• A young couple offers a prayer for victims on a tsunami barrier at Arahama Beach in Sendaii, Miyagi Prefecture. Today is the seventh anniversary of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, that devastated northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The earthquake and tsunami killed 15,895 people and 2,539 are still missing. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    A young couple offers a prayer for victims on a tsunami barrier at Arahama Beach in Sendaii, Miyagi Prefecture. Today is the seventh anniversary of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, that devastated northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The earthquake and tsunami killed 15,895 people and 2,539 are still missing. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Riders pass a scenic view of the city of Cape Town and Signal Hill during the 40th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Wikus de Wet / AFP
    Riders pass a scenic view of the city of Cape Town and Signal Hill during the 40th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Wikus de Wet / AFP
  • Houses seen surrounded by flood waters in the town of Ingham, located in North Queensland, Australia. Dan Peled / Reuters
    Houses seen surrounded by flood waters in the town of Ingham, located in North Queensland, Australia. Dan Peled / Reuters
  • Delegates check their ballot tickets during the third plenary session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The NPC has over 3,000 delegates and is the world's largest parliament or legislative assembly. Roman Pilipey / EPA
    Delegates check their ballot tickets during the third plenary session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The NPC has over 3,000 delegates and is the world's largest parliament or legislative assembly. Roman Pilipey / EPA
  • Bevan French, Jarryd Hayne and Josh Hoffman of the Eels tackle Josh Mansour of the Panthers into touch during the round one NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels at Panthers Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Bevan French, Jarryd Hayne and Josh Hoffman of the Eels tackle Josh Mansour of the Panthers into touch during the round one NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels at Panthers Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
  • A surfer and his pet perform a manoeuvre during the night surfing exhibition at the World Qualifying Series in San Bartolo, Peru. Ernesto Arias / EPA
    A surfer and his pet perform a manoeuvre during the night surfing exhibition at the World Qualifying Series in San Bartolo, Peru. Ernesto Arias / EPA
  • Farmers from Nasik listens to their leader during a protest rally in Mumbai, India. According to media reports, around 30,000 farmers began a protest march from Nasik to Mumbai, to protest outside the Maharashtra Assembly. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
    Farmers from Nasik listens to their leader during a protest rally in Mumbai, India. According to media reports, around 30,000 farmers began a protest march from Nasik to Mumbai, to protest outside the Maharashtra Assembly. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
  • Jordan Broisin of France racing in the Alpine Skiing Standing Men's Super-G at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre during the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Joel Marklund / EPA
    Jordan Broisin of France racing in the Alpine Skiing Standing Men's Super-G at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre during the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Joel Marklund / EPA

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