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Our World in pictures: Week 13 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
2 Apr
Interpets - International fair for a better life with pets A greyhound is seen wearing a dress at the 'Interpets' international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, 01 April 2021. As the coronavirus pandemic is limiting access from abroad, some 300 exhibitors based in Japan will present their products to business visitors and pet lovers until 04 April at the event, which is the largest international trade fair in the Japanese pet market. With the COVID-19 pandemic, pets are giving comfort to people who are spending more time home due to lockdowns and telework, boosting the pet products market. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa09110396 Visitors walk with their dogs in strollers at the 'Interpets' international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, 01 April 2021. As the coronavirus pandemic is limiting access from abroad, some 300 exhibitors based in Japan will present their products to business visitors and pet lovers until 04 April at the event, which is the largest international trade fair in the Japanese pet market. With the COVID-19 pandemic, pets are giving comfort to people who are spending more time home due to lockdowns and telework, boosting the pet products market. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
Visitors walk with their dogs in strollers at the 'Interpets' international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, 01 April 2021. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Seal pup Birubi chases a piece of rope at Taronga Zoo on March 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Three-month-old long-nosed fur seal pup Birubi made her first public appearance at Taronga Zoo's Seal Bay this week after spending time with her mother Keke in a purpose-built pupping nursery as Birubi mastered some natural behaviours, such as swimming off display. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
Seal pup Birubi chases a piece of rope at Taronga Zoo on March 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Taronga Zoo Herpetofauna Supervisor Michael McFadden holds a Northern Corroboree frog in his hand at Taronga Zoo on March 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. The Northern Corroboree frog is one of Australia's most endangered species whose population in the wild was severely impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires. Taronga Zoo's new breeding program and purpose-built 'frog hotel' aims to ensure the survival of the species and ensure genetic diversity in Northern Corroboree populations in the wild. The Northern Corroboree frog has become a symbol of the pressures facing Australia's alpine environments from bushfires, feral pests and land degradation. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
Taronga Zoo Herpetofauna Supervisor Michael McFadden holds a Northern Corroboree frog in his hand at Taronga Zoo on March 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. The Northern Corroboree frog is one of Australia's most endangered species whose population in the wild was severely impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
DORCHESTER, DORSET - MARCH 30: Visitors look at 'Boris' by Adam Binder at Sculpture By The Lakes on March 30, 2021, in Pallington, United Kingdom. FORM - The Sculpture Exhibition at Sculpture by the Lakes, near Dorchester, features 200 pieces of both indoors and outdoors from the country's top sculptors. The exhibition is set in 26-acres of lakes, rivers, gardens and woodlands, displaying works by Philip Jackson, Adam Binder and Nicola Godden throughout April and May. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Visitors look at 'Boris' by Adam Binder at Sculpture By The Lakes on March 30, 2021, in Pallington, United Kingdom. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught poses with his dinosaurs built from LEGO, on March 31, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. The exhibition transforms the blockbuster franchise Jurassic World into the largest LEGO brick experience in Australian history. Over 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes and activities are made from over 6 million LEGO bricks, including Velociraptors Blue and Delta and an enormous T Rex. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught poses with his dinosaurs built from LEGO, on March 31, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
REYKJANES PENINSULA, ICELAND - MARCH 28: People's figures are illuminated by the glow of the lava on March 28, 2021 on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. The Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted on March 19, after thousands of small earthquakes in the area over the recent weeks, and was reportedly the first eruption of its kind on the Reykjanes Peninsula in around 800 years. (Photo by Sophia Groves/Getty Images)
People's figures are illuminated by the glow of the lava on March 28, 2021 on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. The Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted on March 19, after thousands of small earthquakes in the area over the recent weeks, and was reportedly the first eruption of its kind on the Reykjanes Peninsula in around 800 years. (Photo by Sophia Groves/Getty Images)
