Church members watch the arrival of more than 800 couples taking part in the Easter Sunday mass wedding ceremony, organised by the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Jerusalem City (IPHC), in Kgabalatsane, in the North-West province, South Africa, April 9, 2023. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Church members watch the arrival of more than 800 couples taking part in the Easter Sunday mass wedding ceremony, organised by the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Jerusalem City (IPHC), in Kgabalatsane, in the North-West province, South Africa, April 9, 2023. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Bangabazar traders set up makeshift stalls on a footpath after fire ripped through the clothing market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
Bangabazar traders set up makeshift stalls on a footpath after fire ripped through the clothing market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
A tourist, right, poses near Ta Pae Gate for pictures as pigeons fly by in Chiang Mai. AFP
A tourist, right, poses near Ta Pae Gate for pictures as pigeons fly by in Chiang Mai. AFP
Farmers harvesting chive at a field in Taizhou, in China's Zhejiang province. AFP
Farmers harvesting chive at a field in Taizhou, in China's Zhejiang province. AFP
Young men race horses during the annual Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo festival in Lethem, Guyana. AP Photo
Young men race horses during the annual Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo festival in Lethem, Guyana. AP Photo
A lineman removes burnt electric wires at the scene of a fire in Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
A lineman removes burnt electric wires at the scene of a fire in Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
Tourists enjoy the snow-covered slopes of Sonamarg about 80km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
Tourists enjoy the snow-covered slopes of Sonamarg about 80km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
Seafood is harvested at a farm in Chinese waters opposite the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands. Reuters
Seafood is harvested at a farm in Chinese waters opposite the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands. Reuters
A group of brides at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church south of Johannesburg wait to take part in a mass wedding ceremony on Easter Sunday. AFP
A group of brides at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church south of Johannesburg wait to take part in a mass wedding ceremony on Easter Sunday. AFP
Boats from Taiwan's Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit patrol the Matsu Islands, with China's Fujian province in the background. AFP
Boats from Taiwan's Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit patrol the Matsu Islands, with China's Fujian province in the background. AFP
The Easter fire is lit with burning torches on a hill in Attendorn, western Germany. AFP
The Easter fire is lit with burning torches on a hill in Attendorn, western Germany. AFP
A pack of riders cycle over a cobblestone sector during the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic race in northern France. AFP
A pack of riders cycle over a cobblestone sector during the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic race in northern France. AFP

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