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48 hours in pictures, 11 April 2021

Police personnel destroy poppy cultivation in the Prang Ghar area of Mohmand Agency, about 100 kms from Peshawar on April 11, 2021. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

Police personnel destroy poppy cultivation in the Prang Ghar area of Mohmand Agency, about 100 kms from Peshawar on April 11, 2021. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

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GALVESTON, TEXAS - APRIL 11: Lionel Sanders fishes first in the men's pro divison during the IRONMAN 70.3 on April 11, 2021 in Galveston, Texas. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for IRONMAN/AFP (Photo by Carmen Mandato / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)more
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 11: Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2021 in Augusta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)more
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 11: A detail of Bryson DeChambeau of the United States Cobra bag on the second hole during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2021 in Augusta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)more
A picture taken on April 10, 2021 shows an aerial view of mountain peaks of the Red Sea mountain range piercing the cloud cover along Egypt's eastern Red Sea coast. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of Ganges River during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on April 11, 2021. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
An indigenous woman on wheelchair is assisted by a soldier after casting her vote at a polling station in Cuenca, Ecuador on April 11, 2021. - Ecuadorans began electing their next president on Sunday with voters choosing between a young, socialist protege of ex-leader Rafael Correa and a veteran conservative as the oil-rich country contends with an economic crisis aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)more
Well-wishers add flowers to the tributes outside Buckingham Palace in central London, on April 11, 2021, two days after the death of Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. - The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, will take place next week, Buckingham Palace said on April 10 , announcing a stripped-back ceremony due to coronavirus restrictions. The Duke of Edinburgh died peacefully on April 9 just two months short of his 100th birthday, triggering eight days of national mourning. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)more
A voter arrives to vote at a polling station during Peru's general elections in Lima, on April 11, 2021. - Polling stations opened Sunday in Peru, with some 25 million people set to cast their ballot for a new president amid the country's deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in new infections. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP)more
People queue outside a polling station during Peru's general elections in Lima, on April 11, 2021. - Polling stations opened Sunday in Peru, with some 25 million people set to cast their ballot for a new president amid the country's deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in new infections. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP)more
Flowers and tributes are pictured outside Buckingham Palace in central London, on April 11, 2021, two days after the death of Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. - The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, will take place next week, Buckingham Palace said on April 10 , announcing a stripped-back ceremony due to coronavirus restrictions. The Duke of Edinburgh died peacefully on April 9 just two months short of his 100th birthday, triggering eight days of national mourning. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)more
Referee Christopher Kavanagh checks the VAR before disallowing the first goal scored by Manchester United's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on April 11, 2021. (Photo by MATTHEW CHILDS / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /more
People make their way in a kayak as others sit in the sun along the banks of the Landwehr Canal in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on April 11, 2021. (Photo by David GANNON / AFP)
This picture taken on April 10, 2021 shows a shadow of an aircraft looming over an agricultural field prior to landing at Luxor International Airport, on the eastern outskirts of Egypt's southern city of Luxor. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)more
A Sadhu or a Hindu holyman sits on the banks of Ganges River during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on April 11, 2021. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
An indigenous Aymara woman casts her vote during the run-off election for governor in the city of La Paz, on April 11, 2022. - Bolivia holds a day of balloting in four of the country's departments to elect their governors. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)more
Police personnel destroy poppy cultivation in the Prang Ghar area of Mohmand Agency, about 100 kms from Peshawar on April 11, 2021. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
A shopkeeper displays trays of pistachio-filled candy floss rolls at a confectionery as people shop ahead of the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on April 11, 2021. (Photo by - / AFP)more
People shop ahead of the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at an outdoor market in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on April 11, 2021. (Photo by - / AFP)
Bordeaux' French wing Yoram Moefana jumps for a try ruled out by the referee during the european Champions Cup rugby union quarter final match between Bordeaux-Begles and Racing 92 at Chaban-Delmas stadium in Bordeaux on April 11, 2021. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)more
Men arrive to queue to refill empty oxygen tanks it in Villa El Salvador, on the southern outskirts of Lima, on April 11, 2021, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. - Relatives of COVID-19 patients are desperate for oxygen to keep their loved ones alive during a fierce second wave of the pandemic in Peru, on the day of the first round of presidential and parliamentary elections. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP)more
Burnley's Czech striker Matej Vydra (C) scores the first goal past Newcastle United's Slovakian goalkeeper Martin Dubravka (R) during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Newcastle United at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England on April 11, 2021. (Photo by PETER POWELL / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /more



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