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Our World in Pictures: Week 37 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

18 Sep

Pope Francis Holds Mass At Sastin, Concludes Central Europe Trip

Pope Francis arrives to lead an open-air mass on September 15, 2021 in Sastin, Slovakia. Today's mass concludes an apostolic trip by the Pope to Central Europe from September 12 to 15. The Pontiff visited five cities, starting with Budapest, Hungary, for the closing mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, continuing with the Slovak capital Bratislava, and visiting Kosice, Presov and Sastin. Only fully vaccinated and a limited number of tested worshippers have been allowed to attend public gatherings on this occasion. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

epa09469465 Nuns make the heart gesture as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis to celebrate Holy Mass on the esplanade of the National Shrine in Sastin, Slovakia, 15 September 2021. The pontiff is on an apostolic journey to Slovakia from 12 to 15 September, under the official motto: 'With Mary and Joseph on the way to Jesus'. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO — Nuns make the heart gesture as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis to celebrate Holy Mass on the esplanade of the National Shrine in Sastin, Slovakia, 15 September 2021. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO

epaselect epa09469511 Nuns look on as Romana Tabak, former tennis player and member of Slovakia's Parliament, waits for the arrival of Pope Francis for Holy mass at the Esplanade of the National Shrine in Sastin, Bratislava, Slovakia, 15 September 2021. The pontiff is on an apostolic journey to Slovakia from 12 to 15 September, under the official motto: 'With Mary and Joseph on the way to Jesus'. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO — Nuns look on as Romana Tabak, former tennis player and member of Slovakia's Parliament, waits for the arrival of Pope Francis for Holy mass at the Esplanade of the National Shrine in Sastin, Bratislava, Slovakia, 15 September 2021. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO

epa09474998 An Afghan woman passes by the building of former Ministry of Women Affairs which is now replaced with the conservative Ministry of Vice and Virtue, which will oversee the implementation of hardline Islamic rules in the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 September 2021. Taliban officials removed the sign from the former government department that oversaw women?s rights and replaced it with one that read: 'The Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.' The move was harshly criticized by women activists. The Taliban are bringing back the Vice and Virtue Ministry 20 years after it was previously abolished when their former regime was toppled by the 2001 United States invasion. EPA-EFE/STRINGER — An Afghan woman passes by the building of former Ministry of Women Affairs which is now replaced with the conservative Ministry of Vice and Virtue, which will oversee the implementation of hardline Islamic rules in the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

epa09471261 An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in an empty street during the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, 16 September 2021. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, which counts as the holiest day for the Jews calendar. It begins at sundown on 15 September and ends at sundown on 16 September, when the entire country comes to a standstill as people fast and spend much of the day in prayer. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI — An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in an empty street during the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, 16 September 2021. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI

epa09469412 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem?s old city on the eve of the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur, 15 September 2021. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, which counts as the holiest day for the Jews calendar. It begins at sundown on 15 September and ends at sundown on 16 September, when the entire country comes to a standstill as people fast and spend much of the day in prayer. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI — Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city on the eve of the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur, 15 September 2021. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI

epaselect epa09468044 An ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman purchases a chicken for the Kapparot ritual in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, 14 September 2021. Kapparot begins by reciting a prayer and then spinning the bird over its head to release the sins accumulated over the past year, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. After the Kapparot ritual is performed the bird is slaughtered and donated to charity. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI — An ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman purchases a chicken for the Kapparot ritual in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, 14 September 2021. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI

epa09475512 A group of Haitian migrants begin to cross the Rio Grande, on the border of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, 18 September 2021. More than 10,000 migrants have arrived in the border cities of Del Rio Texas in the United States and Ciudad Acuna in Mexico in recent days and are waiting under the International Bridge for the asylum application to be processed by the United States authorities. EPA-EFE/Miguel Sierra — A group of Haitian migrants begins to cross the Rio Grande, on the border of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/Miguel Sierra

