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  1. Sierra Leone's international airport

  2. Aaron Wan-Bissaka in action for DR Congo

  3. man on left wearing a mask and holding up a contactless thermometer to a man who is putting on a mask. There are standing in a tent

  4. A medic checks the temperature of a woman, using a contactless infrared thermometer. Only the arm of the medic, who is wearing white, is shown. The woman having her temperature checked has her hair in braids. She is wearing a bright blue top with a pattern and is standing next to a blue wooden door with a white and blue building in the background.

  5. BBC reporter Emery Makumeno in front of DRC map and flag

  6. Saleh Mamman wearing a black cloth, handcuffed and holding a white board

  7. A Congolese health worker in blue medical gowns checks the temperature of a woman in green carrying a baby at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in the Congo

  8. A person wearing a mask and peach headwrap is having their temperature checked with a contactless thermometer near their ear. it reads 36.3 degrees.

  9. A split image shows two players from the waist up in action for their countries. On the left is Antoine Semenyo wearing a white Ghana shirt which features on its front an intricate spiderweb design in red, blue and yellow, as well as a black five-pointed star and a black number 11 on the chest. On the right is Amad Diallo in an orange Ivory Coast shirt with a white number 15 on the chest

  10. A stranded worker in dark blue top and blue jeans sits on a bridge overlooking an empty Thika highway, one of Kenya's main highways

  11. Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven with their fists up

  12. A visitor washes his hands before entering Kyeshero Hospital at a checkpoint for hand washing and temperature screening for all visitors and patients entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026.

  13. A close-up profile of a small brown and tan patterned frog sitting amongst green leaves, facing left.

  14. A man with a red jacket and blue jeans raises his hands near a burning tyre on a street littered with stones

  15. Roberto Lopes

  16. A man in a white shirt holds a contactless infrared thermometer close to a woman's face. She's looking away from the camera and is wearing a blue headscarf and a blue, red and white dress with red beads

  17. Headshot of a smiling woman. She is wearing a red headwrap and matching top which are patterned with green flowers. She has a gold necklace and earrings.

  18. The image shows three individuals in the foreground wearing full-body protective suits in bright yellow, along with white hoods, face masks, and gloves. Two of the individuals are helping adjust or fasten the protective gear of a third person, focusing on securing the hood or mask around the head and neck area. The setting is outdoors, with a blurred crowd of people and buildings visible in the background, suggesting a public or community environment. Additional people in the background are also wearing protective clothing. The lighting is natural daylight, and the scene emphasizes careful preparation and attention to safety procedures.

  19. An anonymous man holds a rifle.

  20. Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) drive around in pick-ups during training at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025.

  21. Lesley Malloch from Headington during the Marathon des Sables. She is standing atop a ridge with sandy dunes and runners behind her.

  22. Female nurse in PPE preparing a vaccine. She has inserted a needle into the bottle

  23. Wilfried Zaha