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Our World in pictures: Week 10 of 2021

Here is an incomplete, yet surprising and moving gallery of images of this week’s events around the world.
Maverick Life Editors
By Maverick Life Editors
12 Mar
Saype's Beyond Walls project in Benin A handout photo made available by Valentin Flauraud for Saype shows an aerial view taken with a drone of a giant landart fresco by French-Swiss artist Saype, painted for the 10th step of his worldwide 'Beyond Walls' project by the beach in the village of Abouta (1000 sq. m), Ouidah district, Benin, 03 March 2021. Five frescoes were created using approximately 700 liters of biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water, and milk proteins. The 'Beyond Walls' project aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world, promoting values such as togetherness, kindness, and openness to the world. Here in Benin, this step was motivated by the country's tragic slave history. Four frescoes (1000 sq. m in total) were painted in the floating village of Ganvie, originally a refuge from slave capture raids. In parallel, a fifth fresco was painted by the ocean in the village of Abouta (1000 sq. m), Ouidah district, the beach that saw millions of slaves sent off across the Atlantic. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD / Valentin Flauraud for Saype

epa09067304 A handout photo made available by Valentin Flauraud for Saype shows an aerial view taken with a drone of a giant landart fresco by French-Swiss artist Saype, painted for the 10th step of his worldwide 'Beyond Walls' project in Ganvie, a village on stilts, Benin, 03 March 2021. Five frescoes were created using approximately 700 liters of biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water, and milk proteins. The 'Beyond Walls' project aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world, promoting values such as togetherness, kindness, and openness to the world. Here in Benin, this step was motivated by the country's tragic slave history. Four frescoes (1000 sq. m in total) were painted in the floating village of Ganvie, originally a refuge from slave capture raids. In parallel, a fifth fresco was painted by the ocean in the village of Abouta (1000 sq. m), Ouidah district, the beach that saw millions of slaves sent off across the Atlantic. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: Valentin Flauraud for Saype / HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
A handout photo made available by Valentin Flauraud for Saype shows an aerial view taken with a drone of a giant landart fresco by French-Swiss artist Saype, painted for the 10th step of his worldwide 'Beyond Walls' project in Ganvie, a village on stilts, Benin, 03 March 2021. Five frescoes were created using approximately 700 liters of biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water, and milk proteins. The 'Beyond Walls' project aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world, promoting values such as togetherness, kindness, and openness to the world. Here in Benin, this step was motivated by the country's tragic slave history. Four frescoes (1000 sq. m in total) were painted in the floating village of Ganvie, originally a refuge from slave capture raids. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD / Valentin Flauraud for Saype
epa09054431 A woman with a dog stands in front of the recent Banksy artwork that has been placed on a side wall of a redundant prison in Reading, Britain, 05 March 2021. Anonymous British street artist Banksy has taken credit for the artwork of an inmate escaping from a former jail that once housed British playwright Oscar Wilde. EPA-EFE/JOSHUA BRATT
A woman with a dog stands in front of the recent Banksy artwork that has been placed on a side wall of a redundant prison in Reading, Britain, 05 March 2021. EPA-EFE/JOSHUA BRATT
epa09069857 The statue of General Manuel Baquedano, located in the epicenter of the protests in Chile, Plaza Italia, and which has been the subject of numerous attacks, is removed at dawn for its restoration, in Santiago, Chile, 12 March 2021. National Monuments Council (CMN) decided on 10 March to remove the monument as a temporary measure that aims to restore and reserve the sculpture. EPA-EFE/AILEN DIAZ
The statue of General Manuel Baquedano, located in the epicenter of the protests in Chile, Plaza Italia, and which has been the subject of numerous attacks, is removed at dawn for its restoration, in Santiago, Chile, 12 March 2021. EPA-EFE/AILEN DIAZ
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 12: University of Cape Town (UCT) students protest on March 12, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the students have been protesting against the financial exclusion of students who owe the university outstanding fees and have threatened a national shutdown on March 15th if their demands are not met. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
University of Cape Town (UCT) students protest on March 12, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the students have been protesting against the financial exclusion of students who owe the university outstanding fees. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
epa09069698 Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion protest outside the Standard Bank head office in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 March 2021. Activists claim that Standard Bank, Africa's biggest lender, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) of Japan are reportedly about to finance a 1,443- kilometer crude oil pipeline through Uganda and Tanzania. If built, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) would be the longest heated crude oil pipeline in the world. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion protest outside the Standard Bank head office in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 March 2021. Activists claim that Standard Bank, Africa's biggest lender, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) of Japan are reportedly about to finance a 1,443- kilometer crude oil pipeline through Uganda and Tanzania. If built, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) would be the longest heated crude oil pipeline in the world. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
ERBIL, IRAQ - MARCH 07: Monks pray during a mass conducted by Pope Francis at the Franso Hariri Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Pope Francis arrived in Erbil, the final stop of his historic four-day visit, the first ever papal visit to Iraq. In his first foreign trip since the start of the pandemic Pope Francis visited Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and the cities of Qaraqosh and Mosul, which were heavily destroyed by ISIS. Although the trip is seen as an act of solidarity, the Vatican has been forced to defend the decision to go ahead with the papal visit amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as Iraq is currently seeing a spike in infection rates as it faces a deadly second wave of the virus. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Monks pray during a mass conducted by Pope Francis at the Franso Hariri Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Pope Francis arrived in Erbil, the final stop of his historic four-day visit, the first ever papal visit to Iraq. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
ERBIL, IRAQ - MARCH 07: Nuns take a selfie after the completion of a mass conducted by Pope Francis at the Franso Hariri Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Pope Francis arrived in Erbil, the final stop of his historic four-day visit, the first ever papal visit to Iraq. In his first foreign trip since the start of the pandemic Pope Francis visited Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and the cities of Qaraqosh and Mosul, which were heavily destroyed by ISIS. Although the trip is seen as an act of solidarity, the Vatican has been forced to defend the decision to go ahead with the papal visit amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as Iraq is currently seeing a spike in infection rates as it faces a deadly second wave of the virus. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Nuns take a selfie after the completion of a mass conducted by Pope Francis at the Franso Hariri Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
ERBIL, IRAQ - MARCH 07: Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives to conduct mass at the Franso Hariri Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Pope Francis arrived in Erbil, the final stop of his historic four-day visit, the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. In his first foreign trip since the start of the pandemic, Pope Francis visited Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil, and the cities of Qaraqosh and Mosul, which were heavily destroyed by ISIS. Although the trip is seen as an act of solidarity, the Vatican has been forced to defend the decision to go ahead with the papal visit amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as Iraq is currently seeing a spike in infection rates as it faces a deadly second wave of the virus. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives to conduct mass at the Franso Hariri Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
IWAKI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Buddhist monks pray for the victims of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami at a beach on March 11, 2021 in Iwaki, Japan. Japan will today observe the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and triple nuclear meltdown in which almost 16,000 were killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake was one of the most powerful ever recorded. It triggered tsunami waves up to 40.5 meters high that travelled at 700km/h and surged up to 10km inland destroying entire towns. It moved Japan’s main island of Honshu 2.4m east, shifted the Earth on its axis by estimates of between 10cm and 25cm and increased the planet’s rotational speed by 1.8 microseconds per day. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)
Buddhist monks pray for the victims of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami at a beach on March 11, 2021 in Iwaki, Japan.  (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)
WUHAN, CHINA - MARCH 11: (CHINA OUT) A girl holds a blossom in her mouth while posing for photos under cherry blossom trees at Wuhan University on March 11, 2021 in Wuhan, China. Tourists come to view cherry blossoms at the university during the spring. Wuhan University, first founded in 1893, is widely known as one of the most beautiful universities in China. Last year Wuhan University did not receive guests due to the pandemic lockdown. Currently the limit is 10,000 tourists a day. With no recorded cases of community transmission since May 2020, life for residents is gradually returning to normal. (Photo by Getty Images)
A girl holds a blossom in her mouth while posing for photos under cherry blossom trees at Wuhan University on March 11, 2021 in Wuhan, China.  (Photo by Getty Images)
epa09069726 Cosmos flowers are seen as the sun rises over Delta Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 March 2021. The flowers are early signs of the shift from summer to autumn. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
Cosmos flowers are seen as the sun rises over Delta Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 March 2021. The flowers are early signs of the shift from summer to autumn. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
VAZEC, SLOVAKIA - MARCH 09: Little lambs sniff each other on the Ecofarm Vazec on March 09, 2021 in Vazec, Slovakia. With the added complications in transporting cattle during the coronavirus pandemic, breeders are now targeting local markets. Approximately 150, 000 lambs are born in Slovakia each spring, with 50% destined for European markets before pandemic times. The Slovak market with lamb meat was more markedly opened for Slovak consumers after the first wave of coronapandemic in 2020 and it proved that there is a demand for it. Sheep and Goat Farmers' Association in Slovakia assumes that there will be even bigger demand on a local market during the Easter season 2021. Ecofarm in Vazec village breeds Wallachian sheep which is a national sheep breed. Ecofarm expects about 1000 lambs to be born by the end of March. Their aim is to distribute lamb meat primarily to the domestic market. Ecofarm Vazec noticed a higher number of lambs - twins compared to the previous years. (Photo by Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images)
Little lambs sniff each other on the Ecofarm Vazec on March 09, 2021 in Vazec, Slovakia.  (Photo by Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MARCH 11: Bruno de Nicola, 43, cuisine chef at the Italian Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, and Eunice Cides de Oliveira wait for their wedding ceremony inside an ambulance on March 11, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bruno and "Nice" met five years ago at the consulate and already had a date to get married. During the coronavirus pandemic, Bruno was diagnosed with skin cancer and underwent treatment and at the end of last year it was discovered that the cancer had returned. Due to the prognosis and the pandemic, the couple decided to cancel the marriage. Bruno's doctor was moved by their story and insisted that the couple should get married. The Pro-Cardiaco Hospital where he does his treatment arranged for a small ceremony to take place inside an ambulance in front of the registry. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Bruno de Nicola, 43, cuisine chef at the Italian Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, and Eunice Cides de Oliveira wait for their wedding ceremony inside an ambulance on March 11, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bruno and "Nice" met five years ago at the consulate and already had a date to get married. During the coronavirus pandemic, Bruno was diagnosed with skin cancer and underwent treatment and at the end of last year it was discovered that the cancer had returned. Due to the prognosis and the pandemic, the couple decided to cancel the marriage. Bruno's doctor was moved by their story and insisted that the couple should get married. The Pro-Cardiaco Hospital where he does his treatment arranged for a small ceremony to take place inside an ambulance in front of the registry. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
epa09070257 Broadway dancers and actors perform during a pop-up performance in Times Square called 'We Will Be Back' which was organized by the theater community to commemorate a year since theaters on Broadway were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic in New York, New York, USA, 12 March 2021. Broadway shows, and other live entertainment venues, are hoping to reopen later in the year but there are still questions about the financial viability of many shows if seating capacity continues to be limited by worried over the spread of COVID-19. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
Broadway dancers and actors perform during a pop-up performance in Times Square called 'We Will Be Back' which was organized by the theater community to commemorate a year since theaters on Broadway were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic in New York, New York, USA, 12 March 2021. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - MARCH 09: Ballet students dance during a class session at Bishkek Choreographic School on March 09, 2021 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek Choreographic School was founded in 1926. It is named after Cholponbek Bazarbaev, a renowned artist and political figure of the U.S.S.R.. The school is the only educational institution in the republic that trains personnel for the Kyrgyz State National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. During the Soviet era, the school was the best training center in Central Asia and Kyrgyzstan was a major figure in performance art within the Soviet Republic. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, central funding for the arts stopped. However, the school kept up it's excellence over the past few decades and many graduates from the school have gone on to have international careers in Russia, Kazakhstan, USA and more. (Photo by Yam G-Jun/Getty Images)
