Here are some of the most striking images taken from around the world over the past week.
A woman ties "rakhi", a sacred thread, on the wrist of a male medical worker, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, in the outskirts of Agartala, India's northeastern state of Tripura, on Aug 3, 2020. Raksha Bandhan, meaning the bond of protection, is a festival to celebrate the relationship between brothers, cousins and sisters. [Photo/Xinhua]
Customers dine in an outdoor area of a restaurant in London on Aug 4, 2020. The British government launched a discount scheme on Aug 3 to boost the hospitality sector which has been hit hard by coronavirus. The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme offers customers a 50 percent discount when they eat in at registered restaurants every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between Aug 3 and 31. [Photo/Xinhua]
The new Genoa bridge is illuminated in the colors of the Italian flag during its official inauguration, after it was rebuilt following its collapse on Aug 14, 2018, which killed 43 people, in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 3, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
A nurse takes care of three babies in a damaged hospital after the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug 4, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
A child wearing a face mask is seen in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Aug 4, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
The reflection of an Afghan bride in a mirror is seen during a collective wedding party in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Aug 6, 2020. At a rare social event, 82 couples held a collective wedding party in a local hotel in Mazar-i-Sharif city on Thursday. The aim of collective marriage is to avoid splendid wedding parties to save money for married families to run their daily life after marriage. [Photo/Xinhua]
A view of the Port of Beirut is seen after explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug 6, 2020. Two huge explosions rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday at around 6:10 pm local time (1610 GMT), leaving at least 158 people dead and 6,000 others injured. [Photo/Xinhua]
A visitor takes pictures during an orchid exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug 7, 2020. The exhibition runs from Aug 6 to Aug 12 to celebrate the birthday of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman walks with a protective face mask, as COVID-19 continues to spread, past a mural in the Harlem neighborhood New York City, on Aug 7, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
A man and his daughter look at candles during a candlelit memorial event to mourn the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing at Peace Park in Nagasaki, western Japan, on Aug 8, 2020, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. [Photo/Agencies]
