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Week in pictures: 27 March - 2 April 2021

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

Toby Melville / Reuters A health worker stands behind a wall painted in hearts, on 29 March 2021Toby Melville / Reuters
Bereaved families paint hearts along the southern bank of the River Thames, in London, as a memorial to those who have died with Covid-19.
Suez Canal Authority / Handout via Reuters The container ship Ever Given after it was partially refloated in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 29 March 2021Suez Canal Authority / Handout via Reuters
The Ever Given is partially refloated in the Suez Canal, Egypt. The 400m (1,300ft) container ship was freed from the shoreline after it ran aground, blocking one of the world's busiest trade routes for almost a week.
Sophia Groves / Getty Images People are illuminated by the glow of lava from Mount Fagradalsfjall in Iceland, on 28 March 2021Sophia Groves / Getty Images
People watch as lava flows from a volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland. Lava started to burst through a crack in Mount Fagradalsfjall on 19 March, in the first eruption of its kind in more than 800 years.
Nicholas Pfosi / Reuters Attorney Ben Crump, Reverend Al Sharpton and the Floyd family kneel following a news conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center, on 29 March 2021Nicholas Pfosi / Reuters
Lawyer Ben Crump, the Rev Al Sharpton and the Floyd family kneel during the first day of the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin on two counts of murder and one of manslaughter over the death of George Floyd, last May, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Xavier Galiana / AFP People throw coloured powder as they celebrate Holi, in Jodhpur, India, on 29 March 2021Xavier Galiana / AFP
People throw coloured powder as they celebrate Holi, in Jodhpur, India. The annual Hindu festival celebrates the beginning of spring as well as the triumph of good over evil.
Christopher Furlong / Getty Images Demonstrators block the tram tracks during a Kill the Bill protest in Manchester, on 27 March 2021Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
Demonstrators block tram tracks during a Kill the Bill protest in Manchester. Protests opposing the government's Police and Crime Bill have been held in a number of towns and cities across the UK.
Karamallah Daher / Reuters A priest stands on the back of a truck as he visits neighbourhoods in Qlayaa, Lebanon, on 28 March 2021Karamallah Daher / Reuters
A priest stands on the back of a pick-up truck as he visits neighbourhoods in Qlayaa, Lebanon, on Palm Sunday.
Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP Commuters wait for a bus ahead of the night time curfew in Nairobi, on 27 March 2021Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Commuters wait for a bus before the start of a curfew in Nairobi, Kenya. Travel restrictions and increased curfews were introduced in the country, following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases between January and March.
Yui Mok / PA Media A mother and daughter enjoy warm weather in Kew Gardens, London on 30 March 2021Yui Mok / PA Media
A mother and daughter enjoy warm weather in Kew Gardens, south-west London. Parts of the UK saw the second warmest March day on record, with temperatures hitting 24.5C, a day after lockdown measures were eased in England.
Soe Zeya / Reuters A tiger plays in water at a zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 31 March 2021Soe Zeya / Reuters
A tiger plays in water at a zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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