• A man bathes in a stream at the Wuaraira Repano mountain, also called 'El Avila', in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP
    A man bathes in a stream at the Wuaraira Repano mountain, also called 'El Avila', in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP
  • Ethiopian relatives of crash victims mourn and grieve at the scene near Bishoftu, south-east of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. AP Photo
    Ethiopian relatives of crash victims mourn and grieve at the scene near Bishoftu, south-east of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. AP Photo
  • Destruction following an airstrike in Idlib, northwestern Syria. AFP
    Destruction following an airstrike in Idlib, northwestern Syria. AFP
  • An employee works on the production line of tanks for liquefied natural gas at an energy equipment company in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters
    An employee works on the production line of tanks for liquefied natural gas at an energy equipment company in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters
  • People throw vermilion powder after hoisting a colourful pole or 'chir', to mark the commencement of Holi in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
    People throw vermilion powder after hoisting a colourful pole or 'chir', to mark the commencement of Holi in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
  • Members of Macedonian special police forces rappel from an helicopter as they take part in an emergency drill in Skopje, North Macedonia. AFP
    Members of Macedonian special police forces rappel from an helicopter as they take part in an emergency drill in Skopje, North Macedonia. AFP
  • Fencing coach Ernesto Valladares gives instructions to his apprentices in San Pedro Masahuat, El Salvador. AFP
    Fencing coach Ernesto Valladares gives instructions to his apprentices in San Pedro Masahuat, El Salvador. AFP
  • Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel poses during a portrait session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. EPA
    Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel poses during a portrait session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. EPA
  • A Russian Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft at the launch pad of the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AFP
    A Russian Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft at the launch pad of the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AFP
  • A shopkeeper poses as he holds masks of Indian Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi displayed for sale at a roadside shop in Chennai. AFP
    A shopkeeper poses as he holds masks of Indian Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi displayed for sale at a roadside shop in Chennai. AFP

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