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This Week in Pictures: 18 - 24 April

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Amid the ongoing pandemic, people across the world are fighting the disease, caring for those infected or trying to find a cure, meanwhile, billions are going on about their daily lives, supplying everyone with food, celebrating, building, and helping the world go in the right direction.

This week the virus continued spreading, but there have been many significant events apart from those linked to the pandemic. Sputnik has created a gallery, so you can track what is going on in the world, seeing how people are fighting the disease, and what else is going on - so you don't miss anything important. Stay with us to see more!

© AFP 2023 / Mohammed AbedA Palestinian man wearing a coronavirus costume sewn by his sister plays with a girl in the central Gaza Strip amid the COVID-19 pandemic, on 20 April 2020.
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A Palestinian man wearing a coronavirus costume sewn by his sister plays with a girl in the central Gaza Strip amid the COVID-19 pandemic, on 20 April 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Vasily FedosenkoA ring girl wearing a protective face mask is seen before a Belarusian Fight Championship bout in Prime Hall, Minsk.
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A ring girl wearing a protective face mask is seen before a Belarusian Fight Championship bout in Prime Hall, Minsk.
© AFP 2023 / Dale de la ReyThis aerial photo shows people gathering at a beach in Hong Kong on 19 April 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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This aerial photo shows people gathering at a beach in Hong Kong on 19 April 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin / Go to the mediabankEaster service at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg
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Easter service at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg
© Sputnik / Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Go to the mediabankEmergency services disinfect the Kievsky Vokzal railway station in Moscow.
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Emergency services disinfect the Kievsky Vokzal railway station in Moscow.
© REUTERS / Pawan Kumar Migrant labourers rest in cement pipes during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lucknow, India.
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Migrant labourers rest in cement pipes during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lucknow, India.
© Sputnik / Roscosmos / Go to the mediabankA Soyuz MC-15 spacecraft carries three crew members of the International Space Station back to Earth
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A Soyuz MC-15 spacecraft carries three crew members of the International Space Station back to Earth
© AFP 2023 / Simon MainaA young boy reads out the message from an informational mural warning people about the risk of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
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A young boy reads out the message from an informational mural warning people about the risk of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
© REUTERS / Luc GnagoA street vendor wearing a face mask is pictured as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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A street vendor wearing a face mask is pictured as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
© REUTERS / Khaled DesoukiA picture taken on 18 April 2020 showing the Great pyramids being lit with blue lights and a laser projection message saying "Stay Home" on the Giza plateau outside the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
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A picture taken on 18 April 2020 showing the Great pyramids being lit with blue lights and a laser projection message saying "Stay Home" on the Giza plateau outside the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
© REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez Girls hang out with their dogs on the roof of their house as the Philippine government enforces home quarantines to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in metro Manila, Philippines, 21 April 2020.
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Girls hang out with their dogs on the roof of their house as the Philippine government enforces home quarantines to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in metro Manila, Philippines, 21 April 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Olivier DoulieryA couple wearing protective masks walk past a photograph in front of a theatre amid the coronavirus pandemic in Washington, DC, on 22 April 2020.
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A couple wearing protective masks walk past a photograph in front of a theatre amid the coronavirus pandemic in Washington, DC, on 22 April 2020.
© Sputnik / Evgeny Odinokov  / Go to the mediabankPublic service workers disinfect the streets and pavement near Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
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Public service workers disinfect the streets and pavement near Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
© REUTERS / Yves HermanMedical personnel jump in the COVID-19 unit at the CHR Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle Hospital, during the coronavirus outbreak, in Liege, Belgium.
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Medical personnel jump in the COVID-19 unit at the CHR Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle Hospital, during the coronavirus outbreak, in Liege, Belgium.
© REUTERS / Fort Myers Police Department The Fort Myers Police Department makes a heart out of police cars to thank healthcare workers at Lee Memorial Hospital, in Fort Myers, Florida.
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The Fort Myers Police Department makes a heart out of police cars to thank healthcare workers at Lee Memorial Hospital, in Fort Myers, Florida.
© Sputnik / Artur Lebedev / Go to the mediabankAn employee from "Southern Cultures" national park in Russia feeds an orphaned baby squirrel.
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An employee from "Southern Cultures" national park in Russia feeds an orphaned baby squirrel.
© REUTERS / Daniel BecerrilMexican lawyer Candelario Maldonado, dressed up as the fictional character Batman, gives a birthday cake to a child wearing a face mask in front of his home, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Monterrey, Mexico.
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Mexican lawyer Candelario Maldonado, dressed up as the fictional character Batman, gives a birthday cake to a child wearing a face mask in front of his home, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Monterrey, Mexico.
© REUTERS / Pascal RossignolSheep graze near the deserted Mont Saint-Michel in the western French region of Normandy, as a lockdown is imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France.
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Sheep graze near the deserted Mont Saint-Michel in the western French region of Normandy, as a lockdown is imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France.
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