Michael Jennings, a pro rugby player with the Parramatta Eels, is tackled during a match in Sydney on Friday, August 14. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
People in New Delhi wear personal protective equipment Monday, August 17, while carrying the body of a man who died from Covid-19. More than 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in India. Only the United States, Brazil and Mexico had more reported deaths as of Thursday. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
An injured cow is moved by a helicopter Tuesday, August 18, because it was unable to take part in a cattle drive at Switzerland’s Klausen Pass. Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP
Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon, on Saturday, August 15. “You never think this is going to happen to you,” she said. Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin/AP
University of Georgia students move into their dorm Friday, August 14, a week before the scheduled start of the fall semester. Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald/USA Today Network
Dark clouds hang over the skyline of Shenzhen, China, as Typhoon Higos approaches on Tuesday, August 18. VCG/Getty Images
England’s Jos Buttler catches a ball during a cricket match against Pakistan on Thursday, August 13. Stu Forester/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
A counterprotester raises his hands in front of a far-right militia as various militia groups staged rallies in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on Saturday, August 15. Dustin Chambers/Reuters
Boston’s Rafael Devers slides safely into second during a Major League Baseball game against Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 19. Kathryn Riley/Getty Images
Crew members of the film “Focus, Grandma” attend its premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Friday, August 14. The annual festival is taking place with new safety regulations, including smaller screenings. Damir Sagolj/Getty Images
People relax under umbrellas on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Wednesday, August 19. Emilio Morenatti/AP
Brown bears play in King Salmon, Alaska, on Friday, August 14. Abbie Parr/Getty Images
Members of the media are spread out from one another before US Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, delivered her convention speech in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday, August 19. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images
A traveler waits to board a high-speed train in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, August 19. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
A woman gets her temperature checked during a coronavirus screening in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, August 18. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images
A Davis High School football coach helps his players warm up before a game in Herriman, Utah, on Friday, August 13. It was the first regular-season football game in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. George Frey/Reuters
Lightning forks over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Sunday, August 16. Numerous lightning strikes sparked brush fires throughout the region. Noah Berger/AP
The Democratic presidential ticket — US Sen. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden — sign paperwork Friday, August 14, to officially get on the ballot in all 50 states. Adam Schultz/Biden for President
Audience members look down on a sandy stage as they watch the beach opera “Sun and Sea” in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, August 13. Ennio Leanzo/Keystone/AP
Utah’s Rudy Gobert blocks the shot of Denver’s Nikola Jokic during an NBA playoff game on Wednesday, August 19. Ashley Landis/AP
People in Palembang, Indonesia, take part in a tug-of-war competition during Independence Day celebrations on Monday, August 17. Muhammad A.F/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, walk down the steps of Air Force One after returning from a weekend trip on Sunday, August 16. Susan Walsh/AP
Athletes compete in a 5,000-meter race during a Diamond League track meet in Monaco on Friday, August 14. Matthias Hangst/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Alexa Callander teaches a virtual second-grade class from a classroom in Tempe, Arizona, on Monday, August 17. Cheney Orr/Reuters
Kansas City outfielder Jorge Soler catches a ball in front of a George Floyd sign in Minneapolis on Saturday, August 15. Bruce Kluckhohn/AP