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Our World in Pictures: Week 36 of 2021

Here is an incomplete, yet surprising and moving gallery of images of this week’s events around the world.
Our World in Pictures: Week 36 of 2021 Workers lift the upper part of the statue at the Robert E. Lee Memorial during a removal September 8, 2021 in Richmond, Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia is removing the largest Confederate statue remaining in the U.S. following authorization by all three branches of state government, including a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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epaselect epa09454325 Black Lives Matter activists gather around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee the night before it is scheduled to be removed in Richmond, Virginia, USA, 07 September 2021. Erected more than 130 years ago, it is the largest confederate statue in the US. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Black Lives Matter activists gather around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee the night before it is scheduled to be removed in Richmond, Virginia, USA, 07 September 2021. Erected more than 130 years ago, it is the largest confederate statue in the US. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 07: Aerial view of the pedestal where the statue of Christopher Columbus Statue was placed at Paseo de la Reforma avenue on September 07, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Finished in 1875 by french sculptor Charles Cordier, The Statue of Colon (Estatua de Colon) as it is known in Mexico, was finally set up at Paseo de la Reforma on August, 1877 and remained there for 143 years until October 2020 when it was moved to be restored. On September 06, Claudia Sheinbaum, Head of Government of Mexico City, announced that the statue was not going to be returned to its former place, instead, it will be replaced by the sculpture of an indigenous woman as a way to recognize the cultural legacy in the country and the continent. The decision has awake different opinions among citizens and people in politics and culture, for some this represents a lack of respect for the city's culture and history while removing the older monument in Paseo de la Reforma, while for others, this is a statement against the conquerors who arrived to the new world atrociously. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Aerial view of the pedestal where the statue of Christopher Columbus Statue was placed at Paseo de la Reforma avenue on September 07, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
JINGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7：(CHINA OUT) In an aerial view, workers dismantle a 58-meter-high statue of Guan Gong weighing more than 1,200 tons on September 7, 2021 in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China. The bronze statue of Chinese ancient military general Guan Yu, with the height of 58 meters and weight of 1200 tons, stands at a local park in Jingzhou city. Guan Yu is a famous general in Chinese history, where him was defeated and died during the Three Kingdoms period. The artwork by Han Meilin was completed in 2016. Cracks appeared on it recently and the statue was once criticized as damaging the landscape of the ancient city. Moving the statue of Guan Gong is expected to cost 155 million RMB. (Photo by Getty Images)
In an aerial view, workers dismantle a 58-meter-high statue of Guan Gong weighing more than 1,200 tons on September 7, 2021 in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China. (Photo by Getty Images)
epa09459010 A handout satellite imaget made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of typhoon Chanthu as it churned the Philippine Sea, 09 September 2021 (issued 10 September 2021). On 09 September, by 11 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (1500 Universal Time), the typhoon was about 550 km east-northeast of Manila, with sustained winds of 220 kph. The typhoon, named 'Kiko' in the Philippines, is predicted to pass just north of the island of Luzon as a category 4 storm. It is likely to arrive at Taiwan on 11 or 12. EPA-EFE/NASA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
A handout satellite image made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of typhoon Chanthu as it churned the Philippine Sea, 09 September 2021 (issued 10 September 2021). EPA-EFE/NASA HANDOUT
epa09454851 Citizens use umbrellas amid rainfall caused by typhoon Conson as they cross a bridge in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 08 September 2021. Typhoon Conson made landfall in the eastern Philippines causing power outages from its winds that reached 120 km per hour. Metro Manila has been put on level 1 alert with heavy winds and rainfall expected, as local government units implemented evacuation measures for residents of flood prone communities. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA
Citizens use umbrellas amid rainfall caused by typhoon Conson as they cross a bridge in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 08 September 2021. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA
epa09454853 Villagers ride a backhoe on a flooded road in Cavite city, Philippines, 08 September 2021. Typhoon Conson made landfall in e?astern Philippines causing power outages, floods, and damage to properties from its winds that reached 120 km per hour. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
