• Syrian dancer and choreographer Yara al-Hasbani performs a dance on the empty Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris on the 37th day of a strict lockdown in France to stop the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). Yara al-Hasbani was putting the finishing touches to her make-up for a performance of "Romeo and Juliet" in Damascus when she found out her father had been tortured to death. His body was returned to the family 23 days after he was arrested by Syrian authorities, and when she began receiving threats herself, she knew she couldn't stay in Damascus. Hasbani, her mother and two siblings came to France three years ago after they were granted refugee visas in Europe. First arrived in Rochefort, a scenic port town in the southwest of France, she moved to Paris in 2016, a city where she found it difficult to settle at first. But her first visit to the famous Palais Garnier theatre opened the emotional floodgates and made her create the performance "Unstoppable," a 12-minute solo retracing her journey to exile. Her dance may be silent, she said once, but she'll carry on "raising her voice so people don't forget." AFP
    Syrian dancer and choreographer Yara al-Hasbani performs a dance on the empty Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris on the 37th day of a strict lockdown in France to stop the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). Yara al-Hasbani was putting the finishing touches to her make-up for a performance of "Romeo and Juliet" in Damascus when she found out her father had been tortured to death. His body was returned to the family 23 days after he was arrested by Syrian authorities, and when she began receiving threats herself, she knew she couldn't stay in Damascus. Hasbani, her mother and two siblings came to France three years ago after they were granted refugee visas in Europe. First arrived in Rochefort, a scenic port town in the southwest of France, she moved to Paris in 2016, a city where she found it difficult to settle at first. But her first visit to the famous Palais Garnier theatre opened the emotional floodgates and made her create the performance "Unstoppable," a 12-minute solo retracing her journey to exile. Her dance may be silent, she said once, but she'll carry on "raising her voice so people don't forget." AFP
  • View of El Codito slum in Bogota, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. AFP
    View of El Codito slum in Bogota, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. AFP
  • Polish firefighters extinguish a bushfire in the Biebrza National Park, the largest Polish national park. Massive wildfires have ravaged Poland's largest nature reserve, the Biebrza National Park, as the country faces its worst drought in years. After the first flames struck, the blaze spread across 6,000 hectares or 10 percent of the park, which features some of Europe's best preserved wetlands and is home to moose, beavers, wolves and unique birds. AFP
    Polish firefighters extinguish a bushfire in the Biebrza National Park, the largest Polish national park. Massive wildfires have ravaged Poland's largest nature reserve, the Biebrza National Park, as the country faces its worst drought in years. After the first flames struck, the blaze spread across 6,000 hectares or 10 percent of the park, which features some of Europe's best preserved wetlands and is home to moose, beavers, wolves and unique birds. AFP
  • A man is seen on a balcony, next to a banner, during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Hemel Hempstead, Britain. REUTERS
    A man is seen on a balcony, next to a banner, during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Hemel Hempstead, Britain. REUTERS
  • An NHS worker applauds at St Mary's hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain. REUTERS
    An NHS worker applauds at St Mary's hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain. REUTERS
  • A protective mask is seen on the face of the "Fearless Girl" sculpture in the financial district, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S. REUTERS
    A protective mask is seen on the face of the "Fearless Girl" sculpture in the financial district, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S. REUTERS
  • Bride Noha Hamid and groom Mustafa Amin wear protective masks amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during their wedding ceremony in Qalyub, north of Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
    Bride Noha Hamid and groom Mustafa Amin wear protective masks amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during their wedding ceremony in Qalyub, north of Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
  • Residents enjoy "Bingo on the balcony" with the artist Max Auerbach, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Munich, Germany. REUTERS
    Residents enjoy "Bingo on the balcony" with the artist Max Auerbach, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Munich, Germany. REUTERS
  • A woman wearing a protective mask walks past a mural, dedicated to medical specialists involved in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The mural reads: "We bow our heads to physicians". REUTERS
    A woman wearing a protective mask walks past a mural, dedicated to medical specialists involved in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The mural reads: "We bow our heads to physicians". REUTERS
  • Retail workers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as they take their break at an outdoor shopping area in Beijing. China reported no new virus deaths for the ninth straight day, and just six new cases on Friday. AP Photo
    Retail workers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as they take their break at an outdoor shopping area in Beijing. China reported no new virus deaths for the ninth straight day, and just six new cases on Friday. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for April 24, 2020

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