July 17-23, 2020
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July 17-23, 2020
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A dead cow lies half submerged in flood water at an area affected by flash flood in Luwu Utara, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, Thursday, July 16, 2020. A number of people were killed and missing after heavy rains in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province swelled rivers and send floodwaters, mud and debris across roads and into thousands of homes. (AP PhotoKhaizuran Muchtamir)
Pro-democracy protesters, front left and rear left, are surrounded by riot police during a news conference to mark one-year anniversary of the Yuen Long subway attack at the subway station in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. A gang of men in white shirts brutally beat dozens of people inside the train station on July 21 last year. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)
Visitors wearing face masks take pictures at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The museum reopened Wednesday after having been closed for two months due to new coronavirus concerns. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)
Commuters wearing face masks jostle for a ride on a bus discarding social distancing guidelines in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. With a surge in coronavirus cases in the past few weeks, state governments in India have been ordering focused lockdowns in high-risk areas to slow down the spread of infections. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
A woman, standing outside a glass panel right, wipes her tears after seeing her COVID-19 positive daughter in law hold her 13- day-old grandson at a COVID-19 care center New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2020. The infant tested negative and the mother is recovering. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)
A man wearing a face mask against the spread of the new coronavirus walks past a public notice to wash hands in Tokyo Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
A Nepalese man jumps into the Bagmati river during monsoon rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 20, 2020. The weather department has forecast heavy rains this week. (AP PhotoNIranjan Shrestha)
Apple fans cheer as the doors to a new flagship store are opened at Sanlitun in Beijing Friday, July 17, 2020. Anti-coronavirus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)
The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Toru Takahashi in Tokyo.
Movie-goers wearing masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus are spaced apart as they watch a movie in a newly reopened cinema in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province on Monday, July 20, 2020. China is going back to the movies. Following months of closure, limited numbers of movie goers were allowed back Monday in cities where the risk of virus infection is considered low. (Chinatopix via AP)
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The Kwanyin temple built on a rocky island in the middle of the Yangtze River is seen flooded as the water level surge along Ezhou in central China's Hubei province on Sunday, July 19, 2020. The temple first built in 1345AD has survived numerous floods and been rebuilt over the centuries. (Chinatopix Via AP)
A dead cow lies half submerged in flood water at an area affected by flash flood in Luwu Utara, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, Thursday, July 16, 2020. A number of people were killed and missing after heavy rains in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province swelled rivers and send floodwaters, mud and debris across roads and into thousands of homes. (AP PhotoKhaizuran Muchtamir)
Pro-democracy protesters, front left and rear left, are surrounded by riot police during a news conference to mark one-year anniversary of the Yuen Long subway attack at the subway station in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. A gang of men in white shirts brutally beat dozens of people inside the train station on July 21 last year. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)
Visitors wearing face masks take pictures at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The museum reopened Wednesday after having been closed for two months due to new coronavirus concerns. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)
Commuters wearing face masks jostle for a ride on a bus discarding social distancing guidelines in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. With a surge in coronavirus cases in the past few weeks, state governments in India have been ordering focused lockdowns in high-risk areas to slow down the spread of infections. (AP PhotoBikas Das)
A woman, standing outside a glass panel right, wipes her tears after seeing her COVID-19 positive daughter in law hold her 13- day-old grandson at a COVID-19 care center New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2020. The infant tested negative and the mother is recovering. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)
A man wearing a face mask against the spread of the new coronavirus walks past a public notice to wash hands in Tokyo Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
A Nepalese man jumps into the Bagmati river during monsoon rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 20, 2020. The weather department has forecast heavy rains this week. (AP PhotoNIranjan Shrestha)
Apple fans cheer as the doors to a new flagship store are opened at Sanlitun in Beijing Friday, July 17, 2020. Anti-coronavirus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)