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Our World in pictures: Week 12 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
26 Mar
Volcanic Eruption Begins In Fagradalsfjall A helicopter flies close to a volcanic eruption which has begun in Fagradalsfjall near the capital Reykjavik on March 20, 2021 in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland. On Friday the Icelandic meteorological office announced a volcano, referring to a mountain located south-west of the Capital Reykjavik has erupted after thousands of small earthquakes in the area over the recent weeks. A no-fly zone has been established in the area. (Photo by Vilhelm Gunnarsson/Getty Images)

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - MARCH 26: A worker wearing a hazmat suit uses a fogging machine to disinfect a slum community along a railway as preventive measure against COVID-19 on March 26, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. Curfews and stricter lockdowns are being implemented in several areas across the Philippines as the country experiences its worst surge in cases since the lockdown began more than a year ago. The country has reported more than 693,000 cases of COVID-19 so far, with at least 13,095 deaths. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
A worker wearing a hazmat suit uses a fogging machine to disinfect a slum community along a railway as a preventive measure against COVID-19 on March 26, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
AKRE, IRAQ - MARCH 20: Iraqi Kurds carry lit torches up Kali mountain to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year, on March 20, 2021 in Akre, Iraq. The Persian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds which coincides with the vernal (spring) equinox and is calculated by the solar calendar. (Photo by Sam Tarling/Getty Images)
Iraqi Kurds carry lit torches up Kali mountain to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year, on March 20, 2021 in Akre, Iraq. The Persian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds which coincides with the vernal (spring) equinox and is calculated by the solar calendar. (Photo by Sam Tarling/Getty Images)
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 20: A Thai pro-democracy protester waves a smoke bomb in the air during a rally on March 20, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai pro-democracy protesters gather in Sanam Luang Park to protest against the imprisonment of their leaders before being dispersed by Thai riot police. This rally marks the latest in a months-long string of street protests where protesters call for governmental reform. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)
A Thai pro-democracy protester waves a smoke bomb in the air during a rally on March 20, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand.  (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)
Demonstrators march to CNN Center following a Stop AAPI Hate Rally in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Stop AAPI Hate, a group that tracks anti-Asian violence, said it had received nearly 3,800 reports of hate incidents since mid March, 2020, around the time that the Covid-19 pandemic seized the U.S. More than 500 of those came in the first two months of 2021. Photographer: Nicole Craine/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Demonstrators march to CNN Center following a Stop AAPI Hate Rally in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Photographer: Nicole Craine/Bloomberg via Getty Images
YANGON, MYANMAR - MARCH 20: Anti-coup protesters keep a lookout for military junta forces on March 20, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's military Junta charged deposed de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi with accepting bribes and taking illegal payments in gold, as it also continued a brutal crackdown on a nationwide civil disobedience movement in which thousands of people have turned out in continued defiance of tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition. Over 180 people have been killed so far according to the U.N. (Photo by Stinger/Getty Images)
Anti-coup protesters keep a lookout for military junta forces on March 20, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Stinger/Getty Images)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – MARCH 23: Residents in Mfuleni protest over service delivery on March 23, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the outraged residents demanded that they be provided with adequate basic services and that newly established neighbourhoods also receive basic services. Furthermore, the protesters also demanded that the City of Cape Town stop sending the Red Ants to demolish their houses that they had built on unoccupied land. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
Residents in Mfuleni protest over service delivery on March 23, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the outraged residents demanded that they be provided with adequate basic services and that newly established neighbourhoods also receive basic services.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MARCH 24: A flower is displayed on a pillow as part of a demonstration from the NGO Rio da Paz in front of the hospital Ronaldo Gazolla on March 24, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To symbolize the lack of ICU beds in hospitals, 30 stretchers with pillows and flowers were placed on the ground. Demonstrators also held banners with the word 'Shame' written in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. One day after registering for the first time over 3,000 deaths in just 24 hours, the official death toll in Brazil reached more than 300,000 deaths from Covid-19. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
A flower is displayed on a pillow as part of a demonstration from the NGO Rio da Paz in front of the hospital Ronaldo Gazolla on March 24, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Healthcare workers treat patients inside a Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at a field hospital in the Heliopolis favela of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, March 19, 2021. States across the country are seeing ICU bed shortages and healthcare systems on the brink of collapse, including Sao Paulo which has hit 91% capacity. Photographer: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Healthcare workers treat patients inside a Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at a field hospital in the Heliopolis favela of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, March 19, 2021.  Photographer: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MARCH 19: Desserts in a shape of a vaccine vial are placed in a window in cafe on March 19, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic. A cafe in Prague, which first made a coronavirus-shaped cake in autumn last year, is now offering a strawberry-banana flavored dessert in the shape of a vaccine. The Czech Republic is currently conducting its vaccination campaign with the Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines. With a population of 10.7 million and about 1.4 million coronavirus cases to date, the Czech Republic has the highest per capita infection rate in the world. (Photo by Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images)
