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Our world in pictures: Week 22 of 2021

By Evelyn J. Archuleta
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Students participate in the annual clean-up of “The Pillar of Shame”, a work of art dedicated to the victims of the 1989 Beijing Tiananmen Square massacre, at the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China, 04 June 2021 For the second year in a Police force banned the annual candlelight vigil in Victoria Park marking the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, citing the continuing threat to public health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE / JEROME FAVRE

Here is an incomplete, yet surprising and moving image gallery of this week’s events around the world.

Members of the emergency services assist migrants upon their arrival at the port of Arguineguin in Gran Canaria, Spain, 04 June 2021. A total of 37 migrants who sailed aboard a small boat were rescued at sea by the Spanish maritime rescue services, 203 km from the coast. EPA-EFE / Angel Medina G.
A man touches the coffin of his relative Marco Antonio Carillo, 48, who died of COVID-19 according to his family during his burial in the “Martires 19 de Julio” cemetery on June 1, 2021 in Lima, Peru. Peru has more than doubled the number of coronavirus deaths after a government review by experts. (Photo by Angela Ponce / Getty Images)
Supporters of Peru’s presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Free party gather at an event to mark the end of his campaign ahead of the second round of the presidential elections, in Plaza Dos de Mayo, in Lima, Peru , 03 June 2021. EPA-EFE / Stringer
Supporters of Peru’s presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Free party gather at an event marking the end of his campaign ahead of the second round of the presidential elections, in Plaza Dos de Mayo, in Lima, Peru , 03 June 2021. EPA-EFE / Stringer
Activists of the civil movement “Traditions and Order” burn flares and hold a banner reading “No to the legitimization of the gender dictatorship!” During a rally in front of the presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine, 04 June 2021. Demonstrators gathered to protest against Bill 5488 which provides for administrative or criminal liability on the grounds of racial, national or religious also as a critique of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) in Ukraine and carries a prison sentence of up to eight years. EPA-EFE / SERGEY DOLJENKO
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to attend a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2021. EPA-EFE / ANATOLY MALTSEV
Activists from the civil movement “Traditions and Order” attend a rally in front of the presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine, June 04, 2021. EPA-EFE / SERGEY DOLZHENKO
Members of the Bangladeshi Islamic political party attend a demonstration after a Friday prayer outside the Baitul Mukarram Mosque against violence against the Uyghur Muslim people in China and to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Dhaka, Bangladesh , June 04, 2021. EPA-EFE / MONIRUL ALAM
U.S. President Joe Biden prays silently during a minute of silence during commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre June 1, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
A U.S. soldier stands with a bouquet of flowers among the headstones of those killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery during Memorial Day May 31, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Samuel Corum / Getty Images)
The Olympic rings are on display at the Olympic site at Odaiba Marine Park on June 3, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / Getty Images)
Naomi Osaka of Japan in action against Patricia Maria Tig of Romania during their first round match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, May 30, 2021. EPA-EFE / CAROLINE BLUMBERG
Japan’s Naomi Osaka runs to return a shot during her first-round match against Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig on day one of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on May 30, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney / Getty Images)
Japan’s Naomi Osaka serves in her first round match against Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig on day one of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on May 30, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney / Getty Images)
Portuguese David Varela competes in the men’s K1 200m qualifying race of the 2021 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships in Poznan, Poland, 04 June 2021. EPA-EFE / Adam Warzawa
Dhow boats participate in Al Gaffal dhow race outside Dubai, United Arab Emirates on June 04, 2021. The traditional long distance dhow race on Bin Na’air 60ft (Dhow is a traditional boat) in Dubai is the largest traditional sailing race in the world. EPA-EFE / ALI HAIDER
The freighter ‘Hamburg SOD (R) is seen in the background as the Dhow boat’ Al Tabr ‘competing in the Al Gaffal dhow race outside Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 04 June 2021. EPA-EFE / ALI HAIDER
An aerial photo taken with a drone shows fishing boats on the Sea of ​​Marmara covered in sea snot in Istanbul, Turkey, June 04, 2021. Due to global warming, a blanket of mucus-like substance in the Sea of Marmara which increases day by day threatens the fishing industry and the environment. EPA-EFE / ERDEM SAHIN
Water lines can be seen on the steep shores of Lake Oroville as a fisherman floats on June 1, 2021 in Oroville, California. As extreme drought sets in in California, water levels in reservoirs are dropping rapidly. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Stephen Frost, a farmer, tries to fend off a forest fire that is spreading through the moor towards his farm, pictured in the Clwydian Range, above the village of Rhewl, Llangollen, on June 1, 2021 in northern Wales, UK. (Photo by Phil Hatcher-Moore / Getty Images)
A pilgrim wearing a raincoat fights against the wind to take a photo from the top of Mount El Perdon on a blustery day in Pamplona, ​​Spain on June 04, 2021. EPA-EFE / Jesus Diges
Extinction Rebellion activists demonstrate at Gran Via in downtown Madrid to demand that “ecocide” (serious damage to the ecosystems of a territory) be recognized as an international crime, in Madrid, Spain, 04 June 2021 . EPA-EFE / RODRIGO JIMENEZ
Indian surgeon Antima Memiwal (2R) completes the operation after removing a fungal infection associated with mucormycosis in an operating room at Sawai Man Singh Hospital on June 1, 2021 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The state of Rajasthan has declared mucormycosis, or black fungus, an epidemic, following the increase in cases, mainly among those recovering from the coronavirus. The rare but potentially fatal fungal infection affects the airways, sometimes causing swelling and discoloration around the eyes and mouth. The prolonged and devastating wave of Covid-19 infections in India has gripped cities and overwhelmed urban health resources, but it has also reached deep into rural India, where the true extent of the devastation is unknown in due to lack of widespread testing or reliable data. (Photo by Rebecca Conway / Getty Images)
Praise singer Jessica Mbangeni at the Interfaith Desk launch on June 03, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The interfaith office will be responsible for rectifying irreligious activities, promoting social cohesion and rallying communities to moral regeneration in accordance with the national values ​​and principles enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Luba Lesolle)
Hannah Vitos observes the Blenheim Art Foundation interactive sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei which will be on long-term display on the grounds of Blenheim Palace on June 2, 2021 in Woodstock, England. (Photo by John Phillips / Getty Images)
A view of the newly constructed Ribbon Hotel on June 04, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
The ship is in Hudson Yards a few days after reopening on June 02, 2021 in New York. The 150-foot Modernist structure, a tourist destination and located in the newly developed Hudson Yards, has reopened following a series of suicides and now prohibits solo visitors. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Thanks to Kim McCarthy of Gallo Images for her generous help in producing this selection of images. DM / ML

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