• A sea turtle fitted with a GPS tracker is released back into the Mediterranean Sea on Nitzanim beach, Israel, near the city of Ashkelon. The 30-kilogram female loggerhead turtle had received treatment at the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre. AFP
    A sea turtle fitted with a GPS tracker is released back into the Mediterranean Sea on Nitzanim beach, Israel, near the city of Ashkelon. The 30-kilogram female loggerhead turtle had received treatment at the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre. AFP
  • Vermicelli is prepared at a factory in Allahabad, northern India. The pasta threads are often used in a sweet dish that is popular during Ramadan. AFP
    Vermicelli is prepared at a factory in Allahabad, northern India. The pasta threads are often used in a sweet dish that is popular during Ramadan. AFP
  • Nevskaya Manufaktura is consumed by flames in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The textile mill in the city centre was built in 1841. Reuters
    Nevskaya Manufaktura is consumed by flames in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The textile mill in the city centre was built in 1841. Reuters
  • A teacher delivers a lesson on a beach in Cartagena, southern Spain, as part of a project known as ‘Aire Limpio’, or fresh air. The aim is to reduce the spread of the coronavirus by holding classes outdoors. Reuters
    A teacher delivers a lesson on a beach in Cartagena, southern Spain, as part of a project known as ‘Aire Limpio’, or fresh air. The aim is to reduce the spread of the coronavirus by holding classes outdoors. Reuters
  • A scarf vendor poses for a photograph at a shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
    A scarf vendor poses for a photograph at a shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
  • A man checks vine buds during the burning of anti-frost candles in the Luneau-Papin vineyard in Le Landreau, near Nantes, western France, where the temperature fell below freezing. AFP
    A man checks vine buds during the burning of anti-frost candles in the Luneau-Papin vineyard in Le Landreau, near Nantes, western France, where the temperature fell below freezing. AFP
  • Environmental activists stage a protest near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, against Tokyo’s decision to release waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. AFP
    Environmental activists stage a protest near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, against Tokyo’s decision to release waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. AFP
  • Police and protesters face one another on Piazza San Silvestro, central Rome, during a demonstration by restaurant owners and staff to demand financial aid and the easing of lockdown measures. AFP
    Police and protesters face one another on Piazza San Silvestro, central Rome, during a demonstration by restaurant owners and staff to demand financial aid and the easing of lockdown measures. AFP
  • An Israeli soldier walks in a field of buttercups near Nir Yitzhak kibbutz in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza. Reuters
    An Israeli soldier walks in a field of buttercups near Nir Yitzhak kibbutz in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza. Reuters
  • Soldiers patrol the streets of Palma, the village in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, that was attacked by terrorists last month. EPA
    Soldiers patrol the streets of Palma, the village in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, that was attacked by terrorists last month. EPA
  • A demonstrator heckles security forces as they advance towards a petrol station in Minnesota, US. Crowds protesting against the police shooting of Daunte Wright were ordered to disperse on Monday night. AP
    A demonstrator heckles security forces as they advance towards a petrol station in Minnesota, US. Crowds protesting against the police shooting of Daunte Wright were ordered to disperse on Monday night. AP
  • Kitesurfers soar above Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
    Kitesurfers soar above Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
  • A Rothschild’s giraffe is transported to Ruko Community Conservancy, Kenya. The small group of the endangered species that lives on Longicharo Island is being moved to safety as the rising level of Lake Baringo threatens to overwhelm their home. AP
    A Rothschild’s giraffe is transported to Ruko Community Conservancy, Kenya. The small group of the endangered species that lives on Longicharo Island is being moved to safety as the rising level of Lake Baringo threatens to overwhelm their home. AP

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From turtles with GPS trackers in Israel to a giraffe taking a boat trip in Kenya - today's best photos

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April 13, 2021

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