World in focus – best photos for March 21, 2016

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  President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Jose Marti International Airport on Air Force One for a 48-hour visit in Havana, Cuba. Mr Obama’s visit is the first in nearly 90 years for a sitting president. Joe Raedle / Getty Images

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  Chinese honour guards practice before a welcoming ceremony for Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli held by China’s Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Jason Lee / Reuters

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  An aerial view of around 10,000 public bicycles seen under plastic rain cover before being put into use in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. David Johnson / Reuters

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  Paris St Germain’s David Luiz jumps to head the ball during a free kick against Monaco. Charles Platiau / Reuters

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  Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Dayron Varona hugs his niece Melissa Cabrera as he sees members of his family living in Havana, Cuba for the first time in three years, after arriving at the team hotel in Havana, Cuba. The Rays will play a game against Cuba’s national team on March 22. Rebecca Blackwell / AP

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  Boavista’s defender Afonso Mendes Ribeiro Figueiredo, left, kicks the ball near Benfica’s midfielder Pizzi during the Portuguese league football match Boavista vs SL Benfica at the Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI in Porto. Francisco Leong / AFP

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  Malaysian religious students walk down a corridor of the Federal Territory Mosque before offering prayers during a gathering for students who had successfully memorised the Quran in its entirety, in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP

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  A Congolese policeman tries to calm angry voters at the SG Angola Libre school in the Makelekele district of Brazzaville while the ballots were counted in the polling station. Voters reacted to alleged vote irregularity and demonstrated until a large anti riot unit dispersed them with tear gas. Marco Longari / AFP

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  Spanish matador David Galvan is gored in the foot by a bull during the San Isidro bullfight festival at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. Alberto Simon / AFP

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  Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP crosses the finish line to win the MotoGP race of the Qatar Grand Prix at the Losail International Circuit in Doha. Karim Jaafar / AFP

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  Children watch fish swimming in an aquarium at the Scientific Center of Kuwait in Kuwait City. Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP

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  Polling station officials at the Pierre Ntsiete Primary School in Brazzaville prepare to close the polling stations during the vote for the presidential election. Eduardo Soteras / AFP

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  Indian Hindu widows throw flower petals and colored powder during Holi celebrations at the Gopinath temple, India. A few years ago this joyful celebration was forbidden for Hindu widows. Like hundreds of thousands of observant Hindu women they would have been expected to live out their days in quiet worship, dressed only in white, their very presence being considered inauspicious for all religious festivities. Manish Swarup / AP

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  Penitents wearing masks, known locally as “Morions” take a selfie during the start of Holy Week celebrations in Mogpog, Marinduque in central Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters

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  Kyrgyz women pose for the photographer dressed in national attire during Nooruz celebrations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Nooruz is traditionally celebrated by Central Asian people as a New Year holiday. Igor Kovalenko / EPA

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  Debutantes from a local academy look at their mobile phones before taking part in the Vienna Ball at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing, China. The ball, which is an event organised by the luxury Kempinski Hotel chain and the City of Vienna, brings together both Chinese and foreign members of the capital’s elite class. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images

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  A performer dressed as a Hello Kitty poses inside a Hello Kitty-themed Taroko Express train in Taipei, Taiwan. The train will make its inaugural run on a round trip from Taipei to Taitung. Tyrone Siu / Reuters

A look at the best photos from around the world.