Wednesday August 23, Our World in Pictures

August 23, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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VIRGINIA — Residents Protest Against White Supremacy: In this Saturday photo, people participate in a march in New Orleans organized by the group Take Em Down NOLA to show opposition to the white supremacist protests and attacks recently in Charlottesville.

CHINA — Boy Watches Robot: A child holding an entrance ticket looks on at a self-learning robot during the World Robot Conference at the Yichuang International Conference and Exhibition Centre in Beijing on Wednesday.

CALIFORNIA — Gymnast Celebrates Her Win: Maile O’Keefe, center, waves to fans along with Emma Malabuyo, left, and Kara Eaker after winning the women’s all-around at the U.S. gymnastics championships on Sunday in Anaheim.

SWITZERLAND — Creating Natural Art: A land art painting by French artist Saype, depicting a Volkswagen bus, is pictured on a hill in Chateau d’Oex on Wednesday. The artwork covering approximately 4,200 square meters was produced with more than 400 liters of biodegradable paint made from natural pigments, water and a milk protein and is part of the upcoming 20th international Volkswagen festival.

ARGENTINA — Dancer Gets Ready: A dancer puts on makeup as she prepares for the salon category competition at the World Tango Championship final in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.

BOSNIA — Fighting Forest Fires: Volunteers and firefighters organize themselves to defend their village from oncoming forest fire in Trebizat on Wednesday. Fire advanced toward populated areas in Bosnia as citizens volunteered to help defend their village to bolster the understaffed and under equipped local firefighting brigade.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Takes Selfie: Pope Francis poses for a selfie with a couple attending his weekly general audience on Wednesday. Francis led pilgrims and tourists at his general audience in prayer for the victims and those who lost their homes in the 4.0-magnitude quake on the island of Ischia on Monday.

PENNSLYVANIA – Cosby: Bill Cosby departs after a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday. Cosby’s retrial will be delayed as his new legal team gets up to speed on the case.

CHINA – Confronted by Robot: A worker waits for the rain to stop near an autonomous vehicle a day before the opening of the World Robot Conference held in Beijing, China, Tuesday. The annual conference is a showcase of China’s burgeoning robot industry ranging from companion robots to those deployed on manufacturing assembly line and entertainment.

OHIO – Reaching: Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (85) reaches but can’t get to the ball in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants, Monday in Cleveland.

ITALY – Rescuing Little Boy: Rescuers pull out 7-month boy Pasquale from the rubble of a collapsed building in Casamicciola, on the island of Ischia, near Naples, Italy, a day after a 4.0-magnitude quake hit the Italian resort island, Tuesday. Hospital officials on the Italian resort island of Ischia say that three brothers rescued from the rubble of their home after a 4.0-magnitude quake are all in good condition.

EGYPT – Egyptian Sun: A man sits on a cliff at sunset in the Moqattam district, overlooking Greater Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday. Egyptians and a few tourists visit the hills in southeastern Cairo looking for relief from the hottest of the summer days.