SWITZERLAND GYMNASTICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
epa09149182 Sweden's Jennifer Williams performs on the balance beam during the women's qualification round of the 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, 21 April 2021. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS
THAILAND PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID19 MEASURES
epa09149180 A motorcycle taxi driver waits for customers by an usually ever busy road, ?at Silom road, a major business district, in Bangkok, Thailand, 21 April 2021. The Thai government has declared Bangkok and other provinces maximum control zones and tightened strict health measures to halt the continued rapid rise in positive Sars-CoV-2 cases. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
CHINAQINGHAIHOH XILTIBETAN ANTELOPESCN
(210421) -- YUSHU, April 21, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A herd of Tibetan antelopes leave their footprints in the snow on their way of migration in Hoh Xil national nature reserve, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on April 20, 2021.\r\n Many Tibetan antelopes have flocked to the Wudaoliang area amid recent snowfalls in Hoh Xil, getting ready for their migration trip. \r\n Zonag Lake in Hoh Xil is known as the 'delivery room' for the species. Every year, pregnant Tibetan antelopes start to migrate to Hoh Xil in May to give birth, and then migrate back to their habitats with their offspring around August. \r\n Tibetan antelopes are mostly found in Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The species is under first-class state protection in China. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)
AFGHANISTAN BOMB BLAST
epa09149169 Afghan fire fighters wash the scene of a suicide bomb blast that targeted the convoy of Afghan National Directorare of Security in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 April 2021 (issued 21 April 2021). At least 2 persons were killed and 5 were injured in the incident. EPA/JAWED KARGAR
RUSSIA GOVERNMENT PUTIN ADDRESS FEDERAL ASSEMBLY
epa09149166 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia, 21 April 2021. About 1,100 people including lawmakers of Russian two-chamber parliament, Government members, heads of the Constitutional and Supreme courts, and regional governors, were invited to attend the event. About 435 Russian and foreign journalists were accredited to cover the event. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
GERMANY TENNIS WTA
epa09149164 Tamara Korpatsch of Germany in action against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their first round match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, 21 April 2021. EPA/PHILIPP GUELLAND / POOL
PAKISTAN EARTH DAY
epa09149162 A carcass of a dead turtle at the beach on the eve of World Earth Day in Karachi, Pakistan, 21 April 2021. Earth Day, that is also known as 'International Mother Earth Day', as proclaimed by the United Nations in 2009, is observed around the world on 22 April annually in order to raise awareness and appreciation for the earth's environment. The theme of this year's earth day is 'Restore Our Earth' and will be marked by events taking place virtually due to the Covid-19 restrictions around the world. EPA/REHAN KHAN
CHINA SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW
epa09149154 People walk in front of the mobile application Bilibili booth during the first day of the Auto Shanghai 2021 motor show in Shanghai, China, 21 April 2021. The 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition runs from 24 to 28 April. EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI
GERMANY PANDEMIC COVID19 CORONAVIRUS
epa09149150 German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz speaks during a session of the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 21 April 2021. The German parliament consults about a change of the Protection against Infection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz). With the changes discussed, the federal government shall be granted with more power regarding the enforcement of Coronavirus measures in the federal states. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN
ANDORRA IBEROAMERICAN SUMMIT
epa09149148 Portuguese delegation, headed by Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2R) and Prime Minister, Antonio Costa (C), are welcomed by Andorra's Head of Government, Xavier Espot Zamora (R), upon their arrival to attend the meeting of head of states and government held in the framework of the 27th Ibero-American summit in Soldeu, Andorra, 21 April 2021. EPA/Alberto Estevez
