AUSTRALIA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
epa09140822 Kyle Chalmers looks on after swimming in a Men's 50m Freestyle Heat on Day 4 of the Australian Swimming Championships, at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia, 17 April 2021. EPA/DAVE HUNT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
THAILAND PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID19 TESTING
epa09140820 A Thai man undergoes a free COVID-19 nasal swab test for at-risk people in a bid to curb the rapid spreading of the pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand, 17 April 2021. The Thai government declared Bangkok and other provinces as maximum control areas and tightening strict health measures in a bid to contain the ongoing rapidly rising of infections after the new COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic cases surge to thousands infections daily. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
epaselect USA BASKETBALL NBA
epaselect epa09140579 New Orleans Pelicans center Steven Adams (2-R) is fouled as he shoots by Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook (L) during the NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards at Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC, USA, 16 April 2021. EPA/SHAWN THEW SHUTTERSTOCK OUT
CHINA HONG KONG SNEAKERS AUCTION PREVIEW
epa09140797 Kanye West 'Grammy Worn' Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototype sneakers (R) are on display during a Sotheby's auction preview in Hong Kong, China, 17 April 2021. The shoes, worn by West in February 2008 during his performance at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, are expected to become the most expensive sneakers ever sold. EPA/JEROME FAVRE
USCHICAGOPROTEST
(210417) -- CHICAGO, April 17, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A protester holds a sign during a protest in Chicago, the United States, on April 16, 2021. Hundreds of protesters gathered in a park northwest of Chicago Friday evening to protest against police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29. (Photo by Marcus DiPaola/Xinhua)
AFGHANISTANUS TROOP WITHDRAWALCHAOS
(210417) -- KANDAHAR, April 17, 2021 (Xinhua) -- An injured man receives medical treatment at a local hospital in Kandahar city, southern Afghanistan, April 16, 2021. TO GO WITH 'World Insights: U.S. troop withdrawal to throw Afghanistan into chaos' (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)
AFGHANISTANGHAZNIRAMADAN
(210417) -- GHAZNI, April 17, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Muslims perform the first Friday prayer during the holy month of Ramadan in Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan, April 16, 2021. (Photo by Rohullah/Xinhua)
CUBAHAVANAPCCCONGRESS
(210417) -- HAVANA, April 17, 2021 (Xinhua) -- First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Raul Castro presents the Central Report to the Eighth Congress of the PCC in Havana, capital of Cuba, April 16, 2021. The Eighth Congress of the PCC kicked off Friday at Havana's Convention Center. With senior party leaders and delegates from all over the island in attendance, the meeting is scheduled to conclude on Monday. (Ariel Royero/Prensa Latina/Handout via Xinhua)
MYANMAR NEW YEAR
epa09140792 A view of the Uppatasanti Pagoda on 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
MYANMAR LUNAR NEW YEAR AMNESTY
epa09140783 A prison officer controls the traffic as prisoners are released after being granted amnesty outside the Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, 17 April 2021. Military Junta granted amnesty to over 20,000 people all over the country, to mark the traditional New Year in Myanmar. EPA/STRINGER
