Theo de Meyere prepares to run on a treadmill in a hypoxia tent at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Dijon, eastern France. AFP
Theo de Meyere prepares to run on a treadmill in a hypoxia tent at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Dijon, eastern France. AFP
A worker hangs up lotus lanterns ahead of Buddha's birthday, at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
A worker hangs up lotus lanterns ahead of Buddha's birthday, at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
People row a boat through a flooded residential area in Orenburg, south-west Russia. Reuters
People row a boat through a flooded residential area in Orenburg, south-west Russia. Reuters
One million tulips bloom at the E-World theme park in Daegu, south-east of Seoul, South Korea. EPA
One million tulips bloom at the E-World theme park in Daegu, south-east of Seoul, South Korea. EPA
Displaced Palestinian children play as they help take down their tent in Rafah, southern Gaza, before heading to Khan Younis. AFP
Displaced Palestinian children play as they help take down their tent in Rafah, southern Gaza, before heading to Khan Younis. AFP
French skipper Yannick Bestaven sails his Imoca monohull Maitre Coq, off Cascais, Portugal. AFP
French skipper Yannick Bestaven sails his Imoca monohull Maitre Coq, off Cascais, Portugal. AFP
Pedestrians cross a wide street in the Shinjuku business and shopping district of Tokyo, Japan. EPA
Pedestrians cross a wide street in the Shinjuku business and shopping district of Tokyo, Japan. EPA
A visitor poses in an art installation by French artist Camille Walala that forms an outdoor maze at Planet Walala@Harbour City, in Hong Kong. AFP
A visitor poses in an art installation by French artist Camille Walala that forms an outdoor maze at Planet Walala@Harbour City, in Hong Kong. AFP

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April 12, 2024

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Updated: April 12, 2024, 10:41 AM