The week's best photojournalism
Christ the Redeemer gets disinfected, lightning strikes in Shanghai, and more

Protesters in Bangkok, Thailand, curse Voldemort in a "Cast the Patronus Charm to Protect Democracy" rally.
(Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

People overlook a destroyed port in Beirut, Lebanon.
(Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

The Brazilian military disinfects the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro.
(Andre Coelho/Getty Images)

Police rehearse for India's Independence Day festival.
(REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)

A swimmer and a swan in Hyde Park in London.
(REUTERS/Simon Dawson)

Lightning strikes in Shanghai, China. (REUTERS/Aly Song)

High school cheerleaders in Utah wear masks before a game
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A veterinarian in Kenya outfits a tranquilized elephant with a tracker. (REUTERS/Baz Ratner)

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Workers mask a statue in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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A woman protests in Belarus, wearing a white bracelet as a symbol of resistance. (SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)**See last week's best photojournalism**