The most shocking photos taken in 2022

The most shocking photos taken in 2022

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If January began with the tail end of the coronavirus pandemic, this December Argentina won the soccer World Cup.

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December 23, 2022 at 12:57

The BBC has chosen some of the most powerful images of the year taken by photographers from news agencies around the world.

With them we review what happened not only in Latin America, but also around the globe in 2022.

If January began with the tail end of the coronavirus pandemic, this December Argentina won the soccer World Cup.

This is the selection:

A woman from the Kirat community wearing traditional clothing dances during the Sakela festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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A woman from the Kirat community wearing traditional clothing dances during the Sakela festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 1.
Aerial view of cars and debris after the overflow of the Rio das Velhas on January 12, 2022 in Honorio Bicalho, Brazil.

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Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rains have killed at least 15 people in southeastern Brazil. More than 28,000 people had to flee their homes in the state of Minas Gerais, where rivers burst their banks and towns were partially submerged.
Fireworks form the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on February 4, 2022.

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Beijing became the first city to host both a summer and winter edition of the Olympic Games, and this year’s Winter Games opening ceremony was once again held at the Chinese capital’s iconic Bird’s Nest stadium. .
Will Smith punches Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.

Reuters
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face onstage at the Oscars in Hollywood, Los Angeles, after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident overshadowed the ceremony. Smith later apologized to Rock, calling her behavior “unacceptable and inexcusable.”
Several people cross the river via a makeshift bridge as they flee the frontline town of Irpin, near Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 7, 2022.

EPA-EFE
An ominous time of the year: Russia invades neighboring Ukraine in late February, attacking locations across the country. In this photo we see how civilians cross the river using an improvised bridge, while fleeing the fighting in the city of Irpin, near the capital, Kyiv.
A picture of the Ukrainian city of Bucha, the scene of fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine

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A man pushes his bike through rubble and wrecked military vehicles in Bucha, a town on the outskirts of Kyiv. In April, journalists entering the Ukrainian city, the site of fierce fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, found the bodies of civilians abandoned in the streets.
Women from the tribe work together making crafts. They are dressed in colorful costumes.

AFP
Samburu tribal women make traditional beaded ornaments and jewelry at Sera Conservancy, Samburu County. Their crafts are sold through The Nature Conservancy, generating income for local farming families whose traditional way of life has been threatened by climate change and the decline of Kenya’s rangelands.
A man holds a banner supporting the right to abortion.

Reuters
Protesters for abortion rights gathered at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, after the United States Supreme Court struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, which legalized abortion throughout the United States.
Migrants from Central and South America are intercepted by border patrol agents in Roma, Texas, after having crossed the Rio Grande River into the United States from Mexico, on June 13, 2022.

Reuters
Several migrants are intercepted by border patrol agents in Roma, Texas, after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico. Migration to the US from Mexico continued to rise, breaking the record levels of 2021. More than 50 migrants died in June trapped in an abandoned truck on a Texas highway in the worst case of migrant smuggling deaths in the US ever. USA to date.
Rescuers perform CPR on a mother elephant after it fell into a sewer in Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand on July 13, 2022.

Reuters
Rescue teams saved an elephant and her calf who had fallen into a well in Thailand. The mother had to be hoisted to a safe place.
Aymara indigenous women play soccer in Peru wearing jerseys of all colors.

AFP
Indigenous Aymara women play soccer during a tournament in the Aymara district of Juli in Puno, southern Peru.
Rivers of hot lava flow away from the volcano

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The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted on August 3 after weeks of minor earthquakes in the Meradalir Valley area of ​​Iceland, outside the city of Grindavik.
A view of pagodas on Louxingdun Island during a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China on August 24, 2022.

Reuters
Pagodas on Louxingdun Island were dramatically exposed as Poyang Lake’s water reached historically low levels during a severe drought in China’s Jiangxi province.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II covered in flowers.

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Pallbearers carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, holding aloft the Imperial State Crown, to St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Britain’s longest-serving monarch died peacefully at Balmoral Castle on September 8, aged 96.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks out on a balcony where thousands of supporters await him.

Reuters
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends a rally in Curitiba, Brazil, during the 2022 presidential election, in which Lula went head-to-head with Jair Bolsonaro. Two bitter rivals from opposite sides of the political spectrum. Lula won, with 50.9% of the vote, ousting current President Bolsonaro and marking a stunning political comeback.
A man demands the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry after barricading roads during a general strike in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on September 28, 2022.

AFP
Violent anti-government protests rock Haiti in September. Protesters were demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, after the end of government fuel subsidies sent gasoline and diesel prices soaring.
A woman cuts her hair during a protest against the Iranian government in Istanbul, Turkey. October 2022.

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In October around the world, women came together to protest against the Iranian government by cutting their hair. This photo is from what happened in Istanbul. The protests began after the death in custody in Tehran of Mahsa Amini, a woman who was detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing the “improperly” positioned hijab.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Li Zhanshu, and Wang Huning, right, look on as former President Hu Jintao, center, leaves the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, on October 22, 2022.

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In October, former Chinese leader Hu Jintao was removed from the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress. The frail-looking 79-year-old was sitting next to President Xi Jinping when officials escorted him away. The Chinese government did not make any formal statement on the incident.
A mother cradles her severely malnourished child in the ICU at Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, Somalia, on November 9, 2022.

AFP
A mother cradles her son, who is suffering from severe malnutrition, in the intensive care unit of the Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, Somalia. After four consecutive failed rainy seasons, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia find themselves in the midst of the region’s worst dry spell in 40 years.
United States President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theater in Washington DC on October 18, 2022.

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US President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington DC, three weeks before the midterm elections in early November. The final results have left a divided government in the US Starting in January, the House of Representatives will be in the hands of the Republicans, while the Senate will be in charge of the Democrats.
NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from Launch Complex 39-B, Florida, USA, on the Artemis 1 unmanned mission to the moon on November 16, 2022.

Reuters
The US space agency, NASA, launched the most powerful rocket ever built, Artemis 1, in November. The 100-meter craft lifted off on its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida, the start of a mission to send an unmanned capsule around the moon.
Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates with the World Cup trophy after winning the 2022 final in Qatar, at the Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022.

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Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup, lifting the trophy for Argentina for the first time since the late Diego Maradona captained the team to victory in 1986. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 against France after one game. spectacular centered on the expected confrontation between the 35-year-old Messi and the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé.
Several runners dressed in Santa Claus costumes take part in a charity run to raise funds to help vulnerable families, in Madrid, Spain.

Reuters
Several runners dressed in Santa Claus costumes take part in a charity run to raise funds to help vulnerable families, in Madrid, Spain.

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