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Our world in photos: August 22

August 22, 2022 Daniel Cody
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ITALY – Sereda’s drive: Oloksii Sereda of Ukraine dove during a man’s 10-meter platform competition at the European aquatics in Rome last Sunday.
Photo: Domenico Stinellis/AP

 

NEW YORK – Maloney with daughter: Rep. Carolyn Maloney, left, with her daughter Virginia talks to reporters after casting her vote in the Democratic primary election on Aug. 18.
Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP

 

NEW YORK – O’Neill gazes: Retired New York Yankees player Paul O’Neill speaks to fans during a number retirement ceremony before a baseball game between the Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, Aug. 21.
Photo: Corey Sipkin/AP

 

WASHINGTON D.C. – Fauci retires: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, held a face mask when he attended a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing on May 11. Fauci will retire in December 2022 after more than five decades in public service.
Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

 

ROME – The Papal report: Pope Francis addresses the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square last Sunday during his traditional noon appearance. The Pope was critical of the Ortega regime in Nicaragua, where police detained a bishop critical of the Ortega government.
Photo: Domenico Stinellis/AP

 

SINGAPORE – Wearing pink for the boys: Thousands gathered at a park for the annual Pink Dot gay pride event on Saturday on July 1, 2017. Singapore announced Sunday, Aug. 21, it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state’s traditional norms and its definition of marriage.
Photo: Wong Maye-E/AP

 

RUSSIA – In Russia, flag carry you: People carried a giant Russian flag during a celebration of the Day of The National Flag in Mamayev Kurgan, the World War II Battle of Stalingrad memorial, in Volgograd on Monday, Aug. 22.
Photo: Alexandr Kulikov/AP




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