Our world in photos: August 28

August 28, 2024
Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Eigo Tanaka, 20, from Japan, uses his feet to drink water from a bottle during a warmup session ahead of the 2024 Paralympics, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Paralympic swimmer Jack O'Neil, of the U.S., sits next to his prosthetic leg during a training session ahead of the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Airplanes of the Patrouille de France fly over the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo: Michel Euler/AP

Alpha Jets from the Patrouille de France fly over the Champs-Elysees as delegations arrive for the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo: Aurelien Morissard/AP

PARIS — Airborne and waterbound: Yuan Weiyi, from China, jumps into the pool during a training session ahead of the 2024 Paralympics, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Paris, France. The ceremonies for the Paralympics took place on Aug. 28, and the games — which celebrate the endurance of athletes with disabilities — run through Sept. 8. About 4,400 athletes from around the world will compete in 22 sports across various iconic venues in Paris, including at the Eiffel Tower, the Chateau de Versailles and the Grand Palais.

Paris 2024 marks the first Paralympics in history, where eight billion viewers worldwide will have the opportunity to watch the Games, according to the International Paralympic Committee.

Lucas Guevara and Daniela Bravo from Santiago del Estero, Argentina, dance during the stage category finals of the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Photo: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Tango couples dance in the salon category finals of the World Tango Championship, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Danielle Collins, of the United States, returns a shot to Caroline Dolehide, of the United States, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

BUENOS AIRES — After all the Olympics, the tennis and golf openings, the sexiest competition around is on the dance floor: Maxi Copello and Karu Terenzio from Entre Rios, Argentina, dance during the salon category finals of the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The tango originated among the people living near the Rio de la Plata, which flows along the Argentina-Uruguay border around the 1880s. The dance, which has African-European roots, was considered a pastime of the poor and working classes and scorned by high society.

Nowadays, aside from stage and screen, there are two types of tango: Argentine, danced in close embrace, and ballroom, which has broader movements. Women customarily wear dresses with flowing mid-calf skirts that swirl. Tango dresses are usually red and black.

INDIA — Reverence and patience for a spiritual leader: Exiled Tibetans wait with ceremonial scarves to welcome their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, before he arrives in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. He had been in the U.S. for several weeks since undergoing knee-replacement surgery in New York two months ago, according to ABC News. While recovering, he stayed at the Nappi Farmhouse in Syracuse. The Dalai Lama has made Dharamshala, the hillside town in northern India, his headquarters since fleeing Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. Representatives of a Tibetan government-in-exile also reside there.

Even after relinquishing his political and administrative powers in 2011, the 14th Dalai Lama has remained the Tibetan community’s spiritual leader as a mobilizing force.

RUBELAND — Bats from caves constantly being studied: Bat expert Bernd Ohlendorf examines bats at the Hermannshöhle cave in the central German town of Rubeland (about 136 km south of Hanover, Germany), Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, where an inventory of several hundred bats was recorded. Named after Hermann Grotian, who discovered the cave while surveying and excavations during road construction in 1866, the Hermannshöhle is home not only to bats but, according to legend, a rare “grotto olm” (cave dragon). Other attractions of the Hermannshöhle are the Kristalskammer (crystal chamber) and the 8,000-year-old pillar.

Tours are arranged on a guided-group basis only for safety reasons.

SEATTLE — Bunt play foiled by a tight pitch: Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez winces at a close ball after pulling back from a bunt attempt against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Seattle. Tampa Bay won 3-2, with no score until the bottom of the sixth inning when Seattle’s Cal Raleigh batted to second, and Victor Robles stole third before advancing home. Both teams scored one run during the eighth inning.

Tampa Bay ranks fourth in the American League East with a 66-66 record. Seattle ranks second in the American League West, with a 67-66 record.

Taylor Townsend, of the United States, lunges for a shot from Paula Badosa, of Spain, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in New York. Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, returns a shot to Mackenzie McDonald, of the United States, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

FLUSHING MEADOWS — A powerful beginning, even dressed as a cake topping: Naomi Osaka, of Japan, warms up before playing against Jelena Ostapenko, of Latvia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York. Osaka played on a wild card but won the match in sets of 6-3 and 6-2. She won the U.S. Open title at Flushing Meadows in 2018 and 2020.

On the business side of the U.S. Open, the ESPN network announced Wednesday its renewal of its deal to continue broadcasting the U.S. Open after signing a new 12-year agreement with the United States Tennis Association. The New York Times Athletic section reports the deal is worth $170 million annually with a $2.04 billion total.

VATICAN — Spreading universal goodwill and blessings, even in a seated position: Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Today, the Pope’s reflection topic was “The Sea and Desert,” focusing on the social justice issue of migrants and the Gospel imperative to tend to their needs, according to the Vatican’s website.

The pontiff’s message for the week was translated into Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Polish and Portuguese.

BERLIN — ‘I think we can do business together … ’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, welcomes Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Sir Keir was speaking at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin after the two leaders initiated talks on a new cooperation agreement between the two nations, aiming to boost trade, create jobs and drive economic growth.

However, Starmer pointed out that the new agreement will not reverse Brexit or Great Britain’s exit from the European Union on Jan. 31, 2020. Although Starmer wants Great Britain to have a closer relationship with Europe, there are no plans yet to enable young people in both the E.U. and Britain the right to work in the other.