SEPT. 18 - 24, 2020

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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins and takes the overall leader's yellow jersey as he crosses the finish line of stage 20 of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 36.2 kilometers (22.5 miles), from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles, France, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (AP PhotoChristophe Ena, Pool)

SEPT. 18 - 24, 2020

Flying Officer James Buckingham salutes The Battle of Britain memorial window inside Westminster Abbey, the stained glass window by Hugh Easton that contains the badges of the fighter squadrons that took part in the battle, during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Aaron ChownPool Photo via AP)

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Customers have breakfast inside a bar in the southern neighborhood of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Police in the capital and its surrounding towns are stopping people coming in and out of some working-class neighborhoods that have been partially locked down to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread. Heightened restrictions to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread in some of Madrid's working-class neighborhoods brought a heated debate over the prevalence of inequality in Spain back into the spotlight Monday. (AP PhotoBernat Armangue)

Customers have breakfast inside a bar in the southern neighborhood of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Police in the capital and its surrounding towns are stopping people coming in and out of some working-class neighborhoods that have been partially locked down to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread. Heightened restrictions to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread in some of Madrid's working-class neighborhoods brought a heated debate over the prevalence of inequality in Spain back into the spotlight Monday. (AP PhotoBernat Armangue)

Yachts are pushed ashore following a storm at the village of Agia Efimia, on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, western Greece, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. The powerful tropical-like storm, named Ianos, battered parts of central Greece and some of the western Ionian islands, as emergency workers rescued more than 600 people. (AP PhotoNikiforos Stamenis)

Yachts are pushed ashore following a storm at the village of Agia Efimia, on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, western Greece, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. The powerful tropical-like storm, named Ianos, battered parts of central Greece and some of the western Ionian islands, as emergency workers rescued more than 600 people. (AP PhotoNikiforos Stamenis)

Red lights shine on the European Central Bank while the city's skyline is reflected in a golden architectural feature on top of a hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

Red lights shine on the European Central Bank while the city's skyline is reflected in a golden architectural feature on top of a hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

A man wears a face mask in Leicester Square, as people walk past, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that pubs and restaurants closing at 10pm, due to the spike of cases of coronavirus across the United Kingdom. (AP PhotoAlberto Pezzali)

A man wears a face mask in Leicester Square, as people walk past, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that pubs and restaurants closing at 10pm, due to the spike of cases of coronavirus across the United Kingdom. (AP PhotoAlberto Pezzali)

A woman reacts in front of police line during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. President Alexander Lukashenko has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that wasn't announced in advance. State news agency BelTA reported that Wednesday's ceremony is taking place in the capital of Minsk, with several hundred top government official present. (AP PhotoTUT.by)

A woman reacts in front of police line during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. President Alexander Lukashenko has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that wasn't announced in advance. State news agency BelTA reported that Wednesday's ceremony is taking place in the capital of Minsk, with several hundred top government official present. (AP PhotoTUT.by)

People celebrate South Africa's Heritage Day by dancing at Zoo Lake park in Johannesburg Thursday Sept. 24, 2020. As the number of worldwide COVID-19 deaths is nearing the million mark, coronavirus related case numbers and deaths in South Africa hit the lowest in months. (AP PhotoJerome Delay)

People celebrate South Africa's Heritage Day by dancing at Zoo Lake park in Johannesburg Thursday Sept. 24, 2020. As the number of worldwide COVID-19 deaths is nearing the million mark, coronavirus related case numbers and deaths in South Africa hit the lowest in months. (AP PhotoJerome Delay)

People wear face masks as they walk through the city center in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

People wear face masks as they walk through the city center in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

Models wear creations as part of the Vien 2021 women's spring-summer ready-to-wear collection during the Milan's fashion week in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)

Models wear creations as part of the Vien 2021 women's spring-summer ready-to-wear collection during the Milan's fashion week in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)

The gallery was curated by AP photographer Markus Schreiber in Berlin.

