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Our world in photos: September 1

September 1, 2021 By Michaela Keil
WASHINGTON — Cooler dump: Seattle Mariners' Abraham Toro, right, had a cooler of water dumped onto him by teammate Luis Torrens, as Toro took part in an interview after the team's baseball game against the Houston Astros, on Tuesday, in Seattle. Toro hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to give the Mariners a 4-0 win. Photo: Ted S. Warren/AP
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MASSACHUSETTS — Vigil: On Tuesday, mourners held candles for Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, a U.S. Marine who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, during a vigil in her hometown of Lawrence.
Photo: David Goldman/AP

 

THAILAND — Testing: Shopping mall workers received a COVID-19 swab test during the opening at the Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, on Wednesday. After a lockdown in mid-July, malls, hair salons, foot massage parlors, and parks will be allowed to re-open, as well as restaurants for dine-in services but maintained at 50 percent capacity.
Photo: Sakchai Lalit/AP

 

ROMANIA — International Roma Theatre Festival: People watched an outdoor performance by Alex Fifea, in the play “You Did Not See Anything,” which explored police abuse against vulnerable members of society, during the “Kathe, Akana!” or “Here and Now!” International Roma Theatre Festival, in Bucharest, on Tuesday. According to the organizers, the festival aims to promote cultural diversity, non-discrimination and combat the stereotypes on Roma.
Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP

 

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CANADA — World Championships: United States’ Alex Carpenter, right, celebrated her goal against Canada with Savannah Harmon during the first period of the IIHF hockey women’s world championships title game in Calgary, Alberta, on Tuesday.
Photo: Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP

 

CALIFORNIA — Smoke: Smoke from the Caldor Fire wafted over a ridgetop near Kirkwood Ski Resort in Eldorado National Forest, on Tuesday.
Photo: Noah Berger/AP

 

LOUISIANA — Flooding: Homes, businesses, and roads were flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, on Tuesday.
Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP

 

KYRGYZSTAN — Independence Day: A Kyrgyz man played accordion as women wearing traditional Kyrgyz clothes and headdresses called “elechek” sang a song as they celebrated Independence Day on Ala-Too Square in the center of Bishkek, on Tuesday. The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan marked the 30th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union with a parade in central Bishkek.
Photo: Vladimir Voronin/AP

 

JAPAN — Long jump: Germany’s Markus Rehm competed during the men’s long jump T64 final in the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, on Wednesday.
Photo: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

 

RUSSIA — Day of Knowledge: A girl in the first grade cried during a ceremony marking the start of classes at school as part of the traditional opening of the school year known as the “Day of Knowledge,” in St. Petersburg, on Wednesday.
Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP

 

SOUTH KOREA — River walk: People crossed the Cheonggye stream in Seoul on Wednesday. On Wednesday, South Korea reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, approaching a daily record set last month just a day after officials cautiously expressed hope that infections may slow.
Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP

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