Desserts in a shape of a vaccine vial are placed in a window in cafe on March 19, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic. A cafe in Prague, which first made a coronavirus-shaped cake in autumn last year, is now offering a strawberry-banana flavored dessert in the shape of a vaccine.  (Photo by Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 25: British Prime minister Boris Johnson visits the Monkey Puzzle Nursery in Greenford on March 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeremy Selwyn-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
British Prime minister Boris Johnson visits the Monkey Puzzle Nursery in Greenford on March 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeremy Selwyn-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: A man holds a sign and dresses as a plague doctor to encourage people to be vaccinated and prevent prolonging the COVID-19 pandemic March 25, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of House Energy & Commerce Committee held a joint hearing today on "Disinformation Nation: Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A man holds a sign and dresses as a plague doctor to encourage people to be vaccinated and prevent prolonging the COVID-19 pandemic March 25, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
People dance and sing songs as they celebrate Newroz festivities on March 21, 2021 in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Newroz is the Kurdish celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year and the spring equinox, which is celebrated by diverse communities across western and central Asia. Newroz is the most important festival in Kurdish culture and has taken the form of political expression among Kurds in Turkey. A top Turkish prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on Wednesday demanding the closure of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), in the culmination of a years-long clampdown on Turkish Parliament’s third largest party. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)
People dance and sing songs as they celebrate Newroz festivities on March 21, 2021 in Diyarbakir, Turkey.  (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)
BOULDER, CO - MARCH 23: Mourners pay their respects to Officer Eric Talley, who was killed after a gunman opened fire at a King Sooper's grocery store on March 23, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. Ten people were killed in the attack. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images)
Mourners pay their respects to Officer Eric Talley, who was killed after a gunman opened fire at a King Sooper's grocery store on March 23, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. Ten people were killed in the attack. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images)
Brandon Wexler helps a customer look at weapons at WEX Gunworks on 24 March 2021 in Delray Beach, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
Brandon Wexler helps a customer look at weapons at WEX Gunworks on March 24, 2021 in Delray Beach, Florida. U.S. President Joe Biden has called on lawmakers to “immediately pass” legislation to help curb gun violence in the county. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 24: Mayor Kim Janey delivers her inaugural address after being sworn in as the Mayor of Boston at City Hall on March 24, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the first woman, and first Black mayor of the city. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Mayor Kim Janey delivers her inaugural address after being sworn in as the Mayor of Boston at City Hall on March 24, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the first woman, and first Black mayor of the city. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 21: Members of the Bad Asian and Civic Walls groups paint a mural near Krog Street Tunnel on March 21, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The murals are in remembrance of the eight lives lost at the three spa shootings in Atlanta this past week. All across the United States people have banned together to show support for Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities after the shootings that left eight dead, six of whom were Asian women. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Members of the Bad Asian and Civic Walls groups paint a mural near Krog Street Tunnel on March 21, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The murals are in remembrance of the eight lives lost at the three spa shootings in Atlanta this past week.  (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: The light installation 'Neighborhood' lights up ahead of the official launch of Liverpool's annual River of Light Trail on March 22, 2021 in Liverpool, England. Eleven illuminated installations created by local, national and international artists will form the 2km outdoor walking River of Light Trail from tomorrow and will run for 14 nights from 6pm-10.30pm. The walking trail of light coincides with the anniversary of a year since the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown came into force. The River of Light Trail is only open to the residents of the city for the first week and will be compliant with current social distancing rules. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The light installation 'Neighborhood' lights up ahead of the official launch of Liverpool's annual River of Light Trail on March 22, 2021 in Liverpool, England. Eleven illuminated installations created by local, national and international artists will form the 2km outdoor walking River of Light Trail from tomorrow and will run for 14 nights from 6pm-10.30pm.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 24: Picasso's "Femme au Béret Mauve" on display at Bonhams on March 24, 2021 in London, England. The painting is being shown in cities around the world before being offered for sale at Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York on Thursday 13 May. It has an estimate of $10,000,000-15,000,000. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images)
Picasso's "Femme au Béret Mauve" on display at Bonhams on March 24, 2021 in London, England. The painting is being shown in cities around the world before being offered for sale at Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York on Thursday 13 May. It has an estimate of $10,000,000-15,000,000. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 21: A Chinese woman wears traditional dress, or hanfu, as she has her picture taken by friends next to the first blossoms of spring at a park on March 21, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
A Chinese woman wears a traditional dress, or hanfu, as she has her picture taken by friends next to the first blossoms of spring at a park on March 21, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 25: A model walks the runway during the Heaven Gaia collection show by Chinese designer Xiong Ying on day two of China Fashion Week A/W 2021/2022 at 751D.PARK on March 25, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
