23 of the most powerful photos this week

From left: Second Gentleman-elect Doug Emhoff, Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, President-elect Joe Biden, and First Lady-elect Jill Biden react to confetti and fireworks at their election rally after media predicted Joe Biden had won the 2020 U.S. presidential election over President Donald Trump, in Wilmington, Delaware, November 7, 2020.

Angelique McKenna (left) and Vivian Mora (right) react to a speech by President-elect Joe Biden, who defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th President of the United States, on November 7, 2020, in Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump makes a two-thumbs-up gesture to supporters hours after losing the election as he leaves Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, November 7, 2020.

Officials select cards during an audit at the Floyd County Administration Building in Rome, Georgia, Nov.13, 2020.

President-elect Joe Biden comments on his plan to fight COVID-19 on a television monitor in the White House press conference room, November 9, 2020.

Healthcare workers check on a patient who has been airlifted from El Paso as medical professionals treat people infected with COVID-19 at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, November 12, 2020.

A health care worker, dressed in personal protective equipment as a coronavirus precaution, falls asleep after caring for patients at a public health center in Bandung, Indonesia, November 6, 2020.

The body of someone who has died from COVID-19 is covered in a sheet at a nursing home in Barcelona on November 13, 2020.

Protesters lie down to protest the closure of non-essential businesses in Toulouse, France on November 6, 2020, during a national blockade aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus.

Retired US Army veteran Bill MacCully walks among flag-covered graves in Seattle’s Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020.

Alejandra Rodriguez is hugged by her sister Luciana as police prevent them and other supporters of former President Martin Vizcarra from reaching Congress, where lawmakers voted the previous night to remove him from office in Lima, Peru on November 10, 2020. .

Rescuers pull an inflatable boat that transports residents across a flooded road after Typhoon Vamco struck Marikina City, Philippines, November 12, 2020.

A rescuer carries a child as floodwaters rise and Typhoon Vamco hits Rodriguez, Philippines, Nov.12, 2020.

Damaged vehicles were seen in a flooded beach area following heavy rains on the Greek island of Crete on 10 November 2020.

People collect their belongings outside a flooded house after heavy rains caused the Carapo River to overflow in Rubio, Venezuela, November 9, 2020.

Libyan refugees, trying to reach European soil aboard an overcrowded rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea, are rescued by members of Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO, on 11 November 2020.

Men donate blood for troops fighting in the Northern Tigray region during a blood donation demonstration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on November 12, 2020.

A man loads goods onto his truck after setting fire to his home in an area once occupied by the Armenian forces, which will soon be handed over to Azerbaijan, Karvachar, in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, on 13 November 2020 .

A worker covers a statue to prevent damage from volcanic ash at Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Indonesia, November 12, 2020.

Traffic flows past an iconic centuries-old fig tree after a presidential statement was issued to save it from being cut to make way for a China-funded highway in Nairobi on November 12, 2020.

Horticulture farmers work on seasonal flowering plants to meet the high demand ahead of Diwali, a Hindu religious festival, in East Midnapore, West Bengal, India, November 8, 2020.

A guest poses with a white truffle weighing 900 grams before the 21st World White Truffle Auction in Alba, Northern Italy, on November 8, 2020.

A person dressed as Santa Claus meets children while sitting in a “Santa’s bubble” at Aalborg Zoo, in Aalborg, Denmark, November 13, 2020.