The world in photos: Sept 6 – 12

Here are some of the most striking images taken from around the world over the past week.

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A US national flag is shown by a guard of honor during a commemoration ceremony of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, on Sept 11, 2021.

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Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept 7, 2021. The Taliban announced on Tuesday night the formation of Afghanistan's caretaker government, with Mullah Hassan Akhund appointed as the acting prime minister.

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Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati speaks after the formation of a new cabinet at Baabda Palace near Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept 10, 2021. Najib Mikati announced on Friday the formation of a new cabinet of 24 ministers, breaking over one year of political deadlock in the crisis-torn country.

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People take a selfie on Manezhnaya Square during the Moscow City Day celebrations in Moscow, Sept 11, 2021. Moscow celebrated its 874th anniversary to honor the city's founding this weekend.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (C) attends the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for a COVID-19 vaccine production factory in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept 9, 2021. Construction of the first Chinese COVID-19 vaccine production facility in Europe started in Serbia on Thursday.

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A grand celebration is held to mark the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Tajikistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Sept 9, 2021. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Tajikistan, a grand national procession was held in Dushanbe on Thursday.

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Portuguese honor guard pay tribute during the funeral ceremony for late president Jorge Sampaio at Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal, Sept 12, 2021.

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Photo taken on Sept 6, 2021, shows two newborn panda cubs in Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain. Two giant panda cubs born in the Madrid Zoo Aquarium on Monday were doing fine and in good health, according to the zoo authorities on Tuesday. It is still too early to confirm the sexes of the baby pandas, said the zoo, expecting for help from two specialists from China's Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

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A medical worker administers a dose of the Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine to a teenager in Pretoria, South Africa, Sept 10, 2021. Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech on Friday launched the Phase III clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine on a group of children and teenagers between six months and 17 years old in South Africa.

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Relatives of a prison fire victim cry in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept 10, 2021. The number of inmates killed in the fire at a prison in Tangerang, a town near Indonesian capital Jakarta, rose by three to 44, the Law and Human Rights Ministry reported on Thursday.


Post time: Sep-13-2021