Events of the week in photos
Revision of the “news Mail.Ru” presents a digest of the most important and bright events from 1 to 7 July 2017 in the photographs of the leading news agencies of Russia and the world.
July 1. For the month as a result of actions of coalition aircraft in the vicinity of Raqqa killed about 200 Syrians. The photograph of the boy, rescued from a bombed city, sits on the road near the village of al-Karama.
July 1. In the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo held a protest against labour and pension reforms proposed by President Michel Temer. The police were forced to use against the demonstrators with tear gas and rubber bullets.
July 2. Confederations Cup football ended with the victory of the German national team. The Germans won the team of Chile with the score 1:0. For them it is the first title of the winner of the tournament, previously the best result was third place in 2005.
July 2. As the result of a boat capsizing on the river toguzak Chelyabinsk region killed seven people, including four children. According to the MOE, the dead had violated all safety rules on the water.
July 3. In Bavaria as a result of collision of a tourist bus with a truck and injured over 30 people, several are in serious condition. The bus had two drivers and 46 passengers, some of whom are reported missing.
July 3. In the center of Mexico city found “tower of skulls”. Archaeologists believe that the discovery is part of the “great wall of skulls”, where the Aztecs placed the remains of prisoners of war, sacrificed to the gods.
The 4th of July. For the first time the DPRK tested an Intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch was made before the G20 summit, which the U.S. plans to raise the North Korean issue. Secretary Rex Tillerson called this new threat to peace and said that Washington will not allow the emergence of the DPRK nuclear weapons.
The 4th of July. In the United States celebrated Independence Day. A national holiday was marked by a sharp conflict between President Donald trump and the mainstream media. Trump tweeted a video in which he portrays the beating of a man with a CNN logo instead of a face.
July 5. In Venezuela, the supporters of the government and of President Nicolas Maduro broke into the Parliament controlled by the opposition. The activists began to leave the building only after a seven-hour siege, which injured seven members.
July 5. In the Chinese Shanxi province built the world’s first solar power station in the form of a giant Panda. After the full commissioning of the power plant will produce up to 3.2 billion kW/h. its service Life is 25 years.
July 6. In Japan, the death toll due to the floods on the island of Kyushu has risen to seven people. At least 15 people are reported missing. Meteorologists warn of possible deterioration of the situation due to continuing rains.
July 6. In Germany started 104-th race “Tour de France”. Its route passes through the Belgian Liege and Luxembourg, and Eastern and southern France. The photograph of the woman on horseback rides along the way riders between the French cities of Vesoul and Troyes.
July 7. A sanctioned rally “For solidarity in the world against the G20 summit in Hamburg” turned into a riot with the accession of the radicals to peaceful procession. Injured over a hundred policemen. It is expected that in the coming days demonstrations will continue.
July 7. In Hamburg started negotiations of the “big twenty”. At the meeting on the sidelines of the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald trump shook hands.
