Men collect reed harvested from the marshlands in Dhi Qar province, southern Iraq. It is used to feed buffalo and cattle, and as a raw material in the construction of traditional houses. AFP
Men collect reed harvested from the marshlands in Dhi Qar province, southern Iraq. It is used to feed buffalo and cattle, and as a raw material in the construction of traditional houses. AFP
Pope Francis poses with members of Italian Chefs Federation during the weekly general audience at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, March 23, 2022. REUTERS / Yara Nardi
Pope Francis poses with members of Italian Chefs Federation during the weekly general audience at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, March 23, 2022. REUTERS / Yara Nardi
Family members of Borys Romanchenko attend the funeral of the Holocaust survivor in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Romanchenko was killed by Russian shelling, aged 96. Reuters
Family members of Borys Romanchenko attend the funeral of the Holocaust survivor in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Romanchenko was killed by Russian shelling, aged 96. Reuters
Men lead camels at the port of La Goulette in Tunis, as Tunisia welcomes the first cruise from Europe since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
Men lead camels at the port of La Goulette in Tunis, as Tunisia welcomes the first cruise from Europe since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
Action from the 11th GCC sailing championship in Kuwait City. AFP
Action from the 11th GCC sailing championship in Kuwait City. AFP
Children play in front of a building damaged in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol. Reuters
Children play in front of a building damaged in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol. Reuters
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wipes away tears as she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her nomination to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court, in Washington. AFP
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wipes away tears as she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her nomination to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court, in Washington. AFP
Twins Adelaide and Adeline Yeboah, 18, get ready to practise at the Freedom Skate Park in Accra, Ghana. It is open every Thursday exclusively to women and girls, who can use the equipment and take lessons for nothing. Reuters
Twins Adelaide and Adeline Yeboah, 18, get ready to practise at the Freedom Skate Park in Accra, Ghana. It is open every Thursday exclusively to women and girls, who can use the equipment and take lessons for nothing. Reuters
Forensics officers take samples on a balcony after five people appeared to have jumped from a seventh-floor apartment, in Montreux, Switzerland. Reuters
Forensics officers take samples on a balcony after five people appeared to have jumped from a seventh-floor apartment, in Montreux, Switzerland. Reuters
Emergency teams using sniffer dogs to find the black box after a plane crashed with 132 people on board in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. AP
Emergency teams using sniffer dogs to find the black box after a plane crashed with 132 people on board in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. AP

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Today's best photos: from skateboarding in Ghana to marshland harvest

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March 24, 2022

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