ORURO, BOLIVIA - MARCH 28: An aerial view of acontaminated area with sewage water and garbage, plastic recipients, bottles and toxic waste generated by mining companies which have polluted the Tagarete River which flows into Uru Uru Lake on March 27, 2021, near Oruro, Bolivia. Plastic bottles, bags and waste from the San José mine affect the affluent rivers and the Uru Uru Lake, placed at 3,700 meters above sea level. Residents of the surrounding villages must go to Oruro to buy drinking water and are worried about waste mismanagement and pollution. (Photo by Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images)
An aerial view of a contaminated area with sewage water and garbage, plastic recipients, bottles and toxic waste generated by mining companies that have polluted the Tagarete River which flows into Uru Uru Lake on March 27, 2021, near Oruro, Bolivia.  (Photo by Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images)
NEWNAN, GA - MARCH 26: An aerial view from a drove show tornado damage to homes on March 26, 2021 in Newnan, Georgia. According to reports, an EF-4 rating tornado passed through Newnan and parts of nearby Coweta and Heard counties late Thursday night into Friday. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
An aerial view from a drove show tornado damage to homes on March 26, 2021 in Newnan, Georgia.  (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
SUEZ, EGYPT - MARCH 29: The container ship 'Ever Given' enters Great Bitter Lake after it was refloated, unblocking the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021 in Suez, Egypt. This morning the container ship came partly unstuck from the shoreline, where it ran aground in the canal last Tuesday, and later resumed its course shortly after 3pm local time. The Suez Canal is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and the blockage had created a backlog of vessels at either end, raising concerns over the impact on global shipping and supply chains. (Photo by Mahmoud Khaled/Getty Images)
The container ship 'Ever Given' enters Great Bitter Lake after it was refloated, unblocking the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021 in Suez, Egypt. (Photo by Mahmoud Khaled/Getty Images)
AT SEA - MARCH 29: Migrants of different nationalities wait in the wooden boat in which they traveled to be transferred to the vessel of the Spanish NGO Open Arms on March 29, 2021 in At Sea, Unspecified. The Spanish NGO Open Arms rescued passengers in two wooden boats, with 84 and 97 people respectively. The Open Arms vessel now has a total of 219 migrants, rescued in the Malta SAR (Search and Rescue) zone. (Photo by Carlos Gil/Getty Images)
Migrants of different nationalities wait in the wooden boat in which they travelled to be transferred to the vessel of the Spanish NGO Open Arms on March 29, 2021, in At Sea, Unspecified. (Photo by Carlos Gil/Getty Images)
MISSION, TEXAS - MARCH 30: A group of migrants arrives in the U.S. after crossing the Rio Grande in a raft piloted by smugglers on March 30, 2021 in Roma, Texas. The group, made up of individuals from mostly Central American countries, turned themselves into the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing as they seek asylum in the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A group of migrants arrives in the U.S. after crossing the Rio Grande in a raft piloted by smugglers on March 30, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: In this handout from Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice - Brother and sister Amira Atia, 3, (L) and Adem Atia, 4, (R) hold each other in front of a Covid-19 Memorial Wall that has begun opposite Parliament on March 29, 2021, in London, England. Bereaved families have today begun the creation of a vast Covid-19 Memorial Wall, on the Embankment opposite the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. Painting individual red hearts for each of the lives lost to the virus, the group hopes to put personal stories at the heart of the Government's approach to learn lessons from the pandemic. Coronavirus is thought to be responsible for more than 145,000 deaths in the UK. 'This is an outpouring of love,' said Matt Fowler, co-founder of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, who lost his dad Ian, 56, to the virus. 'Each heart is individually hand-painted - utterly unique, just like the loved ones we have lost. And like the scale of our collective loss, this memorial is going to be enormous. We think it will take several days to complete and it's going to stretch for more than half a kilometre. We know not everyone can come down here to see it, but we really hope this can become a focal point for remembering this national tragedy. We have placed it at the heart of our capital so that the Government never loses sight of the personal stories at the heart of all this.'Bereaved family members and volunteers began work first thing this morning, using paint pens for the hearts and cleaning existing marks off the wall. The group has committed to restoring the site at the appropriate time. Those taking part are socially-distanced in no more than groups of six on given sections of walls. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe For Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice/Getty Images)
