In images: Crowds mesmerized by the Northern lights
Spectacular displays of art and technology were on show around the world this past week. In Northern Zealand, Denmark, visitors gathered on Hornbaek Beach to witness the Aurora Borealis illuminate the night sky. Meanwhile in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa hosted a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, a 360-degree digital immersive art experience showcasing 300 sketches, drawings and paintings by Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. Technology was also on display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, where attendees tested virtual reality goggles and viewed robots like Unitree Company's Go1. Small and medium enterprise traders in Nairobi, Kenya protested against Chinese nationals owning businesses that engage in import, manufacture and distribution. Finally, on Wall Street traders opened up the New York Stock Exchange for trading. All these events captured in photos offer an insight into what is happening around the world right now.
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over Hornbaek beach, on the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over Hornbaek beach, on the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN People gather on Hornbaek beach as Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN People gather on Hornbaek beach as Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over Hornbaek beach, on the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN Visitors attend a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG Visitors attend a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG Visitors take photos at a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG Visitors attend a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG Go1 robot, by Unitree Company, is seen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia Visitor testing virtual reality goggles at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta Oppo Find N2 Flip is seen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the Opening Bell in New York, New York, USA, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE Kenyan small and medium enterprise traders hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against Chinese nationals owning businesses that engage in import, manufacture and distribution, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February 2023. The protesting traders complain of what they called unfair business advantage for Chinese nationals in the country saying Chinese businesses are kicking the locals out of business. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu Kenyan small and medium enterprise traders hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against Chinese nationals owning businesses that engage in import, manufacture and distribution, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February 2023. The protesting traders complain of what they called unfair business advantage for Chinese nationals in the country saying Chinese businesses are kicking the locals out of business. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu Kenyan small and medium enterprise traders are dispersed by police officers during a protest against Chinese nationals owning businesses that engage in import, manufacture and distribution, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February 2023. The protesting traders complain of what they called unfair business advantage for Chinese nationals in the country saying Chinese businesses are kicking the locals out of business. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu French President Emmanuel Macron talks with schoolchildren in a classroom during a prevention session on the papillomavirus (HPV infection) as he visits the College Jean Lartaut Middle School in Jarnac, France, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/STEPHANE MAHE Independent Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders delivers remarks to student debt relief activists as oral arguments are presented in two cases challenging President Biden's student debt relief program at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA 28 February 2023. Justices will hear arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. The hearing challenges the program to reduce student loans that is estimated to cost 400 billion US dollars over 30 years and which the administration says 16 million people were approved for loan relief. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW Student debt relief activists rally during oral arguments in two cases challenging President Biden's student debt relief program at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA 28 February 2023. Justices will hear arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. The hearing challenges the program to reduce student loans that is estimated to cost 400 billion US dollars over 30 years and which the administration says 16 million people were approved for loan relief. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW People wait at the El Dorado airport, after the closure of operations of the airline Viva Air, in Bogota, Colombia, 28 February 2023. Uncertainty and indignation reign in the main Colombian airports due to the cancellation of operations of the low-cost airline Viva Air, which pushed thousands of passengers to protest in the air terminals to demand solutions. EPA-EFE/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda People wait at the El Dorado airport, after the closure of operations of the airline Viva Air, in Bogota, Colombia, 28 February 2023. Uncertainty and indignation reign in the main Colombian airports due to the cancellation of operations of the low-cost airline Viva Air, which pushed thousands of passengers to protest in the air terminals to demand solutions. EPA-EFE/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda People wait at the El Dorado airport, after the closure of operations of the airline Viva Air, in Bogota, Colombia, 28 February 2023. Uncertainty and indignation reign in the main Colombian airports due to the cancellation of operations of the low-cost airline Viva Air, which pushed thousands of passengers to protest in the air terminals to demand solutions. EPA-EFE/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in action against Maxime Cressy of USA during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias Maxime Cressy of USA in action against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in action against Maxime Cressy of USA during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias Matteo Arnaldi of Italy in action against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias Birk Ruud of Norway in action during the Men's Freeski Slopestyle competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE Elias Syrja of Finland in action during the Men's Freeski Slopestyle competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE TikTok application logo displayed on a mobile phone in Randers, Denmark, 28 February 2023. The Danish Parliament announced on 28 February that it had asked MPs and all of its staff to delete the TikTok application from their work phones because of the 'risk of espionage'. EPA-EFE/Bo Amstrup DM/ ML
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over Hornbaek beach, on the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN