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A balloon launched by NASA through the Arctic captured images of rare blue clouds formed by ice crystals interacting with broken meteor fragments.
Known as nocturnal clouds or polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs), a better understanding of these unusual phenomena will help scientists understand the turbulence in the atmosphere and may even play a role in weather forecasts.
The clouds are visible shortly after sunset in the polar regions during the summer, while ice forms around the remains of meteors in the upper atmosphere.
"Our cameras have probably been able to capture really interesting events and we hope to be able to provide new insights into these complex dynamics," said Dr. Dave Fritts, who led the PMC Turbo mission.
The balloon used in the mission crossed the stratosphere for five days and the onboard cameras captured six million high-resolution images.
Atmospheric gravity waves, caused by air masses raised when encountering obstacles such as mountain ranges, also play a role in the appearance of clouds.
"This is the first time we have been able to visualize the flow of energy from larger gravity waves to lower flow instabilities and turbulence in the upper atmosphere," said Dr. Fritts.
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1/51 September 23
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country was "ready to face the United States", following an attack at a military parade in Ahvaz, in which 25 people were killed. The attack was blamed by the Iranian government and military officials of the Gulf states allied with the United States.
AP
2/51 September 22
Pakistan has invited Saudi Arabia to become a partner in the Beijing-funded belt and road project, which will improve and expand Pakistan's infrastructure. The invitation comes at the end of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's two-day trip to the Middle East country, where he met with Saudi King Salman
EPA
3/51 September 21, 2018
A boat capsized 136 people in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Rescue operations are underway
AFP / Getty
4/51 September 20, 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates September 20, 2018 Liberal Presidential Elections (LDP) at the party headquarters in Tokyo. – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected on September 20 at the head of his ruling party. on the path to becoming the oldest prime minister of Japan and realize his dream of reforming the constitution.
AFP / Getty
5/51 September 19, 2018
Los Angeles has decided to ban the sale of fur within the confines of its city. Speaking at a press conference today, Councilor Bob Blumenfield said that "it's something that's not just a good legislative victory, but a moral victory." LA will be the largest city in the United States to ban the sale of fur because it follows San Francisco, Berkley and others.
AP
6/51 September 18, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a car show in Pyongyang, North Korea,
Reuters
7/51 September 17, 2018
Australia has launched a national survey of needles hidden in strawberries. Sewing needles were found in strawberries in the 6 Australian states and the market suffers from the fear that results
EPA
8/51 September 16, 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut landed in China, resulting in 100 mph winds in coastal areas and 10-foot storm surges in Hong Kong. The photo shows the broken windows of an office tower in Hong Kong.
Reuters
9/51 September 15, 2018
German police have started expelling activists from the Hambacher Forest where a protest to protect the remaining area of the old forest has been going on for 6 years. Dozens of activists live in townhouses, but they are now evicted after tensions between them and the RWE energy company, which plans to further expand its coal mine into the remaining woods.
AFP / Getty
10/51 September 14, 2018
Speaking today in Malmö, the Dalai Lama said: "I think that Europe belongs to the Europeans" and suggested that refugees focus on returning home and on the development of their country of origin.
Reuters
11/51 September 13, 2018
Preparations for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to end Friday, are continuing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Viriginia. More than one million people were evacuated before the arrival of the Category 4 storm
Getty
12/51 September 12, 2018
Um Majid, left, tries an improvised gas mask on members of his family in Binnish, in the Syrian province of Idlib, in the north of the country, as part of the preparations for the upcoming raids. Fearing that government forces and their allies will make progress in the province of Idlib, the mother of three has learned videos about making gas masks from coal, wood, paper cups on YouTube. , plastic bags and nylon tapes. According to her, she could make more masks but the material she needs is not always available. She also dug a cave under her house
AFP / Getty
13/51 September 11, 2018
People waving Catalan flags in favor of independence, "Esteladas", while holding letters "Independence" at a demonstration in favor of independence in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia, the "Diada". Catalan separatists have demonstrated strength and unity during the National Day celebrations of the region, nearly a year after an unsuccessful attempt to separate from Spain. The National Day of Catalonia, the "Diada" commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of Succession of Spain in 1714 and the loss of institutions and freedoms that resulted
AFP / Getty
14/51 September 10, 2018
An Indian crosses the floodwaters of the Panchanai River in Siliguri. Continuing rain has caused floods and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life
AFP / Getty
15/51 September 9, 2018
Participants waved flowers past a balcony where North Korea's chief Kim Jong Un was watching during a mass rally on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. The military parade took place to mark the 70th anniversary of the nation, but refrained from showing intercontinental ballistic missiles that have been hit by multiple international sanctions.
