Photos Of The Week No. 48
People wearing traditional clothes celebrate the Sindh Cultural Day festival in Karachi, Pakistan, on December 5 .
Contestants take part in the 2021 Siberia Snowkiting Cup held in Berd Bay on the Novosibirsk Reservoir in Russia.
A patient has the oxygen levels in his blood measured before receiving a dose of vaccine against COVID-19 during a home-inoculation visit in Kazan, Russia.
A person wears a latex mask with syringes attached during a protest against vaccinations, the introduction of the "green pass," and COVID-19-related restrictions in Bucharest on December 1.
A man distributes bread to burka-wearing Afghan women outside a bakery in Kabul.
Ukrainian activists from different parties held a rally against what they call the " anti-Ukrainian " politics of the country's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on December 1.
Romanian soldiers sit on a bus prior to a parade to mark Great Union Day, which was staged at a significantly smaller scale due to COVID-19 restrictions, in Bucharest. Great Union Day on December 1 marks the date when Transylvania, Romania's central region, was reunited with the rest of the country in 1918.
Piles of old tires in the village of Magure, Kosovo. Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor air quality, significantly exceeding national and European Union standards and global air quality guidelines established by the World Health Organization. The widespread practice in Kosovo of burning old tires is significantly contributing to polluted air.
Dancers perform during a dress rehearsal of the ballet The Master And Margarita to music by Alfared Schnittke and Milko Lazara at the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. The ballet is based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov.
A barber shaves a customer's beard at a roadside shop during World AIDS Day in Peshawar, Pakistan. According to doctors, cuts from razor blades that haven't undergone proper sterilization are among the main causes of the spread of AIDS. World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1, is dedicated to raising awareness against the spread of AIDS and HIV infections.
Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, is blanketed in the season's first snow on December 1.
Kamila Valieva of Russia performs in the Exhibition Program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021 Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia.
A family prepares tea in their camp outside an aid office in Herat, Afghanistan. About 2,000 internally displaced people left the village of Allahyar in Ghor Province because of a drought and are seeking help from the regional government in Herat.
A man hangs gutted fish to dry on a beach near Karachi, Pakistan. The fish, mostly dried on beaches and sent directly to market, is a highly sought-after item in Pakistan and is exported to markets in Europe and Southeast Asia.
Supporters of the United National Movement rally against the arrest of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in front of the Tbilisi City Court in Tbilisi. Saakashvili appeared in court on November 29 as his trial resumed over charges of abuse of power during his presidency. Georgian authorities detained Saakashvili upon his return to the country on October 1 after eight years in exile.
People survey a police station in Charsadda, Pakistan, that was set on fire by a mob after allegations of desecration of the Koran by a suspect.
An Iranian shopkeeper waits for customers in his booth at the Tajrish bazaar in Tehran.
Municipal workers disassemble scaffolding after it collapsed during a storm in Moscow.