Our world in photos: December 6
Brooklyn Eagle Staff
December 6, 2024
ARGENTINA — A rural house call, possibly payment with poultry: Dr. Jorge Fusaro examines Issac Santos during a home visit in the rural community of Pie de la Cuesta on the Cerro Chañi, in the Jujuy province of Argentina, Friday, May 3, 2024. Jujay is situated in Argentina’s rocky northwesternmost province and borders Chile and Bolivia. More than 400 indigenous groups live in Jujay. Even with constitutional protections, they still are at the mercy of technical corporations, such as those who mine lithium needed for batteries and other devices, but without regard to the environmental consequences to the people living there.
Doctors’ home visits are now rare in the United States, although until the early 1970s, doctors frequently made house calls, particularly when a patient was too ill or frail to make the trip. Factors in the decline of house calls were advances in medical diagnostic technology, health insurance reform and even medical malpractice lawsuits.
INDIA — A shout-out for women: An activist shouts slogans as she leads a rally to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Kolkata, India, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. In other countries, violence erupted at rallies. Police in Istanbul, where all protests have been banned, detained dozens of people who tried to join a rally, the Associated Press reports. The protesters called for greater protection for women in Turkey, where more than 400 women have been murdered just this year. Rally participants in Berlin, Germany, symbolically placed red shoes on the ground in their observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Women in Guatemala City placed flowers on an altar. And amid the war in the Holy Land, members of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
The observance dates back to 1981, with the date of Nov. 25 selected to honor the Mirabal sisters, three political activists from the Dominican Republic who were brutally murdered in 1960 by order of the country’s ruler, Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961), according to the United Nations’ website.
NEW ZEALAND — Pregame welcoming gesture for a visitor: England cricket captain Ben Stokes performs a hongi at the Mihi Whakatau, a traditional teams welcome, on the field at Hagley Oval, ahead of the first cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. The hongi is the traditional expression of welcome among New Zealand’s indigenous Mãori people. It is expressed by the rubbing or touching of noses. While similar to the Western custom of kissing someone by way of greeting, the hongi is a gesture that carries a far deeper significance in that it is physically a sharing of breath. The hongi signifies a deep connection between individuals and is considered a sacred and respectful gesture in New Zealand culture.
Cricket is also a central part of Mãori culture. The Mãori, who have played the quintessentially British game since 1832, have a motto about its importance: “A game for all New Zealanders; a game for life.”
ENGLAND — Nature’s revenge, via more severe storms: Caravans at Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park are surrounded by floodwaters brought by Storm Bert in Northampton, England, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. The Associated Press reports that homes and businesses were left flooded on Sunday as Storm Bert continued to batter communities across the United Kingdom. Many in the community consider the flood defenses that were in place to be inadequate. Residents in the Welsh town of Pontypridd expressed their frustration at the flood defenses put in place by authorities.
Storm Bert actually originated in the mid-Atlantic and then underwent cyclogenesis (became a bomb cyclone) before heading northeasterly toward the United Kingdom. Bert’s stalling near the United Kingdom contributed to the widespread deluge in Wales and other parts of southwestern England.
FRANKFURT — Breeding of Icelandic horses is heavily protected, and Germany is proud to be the second-largest breeding area: Shown here, Icelandic horses play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. Icelandic horses are so named because Viking settlers brought these animals with them to the island nation, which is actually closer to modern-day Greenland, considered a North American landmass. Icelandic horses were brought to Germany during the mid-1950s for riding purposes, and then efforts to breed them led to recognized breeding associations.
However, according to the laws of Iceland dating back to the 10th century C.E., once its specially-bred horses are moved from the country, they can never be returned.
WHITE HOUSE — How long does a pardon really last? President Joe Biden, right, stands with John Zimmerman, left, chair of the National Turkey Federation, his son Grant Zimmerman, center, and the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, during a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. This event began during the Civil War when Tad Lincoln asked his father to spare a turkey named Jack from a holiday meal. President Abraham Lincoln obliged his son and pardoned the fortunate turkey. Years later, in 1947, President Harry Truman pardoned the first National Thanksgiving Turkey. Peach was actually one of two turkeys whom Biden pardoned on Monday; its companion is named Blossom. They are named for the state flower of Delaware, President Biden’s home state, a floral species symbolizing resilience, he said.
Interestingly, the pardoned turkeys came from Minnesota, the home state of former Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, who has two more years in his term as governor. However, Gov. Walz chose to not pardon the turkey ceremonially presented to him, declaring, “Because, in Minnesota, we know turkeys are delicious.”
TBILISI — Distant from the USA’s Georgia, there’s also political ruckus here: A protester shouts during a rally demanding new parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Tbilisi, Georgia. The protests have been continuous since the Oct. 26 elections that keep the governing pro-Russian Georgian Dream party in power. Opponents assert the vote was rigged and suspect neighboring Russia of election interference. “The protest will be going the whole night, and tomorrow they have to hear our voice that these elections are rigged and they [the ruling Georgian Dream party] do not have the legitimacy of the Georgian people and legitimacy of international community,” said leader of the Unity National Movement coalition, Khatia Dekanoidze, Euro News reports.
The Georgian Dream Party’s founder, Bidzina Ivanishvil is a billionaire who made his fortune in Russia. “His critics have accused him of becoming increasingly authoritarian and tilted toward Moscow,” according to Euro News.
NEW DELHI — Another protest against big money in politics: Police detain a Congress party supporter in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, during a protest against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Adani was indicted by U.S. prosecutors for bribery and fraud. One of Asia’s and the world’s richest people, the 62-year-old Adani was charged in a federal indictment unsealed on Nov. 20 and accused of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. The case involves a lucrative arrangement for Adani Green Energy Ltd. and another firm to sell 12 gigawatts of solar power to the Indian government without disclosing that facilitating the transaction was a major bribery scheme.
Upon learning of the indictment, the president of Kenya announced he would cancel multimillion-dollar airport and expansion deals, according to the Associated Press. Shares of the Adani Group also plummeted by 20% after the indictment.
FLORIDA — Another dispute, which became a tragedy, ruining many lives because a gun was available: Defendant Susan Lorincz, left, who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute, weeps during her sentencing hearing Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Ocala, Fla. Lorincz was sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter in the culmination of an ongoing dispute between her and her neighbor over the latter’s boisterous children, the Associated Press reported. Lorincz shot the woman, 35-year-old Ajike “A.J.” Owens, through her door in June 2023.
Although prosecutors had requested 30 years’ imprisonment, Circuit Judge Robert Hodges opted for a slightly lesser term when evidence was presented that Lorincz had been abused as a child and had mental health problems. Nevertheless, he called the shooting unnecessary during a hearing. “The shooting, I find, was based more in anger than in fear.”
SAN JOSE — A member of the frequent flyer club: Los Angeles Kings left wing Warren Foegele, left, trips San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, center, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. The home team Sharks won 7-2. Team leaders were 32-year-old Mikael Granlund, a left-shot offense player who scored 24 points; 32-year-old right-wing skater who scored nine goals; and 22-year-old left wing William Eklund, who provided 15 assists.
Granlund is Finnish; Eklund is Swedish.
