Photos of the week: Mount Semeru erupts; Hong Kong protesters jailed

Mount Semeru volcano erupts in Indonesia and pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong sentenced to jail-- photos of the week from across the world.

Updated on: Dec 06, 2020 11:24 AM IST

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Volcanic ash spews from the crater of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia on December 1. Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring several volcanoes after sensors picked up increased activity in recent weeks, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP)

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Supporters surround a police van after the sentencing of pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam for participating in a June 2019 protest, outside the police headquarters, at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in Hong Kong on December 2. (Lam Yik / REUTERS)

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People march during an anti-lockdown demonstration amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in London, Britain on November 28. (Henry Nicholls / REUTERS)

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People mourn next to the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, during the burial ceremony at the shrine of Imamzadeh Saleh, in Tehran, Iran on November 30. (Hamed Malekpour / WANA via REUTERS )

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Protesters carry inflatable yellow ducks during an anti-government rally while marching towards the base of the 11th Infantry Regiment in Bangkok, Thailand on November 29. (Sakchai Lalit / AP)

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The five Olympic rings are transported to be positioned on a barge in Tokyo, Japan on December 1. They were removed for maintenance four months ago shortly after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. (Kyodo News via AP)

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A fisherman sits atop a boat after pulling it back to land as Cyclone Burevi nears the coast of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka on December 2. The cyclone rattles the island nation but did not cause much damage before moving towards India’s south. (REUTERS)

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A man makes a photograph of a rainbow, off the coast at Tynemouth, England on November 30. (Owen Humphreys / AP)

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Demonstrators climb on the statue “Le Triomphe de la Republique” in the Place de la Republique during a protest against the Article 24 “global security” draft law, which would criminalise the publication of images of on-duty police officers with the intent of harming their “physical or psychological integrity” in Paris, France on November 28. (Thomas Coex / AFP)

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A man is spotted at his home as the Bond Fire burns though the Silverado community in Orange County, California, US on December 3. (Noah Berger / AP)

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Family members of inmates react outside the prison, following unrest at Mahara Prison, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on November 30. At least 11 inmates were killed in a riot that broke out over rising coronavirus infections in the prison. Authorities used force when some inmates tried to escape. (Dinuka Liyanawatte / REUTERS)

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Asian elephant Kaavan (L) touches trunks with another elephant upon his arrival in the new enclosure at the Kulen Prom Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province on December 1. This was Kaavan’s first contact with an elephant in 8 years. (Pedro Vella / Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary / AFP)

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Rohingya refugees board a Bangladesh Navy ship to be transported to the island of Bhashan Char in Chittagong on December 4. The United Nations has voiced concern that refugees be allowed to make a “free and informed decision” about whether to relocate to the island in the Bay of Bengal. (AFP)

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Smoke billows from chimneys as they rise above clouds, seen from Vitosha mountain in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 27. (Nikolay Doychinov / AFP)

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Environmental activists of Campact group stage a protest with some 200 oversized cardboard bees installed in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on December 2. (Tobias Schwarz / AFP)

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A Humboldt penguin gets vaccinated against bird flu at the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark on December 1. (Ritzau Scanpix / Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS )

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People attend the funeral ceremony of former French rugby international player Christophe Dominici at Saint-Louis church in Hyeres, France on December 4. According to the police, Dominici was found dead in a park near Paris on November 24. He was 48. (Christophe Simon / AFP)

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Rescuers evacuate residents amid flooding caused by overnight heavy rains in Medan, Indonesia on December 4. (Rahmad Suryadi / AFP)

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Fireworks store Vuurwinkel destroys its stock after the sale and use of fireworks was forbidden due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Marke, Belgium on November 28. (Nicolas maeterlinck / Belga / AFP)