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins and takes the overall leader's yellow jersey as he crosses the finish line of stage 20 of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 36.2 kilometers (22.5 miles), from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles, France, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (AP PhotoChristophe Ena, Pool)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins and takes the overall leader's yellow jersey as he crosses the finish line of stage 20 of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 36.2 kilometers (22.5 miles), from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles, France, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (AP PhotoChristophe Ena, Pool)

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Flying Officer James Buckingham salutes The Battle of Britain memorial window inside Westminster Abbey, the stained glass window by Hugh Easton that contains the badges of the fighter squadrons that took part in the battle, during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Aaron ChownPool Photo via AP)

Flying Officer James Buckingham salutes The Battle of Britain memorial window inside Westminster Abbey, the stained glass window by Hugh Easton that contains the badges of the fighter squadrons that took part in the battle, during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Aaron ChownPool Photo via AP)

Customers have breakfast inside a bar in the southern neighborhood of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Police in the capital and its surrounding towns are stopping people coming in and out of some working-class neighborhoods that have been partially locked down to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread. Heightened restrictions to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread in some of Madrid's working-class neighborhoods brought a heated debate over the prevalence of inequality in Spain back into the spotlight Monday. (AP PhotoBernat Armangue)

Customers have breakfast inside a bar in the southern neighborhood of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Police in the capital and its surrounding towns are stopping people coming in and out of some working-class neighborhoods that have been partially locked down to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread. Heightened restrictions to stem Europe's fastest coronavirus spread in some of Madrid's working-class neighborhoods brought a heated debate over the prevalence of inequality in Spain back into the spotlight Monday. (AP PhotoBernat Armangue)

Yachts are pushed ashore following a storm at the village of Agia Efimia, on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, western Greece, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. The powerful tropical-like storm, named Ianos, battered parts of central Greece and some of the western Ionian islands, as emergency workers rescued more than 600 people. (AP PhotoNikiforos Stamenis)

Yachts are pushed ashore following a storm at the village of Agia Efimia, on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, western Greece, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. The powerful tropical-like storm, named Ianos, battered parts of central Greece and some of the western Ionian islands, as emergency workers rescued more than 600 people. (AP PhotoNikiforos Stamenis)

Red lights shine on the European Central Bank while the city's skyline is reflected in a golden architectural feature on top of a hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

Red lights shine on the European Central Bank while the city's skyline is reflected in a golden architectural feature on top of a hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

A man wears a face mask in Leicester Square, as people walk past, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that pubs and restaurants closing at 10pm, due to the spike of cases of coronavirus across the United Kingdom. (AP PhotoAlberto Pezzali)

A man wears a face mask in Leicester Square, as people walk past, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that pubs and restaurants closing at 10pm, due to the spike of cases of coronavirus across the United Kingdom. (AP PhotoAlberto Pezzali)

A woman reacts in front of police line during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. President Alexander Lukashenko has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that wasn't announced in advance. State news agency BelTA reported that Wednesday's ceremony is taking place in the capital of Minsk, with several hundred top government official present. (AP PhotoTUT.by)

A woman reacts in front of police line during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. President Alexander Lukashenko has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that wasn't announced in advance. State news agency BelTA reported that Wednesday's ceremony is taking place in the capital of Minsk, with several hundred top government official present. (AP PhotoTUT.by)

People celebrate South Africa's Heritage Day by dancing at Zoo Lake park in Johannesburg Thursday Sept. 24, 2020. As the number of worldwide COVID-19 deaths is nearing the million mark, coronavirus related case numbers and deaths in South Africa hit the lowest in months. (AP PhotoJerome Delay)

People celebrate South Africa's Heritage Day by dancing at Zoo Lake park in Johannesburg Thursday Sept. 24, 2020. As the number of worldwide COVID-19 deaths is nearing the million mark, coronavirus related case numbers and deaths in South Africa hit the lowest in months. (AP PhotoJerome Delay)

People wear face masks as they walk through the city center in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

People wear face masks as they walk through the city center in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

Models wear creations as part of the Vien 2021 women's spring-summer ready-to-wear collection during the Milan's fashion week in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)

Models wear creations as part of the Vien 2021 women's spring-summer ready-to-wear collection during the Milan's fashion week in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)