Works of art at the Venice Biennale, recovery efforts after flooding in South Africa, a jousting tournament in England, a goose and its human in Turkey, wartime scenes from Ukraine, auditions for the Rockettes in New York City, carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, the running of the Boston Marathon, and much more
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![A lamb peeks over a bush at the camera.]()
Read moreA lamb looks around a bush in St. Austell Bay, Cornwall, England, on April 18, 2022. #
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![A woman wears a large headpiece made of yellow and blue flowers.]()
Read moreLarissa Larina, originally from Ukraine, wears a Ukrainian-flag-colored floral headpiece at the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival along Fifth Avenue on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, in New York City. #
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![A woman holds a child during a religious celebration.]()
Read moreEthiopian Orthodox Christians gather at St. Urael Church to attend Hosanna Day celebrations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 17 ,2022. #
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![Several people hug while standing in a street at the finish line of a footrace.]()
Read moreHenry Richard, the brother of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard, is hugged by his family after finishing the 126th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2022. #
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![College gymnasts celebrate among blue and white streamers.]()
Read moreThe Oklahoma Sooners gymnastic team celebrates with the NCAA national championship trophy after coming in first place in the 2022 NCAA women's gymnastics championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 16, 2022. #
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![Soldiers in dress uniforms march in a line.]()
Read moreSoldiers of the Brazilian armed forces participate in a parade during Army Day celebrations, in Brasilia, Brazil, on April 19, 2022. #
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![A couple takes a selfie in a huge field of flowers.]()
Read moreNoylin and Satheeshan Tharmarajah set up a picture of themselves at the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California, on April 20, 2022. #
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![People gather around a large bonfire.]()
Read morePeople gather to celebrate the annual traditional bonfire on Holy Saturday, after a two-year break caused by COVID-19 restrictions, in Mauterndorf, Austria, on April 16, 2022. #
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![A car drives down a road; a wall of black smoke rises behind it in the distance.]()
Read moreA car passes the Lysychansk Oil Refinery after it was hit by a missile, in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, on April 16, 2022. #
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![An aerial view of a cemetery with many fresh graves.]()
Read moreA view of at least three rows of new graves for people killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at a cemetery in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 18, 2022. #
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![A person stands beside a large pile of destroyed and burned cars.]()
Read moreA man looks at a pile of cars, collected from different places, that were destroyed in Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 19, 2022. #
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![Several people train to handle weapons, using wooden replica rifles.]()
Read moreA group of civilians receives combat technique training from a Czech military instructor, using wooden assault rifles, outside a former gym in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 21, 2022. Lviv, which has been spared the brunt of the Russian attack on Ukraine, has served as a staging ground and relative haven throughout the war. #
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![A priest stands outside a church building.]()
Read moreAndrii Holovine, priest of the Church of St. Andrew Pervozvannoho All Saints, poses near the church where a mass grave was found in Bucha, on April 18, 2022. #
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![A person plays a violin for others inside a dark shelter with stone walls.]()
Read moreAt a bomb shelter in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 20, 2022, musicians perform to comfort people displaced by the war. They all sought refuge in the shelter during an air-raid alert that night. #
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![Storm clouds gather above New York City.]()
Read moreStorm clouds pass over the skyline of Lower Manhattan as a rainstorm moves through New York City at sunset on April 19, 2022, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. #
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![The International Space Station in orbit, above the Earth]()
Read moreThe International Space Station is photographed by Expedition 66 crew member cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov from the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, in this image released on April 20, 2022. #
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![The silhouette of a stork in front of a full moon]()
Read moreA full moon is seen behind a stork in the village of Rzanicino, near Skopje, North Macedonia, on April 15, 2022. #
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![A bear cub stands in grass as a person gives it milk in a baby bottle.]()
Read moreBear cub "Hakvan" is fed bottled milk by an officer at a rehabilitation center in Van, Turkey, on April 20, 2022. #
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![A man holds a large vulture before releasing it.]()
Read moreA man holds a vulture before a bird release in Van, Turkey, on April 19, 2022. #
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![A dog in a costume is carried in a parade.]()
Read moreA dog in a costume is seen during the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on 5th Ave in Manhattan, New York City, on April 17, 2022. #
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![A costumed person wearing a large pair of red lips on top of their head celebrates among others.]()
Read moreA person reacts as revelers take part in a block party called "Amores Liquidos" during carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 21, 2022. #
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![Dancers practice their moves during auditions in a studio.]()
Read moreDancers practice their moves during auditions for a spot on the Rockettes line for the "2022 Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 18, 2022. #
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![A person in a protective suit squeezes through a locked gate.]()
Read moreA person in a protective suit squeezes through a locked gate at a residential compound, following a recent COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, China, on April 21, 2022. #
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![A goose wearing a red ribbon follows a man through a grocery store.]()
Read moreTamer Yagmur, who works as a tradesman, walks with his goose, Alvin, in a supermarket in Ankara, Turkey, on April 19, 2022. Alvin follows his owner everywhere and does whatever Yagmur does, including going to the market, bank, and work. #
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![A deer runs across part of a golf course during a tournament.]()
Read moreA deer runs across the eighth hole during the second round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on April 15, 2022. #
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![Two people wearing medieval armor and riding horses clash with each other, making their wooden lances shatter on impact.]()
Read moreRiders dressed as knights take part in the International Jousting Tournament, held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England, on April 18, 2022. #
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![Several visitors stand beside a work of art that appears to depict a life-size centaur lying on a stable floor.]()
Read moreFlemish Minister-President Jan Jambon (in dark suit) is pictured in the Danish pavilion, beside an installation that is part of "We Walked the Earth" by artist Uffe Isolotto, at the 59th Venice Biennale on April 21, 2022, in Venice, Italy. #
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![Several women are seen during a protest, with their mouths taped closed.]()
Read moreWomen stage a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, on April 21, 2022. #
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![A worker sprays water on the head of a large statue of Vladimir Lenin.]()
Read moreA worker cleans a statue of Vladimir Lenin at Moscow Square, in front of the House of Soviets, in St. Petersburg, on April 21, 2022. #
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![A rescue worker swims with a dog in a muddy stream.]()
Read moreA search-and-rescue team uses a dog to search for bodies in Umbumbulu near Durban, South Africa, following deadly floods across the region, on April 18, 2022. #
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![An aerial view of a barge carrying an artwork depicting interlocked arms, floating in a canal in Venice, Italy.]()
Read moreAn aerial view shows a work of art by French Swiss artist Saype called "Beyond Walls" on a floating barge, one of a series of interlocked hands made as part of a project creating a spray-painted "human chain" across the world to encourage humanity and equality, in Venice, Italy, on April 15, 2022. #
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![Six people paddle in calm water during a sunrise.]()
Read morePaddle boarders tour the calm Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, as the sun rises on a cold Monday morning, April 18, 2022. #
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![A small bird rests on a plant in a field of bright flowers.]()
Read moreA linnet sits in a flowering field on April 15, 2022, in Dungeness, England. #
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![A large crowd fills a stadium, waving black-and-yellow banners before a football game in Germany.]()
Read moreA view of Borussia Dortmund fans in the stands before a match against VfL Wolfsburg at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, on April 16, 2022. #
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![A misty forest scene, carpeted with wild bluebells.]()
Read moreWild bluebells, which bloom around mid-April, turn the forest completely blue and form a carpet in the Hallerbos, also known as the "Blue Forest," near the Belgian city of Halle, on April 15, 2022. #
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