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Greta Thunberg (second from right) along with other Swedish and French environmental activists from the Youth Climate Movement attend the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France. The 16-year-old addressed legislators, telling them to "unite behind the science" of climate change. "You don't have to listen to us, but you do have to listen to the science," she said.
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In the UK, two of its political parties announced new leaders. Jo Swinson took charge of the Liberal Democrats, the party's first female leader in its 31-year history...
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While Boris Johnson, the new leader of the Conservative Party, became the country's 55th prime minister following the resignation of Theresa May. Here the Queen welcomes Mr Johnson during an audience in Buckingham Palace before he announced his new cabinet.
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A man emerges from a gold mining pit in Nsuaem-Top, Ghana.
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A cat disrupts play in the second half of a football match between Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Some of the 1,117 Palestinian students who graduated from different colleges at Hebron University in the West Bank.
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Franky Zapata, a former jet-ski champion, had been hoping to cross from northern France to southern England in just 20 minutes on his jet-powered flyboard, but he fell into the water halfway across as he tried to land on a boat to refuel. He plans to try the crossing again next week.
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Isamar Sepulveda and Adriana Hernandez, along with other people in the town of Old San Juan, celebrate the news that Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rosselló has announced his resignation after days of mass street protests in the US territory. He has been at the centre of a group text message scandal that has already led two top officials to resign. The leaked messages revealed sexist, profane and homophobic comments.
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Great Britain's Adam Peaty clinched his seventh World Championship gold medal, meaning he has now won both the 50m and 100m breaststroke titles at the past three World Championships (2019, 2017 and 2015).
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A heatwave in Western Europe forced many to find ways to stay cool. Here a brown bear cub and its mother eat ice-covered fruits in their enclosure at a zoo in Servion, Switzerland. This week saw record temperatures recorded in a number of countries including France, Belgium and Germany. |