epa09475376 A group of Haitian migrants begin to cross the Rio Grande, on the border of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, 18 September 2021. More than 10,000 migrants have arrived in the border cities of Del Rio Texas in the United States and Ciudad Acuna in Mexico in recent days and are waiting under the International Bridge for the asylum application to be processed by the United States authorities. EPA-EFE/Miguel Sierra — A group of Haitian migrants begin to cross the Rio Grande, on the border of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/Miguel Sierra

epa09475101 United States Capitol Police stand on duty outside the Capitol as people begin to arrive for the 'Justice for J6' protest, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 18 September 2021. A protest called 'Justice for J6' has been planned to show support for people jailed for their role in the 06 January 2021 attack on the Capitol. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS — United States Capitol Police stand on duty outside the Capitol as people begin to arrive for the 'Justice for J6' protest, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

epa09474531 Yemeni soldiers stand guard during the execution of men convicted for being involved in the assassination of senior Houthi leader Saleh al-Sammad, at a public square in Sana'a, Yemen, 18 September 2021. Saleh al-Sammad was killed in a Saudi-led coalition drone airstrike in Yemen?s eastern province of Hodeidah in April 2018. Al-Sammad was the second-highest ranking Houthi leader after the leader of the Houthi movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, and the most senior Houthi official to have been killed since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in the Yemen war in March 2015. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB — Yemeni soldiers stand guard during the execution of men convicted for being involved in the assassination of senior Houthi leader Saleh al-Sammad, at a public square in Sana'a, Yemen, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 15: People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station on September 15, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. The unidentified type of missiles were fired from central inland areas of the North on Wednesday afternoon, and the South Korean and the U.S. intelligence authorities are analyzing details for additional information, the JCS said in a release. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) — People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station on September 15, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 15: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the first completely private mission to fly into orbit on September 15, 2021 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX is flying four private citizens into space on a three-day mission. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) — The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the first completely private mission to fly into orbit on September 15, 2021 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

epa09475451 The overflight of the Frecce Tricolori, with acrobatics and figures, is concluding the international Air Show, organized on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori, at the Rivolto air base, Italy, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/EMANUELE VALERI — The overflight of the Frecce Tricolori, with acrobatics and figures, is concluding the international Air Show, organized on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori, at the Rivolto air base, Italy, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/EMANUELE VALERI

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 15: Fireworks explode over the Zocalo main square during the annual shout of independence (Grito de Independencia) as part of the independence day celebrations on September 15, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. This year marks the 200 anniversary of the culmination of the Mexican war of independence when the Ejercito Trigarante (Army of the Three Guarantees) triumphantly arrived to Mexico City on September 27, 1821 lead by Agustin de Iturbide, who later became the first emperor of the indepedent Mexico, and Vicente Guerrero who served as President of Mexico in 1829. (Photo by Alan Espinosa/Getty Images) — Fireworks explode over the Zocalo main square during the annual shout of independence (Grito de Independencia) as part of the independence day celebrations on September 15, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Alan Espinosa/Getty Images)

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 13: A replica of the cannon Grietjie is fired at the Voortrekker Monument on September 13, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. It is reported that the replica was donated to the Blood River site. (Photo by Gallo Images/Beeld/Deaan Vivier) — A replica of the cannon Grietjie is fired at the Voortrekker Monument on September 13, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Beeld/Deaan Vivier)

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 15: Cape Town Philharmonic hold a lunch-hour outdoor concert ? Concert of Gratitude at Groote Schuur Hospital for frontline health workers nationally on September 15, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. The idea of the initiative was born out Hospital Heroes, who saw the need to recognise and reward the efforts made by the frontline healthcare and medical staff at hospitals countrywide in the face of covid-19. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) — Cape Town Philharmonic hold a lunch-hour outdoor concert ? Concert of Gratitude at Groote Schuur Hospital for frontline health workers nationally on September 15, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

