An observation of Anzac Day in Australia, classic-car racing in England, an ongoing drought in Spain, an ultramarathon in the Moroccan desert, rising floodwaters in California, a robotic humanoid companion in Italy, a cycling race through Belgium, superbloom flowers in California, and much more
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Alison Coleman and Jason Williams, dancers with the MOMIX dance company, perform a scene from "Millennium Skiva" during a performance of "Back to MOMIX" at Queens Theatre in New York, on April 23, 2023. #
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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz dives into the pool after beating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during the ATP Barcelona Open tennis tournament's singles final match at the Real Club de Tenis in Barcelona on April 23, 2023. #
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In this aerial view, a vehicle drives through floodwaters in the reemerging Tulare Lake, in California’s Central Valley, on April 27, 2023, near Corcoran, California. Tulare Lake, once the largest body of fresh water west of the Mississippi River, disappeared when waters were diverted by agricultural interests to irrigate crops in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Atmospheric-river-storm events have caused significant flooding in the lake bed area, with more than 100 square miles of farms and other land currently flooded. #
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Orange, yellow, and purple wildflowers paint the hills of the Tremblor Range at Carrizo Plain National Monument, near Santa Margarita, California, on April 25, 2023. After years of drought, heavy winter rains created an explosion of wildflowers known as a "superbloom" in southern and central California. #
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Commuters travel on and in an overcrowded train near a railway station in the town of Loni, in India's state of Uttar Pradesh, on April 24, 2023. UN estimates showed on April 19 that India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by the end of June, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people. #
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A large crowd of locals and tourists watch as Castellers de Vilafranca members climb on top of each other while building a "castell" (human tower) near the Padrão dos Descobrimentos monument in Belém, in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 23, 2023. #
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A prop maker loads the upper bodies of his full-size Wookiee models into his car, after displaying them at Sci Fi Scarborough at the Spa Complex in Scarborough, England, on April 23, 2023. #
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Inmates participate in Convict Poker, where they each attempt to be the last contestant with their hands on the table as a bull charges them during the Angola Prison Rodeo, held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, on April 23, 2023. The rodeo, which is in its 57th year, features inmates competing in rodeo events and selling crafts they make at the prison. #
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The humanoid robot Abel interacts with technologist and team lead Lorenzo Cominelli at Pisa University in Pisa, Italy, on April 26, 2023. Abel was created by bioengineers at Pisa University and Gustav Hoegen, an FX artist from the Biomimic company, to read human emotions and take advantage of generative artificial intelligence within a social context, to become a companion for people with autism or Alzheimer's. #
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A woman from the Kuruaya tribe from Para state takes part in the Terra Livre Indigenous Camp in Brasilia on April 25, 2023. The camp will run until April 29, 2023, and is focused on raising awareness about Indigenous rights and land issues and promoting Indigenous culture. #
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This image provided by the UAE Space Agency shows the planet Mars and its moon, Deimos, in the foreground. The United Arab Emirates’ Amal spacecraft (Arabic for "hope") flew within 62 miles of Deimos in March 2023. #
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A view shows stars and meteor trails in the night sky above the Battle of Didgori memorial complex during the Lyrid meteor shower in Didgori, Georgia, on April 22, 2023, in this composite image of 28 separate photographs. #
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A photographer takes pictures of the Aurora Australis, also known as the southern lights, as it glows on the horizon over Lake Ellesmere, on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on April 24, 2023. #
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An aerial view shows Elizabeth Lake, which has been refilled by recent heavy rainfalls after being dried up for several years because of extreme heat and drought conditions, in Elizabeth Lake, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, on April 20, 2023. #
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Competitors take part in stage four of the 37th edition of the Marathon des Sables, between Jebel Zireg and Jdaid in the Moroccan Sahara desert, near Ramlia, Morocco, on April 26, 2023. #
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Club members hold oars for a symbolic burial at sea in Currumbin, Australia, on April 25, 2023. Anzac Day, a national holiday in Australia, commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps on the shores of Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, during World War I. It is traditionally marked by a dawn service held at the time of the original landing and includes ceremonies and parades throughout the day. #
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Workers dismantle the Soviet World War II victory monument amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in the village of Cherneve, in Ukraine's Lviv region, on April 27, 2023. #
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