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Astronomy, athletes and an aardvark: Photos of the week

August 30, 2024

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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

A supermoon setts behind Rocca Calascio Castle in Italy. A supermoon appears brighter and bigger than usual because the Moon’s orbit brings it closer to Earth.

Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images Supermoon setting behind Rocca Calascio Castle in Calascio, Italy — A supermoon setts behind Rocca Calascio Castle in Italy. A supermoon appears brighter and bigger than usual because the Moon’s orbit brings it closer to Earth.

An aardvark named Dobby is weighed by keeper Olly Bosher at the annual weigh-in at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. All the animals’ weights and measurements are recorded in a shared database which enables zookeepers around the world to compare important information on thousands of threatened species.

Joe Giddens/PA Media An aardvark named Dobby is weighed by keeper Olly Bosher — An aardvark named Dobby is weighed by keeper Olly Bosher at the annual weigh-in at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. All the animals’ weights and measurements are recorded in a shared database which enables zookeepers around the world to compare important information on thousands of threatened species.

Participants take part in the traditional game of Panjat Pinang to climb greased 7m (23ft) poles to collect prizes at the top as part of the celebration of Indonesia’s 79th Independence Day in Jakarta.

Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP People covered in grease attempt to climb a greasy pole — Participants take part in the traditional game of Panjat Pinang to climb greased 7m (23ft) poles to collect prizes at the top as part of the celebration of Indonesia’s 79th Independence Day in Jakarta.

More than 8,000 people took part in the annual Lake Zurich crossing. The course is 1,500m (5,000ft) long and runs from Mythenquai to Tiefenbrunnen.

Michael Buholzer / EPA-EFE Swimmers cross Lake Zurich — More than 8,000 people took part in the annual Lake Zurich crossing. The course is 1,500m (5,000ft) long and runs from Mythenquai to Tiefenbrunnen.

Dancers perform at the qualifying rounds of the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tomas Cuesta / Reuters A man and a woman dance the tango — Dancers perform at the qualifying rounds of the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

King Charles III inspects the Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the gates of Balmoral, as he takes up summer residence at the castle.

Jane Barlow / PA Media King Charles III inspects the Balaklava Company at Balmoral — King Charles III inspects the Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the gates of Balmoral, as he takes up summer residence at the castle.

Spanish Paralympic athlete Adiaratou Iglesias, 25, known as Adi, trains at a high-performance centre for elite athletes in Madrid ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Nacho Doce / Reuters Spanish Paralympic athlete Adiaratou Iglesias training — Spanish Paralympic athlete Adiaratou Iglesias, 25, known as Adi, trains at a high-performance centre for elite athletes in Madrid ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Abandoned vehicles waiting to be scrapped in Nanjing, China.

AFP An aerial view of abandoned vehicles waiting to be scrapped in Nanjing, China — Abandoned vehicles waiting to be scrapped in Nanjing, China.

A horse and cart ride through the ford on the River Darent, a chalk river in Eynsford.

Dan Kitwood / Getty Images A horse and cart ride through the ford on the River Darent — A horse and cart ride through the ford on the River Darent, a chalk river in Eynsford.

Director and producer Spike Lee (right) poses for a selfie during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Brandon Bell / Getty Images Director and producer Spike Lee (right) poses for a selfie — Director and producer Spike Lee (right) poses for a selfie during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

South African surfer Levi Kolnik rides a wave at Dungeons offshore reef in the Atlantic Ocean as seasonal cold fronts drive big swells into the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town.

Nic Bothma / Reuters South African surfer Levi Kolnik rides a wave — South African surfer Levi Kolnik rides a wave at Dungeons offshore reef in the Atlantic Ocean as seasonal cold fronts drive big swells into the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town.

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