Plastic pirouettes: Japan's recycled bottle ballet "Plastic", a new production by renowned Japanese company K-BALLET, aims to draw attention to a global pollution crisis through some unusual set and wardrobe design. 📷 Richard A. Brooks #AFP

#Myanmar On the water with Myanmar's 'river cleaners' 📷 @Drizzlesai #AFP

#Senegal Mining for gold in southeastern Senegal 📷 John Wessels #AFP

Horn of Africa drought drives 22 million to hunger 📷 Eduardo Soteras #AFP

#Thailand taps into sustainable rubber industry Thailand is the world's largest producer of natural rubber supplying almost 40 percent of global stocks in 2021 📷 Jack Taylor #AFP

#Brazil moves on illegal mines in Indigenous Yanomami territory 📷 Alan Chaves #AFP

#China Hong Kong says goodbye to neon signs 📷 Isaac Lawrence 📷 Philip Fong 方家遠。 📷 Bertha Wang #AFP

#SouthAfrica South African taxidermists fret at UK hunting trophy ban 'domino effect' 📷 Guillem Sartorio #AFP

#DRCcongo New east DR Congo gold venture aims to erase illicit trade 📷 Alexis Huguet #AFP

#Iraq Against the stream: Iraq artist battles to save boating tradition 📷 Asaad NIAZI 📷 Ayman Henna #AFP

#Colombia Cocaine price crash a blow for Colombian coca growers 📷Joaquín Sarmiento 📷 Andres BUITRAGO #AFP

#Ethiopia Preserving heritage: Ethiopian quest to recreate ancient manuscripts 📷 Amanuel Sileshi #AFP

#Indonesia Indonesia volcano draws thousands for ritual sacrifice 📷 Bagus BT. Saragih 📷 Juni Kriswanto #AFP

#Niger Mystery of the desert: The lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara 📷 Souleymane Ag Anara #AFP

#UnitedKingdom The Appleby Horse Fair 2023 📷 @oliscarff #AFP

#FRANCE Splendid isolation and shifting sands: France's Mont Saint-Michel The Mont Saint-Michel celebrates its 1,000th birthday this year. 📷 Lou Benoist 📷 Lionel Bonaventure 📷 Mychele Danyau 📷 Valery HACHE 📷 @DamienMeyerAfp 📷 Mochet Marcel 📷 Charly Triballeau #AFP

#Peru Gravity-defying: revamping an Inca rope suspension bridge 📷Christian SIERRA #AFP

Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds 📷Raphael ALVES 📷Raul Arboleda 📷@Michael01362027 📷Mauro Pimentel 📷Carl de Souza 📷Luis Robayo #AFP

#UnitedKingdom Metalwork specialists Firmin & Sons manufactures military livery, buttons, badges and accoutrements in Birmingham. 📷 @oliscarff #AFP

Paris Fashion Week : Floral Extravanganza The fashion world has descended on Paris for Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023-2024 fashion shows. 📷Christophe ARCHAMBAULT 📷Julien DE ROSA 📷 Bertrand Guay 📷jocard alain 📷 Anna KURTH 📷Geoffroy VdH #AFP