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1/20
Powerful
Hundreds of thousands of women gathered on the streets of Latin American cities on International Women's Day.
This protester in Caracas, Venezuela has her face hidden behind a purple veil.
The color symbolizes dignity and justice.
In many countries in the region, women suffer from violence.
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Photo: Gaby Oraa / REUTERS
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2/20
New Year celebrations
A Hindu hits another with burning coconut leaves in Bali, Indonesia, sending sparks and embers flying in all directions.
The ritual is known as Lukat Gni and is part of the Balinese Hindu New Year festival.
Photo: Firdia Lisnawati/dpa
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3/20
Goodbye, Oscars!
Da'Vine Joy Rudolph, winner in the Best Supporting Actress category, has left the Oscar Gala press room.
Only the train of her light blue sequin dress from Louis Vuitton is visible.
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles recorded a significant increase in TV viewership in the USA compared to the previous year.
Photo: Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP
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4/20
Fire tribute
Local residents push a giant papier-mâché bull (“Torito”) filled with fireworks through Tultepec, Mexico.
During the annual festival in honor of John of God, who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and seen as the patron saint of the poor and sick, bull-shaped figures are lit there at night.
Photo: Marco Ugarte / AP
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5/20
Glitter for Taylor
A Filipino concert-goer got ready for her idol Taylor Swift's show in Singapore.
The inspiration for the outfit was Swift's album "Lover."
The city state paid a subsidy of an unofficial amount so that the US singer could perform her six Southeast Asia performances exclusively in Singapore.
Politicians from Thailand and the Philippines criticized the approach.
Photo: Edgar Su / REUTERS
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6/20
skyscraper
Morning fog shrouds the Hanza Tower in Stettin, Poland, with the sun only reaching the upper floors of the 104-meter-high building.
The high-rise building was completed three years ago. There are offices and shops on its base floors, and a total of 480 apartments above.
Photo: Marcin Bielecki / EPA
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7/20
Men with hats
In addition to the royal family, horse racing is also an institution in England.
Pictured are Nicky Henderson and Anthony Cooper-Barney, trainer and owner of the horse Jingko Blue.
Since 1860, many of the world's most important steeplechase races have taken place at the Cheltenham Festival every March.
Much to the displeasure of animal rights activists, because animals repeatedly die during the races.
Photo: Paul Childs / Action Images / Reuters
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8/20
Deepened in faith
The fasting month of Ramadan has begun for around two billion Muslims worldwide.
The time is characterized by inner contemplation, intensive prayer and reading the Koran.
This man leaned over the Holy Scriptures in a mosque in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh.
Photo: Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP
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9/20
spring Festival
In Valencia, Spain, further preparations for the Fallas celebrations are in full swing.
The huge dolls are made of wood and papier-mâché - at the grand finale of the festival, the figures are burned on March 19th, St. Joseph's Day.
Photo: Kai Försterling / EPA
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10/20
Powdered sugar on the monarch
The ancient statues of King Antiochus' tomb on Mount Nemruth in southeastern Turkey are partially covered in snow after a cold snap.
The stone sculptures belong to a temple and tomb complex that King Antiochus I of Commagene had built as a monument for himself in the first century BC.
Photo: Emrah Gurel/dpa
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11/20
Rural exodus
A raccoon walks through the Cinta Costera land reclamation project in Panama City.
According to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the animals are spreading throughout the metropolis because their natural habitat is being destroyed.
Therefore, the raccoons look for food on asphalt paths.
Photo: Martin Bernetti / AFP
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12/20
Early start
A ladybug climbs over a clover leaf in Frankfurt am Main.
Large parts of Germany were already experiencing spring weather with sunshine and warm temperatures at the beginning of March.
Photo: Boris Roessler / dpa
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13/20
Head hits cart
Not a freak accident, but artistic intention: The Mexican artist Chavis Mármol had a stone sculpture modeled on the colossal heads of the Olmec culture placed on a blue Tesla 3 by crane.
The work was created in cooperation with a boutique hotel in Mexico City, and the used car was financed by an anonymous donor.
Mármol's basic idea: "I wanted to troll Elon Musk with my work."
Photo: Carl de Souza / AFP
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14/20
Fire against evil spirits
Celebrants at the Mesni Zagovezni festival in Bulgaria: During the Orthodox Christian holiday, people watch a bonfire in the village of Lozen, about 15 kilometers southwest of Sofia.
Fire rituals are intended to drive away evil spirits.
Photo: Nikolay Doychinov / AFP
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15/20
Stranded in war
A boy walks past a woman in a camp in Rafah, Gaza.
People who have lost their homes as a result of Israel's war against Hamas seek refuge there.
The hope of agreeing on a ceasefire before the start of the fasting month of Ramadan was not fulfilled.
The fighting continues and the conditions for the civilian population are devastating.
Medical care has largely collapsed, many houses have been destroyed, and there is a lack of medicine and food.
Aid organizations warn of famine.
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Mohammed Abed / AFP
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16/20
Woman with show afghan
An Afghan dog waits with his owner for the jury at the Crufts dog show.
The event in Birmingham, England is, according to the company, the largest pedigree dog exhibition in the world.
It was founded in 1891 by Charles Cruft, the then managing director of a dog food manufacturer.
Photo: Oli Scarff / AFP
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17/20
anniversary
The day on which Japan experienced several disasters at once has now been repeated for the 13th time.
The country was hit by severe earthquakes, a tsunami and finally a nuclear accident.
A choreographer commemorates the day on Iwaki Beach in Fukushima Prefecture.
Photo: dpa
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18/20
Bubbling pleasure
Portuguese Joaquim Chaves catches the wave at the World Surfing Championships in his homeland at Praia de Supertubos, known for the large, tubular waves.
Photo: Carlos Barroso / EPA
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19/20
Heavenly
In Texas, near Brownsville, a family from the US state of Colorado basks in the sun in front of an unusual backdrop: the "Starship" spaceship and the powerful Super Heavy rocket from multi-billionaire Elon Musk's space company SpaceX are being prepared for their next unnamed test flight.
Photo: Cheney Orr / REUTERS
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20/20
The Black Rider
A police officer on horseback, surrounded by red smoke in front of the stadium in Madrid where Atlético made a spectacular comeback in the Champions League against last year's finalists Inter.
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Photo: Violeta Santos Moura / REUTERS