A model walks the runway during the Heaven Gaia collection show by Chinese designer Xiong Ying on day two of China Fashion Week A/W 2021/2022 at 751D.PARK on March 25, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to the Covid-19 vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey on March 23, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to the Covid-19 vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey on March 23, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Crystal White spins Shay "The Fox" Mazzato around during "Lingerie Fighting Championships 31: Booty Camp 2" at FSW Arena on March 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pay-per-view event was held without fans due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Crystal White spins Shay "The Fox" Mazzato around during "Lingerie Fighting Championships 31: Booty Camp 2" at FSW Arena on March 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
INGOLSTADT, GERMANY - MARCH 20: Caniggia Ginola Elva of FC Ingolstadt celebrates after scoring his team`s first goal during the 3. Liga match between FC Ingolstadt 04 and Waldhof Mannheim at Audi Sportpark on March 20, 2021 in Ingolstadt, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)
Caniggia Ginola Elva of FC Ingolstadt celebrates after scoring his team`s first goal during the 3. Liga match between FC Ingolstadt 04 and Waldhof Mannheim at Audi Sportpark on March 20, 2021 in Ingolstadt, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Matt Stonham proposes to Rhali Dobson of Melbourne City after he final game, round 14 W-League match between Melbourne City and Perth Glory at Frank Holohan Reserve on March 25, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia. Rhali decided to retire early to support Matt through his treatment for a brain tumour (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Matt Stonham proposes to Rhali Dobson of Melbourne City after the final game, round 14 W-League match between Melbourne City and Perth Glory at Frank Holohan Reserve on March 25, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia. Rhali decided to retire early to support Matt through his treatment for a brain tumour (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Nick Cotric and Corey Allan of the Bulldogs dive for the ball in the wet during the round two NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Penrith Panthers at Bankwest Stadium, on March 20, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Nick Cotric and Corey Allan of the Bulldogs dive for the ball in the wet during the round two NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Penrith Panthers at Bankwest Stadium, on March 20, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 20: The Pittsburgh Penguins defend against the New Jersey Devils late in the third period at the Prudential Center on March 20, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. The Penguins defeated the Devils 3-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Pittsburgh Penguins defend against the New Jersey Devils late in the third period at the Prudential Center on March 20, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. The Penguins defeated the Devils 3-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
ASPEN, COLORADO - MARCH 21: Chloe Kim of the United States takes a training run for the women's snowboard halfpipe final during Day 4 the Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix World Cup at Buttermilk Ski Resort on March 21, 2021 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Chloe Kim of the United States takes a training run for the women's snowboard halfpipe final during Day 4 the Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix World Cup at Buttermilk Ski Resort on March 21, 2021 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 18: Adam Scott of Australia plays his shot from the tenth tee during the first round of The Honda Classic at PGA National Champion course on March 18, 2021 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Adam Scott of Australia plays his shot from the tenth tee during the first round of The Honda Classic at PGA National Champion course on March 18, 2021 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Australian Olympic Slalom canoeist Jessica Fox poses at Penrith Whitewater Centre on March 24, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. The Penrith Whitewater Centre and surrounding areas have been flooded by heavy rain forcing the Australian Olympic Slalom Canoe Team to train on flat water. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Australian Olympic Slalom canoeist Jessica Fox poses at Penrith Whitewater Centre on March 24, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. The Penrith Whitewater Centre and surrounding areas have been flooded by heavy rain forcing the Australian Olympic Slalom Canoe Team to train on flat water. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Local children play on a swing set partially submerged flood water in the suburb of Riverstone in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. European coal prices traded higher in March, squeezed by shrinking reserves and flood-related supply disruptions in Australia. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Local children play on a swing set partially submerged floodwater in the suburb of Riverstone in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: The Windsor Bridge is seen submerged under rising floodwaters along the Hawkesbury River on March 22, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Western Sydney as floodwaters continue to rise. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
The Windsor Bridge is seen submerged under rising floodwaters along the Hawkesbury River on March 22, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Flooded settlement on March 25, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is reported that Bloemfontein has received unprecedented amounts of rain this year. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – MARCH 24: A dead evil eye puffer fish washed up on False Bay Beach on March 24, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the City of Cape Town has requested that people and their dogs stay clear of the poisonous fish as it carries the neurotoxin tetradotoxin and should not be eaten. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
A dead evil eye puffer fish washed up on False Bay Beach on March 24, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the City of Cape Town has requested that people and their dogs stay clear of the poisonous fish as it carries the neurotoxin tetradotoxin and should not be eaten. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MARCH 23: McKayla Spencer, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation as the Interagency Python Management Coordinator, works with a Burmese python used to train dogs to detect them in the Florida Everglades on March 23, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is using the dogs to sniff out Burmese pythons. A black lab named Truman and a point setter named Eleanor hunt five days a week with a dog handler and an FWC biologist to search for pythons on different public lands across south Florida. The FWC is implementing dog sniffing python hunters to help find and eliminate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades ecosystem. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
McKayla Spencer, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation as the Interagency Python Management Coordinator, works with a Burmese python used to train dogs to detect them in the Florida Everglades on March 23, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is using the dogs to sniff out Burmese pythons.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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