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World bids farewell to Pope Francis

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Face to Face

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 Donald Trump, left, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, deep in conversation in St Peter’s Basilica.

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Dogs on UK election day

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Record breaking heatwave hits Delhi

Temperatures in Delhi have soared to record highs of 49.9C as authorities warn of water shortages.

 The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which reported “severe heatwave conditions”, recorded the temperatures on Tuesday, saying they were nine degrees higher than expected. 

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Blueberries Everywhere

This is the initial growth phase where the berries are setting their foundation.

 

My seedlings

They look good and healthy😄

Spring Has Sprung

The nectarine blossoms are so gorgeous😃

In My Garden

Keeping my fingers crossed for strawberries 🍓🍓🍓

 

Bridge strike

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Blue Devils

They are easy to spot among the rush of colour of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, their bodies covered in blue and their screams and antics somehow both frightening and fun. They are blue devil masqueraders and they are fighting to keep a tradition alive. 

 It is a winding - and for visitors, at times, nerve-wracking - drive up steep hills to get to the remote village of Paramin, located in the north-western part of Trinidad.

 Paramin is the home of the blue devil, a traditional Carnival character, according to local man Curdell Gibbs.

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Hide and seek champion

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Hatay, Turkey

People march on the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. 

Participants commemorated the victims at the time it struck, 4.17am, then threw carnations into the Orontes River. 

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Danish Queen Margrethe takes final ride as monarch.

Europe’s current longest-reigning monarch, Queen Margrethe, rode through Denmark’s capital in a gilded, horse-drawn coach as she concluded her last new year celebrations before abdicating later this month. Thousands braved freezing temperatures, strong winds, snow and sleet to cheer the queen along the route in Copenhagen. 

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Hold tight, Prancer

Parents in Utah had to allay their children’s fears for Santa’s sleigh when three deer were seen being airlifted over Heber City last week.

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No pasarán!

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 Sea lions obstruct the path of riot police during clashes with fishers who are protesting against the government after the repeal of the existing fishing law and the non-payment of promised bonuses in Valparaíso, Chile.

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Merry Christmas !

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