Week in pictures: 2 - 8 July 2022

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

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Image caption, A new species of giant water lily has been discovered by scientists. The huge plant had been in the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and was growing in a number of aquatic collections but it was previously mistakenly identified as another species.

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Image caption, People dodge the 'Toro de Fuego' - or flaming bull - as it is carried through the streets during the opening day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta in Pamplona, Spain. The annual festival has returned after being cancelled for two consecutive years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Image source, CARL RECINE/Reuters

Image caption, England's Beth Mead scores the opening goal against Austria in the first match of the European Women's Championship. On an uplifting night for women's football in England, the opening game of the tournament was watched by a crowd of 68,871, a new record for the competition.

Image source, KEVIN LAMARQUE/Reuters

Image caption, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has become the youngest person to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US. President Biden awarded the medals to a number of people at a ceremony in the White House in Washington DC.

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Image caption, More than a million people took part in the 50th anniversary of the UK's first Pride parade in central London. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ community groups attended the march, which saw the streets of London, from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall Palace, filled with a riot of noise and colour.

Image source, Dan Kitwood/AFP

Image caption, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street in London. After less than three years in office, the controversial Conservative leader stepped down, following a string of resignations by government personnel, including key cabinet ministers, over his leadership.

Image source, PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP

Image caption, In South Africa, a mass funeral was held for a group of 21 young people, mostly teenagers, who died in mysterious circumstances at a bar last month. Empty coffins were laid out before thousands of mourners - including South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa - in East London, a city in Eastern Cape Province.

Image source, ANNEGRET HILSE/Reuters

Image caption, Flowers are laid near the Field's shopping centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, after a gunman opened fire at the mall. A 22-year-old man suspected of killing three people has been charged with murder. Two Danish citizens, both aged 17, and a 47-year-old Russian citizen, were killed in Sunday's attack.

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Image source, DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP

Image caption, Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Image source, The Asahi Shimbun via Reuters

Image caption, Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event. Security officials tackled the gunman at the scene following the assasination. The 41-year-old suspect named as Tetsuya Yamagami, admitted shooting Abe with a homemade gun.

Image source, Jane Barlow/PA Media

Image caption, Artist Sean Corcoran, from Waterford, Ireland, creates a piece of sand art on the beach at Tyninghame, East Lothian in Scotland, during the European Land Art Festival.

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