Villagers ride a backhoe on a flooded road in Cavite city, Philippines, 08 September 2021. Typhoon Conson made landfall in the eastern Philippines causing power outages, floods, and damage to properties from its winds that reached 120 km per hour. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa09459197 Villagers maneuver on a makeshift bridge at a flooded community brought by Typhoon Conson in Muntinlupa city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 10 September 2021. According to reports, another Typhoon threatens Philippines after Typhoon Conson on September 08, brought devastation in the country. Typhoon Chanthu, on 10 September, was about 550 km east-northeast of Manila, with sustained winds of 220 kph. The typhoon, named 'Kiko' in the Philippines, is predicted to pass n?orth of the island of Luzon as a category 4 storm. It is likely to arrive at Taiwan on 11 or 12. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
Villagers maneuver on a makeshift bridge at a flooded community brought by Typhoon Conson in Muntinlupa city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 10 September 2021.  EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa09459256 A villager holding a baby maneuvers on a makeshift bridge at a flooded community brought by Typhoon Conson in Muntinlupa city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 10 September 2021. According to reports, another Typhoon threatens Philippines after Typhoon Conson on September 08, brought devastation in the country. Typhoon Chanthu, on 10 September, was about 550 km east-northeast of Manila, with sustained winds of 220 kph. The typhoon, named 'Kiko' in the Philippines, is predicted to pass n?orth of the island of Luzon as a category 4 storm. It is likely to arrive at Taiwan on 11 or 12. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
A villager holding a baby maneuvers on a makeshift bridge at a flooded community brought by Typhoon Conson in Muntinlupa city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 10 September 2021. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa09459319 Cats sit on a makeshift bridge at a flooded community brought by Typhoon Conson in Muntinlupa city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 10 September 2021. According to reports, another Typhoon threatens Philippines after Typhoon Conson on September 08, brought devastation in the country. Typhoon Chanthu, on 10 September, was about 550 km east-northeast of Manila, with sustained winds of 220 kph. The typhoon, named 'Kiko' in the Philippines, is predicted to pass n?orth of the island of Luzon as a category 4 storm. It is likely to arrive at Taiwan on 11 or 12. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
Cats sit on a makeshift bridge at a flooded community brought by Typhoon Conson in Muntinlupa city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 10 September 2021. According to reports, another Typhoon that threatens the Philippines after Typhoon Conson on September 08, brought devastation in the country. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa09459795 A train crossing railway tracks submerged in rain water after monsoon rains in Lahore, Pakistan, 10 September 2021. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the strong monsoon weather system giving rains in the country is likely to persist during the week. EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR
A train crossing railway tracks submerged in rainwater after monsoon rains in Lahore, Pakistan, 10 September 2021. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the strong monsoon weather system giving rains in the country is likely to persist during the week. EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR
ACAPULCO, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 08: Detail of two exposed bedrooms in a building of which part of the wall was knocked down after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit yesterday close to 9:00 pm on September 08, 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico. The epicenter was located 14 kilometer southeast of Acapulco and over 150 replicas followed through the night. So far authorities confirmed one dead. (Photo by Raul Aguirre/Getty Images)
Detail of two exposed bedrooms in a building of which part of the wall was knocked down after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit yesterday close to 9:00 pm on September 08, 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico.  (Photo by Raul Aguirre/Getty Images)
epa09460040 Inhabitants of suburbs affected by heavy rains remove debris from the mud, in the city of Tula, in Hidalgo state, Mexico, on 09 September 2021 (issued 10 September 2021). Hundreds of people search through the mud and water for the few belongings that the heavy rains of these days left them in the Mexican municipality of Tula, where the floods caused at least 14 deaths in a hospital and thousands of victims. EPA-EFE/Jose Mendez
Inhabitants of suburbs affected by heavy rains remove debris from the mud, in the city of Tula, in Hidalgo state, Mexico, on 09 September 2021 (issued 10 September 2021). EPA-EFE/Jose Mendez
ACAPULCO, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 07: after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit yesterday close to 9:00 pm on September 07, 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico. The epicenter was located 14 kilometer southeast of Acapulco and over 150 replicas followed through the night. So far authorities confirmed one dead. (Photo by Raul Aguirre/Getty Images)
After a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit on September 07, 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico. The epicenter was located 14 kilometers southeast of Acapulco and over 150 replicas followed through the night.  (Photo by Raul Aguirre/Getty Images)
