A painted lady butterfly sits on a flower in a field at the village of Mrouj, Lebanon, on April 13, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:
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This picture shows crops at "Mars Base 1," a C-Space Project, in the Gobi desert, some 40 kilometers from Jinchang in Chinas northwest Gansu Province, on April 17, 2019. (By AFP)
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People walk on a bank of the river Seine with the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in background, in the aftermath of a fire that devastated the cathedral, in Paris, France, on April 17, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
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A general view during sunny spring weather of Monte Bre shows Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano, Switzerland, on April 17, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
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In this photo, taken on April 16, 2019, an Afghan child is seen standing as she looks on along the street in Mazar-i-Sharif. (By AFP)
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A man pours water on a competitor during a cycling race as part of traditional festival games to mark the Sri Lanka national New Year celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 16, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
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A wind turbine is pictured during the inauguration day of the Arkona wind park on April 16, 2019, in the Baltic Sea, northern Germany. (Photo by AFP)
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A man on a boat collects plastic materials from dirty water in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
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A man jogs in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan in New York City, the US, on April 16, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
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