MYANMAR NEW YEAR
epa09140755 Rakhine ethnic children perform a traditional dance during Myanmar New Year celebrations in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 17 April 2021. EPA/STRINGER
FRANCEPARISMACRONZELENSKYMEETING
(210417) -- PARIS, April 17, 2021 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron await the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska (both not pictured in the photo) for a meeting at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
KAZAKHSTAN SPACE PROGRAMES
epa09140754 A handout picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows Expedition 64 Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov gesturing outside the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, 17 April 2021. Rubins, Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov returned after 185 days in space having served as Expedition 63-64 crew members onboard the International Space Station. EPA/Bill Ingalls / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
epaselect SRI LANKA TRADITIONS
epaselect epa09140739 A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk applies drops of herbal oil on an elephant as part of a Sinhalese and Tamils New Year ritual at the Kotte Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17 April 2021. After the New Year, it is customary to anoint the head with a mixture of oil and herbal extracts before bathing. This ritual is performed on people and elephants in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year annually in mid of April as soon as the main paddy is harvested.  EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE
epaselect MYANMAR NEW YEAR
epaselect epa09140747 Children visit a pagoda to mark the first day of Myanmar New Year in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 17 April 2021. The Thingyan Water Festival, the Burmese traditional New Year, is usually celebrated with family reunions and water-throwing festivities. Anti-coup activists have called for a boycott of the festivities organized by the military junta. EPA/STRINGER
epaselect MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS RAMADAN ISLAM BELIEF
epaselect epa09140657 A Palestinian prepares traditional pancakes known as 'Qatayef' during the holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, 16 April 2021. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
epaselect USA BASEBALL MLB
epaselect epa09140697 Detroit Tigers second baseman Niko Goodrum (top) leaps over Oakland Athletics Matt Olson (bottom) while relaying to first base for a double play attempt as Olsen slides into a forced out during the second inning of the MLB baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, Califoria, USA, 16 April 2021. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
epaselect AUSTRALIA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
epaselect epa09140675 Emma McKeon swims during the Womenâs 100m Butterfly Final on Day 4 of the Australian Swimming Championships, at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, 17 April 2021. EPA/DAVE HUNT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
CUBAHAVANARAUL CASTRORETIREMENTANNOUNCEMENT
(210417) -- HAVANA, April 17, 2021 (Xinhua) -- First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Raul Castro presents the key report on the opening day of the PCC's 8th Congress in Havana, capital of Cuba, April 16, 2021. Castro on Friday announced he is retiring as the head of the party. (Ariel Royero/Prensa Latina/Handout via Xinhua)
MYANMAR MILITARY COUP PROTEST
epa09140746 Demonstrators carry a banner that says 'Strike Troop of the University Students Union in Mandalay Based' during an anti-military coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, 17 April 2021. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), at least 726 people have been killed by Myanmar armed forces since the military seized power on 01 February 2021. EPA/STRINGER
