ITALY PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID19
epa09153015 Protesters with banners during the demonstration by entertainment workers in front of the Ministry of Labour, Rome, Italy, 22 April 2021. A group of protesters from the Italian entertainment industry gathered against the continuing coronavirus-related closures and demand a swift reopening for the crisis-hit sector. EPA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI
CHINA INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMIT
epa09152999 Ma Zhaoxu, a Chinese vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks during a media briefing on Chinese President Xi Jinping's attendance at virtual international Leaders Summit on Climate, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Beijing, China, 22 April 2021. Around 40 international leaders attended the summit called by US President Biden. The meeting is intended to underline the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November 2021. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY
PANAMA CORONAVIRUS COVID19 PANDEMIC ASTRAZENECA VACCINE
epa09153006 View of two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 (also known as Vaxzevria) during an immunization day at an express center in Panama City, Panama, 22 April 2021. Some 18,000 'volunteers' receive the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 from AstraZeneca. EPA/Bienvenido Velasco
GERMANY TENNIS WTA
epa09152996 Simona Halep of Romania celebrates after winning against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in their second round match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, 22 April 2021. EPA/PHILIPP GUELLAND / POOL
PAKISTANISLAMABADSECURITYHOTEL BLAST
(210422) -- ISLAMABAD, April 22, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A policeman checks the license and ID card of a motorcycle driver at a checkpoint in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, April 22, 2021. Four people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an explosive-laden vehicle exploded inside the parking of Serena hotel in Quetta, capital city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province Wednesday night, the country's Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said.\r\n There was a threat alert in Quetta and other major cities after some suspicious calls were intercepted, and security was on high alert including cities in Balochistan, Rasheed told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
CHINABEIJINGWANG YANGPOLANDSENATE SPEAKERMEETING CN
(210422) -- BEIJING, April 22, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with Tomasz Grodzki, speaker of the Polish Senate (upper house), via video link in Beijing, capital of China, April 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMIT
epa09152984 A handout photo made available by the Presidency of Brazil that shows President Jair Bolsonaro, along with the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles (L), during the climate summit convened by the US President, Joe Biden, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, 22 April 2021. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that his country will seek to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, ten years before the previous environmental commitment. Around 40 international leaders attended the summit called by US President Biden. The meeting is intended to underline the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November 2021. EPA/MARCOS CORREA / BRAZIL PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
SWITZERLAND GYMNASTICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
epa09152982 Switzerland's Andrin Frey performs on the floor exercise during the men's qualification round of the 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, 22 April 2021. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS
UKRAINE CHERNOBYL DISASTER ANNIVERSARY
epa09152974 An abandoned bridge over an Uzh river is seen at the Chernobyl zone, Ukraine, 22 April 2021. Ukraine will mark the 35th anniversary of Chernobyl tragedy on 26 April 2021. The explosion of reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the early hours of 26 April 1986 is still regarded as the worst nuclear disaster to date. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO
SPAIN TENNIS BARCELONA OPEN
epa09152972 Spanish player Rafael Nadal in action against Japan's Kei Nishikori during their third round match of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Conde de Godo tennis tournament in Barcelona, Spain, 22 April 2021. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