AFP / Getty
16/51 September 8, 2018
350.Org March for Climate Justice at Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Philippines. Protests against rising climate have taken place around the world demanding action
Leo Sabangan / 350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
17/51 September 7, 2018
Displaced Syrians take part in a demonstration against the regime and its ally, Russia, in a camp for internally displaced persons in Kafr Lusin, near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Idlib province, northern Syria
AFP / Getty
18/51 September 6, 2018
Aerial view of houses damaged by a landslide in Atsuma City, Hokkaido Prefecture, after the earthquake that hit the North Island of Japan. Survivors find survivors in mud after massive earthquake has caused hills to fall on houses, killing at least nine people and missing dozens
AFP / Getty
19/51 September 5, 2018
US Capitol police arrest a protester during the testimony of Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the second day of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing to be Associate Judge at the United States Supreme Court. The most recent Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, is expected to face a punitive interrogation by Democrats this week because of his support for the presidential immunity and his opposition to it. 39; abortion
AFP / Getty
20/51 September 4, 2018
Damaged traffic signs and communications relays were damaged by the strong winds caused by Typhoon Jebi in Osaka. The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years hit the ground on September 4, the country's weather agency said, causing strong winds and heavy rains that caused evacuation warnings.
AFP / Getty
21/51 September 3, 2018
Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court in Yangon. Two Reuters journalists have been imprisoned for seven years for breaking Myanmar's official secrecy act when reporting on the Rohingya crisis, said a judge, a case that sparked outrage as an attack on freedom medias.
AFP / Getty
22/51 September 2, 2018
A Somali soldier walks near the wreck of a vehicle at the scene of an explosion outside the compound of a district headquarters in the capital Mogadishu. A Somali police officer claims that a number of people were injured after a suicide bomber blew up an explosive-laden vehicle at a checkpoint outside the headquarters. after being arrested by security forces
AP
23/51 September 1, 2018
A Utair-operated Boeing 737-800, which skidded on the runway and caught fire during the landing at Sochi International Airport in the Russian seaside resort of the Black Sea. The Russian Minister of Transport said that an airport official has died during the emergency response after an airliner has found himself in a riverbed and that he caught fire. No deaths were reported among the 164 passengers and six crew members on Utair's Boeing 737, but the Russian Ministry of Health reported that 18 people had been injured. The fire is extinguished within eight minutes
AP
24/51 August 31, 2018
Mourners attend Aretha Franklin funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit
AFP / Getty
25/51 August 30, 2018
Firefighters are watching the flames of a giant factory fire in the suburbs of Melbourne, west of West Footscray – More than 120 firefighters fight against fire with 30 trucks and aerial lifts over the city.
AFP / Getty
26/51 August 29, 2018
People are evacuated after the floods in Swar, Myanmar
Reuters
27/51 August 28, 2018
President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. It was the first time that Rouhani had been summoned by parliament during his five years in power, with deputies asking for answers about unemployment, rising prices and the collapse of the rial, which lost more than half since April.
AFP / Getty
28/51 August 27, 2018
A policeman walks past a Chicago Pizza bar and GLHF at the scene of a deadly shot at Jacksonville Landing. An armed man opened fire on a video game tournament killing several people and then firing a shot that injured several others
AP
29/51 August 26, 2018
Migrants disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship "Diciotti" in the port of Catania, Italy. The ship arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Ministry of the Interior prevented them from landing, calling on EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them. On 22 August, 27 unaccompanied minors were released from the ship, assisted by the Red Cross, UNHCR and Save the Children.
