Our world in photos: May 8
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD — Celebrated artists supporting Brooklyn Youth Chorus: Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan, a Brooklynite, joined French-American jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant as honorees at the Thursday night gala for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, May 7, 2026.
Though Egan won her Pulitzer Prize for “A Visit from the Goon Squad,” her award-winning novel “Manhattan Beach” was set largely in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, just a few blocks from her home.
Founder and Artistic Director Dianne Berkun Menaker established the Brooklyn Youth Chorus in 1992. The ensemble has commissioned and introduced more than 140 works and world premieres, including “Port(al)” in May 2025, another work featuring the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
GAZA — Timeout from conflict for a healthy run: Palestinian runners take part in the 5-kilometer Palestine Marathon along the coastal road near Nuseirat, Friday, May 8, 2026.
Thousands participated in the Palestine Marathon and Half Marathon, which returned to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, following a two-year pause.
The event also included a 10K and a 5K. Gaza held a concurrent 2K for the disabled and a 5K.
ARGENTINA — Mural and more promoting juvenile soccer: Workers from the Grandoli football club carry a goalpost to the pitch for children’s soccer matches in Rosario, Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Grandoli is a local youth club in Rosario that serves as a community space for children to play and socialize.
It is also where Lionel Messi began playing football at around age 4, in his earliest youth matches.
NAPLES — Catholic faith and tradition run deep in Italy: Pope Leo XIV, during a one-day pastoral visit to Pompeii and Naples on Friday, holds up a ceremonial ampoule that Catholic tradition says contains the blood of Naples’ patron saint, Saint Gennaro or Januarius.
Legend has it that Januarius was martyred for being a Christian under Roman emperor Diocletian. Gennaro’s dried blood is believed by the faithful to liquefy during recurring ceremonies in the city. Researchers suggested it could be a thixotropic gel that liquifies when moved or heated.
Pope Leo marked the first anniversary of his May 8, 2025, election as pontiff. Born in Chicago in 1955 as Robert Francis Prevost, he is the first U.S.-born and Augustinian Order pope.
CAPE VERDE — ‘Not getting on a cruise ship … I’ll stick with my horse’: A man swims in the sea with his horse in Praia, Thursday.
The Dutch cruise ship where cases of hantavirus were discovered has now left its anchored position off the coast of Cape Verde for the Canary Islands. The number of cases and suspected cases remains around eight, including five confirmed, though British authorities reported a new suspected case in Tristan da Cunha.
Three people have died from the virus. The CDC is assisting in the response.
LONDON — These guys would definitely support letting canines vote: The dogs Ingrid, Frank and Zizzi pose for a photographer as they wait outside a polling station, Thursday, during the UK 2026 local elections.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered significant losses, particularly in Wales.
The Reform party, considered hard-right, made major gains.
NASHVILLE — ‘Damn that Jerry Mander, whoever he was!’ A woman protests outside the House chamber before a special session of the state legislature to redraw the U.S. Congressional voting maps on Thursday in Tennessee.
Republican lawmakers stated their goal was to send an all-GOP Tennessee delegation to Washington.
Meanwhile, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a voter-approved redistricting referendum that would have allowed new congressional maps favoring Democrats, after it was approved in a special election on April 21.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — ‘There will NEVER be a blockade on this body of water …’ President Donald Trump talks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project.
Trump drove a motorcade across the empty pool to inspect it. Trump also announced plans for the Lincoln Memorial, but did not specify what they would consist of.
Trump said the effort to clean the granite and lay down a new “industrial grade pool” surface will cost $1.5 million and was inspired by a German friend of his who commented that the pool was dirty and “looked disgusting.”
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