AFGHANISTANKABULWORLD BOOK DAYEXHIBITION
(210423) -- KABUL, April 23, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People visit a book exhibition on World Book Day in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2021. A five-day book exhibition kicked off in Kabul on Friday to mark World Book Day which falls on April 23 every year. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)
INDONESIAYOGYAKARTAMOUNT MERAPI
(210423) -- YOGYAKARTA, April 23, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 23, 2021 shows white smoke spewing from Mount Merapi as seen from Sleman in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Priyo Utomo/Xinhua)
USA FLORIDA SPACE PROGRAMS CREW2 MISSION LAUNCH
epa09154736 A handout photo made available by NASA shows A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen to the right of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington as it is launches NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide onboard, in Washington, DC, USA, 23 April 2021. NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission is the second crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency'âs Commercial Crew Program. Kimbrough, McArthur, Pesquet, and Hoshide launched at 5:49 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission onboard the orbital outpost. EPA/BILL INGALLS / NASA / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: BILL INGALLS / NASA HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BRAZIL TRADITION
epa09154733 A faithful prays to mark St. George Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early 23 April 2021. Despite restrictions imposed to avoid the spreading of COVID-19 disease, people gathered to worship St. George, one of the most traditional saints of the Brazilian Catholic church. EPA/ANDRE COELHO
UAE RAMADAN ISLAM BELIEF
epa09154724 Muslim believers arrive to attend the second Friday prayer of holy month of Ramadan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 April 2021. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights. EPA/ALI HAIDER
NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT
epa09154713 Dutch Outgoing Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (CDA) Hugo de Jonge departs from the Binnenhof after a corona meeting prior to the weekly council of ministers EPA/PHIL NIJHUIS
SPAIN TRADITIONS SAINT JORDI
epa09154704 A client purchases a book at a bookshop stand for Sant Jordi celebrations in Barcelona, Spain, 23 April 2021. Catalonia celebrates its patron saint, Sant Jordi (known in English as St. George) every year on 23 April, which also coincides with World Book Day, by gifting roses and books to their loved ones. EPA/Enric Fontcuberta
LIBERIA PHOTO SET MONKEY BRIDGE
epa09154675 People cross the Monkey bridge in Woloh's Town, Grand Bassa County, Liberia, 20 April 2021 (issued 22 April 2021). The Monkey bridge, built more than one hundred years ago, connects Woloh's Town (Woloh Town in local Liberian dialect means Oil Town) to other towns in Grand Bassa County. The main source of income for the Woloh's Town community, with population of about three hundred people, is agriculture. The town produces a local alcohol from sugar cane as one of its main products. The Monkey Bridge, which is approximately one foot wide (about 30 cm) and made from wooden logs, sticks and rope and about 255 feet long (about 80 m), serves as a link for getting produce to market in surrounding towns. Children use the bridge to commute to school. There has been growing economic development around the Monkey Bridge due to the link it creates. Local authorities and residents have asked their direct government representatives for the improvement of the bridge as it has caused many injuries and in some cases deaths to residents of the Woloh's Town community but so far the bridge remains poorly maintained. Local authorities are seeking a business sponsor to develop the bridge to modern standards by offering ten acres of land as incentive for any prospective investors. EPA/AHMED JALLANZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
PORTUGAL EU DEFENSE MINISTERS WORKSHOP
epa09154651 Portuguese Minister of National Defense Joao Gomes Cravinho (C) speaks with Germany's Federal Minister of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (L) during a break at a Workshop of European Union Ministers of Defense on the Strategic Compass under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council in Queluz, Portugal, 23 April 2021. This workshop is aimed at promoting informal discussion on the main ideas, encouraging the presentation of substantive and prospective proposals and together shaping a new strategic vision for European defence. EPA/ANTONIO PEDRO SANTOS
LEBANONBEIRUTCEDAREARTH DAY
(210423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese workers plant cedar seedlings in Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve in northern Lebanon, on April 22, 2021, the 52nd Earth Day. The Lebanese have always taken pride in their cedar tree, or Cedrus libani, which presents in the middle of their national flag. However, the current situation of the national tree is worrying as the remnants cover only 3 percent of the country, or 17 square kilometers. (Photo by Khaled/Xinhua)
