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Our world in photos: June 8

June 8, 2020 Noah Singer

SPAIN — Standing strong: People gathered in Barcelona on Sunday during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP

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BRITAIN — Teach the truth: People took part in a Black Lives Matter rally in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday in response to U.S. police officers’ killing of George Floyd. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA via AP

AUSTRALIA — Showing support: Demonstrators gathered in Sydney on Saturday show support for U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Photo: Rick Rycroft/AP

GERMANY — Gathered together: A man raised his fist as people gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest the recent killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. Photo: Markus Schreiber/AP

BRITAIN — Into the harbor: Protesters threw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol Harbor during a Black Lives Matter rally on Sunday in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA via AP

CALIFORNIA — Burning up: A firefighter lit a backfire near Winters on Saturday to stop the Quail Fire from spreading. Photo: Noah Berger/AP

MOROCCO — Moving along: A man drove past the ocean in Rabat on Sunday. Moroccan officials will announce on June 10 whether they will extend the country’s lockdown. Photo: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP

MISSISSIPPI — Getting ready: Owners secured their boats at Pass Christian Harbor in Pass Christian on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal’s landfall. Photo: Lukas Flippo/The Sun Herald via AP

MEXICO — Standing guard: Police wearing masks stood guard outside Mexico City’s security headquarters on Sunday during a protest demanding the release a woman who was detained last Friday during a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy. Photo: Fernando Llano/AP

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