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Our world in photos: August 24

August 24, 2021 By Michaela Keil
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FLORIDA — First day: Teacher Vanessa Rosario greeted students outside of iPrep Academy on the first day of school, on Monday, in Miami. Schools in Miami-Dade County opened Monday with a strict mask mandate to guard against coronavirus infections.
Photo: Lynne Sladky/AP

 

SPAIN — Disembark: Afghan people who were transported from Afghanistan, walked after disembarking a plane, at the Torrejon military base as part of the evacuation process in Madrid, on Monday.
Photo: Andrea Comas/AP

 

BRITAIN — Climate protest: Police arrested a demonstrator who glued himself on top of a van, during a protest organized by the climate activists group Extinction Rebellion in London, on Monday. The Extinction Rebellion group announced actions in many cities worldwide declaring their strict opposition to investment in fossil fuels.
Photo: Alberto Pezzali/AP

 

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JAPAN — Paralympic Opening Ceremony: Fireworks were set off during the Paralympic Opening Ceremony over the Olympic Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, in Tokyo, on Tuesday.
Photo: Bob Martin/OIS via AP

 

BRAZIL — Ritual: Indigenous men performed a ritual dance as Indigenous groups set up the “Luta pela Vida” or Struggle for Life camp, in Brasilia, on Monday. The groups arrived in the capital for a weeklong Struggle for Life mobilization to protest against a Supreme Court ruling that could undermine rights to their lands, and against President Jair Bolsonaro’s government.
Photo: Eraldo Peres/AP

 

VIRGINIA — Evacuated: Families evacuated from Kabul walked through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, on Monday.
Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP

 

BRITAIN — Score: West Ham’s Michail Antonio, right, scored his side’s third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Leicester City and at the London Stadium in London, on Monday
Photo: Alastair Grant/AP

 

HAITI — Ice: People bought large ice blocks for about $10 each at an ice factory in Les Cayes on Monday, a week after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area.
Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP

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