The Week in Photos

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A weekly photo essay featuring images from one of the week’s most noteworthy events.

Ethiopian girls wear T-shirts depicting Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as they take part in a national tree-planting drive in the capital of Addis Ababa, on July 28th, 2019. The Green Legacy campaign, started by Ahmed's office, wants every Ethiopian to plant 40 seedlings during the rainy season, which runs from May to October.

Ethiopians Tackle the Climate Crisis With 350 Million New Trees (in Photos)

Citizens of Africa's second-most populated country broke a world record when they planted 353,633,660 tree seedlings on Monday as part of a national reforestation campaign.

Maxine Speier

People march through the financial district as they celebrate the ousting of Ricardo Rosselló in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Ricans Celebrate the Governor’s Resignation Amid Ongoing Uncertainty (in Photos)

Under pressure from protests, Ricardo Rosselló announced he will be stepping down on August 2nd.

Isabela Dias

During training, Neil Armstrong practices attaching a Hasselblad camera to a mount on his suit. Buzz Aldrin helps him see what he's doing by raising his visor.

‘Isn’t That Something!’: Looking Back at the Moon Landing (in Photos)

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first spaceflight to put humans on the moon. We went into the NASA archives of the Apollo 11 mission to remember the uncertainty and wonder of that week in 1969.

Maxine Speier

People bow to pay their respects after leaving sunflowers on a stage, as they attend a memorial event during heavy rainfall in Hong Kong on July 11th, 2019.

Thousands Pay Tribute to a Deceased Protester in Hong Kong (in Photos)

People gathered under heavy rain on Thursday to take part in a public memorial for a man who fell to his death while protesting an extradition bill.

Isabela Dias

People swarm a public beach amid a heat wave in Valencia, Spain, on June 29th, 2019.

Record-Breaking Heat Around the World (in Photos)

Last month was Earth's hottest June on record. Temperatures soared up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Europe—and July is off to its own record-shattering start.

Maxine Speier

Jennicet Gutiérrez, a prominent trans undocumented activist and founding member of Familia: TQLM, gives a speech in front of the El Paso Processing Center.

‘Stonewall Is Now’: Black and Migrant Trans Women March in El Paso (in Photos)

A coalition of black and migrant trans women say they're fighting for survival against an immigration and criminal justice system that has endangered their lives.

Jack Herrera