Life and Death in 2020 celebrated in World Press Photo contest

See the astonishing photographs released Thursday of life and death in 2020, as the World Press announces its winning photographs.

An image of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first hug in five months through a plastic protective layer was named World Press Photo of the Year.

For all the contest winners:

https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photocontest/2021

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