• A shark cruises over the ocean bottom during a scuba trip with dive company Emerald Charters off Jupiter Inlet, Florida, U. S. , May 18, 2022. REUTERS / Sam Wolfe TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    A shark cruises over the ocean bottom during a scuba trip with dive company Emerald Charters off Jupiter Inlet, Florida, U. S. , May 18, 2022. REUTERS / Sam Wolfe TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Afghan children attend an event in Kandahar geared towards providing education for young people in all areas of the country where there is no school. EPA
    Afghan children attend an event in Kandahar geared towards providing education for young people in all areas of the country where there is no school. EPA
  • The ALMA radio telescope antennae, at the Chajnantor plateau, towers 5,000 metres above the Atacama desert in Chile. It has started operating after being closed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
    The ALMA radio telescope antennae, at the Chajnantor plateau, towers 5,000 metres above the Atacama desert in Chile. It has started operating after being closed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
  • Rangers fans watch the UEFA Europa League Final on a giant screen inside the Cartuja Stadium in Seville, Spain but it all ended in tears when Eintracht Frankfurt beat them on penalties in the same city. Getty Images
    Rangers fans watch the UEFA Europa League Final on a giant screen inside the Cartuja Stadium in Seville, Spain but it all ended in tears when Eintracht Frankfurt beat them on penalties in the same city. Getty Images
  • Waste disposal workers wear ponchos as they ride down a flooded street after heavy rain in Bangkok. AFP
    Waste disposal workers wear ponchos as they ride down a flooded street after heavy rain in Bangkok. AFP
  • Thousands of Satmar Hasidim celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York. AFP
    Thousands of Satmar Hasidim celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York. AFP
  • Flamingos in Chaxa Lake at the Salt Flat of Atacama, Chile. AFP
    Flamingos in Chaxa Lake at the Salt Flat of Atacama, Chile. AFP
  • Environmental activist Rob Greenfield walks around Beverly Hills, California wearing a suit filled with every piece of rubbish he has generated merely by living and consuming like a typical American for one month. He is raising awareness about how much waste one person generates and on day 27 of the project he was wearing 28.5kg of rubbish. AFP
    Environmental activist Rob Greenfield walks around Beverly Hills, California wearing a suit filled with every piece of rubbish he has generated merely by living and consuming like a typical American for one month. He is raising awareness about how much waste one person generates and on day 27 of the project he was wearing 28.5kg of rubbish. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a shark in the deep to an activist covered in rubbish

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

May 19, 2022

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