The Week in Photos: Wildfires in Southern California and Protests in Mexico, Greece, and Germany

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Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Dec 9, 2017

Protesters hold a European Union flag during an anti-government and corruption protest at the Victoria square in front of the Romanian government headquarters, in Bucharest, on December 3rd, 2017. — Protesters hold a European Union flag during an anti-government and corruption protest at the Victoria square in front of the Romanian government headquarters, in Bucharest, on December 3rd, 2017.
(Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)

People hold banners reading Freedom for Political Prisoners in front of Barcelona's city hall on December 4th, 2017, during a demonstration demanding the release of jailed separatist leaders. — People hold banners reading Freedom for Political Prisoners in front of Barcelona's city hall on December 4th, 2017, during a demonstration demanding the release of jailed separatist leaders.
(Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital. — Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital.
(Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

A firework explodes during clashes between protesters and police in central Athens on December 6th, 2017, at a demonstration commemorating 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2008. Masked youths threw stones and vandalized property during the annual protests. — A firework explodes during clashes between protesters and police in central Athens on December 6th, 2017, at a demonstration commemorating 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2008. Masked youths threw stones and vandalized property during the annual protests.
(Photo: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

A firefighter cuts brush at the Thomas Fire on December 7th, 2017, near Fillmore, California. Strong Santa Ana winds are pushing multiple wildfires across the region, expanding across tens of thousands of acres and destroying hundreds of homes and structures. — A firefighter cuts brush at the Thomas Fire on December 7th, 2017, near Fillmore, California. Strong Santa Ana winds are pushing multiple wildfires across the region, expanding across tens of thousands of acres and destroying hundreds of homes and structures.
(Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

People waving Palestinian and Turkish flags gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 8th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. — People waving Palestinian and Turkish flags gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 8th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.
(Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Young pilgrims wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Sanctuary of Fatima on May 12th, 2017, in Fatima, Portugal.

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A view of Nevado de Chillan volcano during an eruptive pulse in Las Trancas, some 400km south of Santiago, April 6th, 2018. Emergency service officials in Chile issued an orange alert in the area around the volcano.

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Migrants walk next to the Roya River on August 8th, 2017, in Ventimiglia, close to the French border.

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People line up outside the BanPanal communal bank to exchange bolivares for the new local community currency, the panal, launched in the 23 de Enero working-class neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 15th, 2017.

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This picture, taken on March 30th, 2018, shows the dust storm in Khartoum. A thick sandstorm engulfed the Sudanese capital on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel flights and shut schools in Khartoum and other nearby towns.

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Indonesian youths play at a game center surrounded by floodwaters after seasonal rains hit Bandung on November 17th, 2017.

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