From a puppeteer in New York to Boris Johnson eating ice cream - 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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  A Basil Twist puppeteer with a sheep puppet before a New York Philharmonic performance at Hearst Plaza as part of Lincoln Centre's Restart Stages in New York City. The musicians performed for an audience of 150 healthcare workers on World Health Day, after being shut down since last March because of the pandemic. AFP

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  Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and Orthodox believers release white doves after a Mass to mark the Holiday of Annunciation in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Annunciation celebrates the revelation to the Virgin Mary that she would bear a son, Jesus. AFP

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  Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Haven Perran Sands Holiday Park in Perranporth, Cornwall, Wednesday to see how they are preparing to reopen. Johnson confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week and that Britain's slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown is on track. AP

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  Skaters during the speed skating men's 5,000m test event for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China. The 'Meet in Beijing' test event for the Olympics runs until April 10. Getty

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  A healthcare worker collects a swab sample at a railway station, in New Delhi, India. Reuters

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  Pedestrians wearing protective face masks in front of the Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, Japan. Reuters

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  Marquinhos of Paris St Germain scores his side's second goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Reuters

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  Demonstrators hijacked and torched a bus on the Shankill Road as protests continued in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Reuters

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  A projection on the walls of Brasilia's national museum with the message 'mourning 340,000 dead' during a protest in Brazil calling for Covid-19 vaccines and in memory of those killed by the disease. Reuters

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  A cyclist passes birch grove in Brandenburg state near Berlin, Germany. Weather forecasters expect cold temperatures in the German capital for the next few days. EPA

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  A general view of the 'Who goes here?' art installation by Australian Fiona Hall, at the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, Australia. The installation features a forest of 300 sign posts, each depicting the life of a person who lived at the Barracks between 1819 and 1887. EPA

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  England's Ian Poulter takes a selfie with Sweden's Henrik Stenson, Max Homa of the US, England's Matt Wallace and caddies on the Hogan Bridge on the 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Club during a practice round at The Masters. Reuters

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  Garment factory workers and staff arrive to receive China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine at an industrial park in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Reuters

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  Laurence Fox launches his manifesto for his bid to become the Mayor of London with a statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill behind him. Fox is standing on policies critical of the government's lockdown procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic. Getty

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  A soldier stands guard as people who lost their jobs during the pandemic queue for $20 cash aid in Manila, Philippines. About 24 million people in Manila and nearby provinces are under strict lockdown, the longest in the world. The Philippines has recorded more than 813,000 cases of Covid-19 so far, with nearly one in four people tested returning a positive result. Getty

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