EPA
30/51 August 25, 2018
Rohingya refugees at a protest after attending a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of a military crackdown that caused a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, in the Kutupalong refugee camp, to Ukhia
AFP / Getty
31/51 August 24, 2018
US President Donald Trump sits with children during a visit to the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
AFP / Getty
32/51 August 23, 2018
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media at a press conference in Parliament in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
EPA
33/51 August 22, 2018
The high waves hit Jeju Island, South Korea, as the powerful Soulik Typhoon gradually approaches the Korean Peninsula.
EPA
34/51 August 21, 2018
A Palestinian throws his child in the air after the morning prayers marking the first day of Eid al-Adha celebrations on the site known as al-Haram al-Sharif in the old city of Jerusalem. Eid al-Adha is the holiest feast of the two Muslim holidays celebrated each year. It marks the annual Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the most sacred place of Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and divide meat into three parts: one for the family, one for friends and family, and one for the poor and needy.
Reuters
35/51 August 20, 2018
South Korean Lee Keum-seom, 92, meets with his North Korean son, Ri Sung Chol, 71, at a separate family reunion at Mount Kumgang Resort on the South East Coast. . Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans have met their northern relatives for the first time since the peninsula and their families were divided by war nearly seven decades ago
AFP / Getty
36/51 August 19, 2018
The United Nations flag flies at half mast to mark the death of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the European headquarters in Geneva. Kofi Annan died August 18 at the age of 80
EPA
37/51 August 18, 2018
Pakistan's newly appointed prime minister, Imran Khan, inspects the guard of honor upon his arrival at the Prime Minister's House during a ceremony in Islamabad. Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad, ushering in a new political era as the World Cup cricket hero officially took the reins of the nuclear-armed country
PID / AFP / Getty
38/51 August 17, 2018
Muslim pilgrims come out after Friday prayers at the Great Mosque before the annual Haj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Reuters
39/51 August 16, 2018
A man crosses flooded waters in Kochi, Kerala State, India. According to reports, the region is in a state of alert with schools and offices closed due to the rising waters of the Periyar River after opening the doors of the Idukki reservoir. The region was hit by heavy rains that caused flooding and killed at least 65 people.
EPA
40/51 August 15, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes students after his speech as part of the celebrations of the 72nd anniversary of India's independence, marking the 71st anniversary of the end of British colonial rule, at the Red Fort in New Delhi
AFP / Getty
41/51 August 14, 2018
A large stretch of Morandi viaduct on which the A10 short highway collapsed in Genoa, Italy. Both sides of the road fell. A dozen vehicles are involved in the collapse, sources said. The viaduct gave way under the torrential rain. It passes through shopping centers, factories, houses, the Genoa-Milan railway line and the Polcevera river.
EPA
42/51 August 13, 2018
Turkish President Erdogan speaks at the 10th Annual Conference of Ambassadors in Ankara. World markets reacted with fear to Turkey's financial crash, which Turkish President Erdogan attributes to a "political and devious plot" by Donald Trump's US. Last week, the United States doubled steel and aluminum tariffs against Turkey in the midst of diplomatic tensions over a US pastor's detention.
Turkish presidential press service / AFP / Getty
43/51 August 12, 2018
NASA's Delta IV Heavy rocket launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe to hit the Sun at Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Base on August 12, 2018 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Parker Solar Probe is the first mission of humanity in part of the atmosphere of the Suns called the crown. The spacecraft will directly explore solar processes that are essential for understanding and predicting spatial weather events that may impact life on Earth.
NASA via Getty
44/51 August 11, 2018
Activist Faces Virginia State Soldiers in Riot Gear at Rally on University of Virginia Campus One Year After Violent White Nationalist Rally Makes One Death and Dozens Injured in Charlottesville , in Virginia.
AFP / Getty
45/51 August 10, 2018
A man holds his son before Friday prayers at an evacuation center in Sambik Bangkol village, north of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province
AFP / Getty
46/51 August 9, 2018
On August 9, 2018, in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas, in the south of France, rescuers and heavy rains move next to a damaged tent in a flooded campsite. – The bad weather caused major power cuts and a man who worked in a summer camp disappeared according to the gendarmerie
AFP / Getty
47/51 August 8, 2018
A Palestinian smiles while waiting for help at a UN food distribution center in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza
AFP / Getty
48/51 August 7, 2018
An Israeli soldier boarding an armored vehicle during a military exercise following Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman's visit to the Israeli Golan Heights, Israel
Reuters
49/51 August 6, 2018
The usable items are recovered from a house destroyed by an earthquake in North Lombok, Indonesia. The powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing a number of people and shaking the neighboring country, Bali, while authorities said Monday that thousands of homes had been damaged and the number of dead could climb.