epa09456377 A woman shows the damage to her home, today in a neighborhood in the municipality of Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico, Mexico, 08 September 2021. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strongly shook southern and central Mexico, on 07 September leaving one person dead and minor material damage. EPA-EFE/Mario Guzman
A woman shows the damage to her home, today in a neighborhood in the municipality of Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico, Mexico, 08 September 2021. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strongly shook southern and central Mexico, on 07 September leaving one person dead and minor material damage. EPA-EFE/Mario Guzman
epa09456369 Smoke rises as firemen and civilians try to extinguish a fire that broke out at a hospital for Covid-19 patients in Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia, 08 September 2021. Multiple casualties have been reported by Ministry of Health when a fire, thought to have been triggered by oxygen cylinders that provide oxygen to patients with a more severe clinical case of Covid-19, broke at the hospital. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
Smoke rises as firemen and civilians try to extinguish a fire that broke out at a hospital for Covid-19 patients in Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia, 08 September 2021. Multiple casualties have been reported by the Ministry of Health when a fire, thought to have been triggered by oxygen cylinders that provide oxygen to patients with a more severe clinical case of Covid-19, broke at the hospital. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
epa09456950 Flames are seen near to the Montesol urbanization in Estepona (Malaga), Spain, 09 September 2021. Some 500 people have been preventatively evicted from their homes as a result of the forest fire declared in Sierra Bermeja and that affects the Malaga municipalities of Jubrique, Genalguacil and Estepona. EPA-EFE/Antonio Paz
Flames are seen near to the Montesol urbanization in Estepona (Malaga), Spain, 09 September 2021. EPA-EFE/Antonio Paz
epa09456999 A woman wears a face mask as she worships Lord Shiva (Hindu god of creation and destruction) to mark the Teej festival amid the coronavirus pandemic fear in Kathmandu, Nepal, 09 September 2021. The majority of women usually celebrates Teej festival at their homes but some managed to visit the Pashupati temple and Bagmati River, despite authorities shut the temple door due to coronavirus fear. The Teej festival is celebrated by Nepalese women to wish a long and prosperous life to their husbands. Those who are not yet married, pray to get a good husband by fasting for a whole day. EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
A woman wears a face mask as she worships Lord Shiva (Hindu god of creation and destruction) to mark the Teej festival amid the coronavirus pandemic fear in Kathmandu, Nepal, 09 September 2021. EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
epa09457099 An Indian artist prepares Lord Ganesha idols for sale at roadside shop ahead of Lord Ganesh Festival in New Delhi, India, 09 September 2021. The Ganesha Chaturthi is one of the biggest Hindu festivals which are celebrated in honor of the god Ganesha for ten days throughout India. During the festival, idols of Ganesha are installed and worshiped in temporary public shrines as well as at home. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA
An Indian artist prepares Lord Ganesha idols for sale at roadside shop ahead of Lord Ganesh Festival in New Delhi, India, 09 September 2021. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA
SOWETO, SOUTH AFERICA - SEPTEMBER 04: Njazo Moyo, a painter and cultural artist walks the streets of Braamfisherville dressed in traditional attire on September 04, 2021 in Soweto, South Africa. Moyo stated that he doesn’t need to wait for Heritage Day to dress up the way he does. September is dubbed Heritage Month and will be celebrated this year under the theme “The year of Charlotte Maxeke: Celebrating South Africa’s Intangible Cultural Heritage”. (Photo by Gallo Images/City Press/Tebogo Letsie)
Njazo Moyo, a painter and cultural artist walks the streets of Braamfisherville dressed in traditional attire on September 04, 2021 in Soweto, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/City Press/Tebogo Letsie)
epa09455935 The humanitarian project 'The Walk' arrives in the alleys of the ancient center of Naples, Italy, 08 September 2021, bringing the gigant puppet Amal, symbolizing a Syrian refugee girl and created by famous Handspring Puppet Company, to numerous European cities. The 3.5 meter-tall artwork walks across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the UK to focus attention on the urgent needs of young refugees and represent all the displaced children, many of whom separated from their families. The giant puppet of a young refugee girl is part of 'The Walk,' an art initiative that will travel 8,000 kilometers in support of refugees. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO
The humanitarian project 'The Walk' arrives in the alleys of the ancient center of Naples, Italy, 08 September 2021, bringing the gigant puppet Amal, symbolizing a Syrian refugee girl and created by famous Handspring Puppet Company, to numerous European cities. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO
epa09457800 German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks at the painting 'Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window' as she attends the opening of the exhibition on the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in Germany 'Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection' at the Old Masters Picture Gallery of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD), in Dresden, Germany, 09 September 2021. EPA-EFE/Jens Schlueter / POOL RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION EDITORIAL USE ONLY
German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks at the painting 'Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window' as she attends the opening of the exhibition on the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in Germany 'Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection' at the Old Masters Picture Gallery of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD), in Dresden, Germany, 09 September 2021. EPA-EFE/Jens Schlueter
epa09458471 A view of the sculptures project 'Travellers/Les Voyageurs' by French artist Cedric Le Borgneat as part of the contemporary culture forum 'White Night' in Riga, Latvia, 09 September 2021. The contemporary culture forum White Night drew its inspiration from the 120th anniversary of poet Aleksandrs Caks, who was the initiator of Latvian modern, urban poetry. On this night, culture and art events are entice people out on the streets and allow a glimpse into the imagination mirrors of the contemporary artists of 2021. EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS
A view of the sculptures project 'Travellers/Les Voyageurs' by French artist Cedric Le Borgneat as part of the contemporary culture forum 'White Night' in Riga, Latvia, 09 September 2021. EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: Birmingham 2022 National Ticket Ballot Launch – The National Ballot is now open for next year's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on September 07, 2021 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Birmingham 2022 )
Birmingham 2022 National Ticket Ballot Launch – The National Ballot is now open for next year's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on September 07, 2021 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Birmingham 2022 )
epa09456898 Volunteer Anre Bouguenon (L) cares for one of the 300 parrots at the Brainy Birds Parrot rescue and rehabilitation center in Johannesburg, South Africa, 08 September 2021 (issued 09 September 2021). The Non-profit animal welfare organization provides a safe, loving environment for the recovery, conservation, and life-long care of over 300 companion Parrots. Parrots who arrive at the center are often neglected by their owner or abused and need serious rehabilitation to get them closer to a natural state. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
Volunteer Anre Bouguenon (L) cares for one of the 300 parrots at the Brainy Birds Parrot rescue and rehabilitation center in Johannesburg, South Africa, 08 September 2021 (issued 09 September 2021). EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Despite being officially canceled due again this year to coronavirus concerns, a scaled-down version of the West Indian Day Parade moves down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on September 06, 2021 in New York City. The annual parade, one of the largest in both New York City and the country, celebrates the Caribbean community and its diverse history. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Despite being officially canceled due again this year to coronavirus concerns, a scaled-down version of the West Indian Day Parade moves down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on September 06, 2021 in New York City.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Iris Apfel sits for a portrait during her 100th Birthday Party at Central Park Tower on September 09, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Central Park Tower)
Iris Apfel sits for a portrait during her 100th Birthday Party at Central Park Tower on September 09, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Central Park Tower)
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie "Scenes From a Marriage (Ep. 1 and 2)" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie "Scenes From a Marriage (Ep. 1 and 2)" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 08: Visitors gather to look at the Dom Cathedral that is bathed in an artistic light mural during the Festival of Lights on September 08, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. The Festival of Lights, which this year is drawing thousands of people, is an annual event in which landmarks across the city are illuminated in colorful motifs. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Visitors gather to look at the Dom Cathedral that is bathed in an artistic light mural during the Festival of Lights on September 08, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR concept vehicle at the IAA Munich Motor Show in Munich, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The IAA, taking place in Munich for the first time, is the first in-person major European car show since the Coronavirus pandemic started. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR concept vehicle at the IAA Munich Motor Show in Munich, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The IAA, taking place in Munich for the first time, is the first in-person major European car show since the Coronavirus pandemic started. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A warm thank you to Kim McCarthy from Getty Images for her help in creating this gallery of images. DM/ ML

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