In the explosion-damaged port of Beirut, a statue of a woman by the Lebanese artist, Hayat Nazer, made out of leftover glass, rubble, and a broken clock marking the time of the blast, stands near the site of the August 4 disaster, marking the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the anti-government protest movement across the country, on October 20, 2020. #

A mural depicting Melanie Senior, an NHS nurse, based on a photograph by Johannah Churchill, which the National Portrait Gallery commissioned the artist Peter Barber to create, seen on October 19, 2020 in Manchester, England #

Two health-care workers hug each other in the Intensive Care Unit of the Severo Ochoa University Hospital in Leganes, Madrid, Spain, on October 16, 2020. At the hospital in a Madrid suburb, badly hit during the pandemic's first wave, the ICU is once again full, and exhausted medics dread a repeat of the same "horror." #

Dogs lick an employee at the Husky Village Ruzskaya Alaska Kennel on October 17, 2020, in Baranovo, Russia. More than 130 Siberian husky and Samoyed dogs live in a private shelter organized by the lawyer Natalia Basina. Most of the dogs in the shelter were either found on the streets or handed over by owners who could not cope with these breeds, which were fashionable among urban residents in the early 2000s. #

Charlie, a rescue puppy, is seen during a press conference at Parliament House on October 22, 2020, in Sydney, Australia. The NSW Government announced the creation of a Puppy Factory task force within the RSPCA to help stop the illegal breeding of puppies. #

The actor Jan Maak poses as "York" ahead of Henry VI & Margaretha di Napoli at Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus in Dusseldorf, Germany, on October 16, 2020. Amid the ongoing pandemic, the theater is open to the public with reduced seating and an array of health and safety guidelines. Governments across Europe have curtailed the attendance of large indoor performances, worried about transmission of the novel coronavirus. Even with offers of government support for these organizations and their workers, the pandemic's effect on the performing arts has been catastrophic. #

Two cast members perform on stage in Wuhan, China, during the opera Angel's Diary on October 18, 2020. The opera, paying tribute to medical staff, portrays a doctor's rescue of coronavirus patients during the lockdown in Wuhan. #

Dansby Swanson of the Atlanta Braves is tagged out by Justin Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rundown between third base and home plate during the fourth inning in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. #

Fans watch a scrum pack down during a rugby match in the Bledisloe Cup between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 18, 2020. #

Jessica Sergis of the St George Illawarra Dragons is tackled by Ellia Green of the New Zealand Warriors during the third round of the NRLW rugby match at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on October 17, 2020. #

The French cyclist Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck–Quick-Step falls after crashing into a motorbike, as he rode behind Wout Van Aert of Team Jumbo-Visma and Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix during the Tour of Flanders, a one-day cycling race, from Antwerp to Oudenaarde, on October 18, 2020. #

A migrating salmon leaps at Buchanty Spout on the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland, on October 22, 2020. The salmon are returning upstream from the sea where they have spent between two and four winters feeding, with many covering huge distances to return to these fresh waters to spawn. #

Alexis DeJoria, an NHRA funny car driver, suffers an engine fire after winning her first round matchup during the Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, on October 18, 2020. DeJoria was uninjured in the fiery incident. #

A protester takes pictures of a protest symbol that was set on fire by the supporters of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, after a small demonstration denounced the naming of Hariri as a potential candidate for prime minister, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on October 21, 2020. Hariri resigned a year ago amid nationwide protests against government corruption and mismanagement of Lebanon's resources. #

The steeple of the church of Asuncion falls down in flames after being set ablaze by demonstrators on the first anniversary of the current social uprising in Chile, in Santiago, on October 18, 2020. Two churches were torched as tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in a central Santiago square to mark the anniversary of a protest movement that broke out last year demanding greater equality in Chile. The demonstration comes just a week before Chileans vote in a referendum on whether to replace the dictatorship-era constitution. #

The pyramids of Giza are lit up at the Giza Necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on October 20, 2020, during an official ceremony launching trial operations of the site's first environmentally friendly electric bus and restaurant, part of a wider development plan. #

An aerial picture taken on October 18, 2020 shows a road partially covered with water, from which people look at Mont Saint Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France, surrounded by the sea during high tide. #

Wearing a coat with the words, "I really care so I vote" on the back, Tonya Swain votes in the 2020 U.S. elections at the Los Angeles County Registrar in Norwalk, California, on October 19, 2020. #

Mike Kim and Jacob Zelaya cheer in their vehicle outside Dodger Stadium and watch the television broadcast of Game 1 of the 2020 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays on October 20, 2020, in Los Angeles. Due to the spread of COVID-19, all of the 2020 World Series games will be played in Arlington, Texas. #