A man rides a bicycle during a sunny morning in central Moscow on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
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A worker paints over graffiti of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg on April 28, 2021. The inscription reads: "The hero of the new times". (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP)
April's Pink Super Moon rises behind a fighter of the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army in the rebel-held southern countryside of Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on April 28, 2021. (Photo by Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP)more
German Health Minister Jens Spahn (2L) and Lothar Wieler (L), head of Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control, listen as intensive care worker Ricardo Lange (R) speaks about his experiences during a press conference on the situation of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Germany, in Berlin on April 29, 2021. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / POOL / AFP)more
This handout photo from the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports taken on April 28, 2021 and released on April 29, 2021 shows the newly setup pre-admission centre equipped with 300 cardboard beds for Covid-19 coronavirus patients at the Nimibutr sports arena in Bangkok, as Thailand struggles to contain a third wave since an outbreak was detected in the capital's nightlife district. - (Photo by Handout / THAI MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND SPORTS / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / THAI MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND SPORTS" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSmore
This handout photo from the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports taken on April 28, 2021 and released on April 29, 2021 shows officials inspecting the newly set up pre-admission centre equipped with 300 cardboard beds for Covid-19 coronavirus patients at the Nimibutr sports arena in Bangkok, as Thailand struggles to contain a third wave since an outbreak was detected in the capital's nightlife district. - (Photo by Handout / THAI MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND SPORTS / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / THAI MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND SPORTS" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSmore
A young Palestinian man reacts as a health worker collects a nasal swab sample for a coronavirus test at a local clinic in Gaza city, on April 29, 2021, - Health authorities in Gaza said the situation concerning the coronavirus pandemic was aggravated following the emergence last month of the more contagious British variant, which fuelled a surge in cases among younger Palestinians. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)more
A mask-clad elderly Palestinian man is pictured in a street in Gaza city, during the coronavirus pandemic crisis, on April 29, 2021, - Health authorities in Gaza said the situation concerning the coronavirus pandemic was aggravated following the emergence last month of the more contagious British variant, which fuelled a surge in cases among younger Palestinians. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)more
People sit and eat their lunch in the City of London on April 29, 2021. - Britain has been the European country worst-hit by the virus, recording more than 127,000 deaths, although it rolled out a succesful mass-vaccination campaign in early December, using AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)more
A man rides a bicycle during a sunny morning in central Moscow on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
A man wearing a face mask walks during a sunny morning in central Moscow on April 29, 2021. - Russian health officials reported a 75-percent surge in daily coronavirus cases on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, where authorities have hesitated to re-impose strict measures to contain the outbreak. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)more
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video conference meeting with representatives of the French business community at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Alexey DRUZHININ / SPUTNIK / AFP)more
Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Telling of the Public Health Agency addresses a digital news conference on the situation of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) in Sweden, in Stockholm on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Pontus LUNDAHL / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUTmore
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon runs with children during a election campaign event at the Benachie Leisure Centre in Insch, Scotland on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / POOL / AFP)more
Palestinian supporters of Mohammed Dahlan's "Future" party rally against a possible delay of elections in Jerusalem on April 28, 2021. - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called the legislative vote for May 22, but was rumoured to be delaying or cancelling the polls as his Fatah party split into breakaway lists including Dahlan's. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)more
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, leaves Moscow's Babushkinsky district court after a hearing to consider an appeal by Navalny against a defamation sentence imposed in February for insulting a World War II veteran, on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)more
A man lays a wreath of flowers at a makeshift memorial by the church entrance in Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines, on April 29, 2021 in order to pay a tribute to police officer Stephanie Monferme, stabbed at the local police station in Rambouillet, during her funeral. - A Tunisian man who stabbed to death the police employee had watched jihadist propaganda videos just before the attack, France's anti-terror prosecutor said on April 25, 2021, adding that a fifth person was detained for questioning. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)more
Labourers build cremation platforms to meet the increase of cremations due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at a crematorium in Amritsar on April 29, 2021. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
An excavator levels a parcel of the forest near the village of Issancourt-et-Rumel on April 29, 2021 after three days of unsuccessful searchs for the remains of nine-year-old girl Estelle Mouzin who disappeared 17 years ago, after a serial killer recently confessed to her murder. - Killer Michel Fourniret's ex-wife Monique Olivier has said in November last year he kidnapped, raped and killed a schoolgirl who disappeared 17 years ago, renewing hopes of finding a body in one of France's most notorious unsolved cases. (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP)more
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Photo by Dan Kitwood / POOL / AFP)
A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) attends to a Covid-19 coronavirus patient inside a banquet hall temporarily converted into a covid care centre in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)more
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 28: A member of the Knights Guard cleans the ice during the Vegas Golden Knights' game against the Colorado Avalanche at T-Mobile Arena on April 28, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Avalanche 5-2. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)more