AP
50/51 August 5, 2018
Accident investigators and rescue personnel are working on the wreck of a Junkers JU52 in Flims, after crashing on the Piz Segnas, a 3000-meter (10,000-foot) peak in eastern Swiss. Twenty people were confirmed dead after the former World War II plane crashed into the Swiss mountainside, police reports said. The Junker JU52 HB-HOT aircraft, built in Germany in 1939 and now a collector's item, belongs to JU-Air, a company linked to the Swiss Air Force, the ATS news agency reported.
AFP / Getty
51/51 August 4, 2018
Members of various security forces stand guard and collect evidence after an explosion targeting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan Minister of Information, Jorge Rodriguez, confirmed that President Nicolas Maduro had been the victim of an attack with "flying machines of the drone type containing an explosive charge" and that it was "deadly". 39; had escaped from the incident during a military ceremony in Caracas.
EPA
1/51 September 23
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country was "ready to face the United States", following an attack at a military parade in Ahvaz, in which 25 people were killed. The attack was blamed by the Iranian government and military officials of the Gulf states allied with the United States.
AP
2/51 September 22
Pakistan has invited Saudi Arabia to become a partner in the Beijing-funded belt and road project, which will improve and expand Pakistan's infrastructure. The invitation comes at the end of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's two-day trip to the Middle East country, where he met with Saudi King Salman
EPA
3/51 September 21, 2018
A boat capsized 136 people in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Rescue operations are underway
AFP / Getty
4/51 September 20, 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates September 20, 2018 Liberal Presidential Elections (LDP) at the party headquarters in Tokyo. – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected on September 20 at the head of his ruling party. on the path to becoming the oldest prime minister of Japan and realize his dream of reforming the constitution.
AFP / Getty
5/51 September 19, 2018
Los Angeles has decided to ban the sale of fur within the confines of its city. Speaking at a press conference today, Councilor Bob Blumenfield said that "it's something that's not just a good legislative victory, but a moral victory." LA will be the largest city in the United States to ban the sale of fur because it follows San Francisco, Berkley and others.
AP
6/51 September 18, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a car show in Pyongyang, North Korea,
Reuters
7/51 September 17, 2018
Australia has launched a national survey of needles hidden in strawberries. Sewing needles were found in strawberries in the 6 Australian states and the market suffers from the fear that results
EPA
8/51 September 16, 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut landed in China, resulting in 100 mph winds in coastal areas and 10-foot storm surges in Hong Kong. The photo shows the broken windows of an office tower in Hong Kong.
Reuters
9/51 September 15, 2018
German police have started expelling activists from the Hambacher Forest where a protest to protect the remaining area of the old forest has been going on for 6 years. Dozens of activists live in townhouses, but they are now evicted after tensions between them and the RWE energy company, which plans to further expand its coal mine into the remaining woods.
AFP / Getty
10/51 September 14, 2018
Speaking today in Malmö, the Dalai Lama said: "I think that Europe belongs to the Europeans" and suggested that refugees focus on returning home and on the development of their country of origin.
Reuters
11/51 September 13, 2018
Preparations for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to end Friday, are continuing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Viriginia. More than one million people were evacuated before the arrival of the Category 4 storm
Getty
12/51 September 12, 2018
Um Majid, left, tries an improvised gas mask on members of his family in Binnish, in the Syrian province of Idlib, in the north of the country, as part of the preparations for the upcoming raids. Fearing that government forces and their allies will make progress in the province of Idlib, the mother of three has learned videos about making gas masks from coal, wood, paper cups on YouTube. , plastic bags and nylon tapes. According to her, she could make more masks but the material she needs is not always available. She also dug a cave under her house
AFP / Getty
13/51 September 11, 2018
People waving Catalan flags in favor of independence, "Esteladas", while holding letters "Independence" at a demonstration in favor of independence in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia, the "Diada". Catalan separatists have demonstrated strength and unity during the National Day celebrations of the region, nearly a year after an unsuccessful attempt to separate from Spain. The National Day of Catalonia, the "Diada" commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of Succession of Spain in 1714 and the loss of institutions and freedoms that resulted
AFP / Getty
14/51 September 10, 2018
An Indian crosses the floodwaters of the Panchanai River in Siliguri. Continuing rain has caused floods and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life
AFP / Getty
15/51 September 9, 2018
Participants waved flowers past a balcony where North Korea's chief Kim Jong Un was watching during a mass rally on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. The military parade took place to mark the 70th anniversary of the nation, but refrained from showing intercontinental ballistic missiles that have been hit by multiple international sanctions.
