• A woman winnows rice she has harvested from a paddy field in Birulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
    A woman winnows rice she has harvested from a paddy field in Birulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • England's Mark Selby plays a shot during the Betfred World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament is being played in front of spectators as part of trials to see how events can reopen as Covid-19 restrictions ease. Getty Images
    England's Mark Selby plays a shot during the Betfred World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament is being played in front of spectators as part of trials to see how events can reopen as Covid-19 restrictions ease. Getty Images
  • A youth jumps into the Mediterranean off the Saida Corniche during lockdown over Orthodox Easter to curb the spread of coronavirus in Saida, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A youth jumps into the Mediterranean off the Saida Corniche during lockdown over Orthodox Easter to curb the spread of coronavirus in Saida, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Volunteers clear up dead fish washed up on the banks of Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River, Lebanon. Locals have blamed pollution for the die off. Reuters
    Volunteers clear up dead fish washed up on the banks of Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River, Lebanon. Locals have blamed pollution for the die off. Reuters
  • Lightning bolts strike buildings during a thunderstorm over Thailand's capital Bangkok. AFP
    Lightning bolts strike buildings during a thunderstorm over Thailand's capital Bangkok. AFP
  • A woman stands in the ruins of her house in the village of Maksat, Kyrgyzstan, following border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. A ceasefire has since been signed. AFP
    A woman stands in the ruins of her house in the village of Maksat, Kyrgyzstan, following border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. A ceasefire has since been signed. AFP
  • FC Internazionale supporters celebrate at Piazza Duomo in Milan, after their team won the Italian Serie A Championship title for the first time since 2010. AFP
    FC Internazionale supporters celebrate at Piazza Duomo in Milan, after their team won the Italian Serie A Championship title for the first time since 2010. AFP
  • Paper boats at an event about a delegation of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation former guerrilla group, which will depart on the 'La Montana' ship for Europe to meet with anti-capitalist groups, at Zocalo square, in Mexico City. AFP
    Paper boats at an event about a delegation of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation former guerrilla group, which will depart on the 'La Montana' ship for Europe to meet with anti-capitalist groups, at Zocalo square, in Mexico City. AFP
  • Astronauts Soichi Wakata, left, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Thomas Pesquet, of the European Space Agency, pose for a portrait inside the cupola, the International Space Station's 'window to the world'. AFP
    Astronauts Soichi Wakata, left, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Thomas Pesquet, of the European Space Agency, pose for a portrait inside the cupola, the International Space Station's 'window to the world'. AFP
  • A man wearing a protective mask photographs a woman amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, at Gyeongbok Palace, in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
    A man wearing a protective mask photographs a woman amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, at Gyeongbok Palace, in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
  • Smoke haze and fog blankets Maroubra Beach in Sydney, Australia. The haze continues to linger following hazard reduction burnings over the weekend. Getty Images
    Smoke haze and fog blankets Maroubra Beach in Sydney, Australia. The haze continues to linger following hazard reduction burnings over the weekend. Getty Images

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May 03, 2021

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