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protest on tour
Just a week ago, »Pussy Riot« singer Maria Alyokhina fled Russia.
Now the 33-year-old came to the opening of her band's European tour at the Funkhaus in Berlin.
The government-critical Russian punk band wants to raise money for Ukraine with the "Riot Days" tour.
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Photo: Filip Singer / EPA
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2 / 23
Brothers and sisters, to the sun
Demonstrators gather for a protest in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.
The demonstration is directed against the government's economic policy - and wants to push through higher salaries and more jobs for the people in the country.
Photo: Victor R. Caivano / dpa
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3 / 23
the moon has risen
Locals and tourists watch the moonrise at the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 70 kilometers south of Athens.
Photo: Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP
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4 / 23
sand in the gears
A fisherman paddles his boat during a sandstorm in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
At least 4,000 people were hospitalized this week with respiratory problems, and airports, schools and public offices had to be closed.
Photo: HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP
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5/23
country in isolation
There are said to have been no corona cases in North Korea for two years, and the government has now announced a real outbreak.
The isolated regime lacks medicines, tests and vaccines - now Pyongyang must try to get the pandemic under control.
Photo: Kyodo News / IMAGO
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6 / 23
cooled down
Children enjoy splashing about in a paddling pool in Beirut.
A poster of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri can be seen in the background.
He retired from politics last year and called on his supporters to boycott Sunday's election.
Photo:
Hassan Ammar/AP
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Summer in front of the balcony
China is taking tough action against new corona outbreaks, the metropolis of Shanghai is still in lockdown.
Here, the residents of a sealed-off residential unit have agreed to have a little variety in front of the front door.
They are not allowed to go any further.
Photo: ALEX PLAVEVSKI / EPA
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crows peeking
MotoGP rider Fabio Quartaro accelerates during practice for the Grand Prix in the French motorsport metropolis of Le Mans.
Unfazed by the hustle and bustle and the noise of the engines: three crows watching the spectacle.
Photo: Yoan Valat/EPA
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9/23
flying words
Birth, enlightenment and nirvana: a believer prays during the Buddha festival in Kathmandu.
The festival commemorates the three events in the life of Buddha.
Photo:
Niranjan Shrestha/AP
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10/23
In the shadow of his holiness
The relics of ten new saints are on display in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before Pope Francis' Mass begins.
Photo:
Gregorio Borgia / AP
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11/23
Enlightenment
Pilgrims take part in the procession of lights to open the annual pilgrimage celebrations in Fátima, Portugal, on May 12.
The small town is one of the most important places of pilgrimage in Europe and has attracted millions of pilgrims every year since the apparitions of Mary in Fátima are said to have happened there in 1917.
Photo: Paulo Cunha/EPA
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12/23
Prince and the revolution
A model named Prince walks the runway at the Isano fashion show in Rwanda's capital, Kigali.
Three designers work specifically with models from the LGBTQ+ community.
Unlike in neighboring Uganda, they are not criminalized in Rwanda, but homophobia is still widespread.
Photo: AFP
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Red rollout
Workers fix the red carpet in front of the main entrance of the Festival Palace in Cannes, France.
The 75th film festival started there on May 18 – and the stars are parading across the carpet, which has now been completely laid.
Photo: REUTERS
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Down to the last drop
A resident walks across a dry pond in the village of Bandai in Rajasthan, India, on a hot summer's day.
Every day, dozens of villagers with plastic canisters and metal pots wait for a special train that will bring much-needed water to the people.
Photo: Prakash Singh / AFP
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15/23
Back to the concrete
For its cruise shows, the fashion house Louis Vuitton is always looking for architecturally spectacular locations to present its collections.
This year, those interested in fashion were invited to San Diego, to the Salk Institute, designed by architect Louis Kahn, a brutalist classic.
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
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up the mist
The Giro d'Italia is the first of the three major European cycling tours of the calendar year lasting several weeks.
On the way from Diamante to Potenza, the pros not only faced four mountains, but also a dense fog bank.
The Dutchman Koen Bouwman from Team Jumbo-Visma kept track and made it to the finish first.
Photo: Luca Bettini / AFP
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17/23
nail art
Machine Gun Kelly at the premiere of the film "Good Mourning" in Hollywood.
The rapper, whose real name is Colson Baker, directs and stars in this film.
Photo: Caroline Brehmann/EPA
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18/23
ghostly
A witches and wizards convention is taking place in Paranapiacaba, Santo André, Brazil.
Participants will walk across a footbridge there before the opening ceremony – on Friday, April 13.
Photo: Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS
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19/23
Totally burned
A firefighter battles embers in Laguna Niguel, California near Los Angeles.
There, a forest fire destroyed several villas that were worth millions.
Photo: Apu Gomes/AFP
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20/23
sagging
This is the longest suspension bridge of this type for pedestrians in the world.
The 721 meter long bridge was built at an altitude of more than 1100 meters above sea level and is located in the Czech mountain resort of Dolni Morava.
It connects two mountain ridges that lie between them up to 95 meters above the valley.
Photo:
Petr David Josek / AP
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21 / 23
against hate
New York celebrated the "Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Parade" for the first time over the weekend - a parade dedicated to people with roots in Asia and the Pacific States.
Thousands gathered for the parade on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue.
The celebration was intended to be a visible sign against growing anti-Asian hatred since the corona pandemic.
Photo: Milo Hess / ZUMA Wire / IMAGO
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Perfect body control
At the Southeast Asia Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the most capable gymnasts were able to present themselves on the various apparatus.
Here, Filipino athlete Justine Ace Deleon shows what he's capable of on the vault.
Photo: Athit Perawongmetha / REUTERS
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opulence
Every year, fans of the television show »RuPaul's Drag Race« meet in Los Angeles and New York for three days to meet their queens live.
Pictured: French drag queen Nicky Doll, known from season 12, at her booth.
Photo: Caroline Brehmann/EPA
