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15 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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A heart is weaved into a fence outside the Eatonville Care Centre, a long-term care home, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canada's two largest provinces have called for military assistance to fight Covid-19 outbreaks they have been unable to get under control in long-term care facilities.Credit:Cole Burston
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A Somali man protests against the killing of at least one civilian during the overnight curfew, which is intended to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, on a street in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia.Credit:Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A man walks along an empty street in downtown Barcelona, Spain, as the lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus continues.Credit:Emilio Morenatti
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A family eat at the table during the iftar, the meal after sunset during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.Credit:ROBINUTRECHT
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A volunteer clad in a protective suit sprays disinfectant on the seaside promenade in Andratx, a popular tourist town on the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain.Credit:Cati Cladera
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Melinda, a COVID-19 intensive care nurse, takes a break next to a sticker reading 'I'm a happy nurse' at the Etterbeek-Ixelles site of the Iris Sud Hospitals in Brussels, Belgium.Credit:Stephanie Lecocq
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Dairy cows are released from the stables at the farm Olasgard outside Varberg, Sweden. The spring cow release is normally an annual family event at many farms in Sweden, but this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic the event was held without spectators.Credit:Adam Ihse
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People with bicycles meet at the clock park in Duesseldorf, Germany.Credit:MARTIN MEISSNER
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Joggers run across Tower Bridge in London, England. Credit:Alex Pantling
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Istanbul's famous Blue Mosque and surrounding areas are seen empty on the second day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and the third day of a four-day lockdown in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit:Chris McGrath
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Empty pubs and bars are seen on the Terrace, one of the most popular socialising locations in the inner city, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Credit:Kai Schwoerer
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South Koreans wear masks and sit according to social distancing as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19), as they prepare for an insurance planner examination of General Insurance Association of Korea at Seokyeong University playground in Seoul, South Korea. Credit:Chung Sung-Jun
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Cambodian villagers move a wooden house at Pon Sang village in north side of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the traditional moving way that villagers gather to help each other by using tractors and logs with keeping the house intact. Credit:HENG SINITH
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An assistant wearing a face mask wraps the hands of a boxers in the locker room at Alexis Arguello Sports Center in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaragua is one of the very few countries that allow sport events during the COVID-19 pandemic.Credit:Getty Images
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People play dominoes next to their vehicles while waiting in line for the second day to refuel at a Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) gas station in Caracas, Venezuela. In a week when oil futures fell below zero, everyday Venezuelans are paying more than ever for gasoline, about $10 per gallon, as extreme shortages fuel a booming black market.Credit:Carlos Becerra