AFP / Getty
16/51 September 8, 2018
350.Org March for Climate Justice at Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Philippines. Protests against rising climate have taken place around the world demanding action
Leo Sabangan / 350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
17/51 September 7, 2018
Displaced Syrians take part in a demonstration against the regime and its ally, Russia, in a camp for internally displaced persons in Kafr Lusin, near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Idlib province, northern Syria
AFP / Getty
18/51 September 6, 2018
Aerial view of houses damaged by a landslide in Atsuma City, Hokkaido Prefecture, after the earthquake that hit the North Island of Japan. Survivors find survivors in mud after massive earthquake has caused hills to fall on houses, killing at least nine people and missing dozens
AFP / Getty
19/51 September 5, 2018
US Capitol police arrest a protester during the testimony of Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the second day of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing to be Associate Judge at the United States Supreme Court. The most recent Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, is expected to face a punitive interrogation by Democrats this week because of his support for the presidential immunity and his opposition to it. 39; abortion
AFP / Getty
20/51 September 4, 2018
Damaged traffic signs and communications relays were damaged by the strong winds caused by Typhoon Jebi in Osaka. The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years hit the ground on September 4, the country's weather agency said, causing strong winds and heavy rains that caused evacuation warnings.
AFP / Getty
21/51 September 3, 2018
Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court in Yangon. Two Reuters journalists have been imprisoned for seven years for breaking Myanmar's official secrecy act when reporting on the Rohingya crisis, said a judge, a case that sparked outrage as an attack on freedom medias.
AFP / Getty
22/51 September 2, 2018
A Somali soldier walks near the wreck of a vehicle at the scene of an explosion outside the compound of a district headquarters in the capital Mogadishu. A Somali police officer claims that a number of people were injured after a suicide bomber blew up an explosive-laden vehicle at a checkpoint outside the headquarters. after being arrested by security forces
AP
23/51 September 1, 2018
A Utair-operated Boeing 737-800, which skidded on the runway and caught fire during the landing at Sochi International Airport in the Russian seaside resort of the Black Sea. The Russian Minister of Transport said that an airport official has died during the emergency response after an airliner has found himself in a riverbed and that he caught fire. No deaths were reported among the 164 passengers and six crew members on Utair's Boeing 737, but the Russian Ministry of Health reported that 18 people had been injured. The fire is extinguished within eight minutes
AP
24/51 August 31, 2018
Mourners attend Aretha Franklin funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit
AFP / Getty
25/51 August 30, 2018
Firefighters are watching the flames of a giant factory fire in the suburbs of Melbourne, west of West Footscray – More than 120 firefighters fight against fire with 30 trucks and aerial lifts over the city.
AFP / Getty
26/51 August 29, 2018
People are evacuated after the floods in Swar, Myanmar
Reuters
27/51 August 28, 2018
President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. It was the first time that Rouhani had been summoned by parliament during his five years in power, with deputies asking for answers about unemployment, rising prices and the collapse of the rial, which lost more than half since April.
AFP / Getty
28/51 August 27, 2018
A policeman walks past a Chicago Pizza bar and GLHF at the scene of a deadly shot at Jacksonville Landing. An armed man opened fire on a video game tournament killing several people and then firing a shot that injured several others
AP
29/51 August 26, 2018
Migrants disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship "Diciotti" in the port of Catania, Italy. The ship arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Ministry of the Interior prevented them from landing, calling on EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them. On 22 August, 27 unaccompanied minors were released from the ship, assisted by the Red Cross, UNHCR and Save the Children.
