Week in pictures: 8-14 June 2024 - BBC News

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A child takes a peek inside a booth at a polling station in Moldova
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A child takes a peek inside a booth at a polling station in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. Europeans in 27 countries voted in elections that will have a wide impact across the EU and beyond.

Prisoners with their hands over their heads and their faces turned away as they are transferred to the mega-jail Cecot in El Salvador
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Inmates being transferred to the mega-jail Cecot (Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism) in Tecoluca, El Salvador. President Nayib Bukele said another 2,000 gang members had been moved to the maximum-security jail. El Salvador now has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

An aerial view shows a dragon boat race in China's Fujian Province
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A drone photo shows a night-time race held to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Sanxi Village, Fuzhou, in China's Fujian Province. The event, which holds deep cultural significance, serves as a means of prayer for bountiful harvests and an auspicious life.

Drone view of fishermen as they unload a net during the sardine run in Scottburgh, South Africa
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Another drone view shows fishermen unloading a net during the sardine run in Scottburgh, South Africa.

A Palestinian mother fans her child inside a tent at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip
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A mother fans her child inside a tent at a camp for displaced people during a heatwave in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Technicians adjust a dress from Vivienne Westwood’s collection at Christie's auction house in London
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Technicians adjust a dress during a press view of items on display for Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection at Christie’s auction house in London. Proceeds from the sale of the late designer's collection will go to The Vivienne Foundation, Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières and Greenpeace.

People paragliding at sunset at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, Sussex, England, UK. 8th June 2024.
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People paraglide at sunset at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, Sussex, England.

Alexander Zverev plays against Casper Ruud at Roland Garros in Paris
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Alexander Zverev beats Casper Ruud at Roland Garros in Paris to set up a French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz.

Muslim worshippers touch the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca
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Muslim worshippers touch the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Children take part in a flash mob to mark the 50th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube in Budapest
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Children take part in a flash mob to mark the 50th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube at Szent Istvan Square in Budapest. Hungarian professor, architect and inventor Erno Rubik developed the so-called Magic Cube in the spring of 1974, originally for educational purposes. It later became popular as the Rubik's Cube worldwide.