• A man reacts as he is released from Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP
    A man reacts as he is released from Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP
  • A homeless Sri Lankan bathes before being transported to an isolation center in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP Photo
    A homeless Sri Lankan bathes before being transported to an isolation center in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP Photo
  • Urabil Alias, 38, walks in a residential area to scare people from leaving their houses in Kemaman, a district in Terengganu state, Malaysia. AFP
    Urabil Alias, 38, walks in a residential area to scare people from leaving their houses in Kemaman, a district in Terengganu state, Malaysia. AFP
  • An Indian villager carries fodder on her head at Baldhar village near Dharamsala, India. EPA
    An Indian villager carries fodder on her head at Baldhar village near Dharamsala, India. EPA
  • Sour cherry trees are blooming in the orchard in Palkonya, Hungary. EPA
    Sour cherry trees are blooming in the orchard in Palkonya, Hungary. EPA
  • A man works on the balcony of his apartment on a sunny day in Dublin, Ireland. EPA
    A man works on the balcony of his apartment on a sunny day in Dublin, Ireland. EPA
  • A Silvery-brown Tamarin or Grey Titi monkey (saguinus leucopus) is pictured in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
    A Silvery-brown Tamarin or Grey Titi monkey (saguinus leucopus) is pictured in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
  • Tulips bloom at a park on a sunny day in Berlin, Germany. EPA
    Tulips bloom at a park on a sunny day in Berlin, Germany. EPA
  • A man sits on a table in an almost empty outdoor restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    A man sits on a table in an almost empty outdoor restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
  • An eruption is seen on Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Inodensia. AFP
    An eruption is seen on Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Inodensia. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for April 17, 2020

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