Rhythmic gymnastics on a British seashore, anti-racism protests across the United States, the funeral procession of George Floyd in Houston, a defaced statue of King Leopold II in Brussels, a moment of silence at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, a wildfire in California, idled elephants in Thailand, a sea turtle release in Bali, and much more
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A statue depicting Christopher Columbus is seen with its head removed at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on June 10, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts. The statue was beheaded overnight and is scheduled to be removed by the City of Boston. #
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The statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston falls into the water after protesters pulled it down and pushed it into the docks during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, in Bristol, England, on June 7, 2020. #
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Ballerinas Kennedy George, 14, and Ava Holloway, 14, pose in front of a monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee after Virginia Governor Ralph Northam ordered its removal in Richmond, Virginia, on June 5, 2020. #
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A demonstrator in Hull, the hometown of William Wilberforce, leader of the movement to eradicate the slave trade, takes part in a Black Lives Matter protest on June 10, 2020, in Hull, England. #
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Baby turtles are released into the ocean in Bali, Indonesia on June 9, 2020. Roughly 100 newly-hatched Lekang turtles were released during a campaign to save the endangered sea turtles. #
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Children watch a mother and young elephant bathing in Baan Na Klang village, in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai, where over 100 elephants returned from various tourist camps since the coronavirus outbreak, on June 4, 2020. Following the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed global travel, Thailand's domesticated elephants, working in amusement parks or sanctuaries, found themselves unemployed. With their incomes gone and risk of starvation growing, more than 1,000 elephants and their mahouts have returned to their villages in the past two months. #
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Flames and smoke come out of a well run by state-owned Oil India in Tinsukia, in India's northeastern state of Assam, on June 10, 2020. Two workers were found dead near the site of a huge fire ignited by gas that has been spewing from an oil field in India for two weeks, officials said on June 10. #
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Families participate in a children's march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and national protests against police brutality on June 9, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York. #
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Crew members stand on the pit wall for a moment of silence before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, June 7, 2020. NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. #
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A movie is seen playing at Coburg Drive-In in Melbourne, Australia, on June 3, 2020. Coburg Drive-In reopened following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions across Victoria this week. #
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People stand in front of the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct sign, spray-painted to replace "police" with "people," as the protesters established what they call an autonomous zone while continuing to demonstrate against racial inequality and call for defunding of Seattle's police, in Seattle, Washington, on June 9, 2020. #
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A man exits a vehicle with a gun as a man is attended by medics after being shot by a driver who tried to drive through a protest against racial inequality in Seattle, Washington, on June 7, 2020. #
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Workers move a historical monastery building in Jinan, Shandong province, China, on June 10, 2020. The 2,600-ton building was moved by trailers across 76 meters and rotated 20 degrees. #
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Protesters denouncing racism and police brutality gather outside the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building on June 9, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The crowd chanted "Black Lives Matter!" and "No justice, no peace!" outside of the building, as people spilled out onto the street. #
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People stand on marks to observe social distancing, during a protest on June 9, 2020, at the Old Town Square in Prague. People protested to draw attention to the government's insufficient financial support of the Czech economy, and other grievances. #
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