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Photos of the Week: Wooden Troll, Violin Boat, River Mary

Scenes from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, wildfires in Turkey and Russia, a spacecraft in Earth’s orbit, migrants crossing the Mediterranean, flooding in China, and much more

By Alan Taylor
A gymnast kisses her gold medal while posing.
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Scenes from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, body painting in New York City, wildfires in Turkey and Russia, a tiger cub in Indonesia, a spacecraft in Earth’s orbit, migrants crossing the Mediterranean, flooding in China, and much more

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.