Monday August 14, Our World in Pictures

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August 14, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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VIRGINIA – Aftermath of Hate: A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of victim, Heather Heyer, sits in Charlottesville, Va., Sunday. Heyer died when a car rammed into a group of people who were protesting the presence of white supremacists who had gathered in the city for a rally.

MAPLETON — A Moving Monument: This graceful, faceless statue sits atop the Kirschbaum monument in Washington Cemetery, which was founded in the 1840s.

BARCELONA — Ronaldo Banned: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after being shown a second yellow card by referee Ricardo de Burgos during the Spanish Supercup, first leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium on Sunday. Ronaldo was banned for five games on Monday after shoving a referee following his red card for diving in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Barcelona in the season-opening Spanish Super Cup.

KENYA – Middle of a Crowd: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga gestures to thousands of supporters gathered in the Mathare area of Nairobi, Kenya Sunday. Odinga on Sunday condemned police killings of rioters during protests after the country’s disputed election and is urging supporters to skip work Monday.

SYRIA – Rescue Lions: In this Saturday photo, a lion rescued from a zoo in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo cuddles her newborn cub in the Ma’wa Wildlife Reserve in northern Jordan. The odds had been stacked against “Hajar,” a lion cub born just hours after her mother Dana, rescued from a zoo in war-torn Syrian, was released into a wildlife reserve in Jordan. Dana and 12 other animals, including four other lions and two tigers, had barely survived under harsh conditions in the Syrian city of Aleppo, once a major battle ground.

MEXICO – Ballet: Renowned Mexican ballet dancer Isaac Hernandez, a lead dancer with the English National Ballet, lifts Misa Kuranaga, a principal with the Boston Ballet, as they perform in “Despertares 2017” at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Saturday. The performance brings together 35 top dancers and musicians from around the world performing works by well-known choreographers.

GREECE – House in Flames: A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire at a house during a forest fire at Kalamos village, north of Athens, on Sunday. Fires breaking out across Greece have stretched firefighting capabilities to the limit, authorities say, voicing suspicions that at least some of the fires have been started deliberately.