• People enjoy the ride in a horse-drawn carriage through the Wadden sea near Cuxhaven, Germany. AP
    People enjoy the ride in a horse-drawn carriage through the Wadden sea near Cuxhaven, Germany. AP
  • Commercial and residential buildings stand in Hong Kong, China. EPA
    Commercial and residential buildings stand in Hong Kong, China. EPA
  • Books are piled up into a sculpture titled 'Idiom' by Slovak artist Matej Kren, a column made of 8,000 books, at the entrance of the Central Library in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
    Books are piled up into a sculpture titled 'Idiom' by Slovak artist Matej Kren, a column made of 8,000 books, at the entrance of the Central Library in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
  • Chris Kennedy and his horse Chaos pose for photos on Currumbin Beach ahead of Anzac Day on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
    Chris Kennedy and his horse Chaos pose for photos on Currumbin Beach ahead of Anzac Day on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
  • Chinese destroyer Taiyuan takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, China. Reuters
    Chinese destroyer Taiyuan takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, China. Reuters
  • Anderson Rodriguez trains on a slackline at a National Circus of Venezuela venue in Caracas. Reuters
    Anderson Rodriguez trains on a slackline at a National Circus of Venezuela venue in Caracas. Reuters
  • A worker throws a cloth during a drying process at Sukoharjo near Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia. Reuters
    A worker throws a cloth during a drying process at Sukoharjo near Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia serves the ball to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia during their first round match on day 2 of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty
    Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia serves the ball to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia during their first round match on day 2 of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty
  • Visitors enjoy the 81st Stuttgart Spring Festival at the Cannstatter Wasen at the blue hour in Stuttagrt, southern Germany. AFP
    Visitors enjoy the 81st Stuttgart Spring Festival at the Cannstatter Wasen at the blue hour in Stuttagrt, southern Germany. AFP
  • A statue is removed from Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris one week after a fire devastated the cathedral. AFP
    A statue is removed from Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris one week after a fire devastated the cathedral. AFP
  • People walk on a platform at a beach in Lhokseudu near Banda Aceh. AFP
    People walk on a platform at a beach in Lhokseudu near Banda Aceh. AFP
  • Sudanese protesters from the city of Atbara, sitting atop a train, flash the V-sign of victory as they arrive at the Bahari station in Khartoum. The passengers, who had travelled from the town of Atbara where the first protest against ousted president Omar al-Bashir erupted on December 19, chanted "freedom, peace, justice". AFP
    Sudanese protesters from the city of Atbara, sitting atop a train, flash the V-sign of victory as they arrive at the Bahari station in Khartoum. The passengers, who had travelled from the town of Atbara where the first protest against ousted president Omar al-Bashir erupted on December 19, chanted "freedom, peace, justice". AFP

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