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An aerial view of a child riding his bike on a pump track of the Swiss Bike Park Oberried at Niederscherli, Switzerland, 02 March 2021 (issued 03 March 2021). From 01 March, certain Corona restrictions in Switzerland have been relaxed and outdoor recreational facilities are partially accessible again. EPA-EFE/ANTHONY ANEX 
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US President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks on the Senate Passage of the 1.9 trillion US dollars coronavirus relief bill from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 March 2021. The bill now returns to the House for reconciliation where it is scheduled for a vote next 09 March. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW 
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to the media after the Senate voted to approve President Biden?s Covid relief package in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 06 March 2021. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO 
Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy reacts after winning the men’s 60m final at the 36th European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Arena Torun, in Torun, north-central Poland, 06 March 2021. EPA-EFE/Adam Warzawa POLAND OUT 
Visitors gather for a dance event in Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 06 March 2021. During a series of events, Fieldlab Events Co. investigates how large groups of people can come together in coronavirus pandemic time. EPA-EFE/FERDY DAMMAN 
Visitors have their temperature measured upon entering, prior to a dance event in Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 06 March 2021. During a series of events, Fieldlab Events Co. investigates how large groups of people can come together in coronavirus pandemic time. EPA-EFE/FERDY DAMMAN 
Seiko Hashimoto, President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, attends a press briefing after a council meeting in Tokyo, Japan, 03 March 2021. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA/POOL 
Lionel Messi trains with his teammates of the Argentinian national soccer team, in the facilities of the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 03 June 2019. The Argentina national soccer team will participate in the Copa America of Brazil that will be played from June 14 to July 7. EPA-EFE/Juan Ignacio Roncoroni 
A handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (2-R) at a square near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the old city of Iraq’s northern Mosul, Iraq, 07 March 2021. Pope Francis began on 05 March a three-day official visit in Iraq, the first papal visit to this country affected throughout the years by war, insecurity and lately COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/VATICAN MEDIA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES 
The sun sets behind the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa rising high in the skyline above all other buildings of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER 
Protesters and residents hold candles and pray during the ceremony to honor protesters, who died during clashes with the military around the country, Yangon, Myanmar, 06 March 2021. Anti-coup protests continued despite the intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. More than 50 people have died in the crackdown by security forces, since the military coup on 01 February 2021. EPA-EFE/NYEIN CHAN NAING 
Relatives and friends react during the funeral procession of Htet Aung, 19, and Min Oo, 21, who died in the anti-coup protests, in Yangon, Myanmar, 07 March 2021. Htet Aung and Min Oo were allegedly killed during the protest against the military coup on 03 March, after military men opened fire at an anti-coup protest, reports said. Anti-coup protests continued despite the intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. More than 50 people have died in the crackdown by security forces, since the military coup on 01 February 2021. EPA-EFE/LYNN BO BO 
A protester receives a soda wash after being exposed to tear gas fired by police during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar. EPA-EFE/LYNN BO BO 
Pope Francis attends a prayer for the victims of the war at Church Square, Mosul, Iraq, 07 March 2021. Pope Francis began on 05 March a three-day official visit in Iraq, the first papal visit to this country affected throughout the years by war, insecurity and lately COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEO 
Pope Francis attends a prayer for the victims of the war at Church Square, Mosul, Iraq, 07 March 2021. Pope Francis began on 05 March a three-day official visit in Iraq, the first papal visit to this country affected throughout the years by war, insecurity and lately COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEO
