• A woman and a child in Tijuana, Mexico, peep through a hole in the fence dividing Mexico and the US to have a look at the prototypes of the wall US President Donald Trump wants to build on the border. Guillermo Arias / AFP
    A woman and a child in Tijuana, Mexico, peep through a hole in the fence dividing Mexico and the US to have a look at the prototypes of the wall US President Donald Trump wants to build on the border. Guillermo Arias / AFP
  • Clara Klug of Germany collapses in the snow after crossing the finish line in third place in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics - Women's 10km - Visually Impaired. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Clara Klug of Germany collapses in the snow after crossing the finish line in third place in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics - Women's 10km - Visually Impaired. Carl Recine / Reuters
  • Indonesian children play on a rock as they swim in the Ciliwung River in Bogor, Indonesia. Based on a report issued by the Directorate General of Pollution Control and Environmental Degradation of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), in 2015 the majority of rivers in 33 Indonesian provinces had a water quality status of severely polluted. Adi Weda / EPA
    Indonesian children play on a rock as they swim in the Ciliwung River in Bogor, Indonesia. Based on a report issued by the Directorate General of Pollution Control and Environmental Degradation of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), in 2015 the majority of rivers in 33 Indonesian provinces had a water quality status of severely polluted. Adi Weda / EPA
  • Displaced Syrian civilians gather at a government-run shelter after they were evacuated by the army from areas in the Eastern Ghouta region recently recaptured from rebels by government forces in Ad Duwayr on outskirts of Damascus. Louai Beshara / AFP
    Displaced Syrian civilians gather at a government-run shelter after they were evacuated by the army from areas in the Eastern Ghouta region recently recaptured from rebels by government forces in Ad Duwayr on outskirts of Damascus. Louai Beshara / AFP
  • Members of the media are seen viewing "Where Shapes Come From" by artists Semiconductor which is part of the 31st Biennale of Sydney at Carriage Works in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Members of the media are seen viewing "Where Shapes Come From" by artists Semiconductor which is part of the 31st Biennale of Sydney at Carriage Works in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
  • Serena Williams of the USA in action against her sister Venus Williams of the USA during the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Mike Nelson / EPA
    Serena Williams of the USA in action against her sister Venus Williams of the USA during the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Mike Nelson / EPA
  • Hospitality staff members pose for a selfie outside the Great Hall of the People during a plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing. Andy Wong / AP Photo
    Hospitality staff members pose for a selfie outside the Great Hall of the People during a plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing. Andy Wong / AP Photo
  • Premier Li Keqiang, right, covers his face in his hand as he and China's President Xi Jinping, left, attend the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's rubber-stamp parliament on March 11 endorsed Xi's move to abolish rules limiting heads of state to 10 years in power. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP
    Premier Li Keqiang, right, covers his face in his hand as he and China's President Xi Jinping, left, attend the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's rubber-stamp parliament on March 11 endorsed Xi's move to abolish rules limiting heads of state to 10 years in power. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP

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