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  • A Palestinian worker removes frames from beehives to collect honeybee combs at an apiary in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian worker removes frames from beehives to collect honeybee combs at an apiary in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A cemetery sits on melting permafrost tundra caused by rising temperatures, at the Yupik Eskimo village of Quinhagak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska. AFP
    A cemetery sits on melting permafrost tundra caused by rising temperatures, at the Yupik Eskimo village of Quinhagak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska. AFP
  • A man dressed as a clown performs juggling as he takes part at Indonesia International Motor Show in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    A man dressed as a clown performs juggling as he takes part at Indonesia International Motor Show in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A view of the renovated eastern tube of the old Elbe river tunnel (St. Pauli Elbtunnel) in Hamburg, northern Germany. EPA
    A view of the renovated eastern tube of the old Elbe river tunnel (St. Pauli Elbtunnel) in Hamburg, northern Germany. EPA
  • A woman takes a selfie photo as a man blows bubbles on the Vltava river bank in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
    A woman takes a selfie photo as a man blows bubbles on the Vltava river bank in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
  • Migrants walk at the El Chaparral border crossing towards the US to appear in front of an immigration judge, in Tijuana, Mexico. Reuters
    Migrants walk at the El Chaparral border crossing towards the US to appear in front of an immigration judge, in Tijuana, Mexico. Reuters
  • Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives his Ferrari during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit. Getty
    Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives his Ferrari during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit. Getty
  • Naomi Osaka of Japan serves the ball to Donna Vekic of Croatia during their quarterfinal on day 5 of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty
    Naomi Osaka of Japan serves the ball to Donna Vekic of Croatia during their quarterfinal on day 5 of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty
  • Indigenous people march at the Esplanade of the Ministries on the last day of a protest camp in Brasilia. AFP
    Indigenous people march at the Esplanade of the Ministries on the last day of a protest camp in Brasilia. AFP
  • Venezuelan filmgoers watch the first screening in Venezuela of Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame" at a cinema in Caracas. AFP
    Venezuelan filmgoers watch the first screening in Venezuela of Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame" at a cinema in Caracas. AFP
  • People walk by a display board showcasing China's construction projects at the media center of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. AP
    People walk by a display board showcasing China's construction projects at the media center of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. AP

World in focus - best photos for April 27, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

The National

April 27, 2019

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