• A coffin is placed on the ground during the burial of Ebola victims Kasereka Sahanane, Kathingu Kipura, Kasereka Kipura and Kavira Sifa, at Kanzunza cemetary in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. EPA
    A coffin is placed on the ground during the burial of Ebola victims Kasereka Sahanane, Kathingu Kipura, Kasereka Kipura and Kavira Sifa, at Kanzunza cemetary in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. EPA
  • Crimson clovers bloom near Sagujfalu, Hungary. EPA
    Crimson clovers bloom near Sagujfalu, Hungary. EPA
  • Shyam Saran Negi, 102, looks out from his house ahead of the final phase of the general election, in Kalpa, India. Mr Negi has participated in every elections since 1951. Reuters
    Shyam Saran Negi, 102, looks out from his house ahead of the final phase of the general election, in Kalpa, India. Mr Negi has participated in every elections since 1951. Reuters
  • This aerial photograph taken shows a worker harvesting salt in southern Vietnam's Hon Khoi salt fields. AFP
    This aerial photograph taken shows a worker harvesting salt in southern Vietnam's Hon Khoi salt fields. AFP
  • Union Berlin supporters cheer on their team during the German second division Bundesliga football match against VfL Bochum in Bochum, western Germany. AFP
    Union Berlin supporters cheer on their team during the German second division Bundesliga football match against VfL Bochum in Bochum, western Germany. AFP
  • An exhibitor adjusts a display of allium ahead of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. EPA
    An exhibitor adjusts a display of allium ahead of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. EPA
  • French and British fighters take part in a combat in heavy knight armor battle during the four-day world championship of Medieval combat fest (IMCF) in medieval fortress near Kiev. AFP
    French and British fighters take part in a combat in heavy knight armor battle during the four-day world championship of Medieval combat fest (IMCF) in medieval fortress near Kiev. AFP
  • A lightning strikes over Bago Mountains in Bago Region, Myanmar. AFP
    A lightning strikes over Bago Mountains in Bago Region, Myanmar. AFP
  • Sri Lankan women read names on a memorial for fallen soldiers during the National War Heroes Day in Colombo. AFP
    Sri Lankan women read names on a memorial for fallen soldiers during the National War Heroes Day in Colombo. AFP

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