World in focus – best photos for April 13, 2017

Peacocks are seen covered in bags as a protection of their plume during transportation, in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China. Reuters

Thousands of North Korean men, women as well as soldiers gather at the Ryomyong residential area, a collection of more than a dozen apartment buildings, to attend its official opening ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea. Wong Maye-E / AP Photo

Artists perform during the opening of the International Garden Exhibition (IGA) 2017 at the Gaerten der Welt in Berlin. AFP

A woman wearing the traditional mantilla from La Paz brotherhood takes part during a Holy Week procession in Cordoba, Spain. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo

Cleaner Ann Lawler mops the Minton tiled floor of St George’s Hall in Liverpool, northern Britain. The floor, which was completed in 1850, is usually covered by a protective wooden layer but is going on display to the public over Easter. Phil Noble / Reuters

A photograph rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise shows devotees reflected off a ceiling mirror as they queue up to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the occasion of the Baisakhi (locally called Visakhi) Festival in Amritsar, India. In 1699 AD, Guru Gobind Singh ji, the 10th Sikh Guru, or Master, organised the Sikhs under one order called the Khalsa Panth commemorated as the Visakhi Festival which also marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year. The day is celebrated with religious fervour and zeal by the people of Punjab. EPA

North Korean university students carry balloons as they gather at the Ryomyong residential area, a collection of more than a dozen apartment buildings, to attend its official opening ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea. Wong Maye-E / AP Photo

A South American cowboy known as a gaucho is thrown off a wild horse during the Criolla del Prado rodeo in Montevideo, Uruguay. During holy week the city of Montevideo organises the rodeo to reward the best horse riders. Matilde Campodonico / AP Photo

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Tim Beckham (1) leaps over New York Yankees Aaron Judge after tagging the second base bag for a force out on a bunt by Kyle Higashioka during the sixth inning of a baseball game in New York. Julie Jacobson / AP Photo

A member of the joint Palestinian security force stands in front of a bullet-riddled wall inside the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon, southern Lebanon. Reuters

A visitor rides a boat in the Chidorigafuchi moat covered with petals of cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

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