A man sells paintings and wall hangings in Mercato Market in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Getty Images
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American white pelicans on the island of Petatan in the municipality of Cojumatlan de Regules, Michoacan state, Mexico. AFP
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US singer Taylor Swift performs during a concert as part of her Eras World Tour in Sydney. AFP
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Traditional dancers perform during the annual Buddhist Navam procession to mark the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo. AFP
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A spider monkey feeds on fruit packs in ice blocks at the Legends Park Zoo in Huachipa, eastern Lima. AFP
People visit the grave of a Ukrainian service member at a military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine. Reuters
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Firefighters check the facade of a building after a fire, in Valencia, Spain. A fire broke out in a residential building on February 22, leaving four dead and 19 missing. EPA
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A tractor transporting farmers' produce to sell at the markets, crosses the La Paz river inundated by a mudslide in El Penol, Bolivia. AP
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A model wears a creation as part of the Versace women's Autumn-Winter 2024-25 collection in Milan, Italy. AP
A man sells paintings and wall hangings in Mercato Market in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Getty Images
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American white pelicans on the island of Petatan in the municipality of Cojumatlan de Regules, Michoacan state, Mexico. AFP
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US singer Taylor Swift performs during a concert as part of her Eras World Tour in Sydney. AFP
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Traditional dancers perform during the annual Buddhist Navam procession to mark the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo. AFP
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A spider monkey feeds on fruit packs in ice blocks at the Legends Park Zoo in Huachipa, eastern Lima. AFP
People visit the grave of a Ukrainian service member at a military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine. Reuters
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Firefighters check the facade of a building after a fire, in Valencia, Spain. A fire broke out in a residential building on February 22, leaving four dead and 19 missing. EPA
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A tractor transporting farmers' produce to sell at the markets, crosses the La Paz river inundated by a mudslide in El Penol, Bolivia. AP
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A model wears a creation as part of the Versace women's Autumn-Winter 2024-25 collection in Milan, Italy. AP
A man sells paintings and wall hangings in Mercato Market in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Getty Images
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