Unmarried girls from the Shembe Church wait to make offerings after a service while on-top of the Nhlangakazi Holy Mountain during the annual Nazareth Baptist Church, (Shembe Church) pilgrimage near Durban, South Africa, 07 January 2023. On a hilltop in KwaZulu Natal in South Africa, thousands of members of the Nazareth Baptist Church gather for their annual pilgrimage. Known as the Nhlangakazi Holy Mountain, this sacred site is also the culmination of a 50km journey these predominantly Zulu pilgrims have made by foot, some coming from as far as the city of Durban, on South Africa’s east coast. After walking barefoot up the hill for the final leg of their trip, the pilgrims gather on the holy hilltop, the sound of their soothing hymns carrying through the breeze as they sit in prayer. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK For the full Focus text on this story, please go to https://epaimages. com/misc. pp?code=section-focus
Unmarried girls from the Shembe Church wait to make offerings after a service while on-top of the Nhlangakazi Holy Mountain during the annual Nazareth Baptist Church, (Shembe Church) pilgrimage near Durban, South Africa, 07 January 2023. On a hilltop in KwaZulu Natal in South Africa, thousands of members of the Nazareth Baptist Church gather for their annual pilgrimage. Known as the Nhlangakazi Holy Mountain, this sacred site is also the culmination of a 50km journey these predominantly Zulu pilgrims have made by foot, some coming from as far as the city of Durban, on South Africa’s east coast. After walking barefoot up the hill for the final leg of their trip, the pilgrims gather on the holy hilltop, the sound of their soothing hymns carrying through the breeze as they sit in prayer. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK For the full Focus text on this story, please go to https://epaimages. com/misc. pp?code=section-focus
Protests against an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin that killed 10. AP
Protests against an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin that killed 10. AP
Police take cover during a demonstration against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima. AFP
Police take cover during a demonstration against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima. AFP
People flee from flames in La Floresta, Uruguay, where a wildfire was fanned by intense winds and dry conditions. EPA
People flee from flames in La Floresta, Uruguay, where a wildfire was fanned by intense winds and dry conditions. EPA
Social media influencer Andrew Tate shouts at the media from the back of a police van in Bucharest. Romanian police say Tate, his brother and their associates coerced victims into pornographic acts. EPA
Social media influencer Andrew Tate shouts at the media from the back of a police van in Bucharest. Romanian police say Tate, his brother and their associates coerced victims into pornographic acts. EPA
Sudanese attend the annual celebration of Al-Sharifa Mariam Al-Mirghani, in Sinkat. AFP
Sudanese attend the annual celebration of Al-Sharifa Mariam Al-Mirghani, in Sinkat. AFP
People flee as protesters and police clash in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
People flee as protesters and police clash in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
A message is chalked on to a wall at Saraswati temple, where worshippers are marking the Hindu festival of 'Basanta Panchami', in Kathmandu. AFP
A message is chalked on to a wall at Saraswati temple, where worshippers are marking the Hindu festival of 'Basanta Panchami', in Kathmandu. AFP
Intense fire in La Floresta, Uruguay. Several casualties have been reported. EPA
Intense fire in La Floresta, Uruguay. Several casualties have been reported. EPA

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January 27, 2023

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Jewel of the Expo 2020

252 projectors installed on Al Wasl dome

13.6km of steel used in the structure that makes it equal in length to 16 Burj Khalifas

550 tonnes of moulded steel were raised last year to cap the dome

724,000 cubic metres is the space it encloses

Stands taller than the leaning tower of Pisa

Steel trellis dome is one of the largest single structures on site

The size of 16 tennis courts and weighs as much as 500 elephants

Al Wasl means connection in Arabic

World’s largest 360-degree projection surface

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