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2020-08-07 10:42 Last Updated At:10:50

JULY 31-AUG. 6, 2020

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific.

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The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen at dusk in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marked the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

JULY 31-AUG. 6, 2020

A visitor prays in front of the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims before the start of a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

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Rows of beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. The new COVID-19 patient holding facility can accommodate up to 500 adult patients in stable conditions. The facility which is located near the Hong Kong International Airport is a big convention and exhibition facility and was previously used as a coronavirus testing center for incoming travelers. It's transformed into a treatment facility so that it helps freeing up hospital beds for the serious patients. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

Rows of beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. The new COVID-19 patient holding facility can accommodate up to 500 adult patients in stable conditions. The facility which is located near the Hong Kong International Airport is a big convention and exhibition facility and was previously used as a coronavirus testing center for incoming travelers. It's transformed into a treatment facility so that it helps freeing up hospital beds for the serious patients. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

A health worker performs a COVID19 swab test at a gymnasium in Navotas city, Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The capital and outlying provinces returned to another lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging a losing battle against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

A health worker performs a COVID19 swab test at a gymnasium in Navotas city, Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The capital and outlying provinces returned to another lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging a losing battle against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

A health worker prepares to collect nasal swab samples for COVID-19 tests at a mobile testing centre in Hyderabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2020. India is the third hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoMahesh Kumar A.)

A health worker prepares to collect nasal swab samples for COVID-19 tests at a mobile testing centre in Hyderabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2020. India is the third hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoMahesh Kumar A.)

An Indian woman working out is reflected on a mirror of a gym that reopened after lockdown in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. India has the world's third-highest coronavirus caseload after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath)

An Indian woman working out is reflected on a mirror of a gym that reopened after lockdown in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. India has the world's third-highest coronavirus caseload after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath)

Muslim girls with henna-decorated hands look out from a car on Eid in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is marked by sacrificing animals to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

Muslim girls with henna-decorated hands look out from a car on Eid in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is marked by sacrificing animals to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

Muslim youths pray on a pedestrian bridge outside a crowded mosque during an Eid al-Adha prayer in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 31, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of the Sacrifice," is a holiday which honors the prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, as he is known in the Bible, for his willingness to sacrifice his son on the order of God who was testing his faith. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

Muslim youths pray on a pedestrian bridge outside a crowded mosque during an Eid al-Adha prayer in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 31, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of the Sacrifice," is a holiday which honors the prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, as he is known in the Bible, for his willingness to sacrifice his son on the order of God who was testing his faith. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

Kashmiri students attend an open-air early morning class inside Eidgah, a ground reserved for Eid prayers, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 18, 2020. When months went by without teaching, Muneer Alam, an engineer-turned-math teacher, started the informal community school in the form of an open-air classroom in June. Schools in the disputed region reopened after six months in late February, after a strict lockdown that began in August 2019, when India scrapped the region's semi-autonomous status. In March schools were shut again because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

Kashmiri students attend an open-air early morning class inside Eidgah, a ground reserved for Eid prayers, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 18, 2020. When months went by without teaching, Muneer Alam, an engineer-turned-math teacher, started the informal community school in the form of an open-air classroom in June. Schools in the disputed region reopened after six months in late February, after a strict lockdown that began in August 2019, when India scrapped the region's semi-autonomous status. In March schools were shut again because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

An illuminated city of Ayodhya is seen on the eve of a groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony follows a ruling by India's Supreme Court last November favoring the building of a Hindu temple on the disputed site in Uttar Pradesh state. Hindus believe their god Ram was born at the site and claim that the Muslim Emperor Babur built a mosque on top of a temple there. The 16th century Babri Masjid mosque was destroyed by Hindu hard-liners in December 1992, sparking massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)

An illuminated city of Ayodhya is seen on the eve of a groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony follows a ruling by India's Supreme Court last November favoring the building of a Hindu temple on the disputed site in Uttar Pradesh state. Hindus believe their god Ram was born at the site and claim that the Muslim Emperor Babur built a mosque on top of a temple there. The 16th century Babri Masjid mosque was destroyed by Hindu hard-liners in December 1992, sparking massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)

The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Toru Takahashi in Tokyo.

The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen at dusk in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marked the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen at dusk in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marked the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

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A visitor prays in front of the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims before the start of a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

A visitor prays in front of the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims before the start of a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

Rows of beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. The new COVID-19 patient holding facility can accommodate up to 500 adult patients in stable conditions. The facility which is located near the Hong Kong International Airport is a big convention and exhibition facility and was previously used as a coronavirus testing center for incoming travelers. It's transformed into a treatment facility so that it helps freeing up hospital beds for the serious patients. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

Rows of beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. The new COVID-19 patient holding facility can accommodate up to 500 adult patients in stable conditions. The facility which is located near the Hong Kong International Airport is a big convention and exhibition facility and was previously used as a coronavirus testing center for incoming travelers. It's transformed into a treatment facility so that it helps freeing up hospital beds for the serious patients. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

A health worker performs a COVID19 swab test at a gymnasium in Navotas city, Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The capital and outlying provinces returned to another lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging a losing battle against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

A health worker performs a COVID19 swab test at a gymnasium in Navotas city, Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The capital and outlying provinces returned to another lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging a losing battle against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

A health worker prepares to collect nasal swab samples for COVID-19 tests at a mobile testing centre in Hyderabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2020. India is the third hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoMahesh Kumar A.)

A health worker prepares to collect nasal swab samples for COVID-19 tests at a mobile testing centre in Hyderabad, India, Friday, July 31, 2020. India is the third hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoMahesh Kumar A.)

