An optical illusion at the Eiffel Tower, scenes from the French Open, a surfing competition in El Salvador, a presidential election in Peru, Olympic qualifying skateboarding trials in Italy, a giant sinkhole in Mexico, a sunrise annular eclipse seen in New York City, a platypus health check in Australia, and much more
Photos of the Week: Jovian Moon, Sunrise Piper, Sea Snot
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Read moreWild Asian elephants sleep together in a group in the Jinning district of Kunming, Yunnan province, China, on June 7, 2021. A herd of 15 wild elephants trekked hundreds of kilometers after leaving their forest habitat in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, according to local media. #
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Read moreA platypus receives a health check at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, on June 9, 2021. The New South Wales RSPCA donated $600,000 to fund a new Platypus Rescue and Rehabilitation Center at Taronga Zoo. Although the platypus is not officially listed as a threatened species, new research suggests that it could be on the brink of extinction due to damaged waterways, land clearing, and climate change. #
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Read moreAt the top of of the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 8, 2021, indigenous Brazilians from different tribes protest against a bill being discussed by lawmakers that would change the rules of the demarcation of indigenous territories. #
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Read moreA view shows "The Diver" (front right) by British artist Damien Hirst, as part of the "Archaeology Now" exhibition at Galleria Borghese in Rome on June 7, 2021. #
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Read moreValentino Rossi of Petronas Yamaha SRT and his motorcycle slide over the runoff zone after his crash during the MotoGP Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 6, 2021, in Barcelona, Spain. #
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Read moreMax Verstappen of the Netherlands and Red Bull Racing kicks his tire as he reacts after crashing during the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 6, 2021, in Baku, Azerbaijan. #
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Read moreA child's red dress hangs on a cross near the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School after the remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found at the site in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, on June 6, 2021. #
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Read moreA woman embraces her daughter during a rally in Toronto, Ontario, on June 6, 2021, after the remains of 215 children were found at a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. #
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Read moreA person hits the toppled and defaced statue of Egerton Ryerson, considered an architect of Canada's residential Indigenous school system, as it lies on the pavement after being toppled following a protest at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 6, 2021. #
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Read moreTeams supported by Egyptian volunteers continue wreckage removal at the As-Shuruk apartment building destroyed by an Israeli attack in Gaza City's al-Rimal neighborhood, on June 7, 2021. #
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Read moreA giant Mount Rushmore–style sculpture of the G7 leaders' heads by artists Joe Rush and Alex Wreckage, made entirely of discarded electronics, is displayed on a beach near Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England, on June 9, 2021, to highlight the huge environmental threat of electronic waste ahead of the G7 summit. #
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Read morePeru's presidential candidate Pedro Castillo (right) passes bread during a breakfast with members of his family before casting his vote, in Chugur, Peru, on June 6, 2021. #
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Read moreLexi Thompson of the United States hits from the bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 76th U.S. Women's Open Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, on June 6, 2021. #
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Read moreGermany's Julia Ulbricht, photographed in action during the Women's Javelin competition at the German Athletics Championships in Braunschweig, Germany, on June 5, 2021. #
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Read morePaula Arana of Athletic Club controls the ball during the Primera Division Femenina match between Levante UD and Athletic Club at Levante UD Sport Center in Bunol, Spain, on June 6, 2021. #
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Read moreA woman stands near a blockade mounted by protesters against old-growth-timber logging in the Fairy Creek area of Vancouver Island, near Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada. #
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Read moreThe shadow of Spain's Rafael Nadal is pictured as he returns the ball to Britain's Cameron Norrie during their men's singles third-round tennis match on Day 7 of the Roland-Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 5, 2021. #
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Read moreNathalie Pohl swims the Menorca Channel in the Mediterranean Sea on June 10, 2021. Pohl's time of 9 hours and 50 seconds was an hour faster than the previous women's record holder. #
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Read moreA gondolier rows on the Grand Canal after the region of Veneto is declared a "white zone," following a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions—only masks and social distancing are now required—in Venice, Italy, on June 7, 2021. #
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Read moreThis aerial photograph of the Caddebostan shore of Turkey's Marmara Sea shows boats sailing amid mucilage, or "sea snot," a jellylike layer of slime that develops on the surface of the water because of the excessive proliferation of phytoplankton, threatening the marine biome, on June 8, 2021. #
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Read moreA woman jumps on a trompe l'oeil art installation by French photographer and street artist Jean Rene, known as JR, set up in front of the Eiffel Tower on June 4, 2021, in Paris, France. #
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Read moreSouth Koreans Jang Wan-ho (right) and Jang Deok-ho sit before the grave of their brother, who died in the 1950–53 Korean War, at the National Cemetery in Seoul, as South Korea marks Memorial Day on June 6, 2021, remembering those killed in the Korean War. #
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