World in focus - best photos for March 27, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A driver cooks food in his parked supply truck at a yard on the outskirts of Kolkata, India. Reuters

Alice, 5, picks up her books after a daily study session at home in Santo Andre, Brazil. Reuters

Stray dogs sleep under the wheels of rickshaws during the government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Kolkta. AFP

Visitors at the baboon enclosure in a zoo that reopened in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Reuters

A woman relaxes in a hammock hanging amid cherry trees in full bloom in Philadelphia. AP Photo

Pope Francis is seen through a live broadcast camera's viewfinder as he celebrates a private morning mass at the Santa Marta chapel in The Vatican. AFP

A homeless walks at Termini station in Rome, Italy. EPA

A nearly deserted Queen Victoria Building shopping arcade in Sydney, Australia. EPA

A statue of former Cleveland Indians Jim Thome stands in an empty Progressive Field in Cleveland. AP Photo

A commuter enjoys the sunset alone on the upper deck of a Staten Island Ferry in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters

Mount Merapi volcano spews thick volcanic ash as seen from Yogyakarta. AFP

The Sergels torg square in Stockholm, Sweden. AFP

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