EPA
30/51 August 25, 2018
Des réfugiés rohingyas lors d'une manifestation après avoir assisté à une cérémonie commémorant le premier anniversaire d'une répression militaire qui a provoqué un exode massif de personnes du Myanmar vers le Bangladesh, dans le camp de réfugiés de Kutupalong, à Ukhia
AFP / Getty
31/51 24 août 2018
Le président des États-Unis, Donald Trump, est assis avec des enfants lors d'une visite de l'Hôpital Nationwide pour enfants à Columbus, Ohio
AFP / Getty
32/51 23 août 2018
Le Premier ministre australien Malcolm Turnbull parle aux médias lors d'une conférence de presse au Parlement à Canberra, Territoire de la capitale australienne, Australie
EPA
33/51 August 22, 2018
Les hautes vagues ont frappé l'île de Jeju, en Corée du Sud, alors que le puissant typhon Soulik s'approche progressivement de la péninsule coréenne
EPA
34/51 21 août 2018
Un Palestinien jette son enfant en l'air après les prières du matin marquant le premier jour des célébrations de l'Aïd al-Adha sur le site connu sous le nom d'al-Haram al-Sharif dans la vieille ville de Jérusalem. L’Aïd al-Adha est la fête la plus sacrée des deux fêtes musulmanes célébrées chaque année. Elle marque le pèlerinage musulman annuel (Hajj) pour visiter la Mecque, l’endroit le plus sacré de l’Islam. Les musulmans abattent un animal sacrificiel et divisent la viande en trois parties: une pour la famille, une pour les amis et la famille et une pour les pauvres et les nécessiteux.
Reuters
35/51 August 20, 2018
Le Sud-Coréen Lee Keum-seom, âgé de 92 ans, rencontre son fils nord-coréen, Ri Sung Chol, 71 ans, lors d'une réunion de famille séparée au complexe de Mount Kumgang, sur la côte sud-est. Des dizaines de Sud-Coréens âgés et fragiles ont rencontré leurs proches du Nord pour la première fois depuis que la péninsule et leurs familles ont été divisées par la guerre il y a près de sept décennies
AFP / Getty
36/51 August 19, 2018
Le drapeau des Nations Unies vole en berne pour marquer la mort de l'ancien secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Kofi Annan, au siège européen à Genève. Kofi Annan est mort le 18 août à l'âge de 80 ans
EPA
37/51 18 août 2018
Le Premier ministre pakistanais nouvellement nommé, Imran Khan, inspecte la garde d'honneur à son arrivée à la Maison du Premier ministre lors d'une cérémonie à Islamabad. Imran Khan a prêté serment lors d'une cérémonie à Islamabad, inaugurant une nouvelle ère politique alors que le héros du cricket de la Coupe du monde prenait officiellement les rênes du pays armé du nucléaire
PID / AFP / Getty
38/51 17 août 2018
Les pèlerins musulmans sortent après la prière du vendredi à la grande mosquée avant le pèlerinage annuel du Haj dans la ville sainte de La Mecque, en Arabie Saoudite
Reuters
39/51 16 août 2018
Un homme traverse les eaux inondées à Kochi, dans l’État du Kerala, en Inde. Selon certaines informations, la région est en état d'alerte avec des écoles et des bureaux fermés en raison de la montée des eaux du fleuve Periyar après l'ouverture des portes du réservoir d'Idukki. La région a été touchée par de fortes pluies qui ont provoqué des inondations et auraient tué au moins 65 personnes.
EPA
40/51 15 août 2018
Le Premier ministre indien Narendra Modi accueille les écoliers après son discours dans le cadre des célébrations du 72ème anniversaire de l’indépendance de l’Inde, qui marque le 71ème anniversaire de la fin du régime colonial britannique, au Fort Rouge à New Delhi
AFP / Getty
41/51 August 14, 2018
Un grand tronçon du viaduc de Morandi sur lequel l’autoroute A10 court s’est effondré à Gênes, en Italie. Les deux côtés de la route sont tombés. Une dizaine de véhicules sont impliqués dans l’effondrement, ont indiqué des sources de secours. Le viaduc a cédé sous la pluie torrentielle. Il traverse des centres commerciaux, des usines, des maisons, la ligne ferroviaire Gênes-Milan et la rivière Polcevera.
