• A Christ statue being built in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The Christ the Protector statue under construction will be larger than Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer and the third-largest in the world. AFP
    A Christ statue being built in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The Christ the Protector statue under construction will be larger than Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer and the third-largest in the world. AFP
  • Boats taking part in the Qintong boat festival in, Taizhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    Boats taking part in the Qintong boat festival in, Taizhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • An aerial view of the Corniche Muttrah, in the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
    An aerial view of the Corniche Muttrah, in the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
  • Pelicans are silhouetted against the Ain Al Shams seasonal lake at sunset, near the Dinder national reserve, in Sudan's southern Sennar state. AFP
    Pelicans are silhouetted against the Ain Al Shams seasonal lake at sunset, near the Dinder national reserve, in Sudan's southern Sennar state. AFP
  • A woman wearing a protective face mask carries a cat in a backpack, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
    A woman wearing a protective face mask carries a cat in a backpack, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
  • Asylum-seeking migrants families ride on an inflatable raft across the Rio Grande from Mexico into the US, at Roma, Texas. Reuters
    Asylum-seeking migrants families ride on an inflatable raft across the Rio Grande from Mexico into the US, at Roma, Texas. Reuters
  • A Super Puma helicopter of the Swiss Air Force carries three horses during a veterinary emergency exercise in Saignelegier, Switzerland. AP
    A Super Puma helicopter of the Swiss Air Force carries three horses during a veterinary emergency exercise in Saignelegier, Switzerland. AP

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From a giant Christ the Protector statue in Brazil to flying horses in Switzerland - today's best photos

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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April 10, 2021

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