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Reflections in the water as a biker and skateboarder use the LES Coleman skate park under the Manhattan Bridge in New York, United States.

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Vehicles drive through floodwaters on a closed road in the Tulare Lakebed after heavy rain in California, United States. 
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The cargo ship ‘Maria’ sits on the horizon as the sun rises over Brown’s Bay in North Tynesid, England

Photo: PA

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A helicopter flies in Hong Kong near the artwork Giants: Rising Up at Harbour City. The 12-metre x 12-metre installation by the French artist JR depicts a high jumper, adjacent to Victoria Harbour.

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Christian pilgrims walk with palm fronds as they circle in a procession around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem.

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People take part in the city’s annual kite festival in Daqing, China.

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Lewis Hamilton prepares for a restart in the pit lane after a red flag during the city’s Formula One grand Prix in  Melbourne, Australia.

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The aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, the "Frecce Tricolori" (Tricolor Arrows), performs to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian military air force in Rome, Italy. 

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A couple fly kites during a kite festival at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Photo: Associated Press

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A man on a motorcycle crosses a suspension bridge over the Bagmati river in Lalitpur, Nepal.

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NASA unveils the four astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 2 mission around the moon in 2024. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, centre, stands with the crew of the Artemis II mission, from left: Jeremy Hansen (Canadian Space Agency), Victor Glover (NASA), Reid Wiseman (NASA), and Christina Koch (NASA). The agencies made the announcement at a media event at the NASA Johnson Space Centre's Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, United States. 

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The sun rises behind Coquet Island lighthouse off the Northumberland coast in United Kingdom. Up to 35,000 sea birds use the island. 

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The sky over St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay as the sun rises on the North East coast of England. 

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Playing cricket on the banks of river Ganges in Prayagraj, India. 

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Men prepare matza, a traditional unleavened bread eaten during the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Haifa, Israel.

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Morning light illuminates an alley of artificially frozen trees in an orchard close to Dunajská Lužná, Slovakia. The cherry, apple and pear growers protect crops by spraying them with water that forms a layer of ice, which provides insulation from even lower temperatures overnight.

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Workers cut the grass at the Geonwonneung tomb of King Taejo, founder of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), east of Seoul, South Korea marking the Hansik holiday. On this day, 105 after the winter solstice, many Koreans visit their ancestors’ tombs to clean them. 

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Catholic devotees at a procession on the eve of Good Friday in Manila, Philippines.

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Workers are silhouetted against the setting sun at a construction site of a new Telangana State Secretariat building in Hyderabad, India.

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Members of the band practice prior to the procession at the Veracruz Church in Aguilar de la Frontera. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during Easter.

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Young Buddhist monks play between prayers at the Tawang monastery in Tawang town in northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in the Mayim Shelanu ceremony in which water is collected from a natural spring for the preparation of matza, near Jerusalem.

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Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass where the chrism, the oil of the catechumens and the oil of the sick, are consecrated and all the priests renew the promises made on the day of their ordination, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican.

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People pray during Ramadan at Al-Sahlah Mosque in Kufa near the city of Najaf, Iraq.

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A quirky accommodation, a hobbit home near San Diego, California, United States on Airbnb. It cost $412 for one night and has no electricity, Wi-Fi, or cell signal.

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A woman along with her children carry hay to feed cattle in Sanjar Chang village, Mirpurkhas district in Sindh province, Pakistan.

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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are seen during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., United States. 

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