• Baseball fans stand for the US and Canadian national anthems before a game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays in Arlington, Texas. Despite rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, Rangers opened their Globe Life Field stadium in Arlington to a full-capacity crowd of more than 38,000. Reuters
    Baseball fans stand for the US and Canadian national anthems before a game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays in Arlington, Texas. Despite rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, Rangers opened their Globe Life Field stadium in Arlington to a full-capacity crowd of more than 38,000. Reuters
  • A paramilitary stands guard as people wait to cast their votes at a polling station at South 24 Parganas, about 70 kilometres from Kolkata, during the West Bengal state legislative elections. AFP
    A paramilitary stands guard as people wait to cast their votes at a polling station at South 24 Parganas, about 70 kilometres from Kolkata, during the West Bengal state legislative elections. AFP
  • A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a man in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a man in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • Relatives mourn after several people died when a ferry sank in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, after a collision with a cargo ship. Reuters
    Relatives mourn after several people died when a ferry sank in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, after a collision with a cargo ship. Reuters
  • Migratory birds flock above wetlands near the Yalu River in Dandong, in the north-eastern Chinese province of Liaoning. AFP
    Migratory birds flock above wetlands near the Yalu River in Dandong, in the north-eastern Chinese province of Liaoning. AFP
  • A taxi driver chats with friends beside his cab on a street in Kolkata, India. AFP
    A taxi driver chats with friends beside his cab on a street in Kolkata, India. AFP
  • The Grand Canal of Venice is deserted. Restrictions are in place across Italy to curb the spread of Covid-19. AFP
    The Grand Canal of Venice is deserted. Restrictions are in place across Italy to curb the spread of Covid-19. AFP
  • A woman holds a child on the balcony of an old apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
    A woman holds a child on the balcony of an old apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
  • A child in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan plays with a Hula Hoop at a centre run by Unicef and the EU’s Children on the Move project. The centre offers activities and counselling to boys and girls who were displaced from elsewhere in the country by conflict. EPA
    A child in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan plays with a Hula Hoop at a centre run by Unicef and the EU’s Children on the Move project. The centre offers activities and counselling to boys and girls who were displaced from elsewhere in the country by conflict. EPA
  • Geelong Cats player Gryan Miers seen in action during the 2021 AFL Round 03 football match against the Hawthorn Hawks, held at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia. Getty
    Geelong Cats player Gryan Miers seen in action during the 2021 AFL Round 03 football match against the Hawthorn Hawks, held at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia. Getty
  • A man hangs a banner in Villa El Salvador, Lima, before a political rally. His mask depicts the economist and Peruvian presidential candidate Hernando de Soto, of the Avanza Pais party. Reuters
    A man hangs a banner in Villa El Salvador, Lima, before a political rally. His mask depicts the economist and Peruvian presidential candidate Hernando de Soto, of the Avanza Pais party. Reuters

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From a baseball stadium at full capacity to a flock of migratory birds - these are today's best pictures

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April 06, 2021

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