An Indian woman working out is reflected on a mirror of a gym that reopened after lockdown in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. India has the world's third-highest coronavirus caseload after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath)

An Indian woman working out is reflected on a mirror of a gym that reopened after lockdown in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. India has the world's third-highest coronavirus caseload after the United States and Brazil. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath)

Muslim girls with henna-decorated hands look out from a car on Eid in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is marked by sacrificing animals to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

Muslim girls with henna-decorated hands look out from a car on Eid in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is marked by sacrificing animals to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

Muslim youths pray on a pedestrian bridge outside a crowded mosque during an Eid al-Adha prayer in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 31, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of the Sacrifice," is a holiday which honors the prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, as he is known in the Bible, for his willingness to sacrifice his son on the order of God who was testing his faith. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

Muslim youths pray on a pedestrian bridge outside a crowded mosque during an Eid al-Adha prayer in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 31, 2020. Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of the Sacrifice," is a holiday which honors the prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, as he is known in the Bible, for his willingness to sacrifice his son on the order of God who was testing his faith. (AP PhotoBinsar Bakkara)

Kashmiri students attend an open-air early morning class inside Eidgah, a ground reserved for Eid prayers, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 18, 2020. When months went by without teaching, Muneer Alam, an engineer-turned-math teacher, started the informal community school in the form of an open-air classroom in June. Schools in the disputed region reopened after six months in late February, after a strict lockdown that began in August 2019, when India scrapped the region's semi-autonomous status. In March schools were shut again because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

Kashmiri students attend an open-air early morning class inside Eidgah, a ground reserved for Eid prayers, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 18, 2020. When months went by without teaching, Muneer Alam, an engineer-turned-math teacher, started the informal community school in the form of an open-air classroom in June. Schools in the disputed region reopened after six months in late February, after a strict lockdown that began in August 2019, when India scrapped the region's semi-autonomous status. In March schools were shut again because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

An illuminated city of Ayodhya is seen on the eve of a groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony follows a ruling by India's Supreme Court last November favoring the building of a Hindu temple on the disputed site in Uttar Pradesh state. Hindus believe their god Ram was born at the site and claim that the Muslim Emperor Babur built a mosque on top of a temple there. The 16th century Babri Masjid mosque was destroyed by Hindu hard-liners in December 1992, sparking massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)

An illuminated city of Ayodhya is seen on the eve of a groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony follows a ruling by India's Supreme Court last November favoring the building of a Hindu temple on the disputed site in Uttar Pradesh state. Hindus believe their god Ram was born at the site and claim that the Muslim Emperor Babur built a mosque on top of a temple there. The 16th century Babri Masjid mosque was destroyed by Hindu hard-liners in December 1992, sparking massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)

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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

2022-04-22 09:09 Last Updated At:09:20

April 15-21, 2022

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific.

The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

People are reflected on the glass of a crockery shop as they participate in a Good Friday procession in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP PhotoR S Iyer)

People are reflected on the glass of a crockery shop as they participate in a Good Friday procession in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP PhotoR S Iyer)

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A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus takes pictures of an artificial flower arrangement at a park in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus takes pictures of an artificial flower arrangement at a park in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)

A woman carries her daughter as they queue up for free iftar, the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset, distributed for the needy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 18, 2022. Muslims in many parts of the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, where they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP PhotoDita Alangkara)

A woman carries her daughter as they queue up for free iftar, the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset, distributed for the needy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 18, 2022. Muslims in many parts of the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, where they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP PhotoDita Alangkara)

Commuters wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus ride on a crowded bus traveling from the outskirts of the capital city clogged in heavy traffic on a road during the morning rush hour, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Beijing. China’s economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8% over a year earlier in the first three months of 2022 as spreading coronavirus outbreaks prompted shutdowns of major industrial cities. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

Commuters wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus ride on a crowded bus traveling from the outskirts of the capital city clogged in heavy traffic on a road during the morning rush hour, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Beijing. China’s economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8% over a year earlier in the first three months of 2022 as spreading coronavirus outbreaks prompted shutdowns of major industrial cities. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

Dancers and the iconic character Mickey Mouse perform during a parade at the Hong Kong Disneyland, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Hong Kong Disneyland reopened to the public after shutting down due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

Dancers and the iconic character Mickey Mouse perform during a parade at the Hong Kong Disneyland, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Hong Kong Disneyland reopened to the public after shutting down due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

Christians wearing face masks attend an Easter service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The church allowed 70 percent members of the capacity to attend the Easter service as a part of the measures to prevent against the coronavirus. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)

Christians wearing face masks attend an Easter service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The church allowed 70 percent members of the capacity to attend the Easter service as a part of the measures to prevent against the coronavirus. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)

Students and youth attend a dancing party in celebration of the 110th birth anniversary of  its late founder Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP PhotoCha Song Ho)

Students and youth attend a dancing party in celebration of the 110th birth anniversary of its late founder Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP PhotoCha Song Ho)

Two Kashmiri women cry after their house was damaged in a gun-battle between government forces and suspected rebels in Malwah village, north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 21, 2022. According to officials two suspected rebels were killed and four soldiers and a policeman injured during the ongoing gun-battle. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan)

Two Kashmiri women cry after their house was damaged in a gun-battle between government forces and suspected rebels in Malwah village, north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 21, 2022. According to officials two suspected rebels were killed and four soldiers and a policeman injured during the ongoing gun-battle. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan)

People perform Friday prayer at Tanah Abang market during Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP PhotoAchmad Ibrahim)

People perform Friday prayer at Tanah Abang market during Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP PhotoAchmad Ibrahim)