SYRIA PRO PALESTINIANS PROTEST
epa09204748 Thousands of Syrians and Palestinians, holding Palestinian flags and posters shout anti-Israel slogans as they march from the Hamidiya souk towards the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, 16 May 2021, in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, who have been subject to an ongoing Israeli aggression for the seventh day in row. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI
ISRAEL JERSUALEM CAR RAMMING INCIDENT
epa09204695 Israeli Security and emergency forces at the scene of a car ramming attack into a police checkpoint, in Sheikh Jerah neighborhood, Jerusalem, 16 May 2021. Israeli police report of a Palestinian driven vehicle ramming attack, where six police officers were injured with two of them moderate and four others lightly, the driver was shot at the scene. EPA/ATEF SAFADI
CHILE ELECTIONS WOMEN
epa09204686 A woman casts her vote a polling station located in the Monumental Stadium, in Santiago, Chile, 15 May 2021 (Issued 16 May 2021). Carla (25), Jennifer (45) and Monica (72), are three Chilean women from different generations who are united by the 'dream' of having the world's first Constitution written by a balanced number of men and women, a historic opportunity Chile has in this constituent process. EPA/Elvis Gonzalez
ITALYROMEREOPENTOURISM
(210516) -- ROME, May 16, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Fontana di Trevi in Rome, Italy, May 15, 2021. Italy formally opened its borders on Sunday for restriction-free travel for visitors from some countries. While it appeared that few took advantage of the eased travel rules on their first day, businesses in Rome say they are ready.\r\n TO GO WITH 'Feature: Italy reopens to int'l tourism, sparking optimism for businesses' (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
epaselect SOUTH AFRICA PHOTO SET SANGOMA INITIATION
epaselect epa09200953 'Sangoma' initiate Dipuo Banda (L) has the blood from a slaughtered chicken and nearby goat sprayed over her as part of her 3 day initiation ceremony with her teacher, family, friends and students in the Alexandra Township in Johannesburg, South Africa, 14 May 2021 (issued 15 May 2021). Sangomas, the Zulu term for Medicine Women or traditional healers, fulfill different social and political roles in the community, including divination, physical healing, emotional and spiritual illnesses, directing birth or death rituals and finding lost cattle. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK EDITORS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT
INDIANEW DELHICOVID19HEALTH WORKERS
(210516) -- NEW DELHI, May 16, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 15, 2021 shows health workers wearing protective suits at a temporary care center for COVID-19 patients in New Delhi, India. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India on Sunday morning rose to 24,684,007 and the related death toll across the country stands at 270,284, India's federal health ministry said.\r\n During the past 24 hours, 311,170 new cases and 4,077 related deaths were reported from across the country. (UNI via Xinhua)
epaselect ISRAEL JERSUALEM CAR RAMMING INCIDENT
epaselect epa09204495 Security and emergency forces at the scene where a car crashed into a police checkpoint, in Sheikh Jerah neighborhood, Jerusalem, 16 May 2021. EPA/ATEF SAFADI
epaselect HUNGARY CYCLING TOUR DE HONGRIE
epaselect epa09204489 The peloton is on the way during the fifth stage of the 42nd Tour de Hongrie cycling race over 55km in Budapest, Hungary, 16 May 2021. EPA/Zsolt Szigetvary HUNGARY OUT
epaselect BELGIUM ISRAEL PALESTINIAN GAZA CONFLICT
epaselect epa09204453 People gather in front of the Israeli embassy during a demonstration in support of the Israeli population in Brussels, Belgium, 16 May 2021. In response to violent confrontations between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in Jerusalem, various Palestinian militant factions in Gaza launched rocket attacks on Israel since 10 May, which killed at least nine Israelis to date and resulted in retaliatory strikes by Israel on Gaza. Some 174 people have been killed in Israeli raids on Gaza, including 47 children and 29 women, the Palestinian ministry of health said on 16 May. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ
epaselect HUNGARY EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
epaselect epa09204214 Axel Reymond of France is on his way to win the men's open water 25km race of the LEN European Aquatics Championships at Lake Lupa in Budakalasz, north of Budapest, Hungary, 16 May 2021. EPA/Tibor Illyes HUNGARY OUT
