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Our world in photos: July 7

July 7, 2022 Michaela Keil
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MISSISSIPPI — Closed: Derenda Hancock, co-director of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization clinic patient escorts, better known as the Pink House defenders, left, and her partner James Parker, walked away from the Jackson Women’s Health Organization clinic in Jackson, on Wednesday. The clinic was the only facility that performed abortions in the state but closed on Wednesday as the state law took effect on Thursday.
Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Resignation: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to the media next to 10 Downing Street in London, on Thursday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to resign, his office said Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain’s government.
Photo: Alberto Pezzali/AP

 

SOUTH AFRICA — Championship: A father was hugged by his daughter as he became emotional whilst watching a big electronic screen paying tribute to some of the prominent people who died due to COVID-19, before the start of the Rugby Championship test match between South Africa and Wales at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, on Saturday.
Photo: Themba Hadebe/AP

 

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COLOMBIA — Taekwondo: Andrea Ramirez of Colombia, left, and Virginia Dellan of Venezuela, right, competed during their women’s 49kg Taekwondo final match of the Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, on Sunday. Ramirez won the gold medal.
Photo: Fernando Vergara/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Serve: Tim van Rijthoven of the Netherlands served to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during a men’s fourth-round singles match on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Sunday.
Photo: Alastair Grant/AP

 

ROMANIA — Performance: A circus artist walked before a street performance by the Metropolitan Circus in Bucharest, on Saturday. A main boulevard in the Romanian capital becomes a pedestrian area on summer weekends and various artists offer free performances for the public.
Photo: Andreea Alexandru/AP

 

ARGENTINA — Recycling: Francisco Leiva, 28, posed for a photo from inside a garbage container while recycling cardboard, plastics, and metal to sell in Buenos Aires, on Monday. About four of every 10 Argentines are poor.
Photo: Rodrigo Abd/AP

 

BRAZIL — Funeral: The clergy attended the funeral Mass for Cardinal Claudio Hummes at the Cathedral in Sao Paulo, on Tuesday. Hummes, the Brazilian Catholic cardinal who inspired Pope Francis to pick his name after the 2013 conclave, died on Monday at the age of 87. He was one of the country’s main religious leaders and a strong advocate for the poor.
Photo: Andre Penner/AP

 

FRANCE — Pack: The pack crossed the village of Cassel during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 106.6 miles with start in Dunkerque and finishing in Calais, on Tuesday.
Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Crash: Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou of China crashed at the start of the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, on Sunday.
Photo: Frank Augstein/AP

 

HUNGARY — Gold medal match: Alberto Munarriz Egana of Spain took a shot during the Men’s water polo gold medal match between Italy and Spain at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, on Sunday.
Photo: Anna Szilagyi/AP

 

DENMARK — Shooting: People helped a woman in front of the Fields shopping center in Copenhagen, on Sunday. A gunman opened fire inside the busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing a few people and critically wounding a few others, police said.
Photo: Olafur Steinar Rye Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix via AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Goal: England’s Beth Mead, center, celebrated with Ellen White, left, and Georgia Stanway after scoring the opening goal during the Women’s Euro 2022 soccer match between England and Austria at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Wednesday.
Photo: Rui Vieira/AP

 

COLOMBIA — Rhythmic gymnastics: Venezuela’s team waited before their performance in the rhythmic gymnastics event during the Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, on Sunday.
Photo: Fernando Vergara/AP

 

GUATEMALA — Procession: A clown walked alongside the funeral procession of Joselin Chacón Lobo known as “Chispita” at a cemetery, in Amatitlan, on Sunday. Chacón Lobo disappeared for almost two months along with his partner, Nelson Estiven Villatoro, who also worked as a clown. Both were found buried at a clandestine site on Friday in a peripheral area of the Guatemalan capital.
Photo: Moises Castillo/AP

 

MINNESOTA — Winners: Baltimore Orioles’ Rougned Odor (12) and Austin Hays (21) celebrated their 3-1 win over the Minnesota Twins at a baseball game on Sunday, in Minneapolis.
Photo: Bruce Kluckhohn/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Reach: Australia’s Alex De Minaur reached out to return the ball to Chile’s Cristian Garin during a men’s singles fourth-round match on day eight of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Monday.
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

 

WEST VIRGINIA — Salute: Marine Corps League Veterans saluted as the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams moved along Interstate 64 on Saturday, in Teays Valley.
Photo: Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP

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