Our world in photos: September 10

September 10, 2024
Brooklyn Eagle Staff

FRANCE — A smile that shows how scoring the goal can feel like saving the day: France’s Ousmane Dembele, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s second goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Belgium at the Groupama stadium in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. France won the match 2-0 in the Matchday 2 of 6 segment, with 25 shots to Belgium’s nine, and is second in the standings. Belgium ranks third.

Eight matches were being played on Sept. 10 before a month-long hiatus. Matchday 3 of 6 begins on Oct. 10.

PAKISTAN — Oral polio vaccine (OPV) administered: A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. After Dr. Jonas Salk had, during the 1950s, developed an intravenous vaccine for polio using a dead virus, microbiologist Albert Sabin also developed an oral vaccine using an inactivated but live vaccine, which was administered in the form of a sweetened liquid or sugar cube. Because of this, the oral vaccine was deemed more suitable for children and was administered widely.

Although still used in many parts of the world, the oral vaccine was discontinued in the United States in 2000 after it caused accidental paralysis in people who had received it.

CUPERTINO — Back-to-school used to be about backpacks … now it’s about thousand-dollar smartphones: Apple CEO Tim Cook talks on the stage during an announcement of new products at Apple headquarters Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Cupertino, CA. According to both the Associated Press and Apple’s in-house newsroom, the iPhone lineup represents the tech giant’s latest attempt to dominate the technological trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon. Four new models of the iPhone 16 will come equipped with special chips to power AI tools in the hopes of rebounding from a recent sales slump.

The new AI features are designed to reprogram Siri into a more effective virtual assistant. Apple users have reported up to this point that Siri often fails to provide answers that match their queries.

PARAGUAY — Nature’s revenge — drought drains Paraguayan businesses: Fishing boats sit on the shore of the Paraguay River in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Water levels have plunged to their lowest-ever level amid a drought, according to Paraguay’s Meteorology and Hydrology Office, which has disrupted commerce and created hazards for local transportation. They also serve as a global warning about the dangers of climate change.

Being landlocked by its neighbors Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina, Paraguay has no direct source to the Pacific Ocean — unlike Uruguay, which sits to the northeast of Buenos Aires.

Pope Francis greets the people after the holy mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Dita Alangkara/AP

Pope Francis leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati/AP

People wait for Pope Francis visiting to children with disabilities of the Irmas Alma School in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Dita Alangkara/AP

Pope Francis arrives at the 'Irmas ALMA' (Sisters of the Association of Lay Missionaries/AP School for Children with Disabilities in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Pope Francis has indirectly acknowledged the abuse scandal in East Timor involving its Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP

People wait for Pope Francis to arrive at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati/AP

People greet Pope Francis as he travels in a car on way to another venue in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati/AP

East Timorese crowd Tacitolu park for Pope Francis' Mass in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati/AP

A catholic faithful holds a cross during the holy mass lead by Pope Francis at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Dita Alangkara, Pool/AP

Pope Francis gestures as he leaves after leading a holy mass at Tasitolu park in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Dita Alangkara, Pool/AP

Pope Francis waves out of the car on the day of the Holy Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during his apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP

EAST TIMOR — The pope taking joy in the people: Pope Francis greets people in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Nearly half (600,000) of East Timor’s population attended the service at the cathedral, whose construction was completed in 1989 and played a key role in the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia. Pope John Paul II dedicated the cathedral upon its completion.

The Pope even affixed his signature to the Popemobile that was used during his visit to the largely-Catholic nation.

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Muwasi, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. An Israeli strike killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others early Tuesday, Palestinian officials said. Israel said it targeted "significant" Hamas militants, allegations denied by the militant group. Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

RAFAH — Support for survival: Trucks of humanitarian aid wait to cross the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. The sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine’s Gaza Strip is located on the Egypt–Palestine border. A 2007 agreement between Egypt and Israel stipulates that while Egypt controls the crossing, imports through the Rafah crossing require Israeli approval.

In May, Israeli military forces seized the crossing, angering Egypt, which had been a mediator in negotiations to end the Israel-Hamas War, now approaching its first anniversary.

MUMBAI — If this is the size of the hand, imagine the size of the elephant head: An artist works on an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha inside a workshop ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. It is the custom of the devotees during the 10-day festival to sing hymns glorifying the deity, who is believed to be the remover of obstacles and the granter of wishes. People whisper their wishes in Lord Ganesha’s ear and present him offerings of his favorite sweets made with coconut and modak — a sweet, steamed dumpling that is popular in Indian cuisine.

During the festival’s conclusion, Ganesha’s devotees will immerse the statue into the sea, from which they believe he ascends to the heavens, having heard their wishes.

BUCHAREST — This kid really takes ‘five more minutes’ to the last second: A woman walks holding a sleeping child as she records video of children going to classrooms at the Orizont Elementary School after a ceremony marking the beginning of the school year in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. The new school year inaugurates a new student statute and a new school regulation after the Eastern European nation adopted its Education Law last year. Student feedback was incorporated into reforms. Special detention rooms were established for students who disrupt their classes, and oral exams are now part of the baccalaureate degree program.

Another longtime practice will be banned starting with the 2025-26 school year: holding the school day in three shifts. Although some schools have already abandoned that policy, it is still in effect in 19 Romanian schools, reports Romanian-Insider.com.