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Our World in Pictures: Week 25 of 2021

Here is an incomplete, yet surprising and moving gallery of images of this week’s events around the world.
2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials - Day 4 Jordan Mann falls into the water as he and Jordan Cross compete in the first round of Men's 3000 Meters Steeplechase during day four of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 21, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 24: (EDITORS NOTE: A star effect filter was used in the creation of this image) Brandon Briones warms up on rings during day 1 of the Men's 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials at America’s Center on June 24, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Brandon Briones warms up on rings during day 1 of the Men's 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials at America’s Center on June 24, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
epa09299081 Adina Diaconu of Romania in action against Natalia Partyka of Poland during their women's singles first round match of the ITTF European Table Tennis Championships 2020 in Warsaw, Poland, 24 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Piotr Nowak POLAND OUT
Adina Diaconu of Romania in action against Natalia Partyka of Poland during their women's singles first round match of the ITTF European Table Tennis Championships 2020 in Warsaw, Poland, 24 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Piotr Nowak
BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 23: In this aerial view the Olympiastadion stadium stands illuminated in LGBT rainbow colors on June 23, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Stadiums and landmarks across Germany are being illuminated with rainbow colors to coincide with tonight's UEFA Euro 2020 match between Germany and Hungary. The Hungarian government recently passed a law banning LGBT people from appearing in school educational materials and children's TV shows. UEFA denied a request from the mayor of Munich to illuminate Allianz Arena, the venue for tonight's match, in rainbow colors, citing the political motive of the request. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
In this aerial view the Olympiastadion stadium stands illuminated in LGBT rainbow colors on June 23, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A doctor takes part in a protest against the Olympics in Tokyo on 23 June 2021. Protests have continued to take place in the run-up to the Games amid coronavirus fears. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
A doctor holds up a poster asking people not to come to Japan for the Olympics during a protest against the Olympic Games on June 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: #FreeBritney activists protest at Los Angeles Grand Park during a conservatorship hearing for Britney Spears on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Spears is expected to address the court remotely. Spears was placed in a conservatorship managed by her father, Jamie Spears, and an attorney, which controls her assets and business dealings, following her involuntary hospitalization for mental care in 2008. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
#FreeBritney activists protest at Los Angeles Grand Park during a conservatorship hearing for Britney Spears on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains profanity.) #FreeBritney activists protest at Los Angeles Grand Park during a conservatorship hearing for Britney Spears on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Spears is expected to address the court remotely. Spears was placed in a conservatorship managed by her father, Jamie Spears, and an attorney, which controls her assets and business dealings, following her involuntary hospitalization for mental care in 2008. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
#FreeBritney activists protest at Los Angeles Grand Park during a conservatorship hearing for Britney Spears on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 23: Stella McCartney takes over Milan to celebrate the launch of their Autumn 2021 campaign on June 23, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Davide Aichino/Getty Images for Stella McCartney)
Stella McCartney takes over Milan to celebrate the launch of their Autumn 2021 campaign on June 23, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Davide Aichino/Getty Images for Stella McCartney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 24: (top row L-R) A’keria C. Davenport, Kylie Sonique Love, Scarlet Envy, Jan, Eureka!, Ginger Minj, Pandora Boxx, Jiggly Caliente, Trinity K. Bonet, Ra’Jah O’Hara,<br> (bottom row L-R) Serena ChaCha, Yara Sofia, and Silky Nutmeg Ganache attend as Empire State Building hosts the cast of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 6 on June 24, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.)
(top row L-R) A’keria C. Davenport, Kylie Sonique Love, Scarlet Envy, Jan, Eureka!, Ginger Minj, Pandora Boxx, Jiggly Caliente, Trinity K. Bonet, Ra’Jah O’Hara/ (bottom row L-R) Serena ChaCha, Yara Sofia, and Silky Nutmeg Ganache attend as Empire State Building hosts the cast of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 6 on June 24, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.)
