A selection of powerful images taken around the world this week.
Yasuyoshi Chiba / Getty ImagesOn the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, survivor Teruko Morita , 95, and her daughter Noriko, stand in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome. It is thought that about 140,000 of Hiroshima's population were killed in the blast, with thousands more dying from radiation sickness in the years that followed.Giant panda Huan Huan holds one of her twin cubs in her mouth at ZooParc de Beauval in central France.
Maronite clergymen pray near damaged grain silos in Beirut, on the first anniversary of the explosion that ravaged the port and the city. On 4 August 2020, the Lebanese capital was rocked by an enormous blast as hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate exploded, killing more than 200 people, and wounding thousands.Julio Cesar La Cruz of Cuba poses for photos after winning the Men's Heavyweight Boxing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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