A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 30, 2020
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Tuki, an Aldabra Giant tortoise, eats a cake made of vegetables as he celebrates his 100th birthday at Faruk Yalcin Zoo in Darica, 60 kilometers east of Istanbul, Turkey.
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A happy birthday message is displayed on the big screen in Piccadilly Circus for army veteran Captain Tom Moore on his 100th birthday, in London, a gesture of appreciation for his fundraising achievements for the NHS.
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Pakistani villager Hameeda Begum harvests crop with her son in suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Members of a militia group stand near the doors to the chamber in the capitol building before the vote on the extension of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lansing, Michigan.
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Members of the New York City paramedic community escort the casket of their colleague as they attend a funeral for New York City paramedic Anthony "Tony" Thomas in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn.
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A nurse writes the name of Italian anaesthesiologist Doctor Marino De Rosa on the back of his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the ICU division of the Covid unit at the San Filippo Neri hospital, in Rome, Italy, April 29, 2020.
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Penguins Momo and Omochi are seen during a media preview for their free online animal shows for children and families staying at home during Golden Week holidays due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, at the Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo, Japan.
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This aerial photo shows people walking across Green Reef, covered in algae, in Laomei on the northern coast of Taiwan, Taiwan.
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A woman carries bricks at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.
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A female seal Shakitto and the aquarium keeper Manami Suka stroll together at the Aqua Park Shinagawa which is closed to the public amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan.
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Chelsea Bruchs enjoys a nice day on the National Mall during the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2020.
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A health worker uses an infrared thermometer to measure the temperature of a labourer at the construction site in Ahmedabad, India.