in Hong Kong, China, 20 May 2021. The 15.81 Carat Fancy Vivid Purple Pink Internally Flawless Type lla Diamond Ring will be auctioned in Hong Kong on 23 May 2021 for an estimated 25 million to 38 million US dollars. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE
A woman holds the Sakura Diamond during a preview at Christie's in Hong Kong, China, 20 May 2021. The 15.81 Carat Fancy Vivid Purple Pink Internally Flawless Type lla Diamond Ring will be auctioned in Hong Kong on 23 May 2021 for an estimated 25 million to 38 million US dollars. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

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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