It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up some of the most memorable images of the week's events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
A woman uses her phone while wearing a plastic poncho along Victoria Harbour during heavy winds and rain brought on by Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong on 23rd August 2017. Typhoon Hato smashed into Hong Kong on 23rd August with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains in the worst storm the city has seen for five years, shutting down the stock market and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
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A picture taken on 23rd August 2017 shows someone parasailing at sunset in Dubai.
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Visitors walk through a light installation entitled "Phosphene" by Praxis+, a team from the Singapore University of Technology and Design during the Singapore Night Festival media preview on 23rd August 2017 in Singapore.
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People display flowers and candles to pay tribute to the victims of the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks on the Rambla boulevard in Barcelona on 22nd August 2017, five days after the attacks that killed 15 people. An alleged member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge on Tuesday that he and other suspects had planned a bigger attack, a judicial source said.
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A woman dives into the water at a beach in Dinard, northwestern France, on 22nd August 2017.
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Thousands of diners participate in the annual Diner en Blanc (Dinner in White) at Lincoln Center on 22nd August 2017 in New York City. Diner en Blanc began in France nearly 30 years ago. Attendees must all wear white clothing and bring their own picnic food and white tablecloths. It's the second time the event, which is held in cities around the world, has been held at Lincoln Center.
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A man kneels in the street as police officers advance upon demonstrators after a rally by President Donald Trump at the Phoenix Convention Center on 22nd August 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. An earlier statement by the president that he was considering a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County who was convicted of criminal contempt of court for defying a court order in a case involving racial profiling, has angered Latinos and immigrant rights advocates.
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A firefighters' truck drives on a road in a blackened and devastated area following a fire on 22nd August 2017 in Carnoux-en-Provence, southeastern France. The fire, which has broken out between Aubagne and Carnoux-en-Provence, has ravaged 240 hectares of forest.
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A total eclipse with the 'diamond ring' effect is seen from South Mike Sedar Park on 21st August 2017 in Casper, Wyoming. Millions of people flocked to areas of the US that were in the 'path of totality' in order to experience a total solar eclipse. During the event, the moon passes in between the sun and the Earth, appearing to block the sun.
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US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump wear special glasses to view the solar eclipse from the Truman Balcony at the White House on 21st August 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Dolls are seen on a laundry rope near tents during civil war in Daraa, Syria on 17th August 2017.
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Mermaiding instructor Michelle Forsbrey, 42 (L) and her niece and student Erin Forsbrey, aged 8 (R) pose for a photograph at her home in Boscombe on 19th August 2017 in Bournemouth, England. The ancient Assyrian goddess Atargatis is thought to be one of the earliest mermaids and like Ea, the Babylonian god of the sea from around 4000 BC, she had the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish. Throughout history, merfolk have been popular in art and literature. Recently the practice of mermaiding has become popular across the world as an extreme sport and cosplay/performance art. Mermaiding involves the wearing of a costume mermaid tail consisting of a plastic monofin covered in fabric, while swimming or performing. The practice of mermaiding has been taught by professional instructors in the UK since 2006.
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