SPLATVIAJURMALATENNISBILLIE JEAN KING CUPPLAYOFFSLATVIA VS INDIA
(210417) -- JURMALA, April 17, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia reacts while competing against Ankita Raina of India during the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas play-offs between Latvia and India at the National Tennis Centre Lielupe in Jurmala, Latvia on April 16, 2021. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)
AUSTRALIA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
epa09140653 Emma McKeon is seen after winning the Women's 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
USA BASKETBALL NBA
epa09140652 Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen of Finland (L) drives past Memphis Grizzlies center Killian Tillie of France (R) during the NBA basketball game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 16 April 2021. EPA/TANNEN MAURY SHUTTERSTOCK OUT
USA NEW YORK DAUNTE WRIGHT PRAYER VIGIL
epa09140594 A person leaves flowers at a prayer vigil for Daunte Wright in Times Square, in New York, New York, USA, 16 April 2021. On 11 April 2021, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man was shoot and killed by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb. The police described the event as a tragic accident, but subsequently Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who fatally shot Wright, has been charged with manslaughter. EPA/Peter Foley
GERMANY SOCCER BUNDESLIGA
epa09140566 Nordi Mukiele of RB Leipzig controls the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and TSG Hoffenheim at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, 16 April 2021. EPA/MARTIN ROSE / POOL DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video.
MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS HAMAS
epa09140563 A view of a monument made by Ezz-Al Din Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Hamas movement, showing an iron fist holding a soldier's dog tag with Oron Shaul written in Arabic, in Gaza market in Gaza City, 16 April 2021. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS RAMADAN ISLAM BELIEF
epa09140558 Two Palestinian girls walk in the steets before fasting on the third day of 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 YEMEN RAMADAN ISLAM BELIEF
epaselect epa09140490 A Yemeni helps his son learn to read verses from the holy Koran at the Grand Mosque of Al-Rawda during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, 16 April 2021. The Grand Mosque of Al-Rawda, located at north of the Yemeni capital Sana'a, was built over 400 years ago in a rectangular shape and its walls were adorned with Islamic architectural style-decorative carvings. It is composed of four galleries which all lead to an open hall in its center. 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/YAHYA ARHAB
CANADATORONTOCOVID19CASES
(210416) -- TORONTO, April 16, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Paramedics wearing protective gears are on duty in Toronto, Canada, on April 16, 2021. On Friday afternoon, Canada reported 6,771 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the cumulative total to 1,103,441, including 23,535 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
CANADAVANCOUVERCOIVD19CASES
(210416) -- VANCOUVER, April 16, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks line up to enter a warehouse store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 16, 2021. On Friday afternoon, Canada reported 6,771 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the cumulative total to 1,103,441, including 23,535 deaths, according to CTV. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