Ballet students dance during a class session at Bishkek Choreographic School on March 09, 2021 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Yam G-Jun/Getty Images)
COOLANGATTA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 12: Nikki Laird poses ahead of the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour at Coolangatta Beach on March 12, 2021 in Coolangatta, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
Nikki Laird poses ahead of the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour at Coolangatta Beach on March 12, 2021 in Coolangatta, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
epa09068212 A Yemeni poses with a falcon on top of a mountain overlooking the Wadi Dhahr valley on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen, 10 March 2021 (issued 11 March 2021). EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB
A Yemeni poses with a falcon on top of a mountain overlooking the Wadi Dhahr valley on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen, 10 March 2021 (issued 11 March 2021). EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 12: Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team chases Emirates Team New Zealand in America's Cup Race #4 between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team on Auckland Harbour on March 12, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team chases Emirates Team New Zealand in America's Cup Race #4 between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team on Auckland Harbour on March 12, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 12: Holly Hibbott of Great Britain competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle heats on day one of the British Swimming Invitation Meet at the Manchester Aquatics Centre on March 12, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Holly Hibbott of Great Britain competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle heats on day one of the British Swimming Invitation Meet at the Manchester Aquatics Centre on March 12, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
BRAGANCA PAULISTA, BRAZIL - MARCH 06: Brazilian triple jump athlete Samory Uiki exercises during a training session at CBaT Training Center on March 06, 2021 in Braganca Paulista, Brazil. Samory Uiki is close to qualifying to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Brazilian triple jump athlete Samory Uiki exercises during a training session at CBaT Training Center on March 06, 2021 in Braganca Paulista, Brazil. Samory Uiki is close to qualifying to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
epa09067526 A boy perform stunts with his bicycle near a sand sculpture of Hindu god Lord Shiva, made by Indian sand artist Laxmi Gaud for visitors and tourists to see on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri at the Juhu beach in Mumbai, India, 11 March 2021. The Maha Shivaratri festival is celebrated by Hindus in honor of Lord Shiva with ritual bathing of Shivalingams and prayers. According to one of the most popular legends Shivaratri is the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
A boy perform stunts with his bicycle near a sand sculpture of Hindu god Lord Shiva, made by Indian sand artist Laxmi Gaud for visitors and tourists to see on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri at the Juhu beach in Mumbai, India, 11 March 2021. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
epaselect epa09069226 Part of an art installation composed of billboards and entitled 'Because You Know Ultimately We Will Band A Militia' by Xaviera Simmons, displayed as part of the Desert X exhibition near Palm Springs, California, USA, 11 March 2021. The Exhibition runs from 12 March to 16 May 2021. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT
Part of an art installation composed of billboards and entitled 'Because You Know Ultimately We Will Band A Militia' by Xaviera Simmons, displayed as part of the Desert X exhibition near Palm Springs, California, USA, 11 March 2021. The Exhibition runs from 12 March to 16 May 2021. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT
epa09069871 Visitors walk past a model of a spider on display at the Museum fuer Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) in Berlin, Germany, 12 March 2021. Berlin museums are re-opening as coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown measures are gradually eased in the city. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Visitors walk past a model of a spider on display at the Museum fur Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) in Berlin, Germany, 12 March 2021. Berlin museums are re-opening as coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown measures are gradually eased in the city. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 11: The iconic 24-Cent inverted Jenny Plate Block stamp is on display at Sotheby's during a press preview for Sotheby's Auction Of The Three Treasures - Collected By Stuart Weitzman on March 11, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
The iconic 24-Cent inverted Jenny Plate Block stamp is on display at Sotheby's during a press preview for Sotheby's Auction Of The Three Treasures - Collected By Stuart Weitzman on March 11, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Thank you to Kim McCarthy from Gallo Images for her generous help in the production of this image selection. DM/ ML

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