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Updated Apr 16, 2021

Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Brazil

Military police offcier Everaldo Pinto, dressed as superhero Captain America poses for a photo in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Using his own resources, Pinto advises children on the need to protect themselves against COVID-19, distributing kits equipped with cleaning products and protective face masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Silvia Izquierdo ▲

APTOPIX Lebanon Ramadan

Muslim women attend the sun sets to break their fast, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan along the seaside promenade in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, where they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Hassan Ammar ▲

APTOPIX Texas Daily Life

A man who asked to be identified as "worker", performs a task on artwork called the Eye created by artist Tony Tasset in downtown Dallas, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The 30-foot giant eye had been vandalized and the workers said they were restoring the fiberglass sculpture. (AP Photo/LM Otero) LM Otero ▲

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Argentina

A nurse administers a dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly man at Tecnopolis Park which has been repurposed as a vaccine center, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) Victor R. Caivano ▲

APTOPIX Peru Elections

Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo hugs his daughter Alondra who cries for him not to leave home, as he prepares to campaign in Chugur, Peru, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Castillo will face rival candidate Keiko Fujimori in the June 6 presidential run-off election. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Martin Mejia ▲

APTOPIX Capitol Lockdown Officer Killed

Logan Evans, 9, center, son of the late U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans, holds a stuffed toy as he departs St. Stanislaus Kostka Church with his grandmother Janice Evans, behind center left, and his mother Shannon Terranova, center right, who holds his sister Abigail Evans, 7, right, following a funeral Mass for his father, in Adams, Mass., Thursday, April 15, 2021. Evans, a member of the U.S. Capitol Police, was killed on Friday, April 2, when a driver slammed his car into a checkpoint he was guarding at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven Senne ▲

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Brazil

Carlos Alberto places his hand on the coffin that contains the remains of his 41-year-old wife Aparecida de Freitas, who died from complications related to COVID-19, at a burial service in the Inhauma cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Bruna Prado ▲

APTOPIX Britain Weather

A general view as runners ease down under a dramatic sky after finishing a race at Newmarket Racecourse, Thursday April 15, 2021. (Alan Crowhurst/PA via AP) Alan Crowhurst ▲

APTOPIX Britain Soccer Europa League

Manchester United's Paul Pogba, right, tackles Granada's Yangel Herreraduring the Europa League, quarterfinal, second leg soccer match between Manchester United and Granada at the Old Trafford stadium, in Manchester, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Dave Thompson ▲

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Uruguay

A boy embraces his sister as a healthcare worker swabs his sister's nose for a sample to test for COVID-19 in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico) Matilde Campodonico ▲

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Venezuela

An acrobat of the Third Planet school practices rappel aerial dance from a building in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The school offers free aerial dance classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Matias Delacroix ▲

APTOPIX Indians White Sox Baseball

Chicago White Sox's Adam Eaton, bottom right, and Cleveland Indians shortstop Andres Gimenez, second from left, get into an argument at second base as Indians second baseman Cesar Hernandez, top right, watches during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh ▲

APTOPIX Bucks Hawks Basketball

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez drives against Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) John Bazemore ▲

APTOPIX Biden

President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Andrew Harnik ▲

APTOPIX Czech Republic Soccer Europa League

Arsenal's Thomas Partey, left, is challenged by Slavia Prague's Jan kuchta during the Europa League quarter final second leg soccer match between Slavia Prague and Arsenal at the Sinobo stadium in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Petr David Josek ▲

APTOPIX Red Sox Twins Baseball

Minnesota Twins' Jorge Polanco, right, races home to scores the winning run on a single by Max Kepler as Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez waits for the throw in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Minneapolis. The Twins won 4-3. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig) Craig Lassig ▲

APTOPIX Panthers Lightning Hockey

Florida Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52) falls on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) after a shot during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Chris O'Meara ▲

APTOPIX Warriors Cavaliers Basketball

Cleveland Cavaliers' Collin Sexton (2) drives on Golden State Warriors' Andrew Wiggins (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer) David Dermer ▲

APTOPIX Kings Suns Basketball

Sacramento Kings guard Delon Wright is fouled as he dishes around Phoenix Suns guard Jevon Carter (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Matt York) Matt York ▲

APTOPIX Indonesia Ramadan

Muslim men perform Friday prayer on the fourth day of Ramadan spaced apart as they practice social distancing to curb the spread of the new coronavirus at the Kubah Mas mosque in Depok, Indonesia, Friday, April 16, 2021. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) Tatan Syuflana ▲

APTOPIX Guatemala Volcano

A man pokes a lava flow with a stick, as it gushes from the slopes of Pacaya Volcano, near El Patrocinio village in San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Moises Castillo ▲

APTOPIX Greece Migrants

Refugees walk at Eleonas refugee camp in Athens, Friday, April 16, 2021. World Health Organization Director for Europe Hans Kluge, visit the camp Friday, accompanied by the Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Petros Giannakouris ▲

APTOPIX Britain Prince Philip

Isabella Disley and her dog Coco wait next to a portrait of Prince Philip, which adorns a window of a department store in Windsor, England, Friday, April 16, 2021. Prince Philip husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died April 9, aged 99, his funeral will take place Saturday at Windsor Castle in St George's Chapel. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Alastair Grant ▲

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak India

Health workers collect swab samples to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 16, 2021. India recorded another high of 217,353 new cases in the past 24 hours, pushing its total since the pandemic began past 14.2 million. The Health Ministry also reported 1,185 fatalities in the past 24 hours, raising deaths to 174,308. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Manish Swarup ▲

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel drinks some water during a parliament session about a new law to battle the coronavirus pandemic at the Bundestag at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Markus Schreiber ▲

APTOPIX Indonesia Ramadan

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus prays at the Kubah Mas mosque in Depok, Indonesia, Friday, April 16, 2021. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk.(AP Photo/ Tatan Syuflana) Tatan Syuflana ▲

APTOPIX Japan World Team Trophy Figure Skating

USA's Nathan Chen performs during the men's free skating program of the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Osaka, western Japan, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Hiro Komae ▲

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