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - JUNE 21: A woman walks in front of a mural that reads "insist, persist, resist and never give up" amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on June 21, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia. According to the last official report by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombia recently registered 99,934 victims of COVID-19. With over 500 deaths in the last 24 hours, the country expects to reach 100,000 victims today. (Photo by Diego Cuevas/Getty Images)
A woman walks in front of a mural that reads "insist, persist, resist and never give up" amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on June 21, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Diego Cuevas/Getty Images)
BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 24: Educators and support staff queue in line for the COVID-19 vaccination at Universitas Hospital on June 24, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is reported that the COVID-19 vaccination of teachers and support staff started on June 23rd and will end on July 08 and all school staff will qualify for the jabs. (Photo by Gallo Images/ Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)
Educators and support staff queue in line for the COVID-19 vaccination at Universitas Hospital on June 24, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/ Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 21: Students at University of Cape Town covered the bust of the statue of Jan Smuts with plastic and tape on June 21, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the men's residence, known for decades as the Smuts Hall, is to be changed to "Upper Campus Residence " after the university student representative council (SRC) made a submission to the council. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
Students at the University of Cape Town covered the bust of the statue of Jan Smuts with plastic and tape on June 21, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
Few persons observe the partially collapsed 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, USA, 25 June 2021. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on 25 June morning that the number of people who are unaccounted for in building collapse in Surfside rose to 159, while the death toll rose to four. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH
Few persons observe the partially collapsed 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, USA, 25 June 2021. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH
epaselect epa09298426 A view of the partial collapsed 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, USA, 24 June 2021. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said more than 80 units responded to the collapse at the condominium building near 88th Street and Collins Avenue just north of Miami Beach around 2 a.m. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH
A view of the partially collapsed 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, USA, 24 June 2021. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH
epa09300189 A woman walks past damaged cars after a tornado hit in Mikulcice, Czech Republic, 25 June 2021. A rare tornado on 24 June evening swept through the region of South Moravia, in south-eastern Czech Republic, leaving thousands of houses destroyed and damaged, authorities announced. At least three people died, according to a spokesperson of the regional ambulance service. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK
A woman walks past damaged cars after a tornado hit in Mikulcice, Czech Republic, 25 June 2021. A rare tornado on 24 June evening swept through the region of South Moravia, in south-eastern Czech Republic, leaving thousands of houses destroyed and damaged, authorities announced. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK
epa09300191 A man stands on the roof of a damaged house after a tornado hit in Mikulcice, Czech Republic, 25 June 2021. A rare tornado on 24 June evening swept through the region of South Moravia, in south-eastern Czech Republic, leaving thousands of houses destroyed and damaged, authorities announced. At least three people died, according to a spokesperson of the regional ambulance service. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK
A man stands on the roof of a damaged house after a tornado hit in Mikulcice, Czech Republic, 25 June 2021. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK
AMESBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 21: People are removed by police officers after a crowd entered the closed site at Stonehenge on June 21, 2021, in Amesbury, United Kingdom. English Heritage, which manages the site, said, 'With this week's news that the Government is delaying the lifting of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions on 21 June we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the planned Summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge this year'. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
People are removed by police officers after a crowd entered the closed site at Stonehenge on June 21, 2021, in Amesbury, United Kingdom. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 25: Journalists take photos as they stand on a monument with a large Communist Party flag outside the newly built Museum of the Communist Party of China on June 25, 2021 in Beijing, China. China will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party on July 1st. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Journalists take photos as they stand on a monument with a large Communist Party flag outside the newly built Museum of the Communist Party of China on June 25, 2021 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Workers arrange bundles of the final edition of the Apple Daily newspaper at a newsstand in the Mong Kok neighborhood of Hong Kong, China, early on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Hong Kongs pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, which cheered on the citys anti-China protest movement in 2019, shut down after authorities used a national security law to arrest its top editors and freeze company assets. Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Workers arrange bundles of the final edition of the Apple Daily newspaper at a newsstand in the Mong Kok neighborhood of Hong Kong, China, early on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Hong Kongs pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, which cheered on the city's anti-China protest movement in 2019, shut down after authorities used a national security law to arrest its top editors and freeze company assets. Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg via Getty Images
epa09300437 Members of RSF, Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders) hold pages of Hong Kong-based Apple Daily newspaper in front of a mock coffin and funeral bouquet of flowers during a protest against the closure of the newspaper, outside the Chinese Embassy in Paris, France, 25 June 2021. The last edition of the paper rolled off the presses on 23 June, three days earlier than expected, after taking into consideration the safety of its staff and manpower. The newspaper shut down after Hong KongÕs national security police arrested five directors at the newspaper on suspicion of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the China-imposed legislation. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
Members of RSF, Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders) hold pages of Hong Kong-based Apple Daily newspaper in front of a mock coffin and funeral bouquet of flowers during a protest against the closure of the newspaper, outside the Chinese Embassy in Paris, France, 25 June 2021. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 19: A statue of George Floyd is unveiled at Flatbush Junction on June 19, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Mr. Floyds murder, at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, last year fueled a global movement for racial justice. The unveiling of the statue happened just days after Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
