Cherry blossoms in Germany, Fashion Week in Madrid, an island castle in Switzerland, Ramadan prayers in Mecca, a volcanic eruption in the Caribbean, a protest march in Minnesota, a “Field of Light” in California, a comfort dog at the U.S. Capitol, and much more
Photos of the Week: Beach Classroom, Giant Eye, Trench Puppies
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A picture taken in Saignelegier, Switzerland, shows a horse being airlifted by a helicopter during a test by Swiss army forces on April 9, 2021. The exercise was part of a project carried out by the Vetsuisse faculty of veterinary medicine and the Swiss army veterinary service, examining the rapid evacuation and transport of injured horses to a medical veterinary facility. #
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A view of a statue of Christ being built in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on April 9, 2021. The Christ the Protector statue under construction in Encantado will be larger than Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer, and the third-largest in the world. #
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A man who asked to be identified as "worker" performs a task on artwork called the Eye, created by artist Tony Tasset in downtown Dallas, on April 15, 2021. The 30-foot giant eye had been vandalized and the workers said they were restoring the fiberglass sculpture. #
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William Russell, Lord Mayor of the City of London, enjoys the view of London's business center during his visit to WeWork, a coworking and office space in the City of London, on April 13, 2021, as the company enhances health and safety standards in response to COVID-19. #
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Brothers Cal and Sean McQuillan (the photographer's sons) make their way to the school bus stop as they return to school for the first time since the December 2020 lockdown, on April 12, 2021, in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland. #
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Two storks clean their plumage on a former company construction crane in the Bavarian village of Kirchheim, Germany, on April 11, 2021. For 16 years, pairs of storks have been building their nests and giving birth to their young on the crane. The company installed additional platforms for the nests on the crane, which was supposed to be dismantled. #
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Marie Claire Manrique walks through an art installation of 40,000 silk flowers set on the National Mall, placed in memory of the 40,000 Americans who die from gun violence each year, on April 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C. #
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President Joe Biden visits Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on April 14, 2021. Biden announced the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America. #
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The casket of U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans is carried by a joint service honor guard as it departs the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2021. Evans was killed and another officer was wounded after a man rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the complex, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob insurrection at Congress. #
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Valerie Chicola, a staffer on Capitol Hill pets Officer Clarence, a Saint Bernard from the Greenfield, Massachusetts, police department, on April 14, 2021. Officer Clarence is the first official police comfort dog and he specializes in helping first responders in the aftermath of critical incidents. He came to Washington to support police officers and others during the tribute to slain Capitol Police officer William Evans. #
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Volodymyr, a service member of the Ukrainian armed forces, plays with puppies at fighting positions on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine's Donetsk region on April 10, 2021. The two unnamed puppies living on frontline positions will be taken home and named by soldiers departing on troop rotation. #
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In this long-exposure image, fiber-optic lights glow in the "Field of Light" immersive art installation from artist Bruce Munro, part of the Light at Sensorio on April 13, 2021, in Paso Robles, California. #
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A person stands on the balcony of an apartment complex while smoke rises in the background as law enforcement officers begin to clear protesters rallying outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, days after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on April 14, 2021. #
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Protesters hold up a pig's head wearing a police cap on a stick outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, as protests continue days after former police officer Kim Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on April 14, 2021. #
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Demonstrators take cover from crowd-dispersal munitions launched by police outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department while protesting the shooting death of Daunte Wright, on April 13, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. #
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Sailors from Portsmouth Naval Base fire a 41-gun salute on April 10, 2021, in Portsmouth, England. The Death Gun Salute was fired at 12:00 marking the death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. #
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A man wears a protective mask as he takes photos during a seasonal sandstorm in Beijing, China, on April 15, 2021. China's capital and the northern part of the country typically experience sandstorms that originate in the Gobi desert, but scientists believe that climate change and desertification also play a role in their frequency and intensity. #
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Children sit near a mosque as they wait to break the fast during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on April 13, 2021. The area was rocked by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2018 that left the mosque damaged. #
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Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they maintain social distancing in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on April 13, 2021. #
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Pedestrians enjoy a walk to the ruins of Ogoz castle, which normally sits isolated on a small island in Lake Gruyere in Pont-en-Ogoz, Switzerland, on April 14, 2021. Since 1948 and the construction of a dam, Ogoz island and its castle can be reached on foot in early spring when a path is uncovered as the water level drops when it is drawn off to produce electricity. #
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A teacher holds a class for students (not pictured) of the Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente school, as part of a project known as "Aire Limpio." (Fresh Air) at the Playa de los Nietos (The Grandchildren's Beach), which aims to provide better air quality for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, near Cartagena, Spain, on April 8, 2021. #
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Dancers perform "Mozart a 2 et Sinfonia" (Mozart at 2 and Sinfonia) by French choreographer Thierry Malandain, inspired by the lockdown at the Victoria Eugenia Antzokia theater in the Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on April 10, 2021. #
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Kathleen Baker competes in the Women's 200 Meter IM Heats on Day Three of the TYR Pro Swim Series at Mission Viejo at Marguerite Aquatics Center on April 10, 2021, in Mission Viejo, California. #
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, testifies before a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 2021. #
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