EPA
42/51 August 13, 2018
Le président turc Erdogan prend la parole lors de la 10ème conférence annuelle des ambassadeurs à Ankara. Les marchés mondiaux ont réagi avec crainte au krach financier de la Turquie, que le président turc Erdogan attribue à un "complot politique et sournois" des Etats-Unis de Donald Trump. La semaine dernière, les Etats-Unis ont doublé les tarifs de l’acier et de l’aluminium contre la Turquie au milieu des tensions diplomatiques liées à la détention par ce dernier d’un pasteur américain.
Service de presse présidentiel turc / AFP / Getty
43/51 August 12, 2018
La fusée lourde Delta IV Heavy de la NASA lance la Parker Solar Probe de la NASA pour toucher le Soleil du Complexe de lancement 37 de la base aérienne de Cap Canaveral le 12 août 2018 à Cape Canaveral, en Floride. Parker Solar Probe est la première mission de l'humanité dans une partie de l'atmosphère des Suns appelée la couronne. La sonde explorera directement les processus solaires essentiels à la compréhension et à la prévision des événements météorologiques spatiaux pouvant avoir un impact sur la vie sur Terre.
La NASA via Getty
44/51 August 11, 2018
Un militant affronte les soldats de l’État de Virginie en tenue anti-émeute lors d’un rassemblement sur le campus de l’Université de Virginie un an après le violent rassemblement nationaliste blanc qui a fait un mort et des dizaines de blessés à Charlottesville, en Virginie.
AFP / Getty
45/51 10 août 2018
Un homme tient son fils avant la prière du vendredi dans un centre d'évacuation du village de Sambik Bangkol, dans le nord de Lombok, dans la province de Nusa Tenggara Ouest
AFP / Getty
46/51 August 9, 2018
Le 9 août 2018, à Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas, dans le sud de la France, des secouristes et de fortes pluies se déplacent à côté d'une tente endommagée dans un camping inondé. – Le mauvais temps a provoqué d'importantes coupures d'électricité et un homme qui travaillait dans un camp d'été a disparu selon la gendarmerie
AFP / Getty
47/51 8 août 2018
Une Palestinienne sourit en attendant de recevoir des aides dans un centre de distribution de nourriture des Nations Unies dans le camp de réfugiés de Jabalia, dans le nord de Gaza
AFP / Getty
48/51 7 août 2018
Un soldat israélien monte sur un véhicule blindé lors d'un exercice militaire après la visite du ministre israélien de la Défense Avigdor Lieberman dans les hauteurs du Golan israélien, en Israël
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49/51 6 août 2018
Les objets utilisables sont récupérés dans une maison détruite par un tremblement de terre à North Lombok, en Indonésie. Le puissant séisme a frappé l'île touristique indonésienne de Lombok, tuant un certain nombre de personnes et secouant le pays voisin, Bali, alors que les autorités ont déclaré lundi que des milliers de maisons avaient été endommagées et que le nombre de morts pouvait grimper.
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50/51 5 août 2018
Les enquêteurs sur les accidents et le personnel de secours travaillent sur l’épave d’un Junkers JU52 à Flims, après s’être écrasé sur le Piz Segnas, un sommet de 3 000 mètres (10 000 pieds) dans l’est de la Suisse. Vingt personnes ont été confirmées mortes après que l’ancien avion de la Seconde Guerre mondiale se soit écrasé à flanc de montagne suisse, ont indiqué les rapports de police. L’aéronef Junker JU52 HB-HOT, construit en Allemagne en 1939 et désormais un objet de collection, appartient à JU-Air, une société liée aux forces aériennes suisses, a rapporté l’agence de presse ATS.
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51/51 August 4, 2018
Des membres de différentes forces de sécurité montent la garde et recueillent des preuves après une explosion ciblant le président Nicolas Maduro, à Caracas, au Venezuela. Le ministre vénézuélien de l'Information, Jorge Rodriguez, a confirmé que le président Nicolas Maduro avait été victime d'une attaque avec des «engins volants de type drone contenant une charge explosive» et qu'il s'était échappé de l'incident lors d'une cérémonie militaire à Caracas.
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"At these altitudes, you can literally see the gravitational waves breaking – like the waves of the ocean on the beach – and pouring into the turbulence."
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