A statue of George Floyd is unveiled at Flatbush Junction on June 19, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 24: A general view of scenes outside Gauteng South High Court on June 24, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is reported that Magashule took the African National Congress (ANC) to court to force it to reverse his suspension. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
A general view of scenes outside Gauteng South High Court on June 24, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where RET faction of the ANC came in small numbers to support the embattled Ace Magashule. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JUNE 23: Artwork on the glass railings of the Museum of Liverpool look out over the River Mersey on June 23, 2021 in Liverpool, England. A Unesco report has recommended that Liverpool should lose its World Heritage status. The committee said the new developments in the city at it's waterfront development had resulted in "serious deterioration and irreversible loss of attributes". A final decision is to be made next month. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Artwork on the glass railings of the Museum of Liverpool looks out over the River Mersey on June 23, 2021 in Liverpool, England. A Unesco report has recommended that Liverpool should lose its World Heritage status. The committee said the new developments in the city at it's waterfront development had resulted in "serious deterioration and irreversible loss of attributes". (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
BREGENZ, AUSTRIA - JUNE 23: Actors perform during rehearsals for "Rigoletto" ahead of the Bregenz Festival 2021 at Seebühne Bregenz on June 23, 2021 in Bregenz, Austria. (Photo by Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images)
Actors perform during rehearsals for "Rigoletto" ahead of the Bregenz Festival 2021 at Seebühne Bregenz on June 23, 2021 in Bregenz, Austria. (Photo by Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 24: People pose for photos on the historic Doyers Street in Chinatown that has been painted over by Chilean-born street artist Dasic Fernandez during Asphalt Art Activations on Pride Month, June 24, 2021 in New York City. Doyers Street, which is also part of the city’s Open Streets program, is part of a city-wide program that looks to bring hundreds of public art installations to the streets of New York City following the pandemic lockdown which shuttered many businesses for months. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
People pose for photos on the historic Doyers Street in Chinatown that has been painted over by Chilean-born street artist Dasic Fernandez during Asphalt Art Activations on Pride Month, June 24, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JUNE 23: Members of the Scottish Travel industry demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament on June 23, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Similar protests were held in London and Belfast as travel industry bodies called for a restoration of international travel and greater financial support for a sector hobbled by the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Members of the Scottish Travel industry demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament on June 23, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19: A man sunbathes in an inflatable boat shaped like a sofa on Spree river near Treptower Park on June 19, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Temperatures are reaching 36 degrees Celsius across large parts of Germany over the weekend. (Photo by Steffi Loos/Getty Images)
A man sunbathes in an inflatable boat shaped like a sofa on Spree river near Treptower Park on June 19, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Steffi Loos/Getty Images)
ALIAGA, PHILIPPINES - JUNE 24: Devotees cover themselves in mud and dried banana leaves to celebrate the Taong Putik ("mud people") Festival on June 24, 2021 in the village of Bibiclat in Aliaga town, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines. Each year, the residents of Bibiclat village in Aliaga town celebrate the Feast of Saint John by covering themselves in mud, dried banana leaves, vines, and twigs as part of a little-known Catholic festival which traces its history from the Pacific War and reenacts how rain stopped the execution of 14 villagers by Japanese soldiers in 1944. The townsfolk considered this as a miracle from Saint John, and every year since then the villagers roll in mud to show their gratitude to the saint. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, limits remain imposed on religious gatherings as part of government lockdown measures, and devotees have been advised to celebrate in their homes. With more than 1,372,000 cases and more than 23,000 deaths, the Philippines is one of the worst coronavirus-hit countries in Southeast Asia, despite imposing the longest lockdown in the world. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
Devotees cover themselves in mud and dried banana leaves to celebrate the Taong Putik ("mud people") Festival on June 24, 2021 in the village of Bibiclat in Aliaga town, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines.  (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 23: Mardi Gras lady at the Durban Vignette Exclusive Experience at Max's Lifestyle on June 23, 2021 in Durban, South Africa. The vignette aims to promote Durban to international music lovers and tourists who want to explore the city, the township cuisine, and many activities on offer. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
Mardi Gras lady at the Durban Vignette Exclusive Experience at Max's Lifestyle on June 23, 2021 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JUNE 21: Performers from Fire Club Edinburgh mark the summer solstice during a fire festival on Calton Hill on June 21, 2021 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The summer solstice is the longest day in the northern hemisphere and has inspired a range of folkloric traditions across Europe. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)
Performers from Fire Club Edinburgh mark the summer solstice during a fire festival on Calton Hill on June 21, 2021 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 22: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of the National Literacy Trust and Joint President of Elephant Family, reads Elmer as she launches their Story Trail at a picnic with school pupils, alongside the elephant sculptures recently installed in St James's Park on June 22, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of the National Literacy Trust and Joint President of Elephant Family, reads Elmer as she launches their Story Trail at a picnic with school pupils, alongside the elephant sculptures recently installed in St James's Park on June 22, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by WPA Pool/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 21: Teacup Chihuahua puppies are held in a blanket as people wait to have their dogs treated at a mobile veterinary service for pets outside Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row on June 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The ElleVet Project is traveling to areas with homeless populations throughout California and Nevada and aims to care for around 3,000 pets with free veterinary services and food this summer. Skid Row is home to thousands of people who either live on the streets or in shelters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Teacup Chihuahua puppies are held in a blanket as people wait to have their dogs treated at a mobile veterinary service for pets outside Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row on June 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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