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AP's 2020 photos of the year

AP photographers captured a world beset by every sort of catastrophe in 2020. But there were also scenes of joy. And hope.

Agustina Canamero, 81, and Pascual Perez, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting the coronavirus at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain, in June. "

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AP photographers captured a world beset by every sort of catastrophe in 2020. But there were also scenes of joy. And hope. See more of the 's photos of the year:

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.’s photo of a protester carrying a U.S. flag upside down as he walked past a burning building in Minneapolis was an iconic image from the protests over the death of George Floyd. See more of ’s top photos from 2020:

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The 2020 photos of the year captured a world in distress. Following the death of George Floyd, racial justice protests erupted across the United States. See our best photos of the year.

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In a year fraught with despair and destruction, people all over the world remembered and honored the lives of loved ones lost in 2020. See more from 's photos of the year: Vía

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Yazan, 1, made a perilous trek from his desert hometown to the Tajoura National Heart Center in Tripoli, Libya. He is one of 1,000 children treated by Dr. William Novick's group since it came to Libya after the 2011 uprising. MORE:

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In an unprecedented year of devastation and division, captured moments of resilience despite difficult challenges. See more of the 's photos of the year:

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The 2020 photos of the year captured a world in distress and an upended world of sports. See all of the photos of the year.

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The 2020 Photos of the Year captured a world in distress. But even through plastic screens, political strife and grief, there was love. See our best photos of love in 2020:

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Blanca Ortiz, 84, celebrates after learning she will be released from the Eurnekian Ezeiza Hospital in Buenos Aires on Aug. 13, 2020. She was admitted for COVID-19. Photos capturing joy are among the photos of the year.

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Aqui podeis ver las mejores fotos de la tomadas en 2020 a lo largo de todo el planeta.

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