A boy wears what looks like a superhero mask on top of a Covid-19 face covering ahead of the Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India. Holi is an ancient Indian festival to mark the arrival of spring
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Kelsey Williamson says hello to a friendly pink whip ray in the incredibly clear waters of French Polynesia
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HMS Prince of Wales takes its place as the Nato command ship at the start of the largest Arctic exercises for 30 years. About 30,000 troops from 27 nations will operate together in the biannual Exercise Cold Response
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A newborn lamb settles into his new home on Nethermorton farm at Moreton Morrell college in Warwickshire
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An intrepid hillwalker gazes out at the pink dawn from the top of the Cow and Calf rock formation, 1,319ft above sea level on Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire
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A female refugee from Angola looks through a cloth in Rio de Janeiro. More than 4,000 Angolans are waiting for a Brazilian visa as they try to escape extreme poverty in their home country
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Cholita wrestlers stage a performance on the street during the Electropreste celebration, which combines traditional and modern customs, in La Paz, Bolivia
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The Flex (Flexible Logistics and Exploration) lunar rover is put through its paces near Death Valley, California. It has been given the seal of approval by the retired Nasa astronaut Chris Hadfield
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Performers are on the leg side during the women's cricket world cup match between Australia and the West Indies in Wellington, New Zealand
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The Prince of Wales enjoys a pint of Guinness that he poured himself as he and the Duchess of Cornwall visit the Irish Cultural Centre in London to celebrate its 25th anniversary
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A soldier straps on a bomb suit in a competition for American forces teams at the US army's Rodriguez shooting range in Pocheon, South Korea
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Elderly people hit the dancefloor in the afternoon at a nightclub opened specially at that time in Monteux, southeastern France. The number of seniors in the country is increasing, with 20.5 per cent of the French population being over 65
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A bridge over the Yangtze river and the city are shrouded in a sea of fog in Chongqing, China
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