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A state of emergency was been declared in the US city of Miami Beach over concerns that large crowds gathering for spring break pose a coronavirus risk. A 20:00-06:00 curfew in the island city will remain in effect until at least 12 April.
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Men throw coloured powder at each other during Holi celebrations, in Nandgaon, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Some states re-introduced restrictions to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus, barring public gatherings during Holi.
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On Tuesday, the UK marked one year since the first coronavirus lockdown, with a national minute's silence.
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At 10 Downing Street, a member of staff placed a candle on the doorstep for the vigil to honour those who died.
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Thousands flocked to a volcano in Iceland which erupted near the capital, Reykjavik. Lava started to burst through a crack in Mount Fagradalsfjall in the first eruption of its kind in more than 800 years. The site was initially blocked off, but from Saturday afternoon people were allowed to make the trek.
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Women protesters clash with policemen during a demonstration in Istanbul against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women. Turkish conservatives argue its principles of gender equality and non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation undermine family values, and promote homosexuality.
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Members of the Presidential Guard walk in front of the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens, after the Greek flag-raising ceremony during celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.
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A boy stands on the edge of the floodwaters in the Sydney suburb of McGraths Hill. Large parts of New South Wales in Australia have been hit by the worst floods in decades, after heavy rain. Around 18,000 people have been displaced.
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A year later than planned and despite the global pandemic, the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics finally got under way. Azusa Iwashimizu, one of Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup-winning footballers, was the first to carry the torch.
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An operation to free a container ship stuck in the Suez Canal is continuing, with warnings it could take days or even weeks. The Ever Given, operated by the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine, is the length of four football pitches and is lying across the southern end of the canal, preventing other ships from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways.
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March 29, 2021 - 耶路撒冷圣墓教堂举行「棕枝主日」(Palm Sunday)祷告游行。「棕枝主日」是复活节前一个星期日,标志着圣周庆祝活动的开始。以色列从3月27日起进一步放宽防疫限制,允许新冠疫苗接种者参加大规模庆祝活动,限制室内活动不超过3000人,露天活动不超过5000人。迄今以色列已有超过460万人接种完成两剂新冠疫苗,接种人口比例超过50%,是全球疫苗接种比例最高的国家。摄影师:Ammar Awad
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