A worker inspects Bitcoin mining machines at a Canada Computational Unlimited Inc. computation center in Joliette, Quebec, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. CCU.ai, a Bitcoin mining center powered by hydroelectricity, has been conditionally approved for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto under the stock symbol SATO. Photographer: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: A tourist photographs near meltwater running past the retreating Russell Glacier on September 09, 2021 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. 2021 will mark one of the biggest ice melt years for Greenland in recorded history. Researchers from Denmark estimated that in July of this year enough ice melted on the Greenland Ice Sheet to cover the entire state of Florida with two inches of water. According to NASA, 5 trillion tons of ice have melted in Greenland over approximately the past 15 years, enough to increase global sea level by nearly an inch. The observations come on the heels of the recent United Nations report on global warming which stated that accelerating climate change is driving an increase in extreme weather events. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) — A tourist photographs near meltwater running past the retreating Russell Glacier on September 09, 2021 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. 2021 will mark one of the biggest ice melt years for Greenland in recorded history. Researchers from Denmark estimated that in July of this year enough ice melted on the Greenland Ice Sheet to cover the entire state of Florida with two inches of water. According to NASA, 5 trillion tons of ice have melted in Greenland over approximately the past 15 years, enough to increase global sea level by nearly an inch. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: A man sheltering beneath an umbrella looks out from above the National Covid Memorial Wall on September 14, 2021 in London, England. This afternoon, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his plan to manage Covid-19 through the winter, including what actions would need to be taken if the NHS hospital system were at risk of being overwhelmed. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images) — A man sheltering beneath an umbrella looks out from above the National Covid Memorial Wall on September 14, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

epa09475378 Participants wave a rainbow colored flag during the Belgrade Pride Parade march in Belgrade, Serbia, 18 September 2021. Holding rainbow colored flags, balloons and banners participants marched through the main streets of Serbia's capital near the main institutions in the city to which Belgrade Pride has been addressing its demands for improved rights for the LGBTQ+ community. EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC — Participants wave a rainbow-colored flag during the Belgrade Pride Parade march in Belgrade, Serbia, 18 September 2021. EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 14: Sex workers and supporters march from Mowbray Police Station to Blackpool Sports Complex in Salt River where they could be vaccinated on September 14, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. Sex Worker Pride aims to celebrate sex workers self-determination and the achievements of the sex workers rights movement. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) — Sex workers and supporters march from Mowbray Police Station to Blackpool Sports Complex in Salt River where they could be vaccinated on September 14, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 15: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Dancers are seen backstage during to the private rehearsal show at Le Lido on September 15, 2021 in Paris, France. Paris' world-famous cabaret venue Le Lido, celebrating their 75th anniversary has been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The dancers perform again in the show “Paris Merveilles” produced and directed by Franco Dragone. Over 1100 guests can attend the show. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images For ABA) — Dancers are seen backstage during to the private rehearsal show at Le Lido on September 15, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images For ABA)

SPRINGS, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 14: Chris Mthombeni handles a snake on September 14, 2021 in Springs, South Africa. Mthombeni is a trained snake catcher who has been saving families from deadly snakes that invaded their homes. (Photo by Gallo Images/Daily Sun/Morapedi Mashashe) — Chris Mthombeni handles a snake on September 14, 2021 in Springs, South Africa. Mthombeni is a trained snake catcher who has been saving families from deadly snakes that invaded their homes. (Photo by Gallo Images/Daily Sun/Morapedi Mashashe)

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - SEPTEMBER 16: Andreas Luthe of 1.FC Union Berlin reacts as heavy rain falls during the UEFA Europa Conference League group E match between Slavia Praha and 1. FC Union Berlin at Eden Arena on September 16, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) — Andreas Luthe of 1.FC Union Berlin reacts as heavy rain falls during the UEFA Europa Conference League group E match between Slavia Praha and 1. FC Union Berlin at Eden Arena on September 16, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/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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Kanu Sep 19, 2021, 02:01 PM

I wonder if Chris Mthombeni can be persuaded to catch the corrupt snakes in the ANC ... because the judicial system is really making a hash of it ... or letting them slither around almost unhindered !