October 2

A woman weeps as members of pro-US conservative right-wing and religious christian groups wave flags and shout slogans during an anti-government rally in the central Gwanghwamun area of Seoul on August 15, 2020. (Getty)

Young elephant bulls tussle playfully on World Elephant Day at the Amboseli National Park (365 kilometres southeast of the capital Nairobi) near Oloitiktok in Kajiado east county on August 12, 2020. (Getty)

A healthcare worker prepares to conduct a nasal swab test for Covid-19 from inside a coronavirus testing isolation booth at a hospital. (AP)

Winds blow flying embers from a burning tree during the Bobcat fire in Juniper Hills. The fire, which erupted on 6 September in the Angeles national forest, has become one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County’s history, covering more than 100,000 acres. (Reuters)

Children play along the eroded coastline after the tide receded. Fishing villages like Bargny have been fighting the rising seas for decades, with hundreds of houses lost and families displaced. (Getty)

Museum educators playing the role of pilgrims look at a rainbow at a living history museum village in Massachusetts. Dozens of events, from art exhibits and festivals to lectures and a maritime regatta featuring the Mayflower II, a full-scale replica, were planned to mark the 400th anniversary of the religious separatists’ arrival at what we now know as Plymouth. (Getty)