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![A person flies a small drone-like aircraft near a Japanese castle.]()
Read moreA pilot demonstrates an aircraft powered by 18 electric motors, manufactured by LIFT Aircraft, in front of Osaka Castle in Osaka, Japan on March 14, 2023. #
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![About a dozen ballet dancers perform in close formation, with their arms upraised.]()
Read moreBallet dancers perform in "Swan Lake" at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland, England, on March 10, 2023. #
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![A close view of a daffodil]()
Read moreA daffodil on a sunny day in Brussels, Belgium, on March 13, 2023 #
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![Ice crystals on the petals of a flower]()
Read moreIce crystals appear on the petals of a dianthus flower after a heavy overnight frost in Manchester, England, on March 15, 2023. #
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![A view of turbulent gas and dust surrounding a distant star.]()
Read moreNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope gives a new view of the star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124). WR 124’s nebula is made of material cast off from the aging star in random ejections, and from dust produced in the ensuing turbulence. This brilliant stage of mass loss precedes the star’s eventual supernova, when nuclear fusion in its core stops and the pressure of gravity causes it to collapse in on itself, and then explode. #
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![A protester holds an umbrella in a street amid a cloud of tear gas.]()
Read moreA protester holds an umbrella to protect themselves from tear gas during a demonstration on the eighth day of strikes and protests across the country against the government's proposed pensions overhaul, in Nantes, France, on March 15, 2023. President Emmanuel Macron appears on the verge of pushing through the contested reforms despite months of protests. As the legislation enters the final stretch in Parliament, trade unions are set to make another attempt to pressure the government and lawmakers to reject the proposed hike in the retirement age to 64. #
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![Two police officers chase a protester who runs.]()
Read morePolice detain a protester during a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, India, to mark the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, on March 10, 2023. #
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![An actor, wearing a bowtie with googly eyes, strikes a fighting pose for cameras on a red carpet.]()
Read moreActor James Hong poses while attending the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 12, 2023. #
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![Actors Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan smile and point at each other onstage as Oscar statuettes are presented.]()
Read moreKe Huy Quan (right) accepts the award for Best Picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" from Harrison Ford during the Academy Awards ceremony on March 12, 2023, in Hollywood, California. #
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![An image of an astronaut playing guitar is projected onto the side of a building.]()
Read moreA light installation is projected onto buildings during the Festival of Lights in Zagreb, Croatia, on March 15, 2023. #
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![Four soccer players line up together and jump to block a free kick.]()
Read moreFC Barcelona's Jules Kounde, Robert Lewandowski, Andreas Christensen, and Sergio Busquets attempt to block a free kick during a match with Athletic Bilbao in San Mames, Bilbao, Spain, on March 12, 2023. #
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![The Empire State Building casts a shadow as the sun rises behind it.]()
Read moreThe Empire State Building casts a shadow as the sun rises behind it in New York City, as seen from Union City, New Jersey, on March 12, 2023. #
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![A volcano spews hot ash, which flows down its slope.]()
Read moreThe Merapi volcano spews hot ash, as seen from Turi, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on March 14, 2023. #
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![A Carl's Jr. drive-through menu is partially buried in a huge snowbank.]()
Read moreOn March 11, 2023, a Carl's Jr. drive-through menu is partially buried in a snowbank piled up from current and previous storms due to an atmospheric river event in Mammoth Lakes, California. The eastern Sierra Nevada is holding 243 percent of its regular snowpack for this time of the year. #
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![Firefighters use a ladder to scale a huge snowbank.]()
Read moreMammoth Lakes Fire Department firefighters use a ladder on a snowbank while responding to a propane-heater leak and small fire at a closed restaurant surrounded by snowbanks in Mammoth Lakes, California, on March 12, 2023. #
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![A person shovels on a snowy roadway lined with deep snowbanks.]()
Read moreA person shovels on a snowy roadway lined with deep snowbanks from new and past storms in the Sierra Nevada mountains, on March 12, 2023, in Mammoth Lakes. #
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![Flood-damaged homes line a rushing river.]()
Read moreDamaged homes and property that were hit by a flash flood along the Tule River, seen on March 10, 2023, in Springville, California. #
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![A license plate on a car bumper is partially submerged in floodwater.]()
Read moreA California license plate is seen in an area affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, on March 14, 2023. #
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![A person carries a bag of clothing inside a flooded laundromat.]()
Read morePamela Cerruti carries a bag of clothing as floodwaters surround machines at Pajaro Coin Laundry in Monterey County, California, on March 14, 2023. "We lost it all. That's half a million dollars of equipment," said Cerruti, who added that they plan to rebuild. #
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![A backyard pool hangs precariously above a landslide.]()
Read moreA backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc to the beachfront town of San Clemente, California, on March 16, 2023. #
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![A tortoise rests amid flood debris.]()
Read moreA tortoise rests amid debris just before being rescued, after being swept from its home by a flood in Sanliurfa, Turkey on March 16, 2023. #
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![A stray cat sits amid earthquake debris]()
Read moreA stray cat sits amid earthquake debris in Turkey's Hatay province, on March 9, 2023. #
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![A close view of a dog's face.]()
Read moreA German Spitz is seen on day four of the Crufts dog show at NEC Arena in Birmingham, England, on March 12, 2023. #
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![A person poses for a photo, wearing an intricate costume and colorful makeup.]()
Read moreA man dressed in the likeness of the Hindu deity Muthappan waits to perform during the Theyyam ritualistic dance festival in Somwarpet, India, on March 13, 2023. #
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![A view of the ocean, with the back of a person's head at bottom center.]()
Read moreA woman enjoys a hot winter day in front of the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain, on March 12, 2023. #
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![An aerial view of a stranded boat lying well above the waterline in a drying lake.]()
Read moreA stranded boat lies above the waterline in the drying lake Serre-Poncon, in southern France, on March 14, 2023. This season, France recorded the longest winter drought since record-keeping began in 1959. #
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![An aerial view of a maze of canals in a wetland]()
Read moreA maze of canals winds through Sihong Hongze Lake Wetland Scenic Area in Sihong County, Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China, on March 11, 2023. #
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![An aerial view of farmers harvesting wheat by hand]()
Read morePakistani farmers harvest a wheat crop in a field in Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, on March 12, 2023. #
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![A cat crosses a snow-covered road.]()
Read moreA cat crosses a snow-covered road in Bradford, England, on March 10, 2023. #
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![Two deer stand in deep snow.]()
Read moreA pair of deer stand in deep snow in Monroe, New York, on March 14, 2023. #
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![People gather and take photographs below blooming cherry trees.]()
Read morePeople take photos as they come out to Ueno Park to see the early cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, on March 14, 2023. Japan announced the official start of Tokyo's cherry-blossom season on March 14, 10 days earlier than usual, tying a previous record. #
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![A statue stands in a park, missing its head and shoulders.]()
Read moreThis photograph taken on March 16, 2023, shows a destroyed statue of Russian writer Maxim Gorky in the town of Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine. #
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![A soldier attaches a hand grenade to the underside of a drone.]()
Read moreA Ukrainian serviceman attaches a hand grenade to the underside of a drone to use in an attack against invading Russian forces, near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 15, 2023. #
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![A woman stands near a burning building.]()
Read moreA woman stands near a burning building following shelling in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, on March 15, 2023, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. #
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![A funeral service takes place inside a large church.]()
Read moreA memorial service is held for Dmytro Pashchuk, a fallen Ukrainian soldier, in St. Michael's Church in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 14, 2023. Pashchuk was killed on March 12 in the Kherson oblast by a kamikaze drone strike. #
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