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Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the round of 16 Uefa Champions League soccer match Juventus FC vs FC Porto at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, 09 March 2021. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO 
Customers exercise at a gym prior to its forced closure in Hong Kong, China, 08 December 2020. The Hong Kong government imposed tighter COVID-19 social distancing and restrictions on night-time restaurants and shuttered gyms and beauty salons due to the surge of infections in the city. EPA-EFE/MIGUEL CANDELA 
A handout photo made available by The Royal Court of Sweden shows Swedish King Carl Gustaf XVI (L) and Queen Silvia lighting candles during a Memorial service at Drottningholm Palace Church in Stockholm, Sweden, 11 March 2021. Due to the anniversary of the first reported COVID-19-related death in Sweden, a service was held in Drottningholm’s castle church. The service was initiated by His Majesty, who in this way wanted to honor the memory of the victims of the pandemic. EPA-EFE/Kate Gabor HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES 
The new Pope, Francis I waves from a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after he was elected by fellow cardinals following a two day conclave 13 March 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first pope from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in over a thousand years. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ 
Demonstrators display placards during a protest against the military coup, in the Hlaingthaya (Hlaing Tharyar) township, outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, 13 March 2021. According to local witnesses, 19-year-old demonstrator Aung Paing Oo died by gunshot during an evening raid by military and police forces at Hlaingthaya township on 12 March. Anti-coup protests continue despite the intensifying violent crackdown on demonstrators by security forces. EPA-EFE/STRINGER 
People offer flowers next to a mask with blood belonging to an unidentified demonstrator who died during the crackdown with the security forces in Mandalay, Myanmar, 11 March 2021. Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar amid intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. EPA-EFE/STRINGER 
Demonstrators prepare to clash with the security forces during a protest against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar, 13 March 2021. Anti-coup protests continued despite the intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. EPA-EFE/STRINGER 
Demonstrators display placards during a protest against the military coup in Hlaingthaya (Hlaing Tharyar) Township, outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, 13 March 2021. Anti-coup protests continued despite the intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. EPA-EFE/STRINGER 
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) speaks during the National Remembrance Service for the 2019 Christchurch Mosques terrorist attack at Christchurch Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 March 2021. EPA-EFE/MARTIN HUNTER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT 
A women with a t-shirt bearing the image of president Faustin-Archange Touadera cheers at a concert at the Mouvement Coeur Unis (MCU) political party before the announcement of the provisional results for the presidential elections in Bangui, Central African Republic. EPA-EFE/ADRIENNE SURPRENANT 
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera. EPA-EFE/ADRIENNE SURPRENANT 
Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER 
Novak Djokovic of Serbia lifts the Norman Brooks Challenge Cup after winning his Men’s singles finals match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Day 14 of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, 21 February 2021. EPA-EFE/DAVE HUNT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT 
People lay flowers at the monument ‘Sad Angel’ by Russian sculptor Roman Shustrov, dedicated to the medical workers who have died from COVID-19, in St. Petersburg, Russia. EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV 
EPA-EFE/Orlando Barría
