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  • Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector, Minhajul Abedin talks to national player, Aminul Islam Biplob during the practice session at Sher e Bangla National cricket stadium. The Bangladesh Cricket Board is gearing up towards a proper resumption of cricket following the relaxation of covid 19 restrictions.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector, Minhajul Abedin talks to national player, Aminul Islam Biplob during the practice session at Sher e Bangla National cricket stadium. The Bangladesh Cricket Board is gearing up towards a proper resumption of cricket following the relaxation of covid 19 restrictions.
  • Palestinian handicapped take part in a marathon calling for the opening of Gaza border to the outside world in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.Palestinian handicapped take part in a marathon calling for the opening of Gaza border to the outside world in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
  • Locals on a busy day by the lake shore in Ralayo Asembo. Life on the lakeside seems uneasy to residents who strive to survive through everyday life and the daily occurring circumstances due to high birth rates and lack of jobs around the regions. In Ralayo Asembo, Kisumu City, most locals are left with no other sources and access to clean water, most local villagers around here depend on the lake for drinking, cooking, washing, and most importantly for livestock and agricultural purposes. For many years, the highly polluted lake has become a breeding ground for diseases leaving the lives of most residents at risk of outbreaks of waterborne diseases .Locals on a busy day by the lake shore in Ralayo Asembo. Life on the lakeside seems uneasy to residents who strive to survive through everyday life and the daily occurring circumstances due to high birth rates and lack of jobs around the regions. In Ralayo Asembo, Kisumu City, most locals are left with no other sources and access to clean water, most local villagers around here depend on the lake for drinking, cooking, washing, and most importantly for livestock and agricultural purposes. For many years, the highly polluted lake has become a breeding ground for diseases leaving the lives of most residents at risk of outbreaks of waterborne diseases .
  • Tamara Gorro presents her book “when the heart cries” at the reader's house in Madrid.Tamara Gorro presents her book “when the heart cries” at the reader's house in Madrid.
  • Luciana Bezerra runs a scriptwriting workshop at Nos do Morro, a theater school in the Vidigal favela of Rio de Janeiro. Bezerra, a Brazilian filmmaker from Vidigal, co-directed the film 5x Favela: Agora por Nós Mesmos. In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a generation of young female directors has emerged since the late 2000s. Their goal is to create alternative narratives that are distinct from the clichés of trafficking violence and the sexualization of women.Luciana Bezerra runs a scriptwriting workshop at Nos do Morro, a theater school in the Vidigal favela of Rio de Janeiro. Bezerra, a Brazilian filmmaker from Vidigal, co-directed the film 5x Favela: Agora por Nós Mesmos. In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a generation of young female directors has emerged since the late 2000s. Their goal is to create alternative narratives that are distinct from the clichés of trafficking violence and the sexualization of women.
  • Los Angeles FC fans celebrate after their team defeated the Seattle Sounders during an MLS soccer match at BMO Stadium. Final score; Los Angeles FC 2:1 Seattle SoundersLos Angeles FC fans celebrate after their team defeated the Seattle Sounders during an MLS soccer match at BMO Stadium. Final score; Los Angeles FC 2:1 Seattle Sounders
  • General view of Navotas Cemetery. In the center of Pasay District of Metro Manila is a cemetery where over 10,000 deceased people is resting in peace but there are also over a two hundred of living ones staying at the very same place side by side with the dead. Many families moved to the cemetery due to lack of fund and they find the cemetery the best place to put a roof over their head for free.General view of Navotas Cemetery. In the center of Pasay District of Metro Manila is a cemetery where over 10,000 deceased people is resting in peace but there are also over a two hundred of living ones staying at the very same place side by side with the dead. Many families moved to the cemetery due to lack of fund and they find the cemetery the best place to put a roof over their head for free.
  • Women voters wait in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station during the first phase of the Lok Sabha, or lower house, of the Indian parliamentary elections in Banihal, an area in the Ramban district of Udhampur parliamentary constituency. The 2024 Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) parliamentary elections mark the first major election in Jammu and Kashmir since New Delhi revoked Article 370, the region's special semi-autonomous status, in 2019. Voting in India, the world's largest democracy, is scheduled to be conducted in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, 2024. With over 970 million voters, comprising more than 10% of the world's population, the electorate will choose 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for a term of five years.Women voters wait in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station during the first phase of the Lok Sabha, or lower house, of the Indian parliamentary elections in Banihal, an area in the Ramban district of Udhampur parliamentary constituency. The 2024 Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) parliamentary elections mark the first major election in Jammu and Kashmir since New Delhi revoked Article 370, the region's special semi-autonomous status, in 2019. Voting in India, the world's largest democracy, is scheduled to be conducted in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, 2024. With over 970 million voters, comprising more than 10% of the world's population, the electorate will choose 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for a term of five years.
  • Tractors raise an artificial platform for a nest of the white stork birds in the village of Rebollo de Duero. Neighbours of the Spanish small village have constructed an artificial platform to try the white storks nesting on it. Storks have been in decades without nesting. Between the years 1970 and 1990, there was a sharp decline in the population of them in Spain. But today many towns and cities try to recover them by building artificial platform for nest.Tractors raise an artificial platform for a nest of the white stork birds in the village of Rebollo de Duero. Neighbours of the Spanish small village have constructed an artificial platform to try the white storks nesting on it. Storks have been in decades without nesting. Between the years 1970 and 1990, there was a sharp decline in the population of them in Spain. But today many towns and cities try to recover them by building artificial platform for nest.
  • Two children look at houses destroyed by the earthquake in Cugenang sub-district, Cianjur. With a magnitude of 5.6 an earthquake killed 317 people in Cianjur, West Java. People remained in the evacuation tents as disaster relief continued to arrive for the injured people.Two children look at houses destroyed by the earthquake in Cugenang sub-district, Cianjur. With a magnitude of 5.6 an earthquake killed 317 people in Cianjur, West Java. People remained in the evacuation tents as disaster relief continued to arrive for the injured people.
  • A Sumatran Tiger (Panther Tigris) undergoes a recovery process after receiving aid from the Forestry Service. Medan Zoo is currently experiencing difficulties with operational maintenance costs which resulted to the limited supplies of food and other necessities for the animals. Hence, five tigers in Medan Zoo have died due to malnutrition. With this, the Indonesian Nature Conservation Agency (BBKSDA), Forestry Service and the Indonesian government provided aid in the form of nutritious food, or vitamins to help and improve the health conditions of the remaining animals sheltered in Medan Zoo.A Sumatran Tiger (Panther Tigris) undergoes a recovery process after receiving aid from the Forestry Service. Medan Zoo is currently experiencing difficulties with operational maintenance costs which resulted to the limited supplies of food and other necessities for the animals. Hence, five tigers in Medan Zoo have died due to malnutrition. With this, the Indonesian Nature Conservation Agency (BBKSDA), Forestry Service and the Indonesian government provided aid in the form of nutritious food, or vitamins to help and improve the health conditions of the remaining animals sheltered in Medan Zoo.
  • A woman wearing a facemask as a precaution against the spread of covid-19 walks in front of an advertisement on Wangfujing Commercial Street in Beijing.A woman wearing a facemask as a precaution against the spread of covid-19 walks in front of an advertisement on Wangfujing Commercial Street in Beijing.
  • Muslim women take a selfie after performing Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan.Muslim women take a selfie after performing Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan.
  • A DNR soldier seen in a look out post at the front line in the city of Horlivka. 24th Apirl 2015A DNR soldier seen in a look out post at the front line in the city of Horlivka. 24th Apirl 2015
  • Goncalo Ramos (R2) of SL Benfica, Adrien Rabiot (L), and Manuel Locatelli (L2) of Juventus FC seen in action during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between SL Benfica and Juventus FC at the Luz stadium. (Final score: SL Benfica 4 - 3 Juventus FC)Goncalo Ramos (R2) of SL Benfica, Adrien Rabiot (L), and Manuel Locatelli (L2) of Juventus FC seen in action during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between SL Benfica and Juventus FC at the Luz stadium. (Final score: SL Benfica 4 - 3 Juventus FC)
  • Pedestrians walk past a street commercial advertisement from the Belgian pilsner beer brand, Stella Artois, in Hong Kong.Pedestrians walk past a street commercial advertisement from the Belgian pilsner beer brand, Stella Artois, in Hong Kong.
  • Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaking at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaking at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.
  • Soviet and Latvian pop singer, actress, director and choreographer Laima Vaikule with her band perform during a concert in Moscow.Soviet and Latvian pop singer, actress, director and choreographer Laima Vaikule with her band perform during a concert in Moscow.
  • Enrica Porcari, World Food Programme Officer and Director of IT, World Food Programme and Chair, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster on stage. The Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, since 2006 and will be held until the year 2023. It is an annual conference around the world of mobile communication. Congress exhibited technologies such as Virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, Drones, Hardware, Software and RobocarEnrica Porcari, World Food Programme Officer and Director of IT, World Food Programme and Chair, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster on stage. The Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, since 2006 and will be held until the year 2023. It is an annual conference around the world of mobile communication. Congress exhibited technologies such as Virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, Drones, Hardware, Software and Robocar
  • A young school boy enjoying a moment at Potenga sea beach in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Patenga is a sea beach located 14 kilometres south of the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is next to the mouth of the Karnaphuli River. Patenga is a popular tourist spot.A young school boy enjoying a moment at Potenga sea beach in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Patenga is a sea beach located 14 kilometres south of the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is next to the mouth of the Karnaphuli River. Patenga is a popular tourist spot.
  • A child poses for a photo in front of her painted house in Rajshahi. Santal tribe is an ethnic group native to eastern India. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal. They are the largest ethnic minority in northern Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division.A child poses for a photo in front of her painted house in Rajshahi. Santal tribe is an ethnic group native to eastern India. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal. They are the largest ethnic minority in northern Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division.
  • Protesters march with a banner expressing their opinion during the demonstration. Retirees have held protests in some 20 towns across France to demand higher pensions and better access to health care services. The protests started three weeks before the French presidential election, with the first round taking place on April 10, 2022.Protesters march with a banner expressing their opinion during the demonstration. Retirees have held protests in some 20 towns across France to demand higher pensions and better access to health care services. The protests started three weeks before the French presidential election, with the first round taking place on April 10, 2022.
  • Broadcast of President Vladimir Putin's speech on the city scoreboard in the area of the Pedagogical Institute. At the end of February - beginning of March, spring warmth came to the million-plus city of Central Russia, Voronezh. Slush and puddles did not prevent Voronezh residents from seeing election campaign signs on street boards. The presidential elections in the Russian Federation are scheduled for March 17. Four candidates are participating in the elections, three of whom fully support the policies of the current president, Vladimir Putin. And the fourth is the current president. The Central Election Commission did not allow anti-war candidates to participate in the elections.Broadcast of President Vladimir Putin's speech on the city scoreboard in the area of the Pedagogical Institute. At the end of February - beginning of March, spring warmth came to the million-plus city of Central Russia, Voronezh. Slush and puddles did not prevent Voronezh residents from seeing election campaign signs on street boards. The presidential elections in the Russian Federation are scheduled for March 17. Four candidates are participating in the elections, three of whom fully support the policies of the current president, Vladimir Putin. And the fourth is the current president. The Central Election Commission did not allow anti-war candidates to participate in the elections.
  • Clare Wheeler of Australia scores a goal during the Women's International Friendlies between Australia and China at Accor Stadium. Final score; Australia 2:0 China.Clare Wheeler of Australia scores a goal during the Women's International Friendlies between Australia and China at Accor Stadium. Final score; Australia 2:0 China.
  • Alessandro Mahmoud, well known as Mahmood performs live at Palapartenope in Naples.Alessandro Mahmoud, well known as Mahmood performs live at Palapartenope in Naples.

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