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Our world in photos: January 8

January 8, 2021 Michaela Keil
SPAIN — Making port: A wooden boat used by migrants from Morocco was grounded on the beach at the southeastern coast of the island of Gran Canaria on Thursday. Photo: Javier Bauluz/AP
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CALIFORNIA — Need to breathe: Two nurses put a ventilator on a patient, Thursday, in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. Thursday, California health authorities reported a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths, as many hospitals strained under unprecedented caseloads.
Photo: Jae C. Hong/AP

 

MASSACHUSETTS — Kept away: Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey (1) passed the ball away from Boston College guard Cameron Swartz, left, during the first half of an NCAA basketball game Thursday, in Boston.
Photo: Elise Amendola/AP

 

INDONESIA — Activity: Mount Merapi spewed volcanic steam from its crater as was seen from Sleman, Yogyakarta, Thursday. The 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) mountain spewed avalanches of hot clouds on Thursday morning amid its increasing volcanic activities.
Photo: Taufiq Rozzaq/AP

 

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MEXICO — Waiting: A paramedic rested behind his ambulance, as ambulance staff waited hours for the COVID-19 patients they were transporting to be admitted, at Siglo XXI Medical Center in Mexico City, Thursday. A line of five ambulances spent hours outside the hospital waiting for their patients to be admitted, as hospitals in the capital neared full capacity amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases in Mexico.
Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

 

ISRAEL — Solidarity: An Israeli couple sat near the Tel Aviv municipality building as it was lit up with the flag of the United States in Tel Aviv, Thursday. Officials said the display was a sign of solidarity with the United States and support for democracy.
Photo: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

 

GERMANY— Biathalon World Cup: Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway ran during the men’s 10 km sprint race at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Friday.
Photo: Matthias Schrader/AP

 

BRITAIN — Hope: An advertisement displayed the word “Hope” at Piccadilly Circus in London, Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a new national lockdown for England, only allowing people to leave their homes for limited reasons, with measures expected to stay in place until mid-February.
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

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