• Police traffic officer Cristina Corbucci becomes the first woman to climb the historic platform of Piazza Venezia, in Rome, Italy, to direct traffic, after police decided to break with the all-male tradition. EPA
    Police traffic officer Cristina Corbucci becomes the first woman to climb the historic platform of Piazza Venezia, in Rome, Italy, to direct traffic, after police decided to break with the all-male tradition. EPA
  • Kathy Poss salvages items from Ragan Chapel United Methodist Church, the day after a string of tornadoes caused several fatalities in Ohatchee, Alabama, US. Reuters
    Kathy Poss salvages items from Ragan Chapel United Methodist Church, the day after a string of tornadoes caused several fatalities in Ohatchee, Alabama, US. Reuters
  • A white-throated kingfisher stretches its wings while perched on a branch in a field in Lahore, Pakistan. EPA
    A white-throated kingfisher stretches its wings while perched on a branch in a field in Lahore, Pakistan. EPA
  • A single cloud is pictured floating over Manhattan in New York, US. Reuters
    A single cloud is pictured floating over Manhattan in New York, US. Reuters
  • Women fan a model wearing a mantilla dress, after she felt faint before the start of an event to showcase traditional mantilla costumes, in Seville, Spain. Reuters
    Women fan a model wearing a mantilla dress, after she felt faint before the start of an event to showcase traditional mantilla costumes, in Seville, Spain. Reuters
  • A scooter rider hauls a trailer filled with huge bags of recyclables along a street outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP Photo
    A scooter rider hauls a trailer filled with huge bags of recyclables along a street outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP Photo
  • Chickens peer from a bag after being brought by Venezuelans who crossed a river to Arauquita, Colombia. Venezuelans have sought shelter in Colombia following clashes between Venezuela's military and a Colombian armed group. AP Photo
    Chickens peer from a bag after being brought by Venezuelans who crossed a river to Arauquita, Colombia. Venezuelans have sought shelter in Colombia following clashes between Venezuela's military and a Colombian armed group. AP Photo
  • Staff display 1985 Andy Warhol screenprints of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II from 'Reigning Queens', left, and 'Reigning Queens (Royal Edition)' – which includes diamond dust – at Christie's auction rooms in London. AP Photo
    Staff display 1985 Andy Warhol screenprints of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II from 'Reigning Queens', left, and 'Reigning Queens (Royal Edition)' – which includes diamond dust – at Christie's auction rooms in London. AP Photo
  • France's cycling team trains as members of the public receive Covid-19 vaccinations at the National Velodrome of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, at Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, France. Reuters
    France's cycling team trains as members of the public receive Covid-19 vaccinations at the National Velodrome of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, at Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, France. Reuters

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March 27, 2021

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