In this handout from Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice - Brother and sister Amira Atia, 3, (L) and Adem Atia, 4, (R) hold each other in front of a Covid-19 Memorial Wall that has begun opposite Parliament on March 29, 2021, in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe For Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice/Getty Images)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - MARCH 26: A worker wearing a hazmat suit uses a fogging machine to disinfect a street 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 on March 26, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy president David Mabuza, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize with the CEO of Aspen Swartz during the visit to the Aspen Pharmacare sterile manufacturing facility on 29 March 2021 in Gqeberha, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Die Burger / Lulama Zenzile)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy President David Mabuza, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize with the CEO of ASPEN Swartz during the visit to the Aspen Pharmacare sterile manufacturing facility on March 29, 2021, in Gqeberha, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Lulama Zenzile)
A group of pastors from various churches march to Parliament demanding 100% capacity in their churches over the Easter weekend on March 26, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that religious gatherings are permitted under adjusted lockdown level one subject to limitations on size, adherence to social distancing and other health protocols. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
A group of pastors from various churches march to Parliament demanding 100% capacity in their churches over the Easter weekend on March 26, 2021, in Cape Town, South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – MARCH 26: A group of pastors from various churches march to Parliament demanding 100% capacity in their churches over the Easter weekend on March 26, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that religious gatherings are permitted under adjusted lockdown level one subject to limitations on size, adherence to social distancing and other health protocols. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
A group of pastors from various churches march to Parliament demanding 100% capacity in their churches over the Easter weekend on March 26, 2021, in Cape Town, South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 25: A gravedigger digs a grave in the San Miguel Xico Cemetery on March 25, 2021 in Valle de Chalco, Mexico. Johns Hopkins University reported yesterday that Mexico reached 199,627 deaths related to COVID-19 and the country could surpass the 200,000 victims today. Mexico is the third country with most reported deaths, only after United States and Brazil, representing one of every five deceases in the world. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2.208.755 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Mexico. According to the National Government, over 6 million vaccines have been administrated to date. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
A gravedigger digs a grave in the San Miguel Xico Cemetery on March 25, 2021, in Valle de Chalco, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
BOULDER, CO - MARCH 26: A man who drove in from Indiana carries a cross and an American flag as he pays his respects to slain Boulder Police officer Eric Talley at a makeshift memorial outside the Boulder Police Station on March 26, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. Ten people, including Talley, were killed in a shooting at a nearby King Soopers grocery store on Monday. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
A man who drove in from Indiana carries a cross and an American flag as he pays his respects to slain Boulder Police officer Eric Talley at a makeshift memorial outside the Boulder Police Station on March 26, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.  (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
SALEM, OR - MARCH 28: A driver pulls a handgun on protesters after they broke his trucks lights on March 28, 2021 in Salem, Oregon. The protesters clashed with occupants of vehicles that had participated in an American flag-waving car caravan, despite law enforcements efforts to to keep the groups separate. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
A driver pulls a handgun on protesters after they broke his truck's lights on March 28, 2021, in Salem, Oregon. The protesters clashed with occupants of vehicles that had participated in an American flag-waving car caravan, despite law enforcement's efforts to keep the groups separate. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
epa09110941 Carme Center presents the exhibition 'Edel Rodriguez. Orange Agent', with creations by the art director of Time magazine, such as illustrations and cartoons of former US President Donald J. Trump, in Valencia, eastern Spain, 01 April 2021. EPA-EFE/JUAN CARLOS CARDENAS
Carme Center presents the exhibition 'Edel Rodriguez. Orange Agent', with creations by the art director of Time magazine, such as illustrations and cartoons of former US President Donald J. Trump, in Valencia, eastern Spain, 01 April 2021. EPA-EFE/JUAN CARLOS CARDENAS
WINCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: General view of the Greta Thunberg statue on March 31, 2021 in Winchester, England. The school's student union was critical of the money spent on the statue, calling on the university to "match the statue cost by committing £23,760 in additional funding to student support services across campus." (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
General view of the Greta Thunberg statue on March 31, 2021, in Winchester, England. The school's student union was critical of the money spent on the statue, calling on the university to "match the statue cost by committing £23,760 in additional funding to student support services across campus." (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 27:Likhwezi from Nyanga during the Cape artists protest action against the National Arts Council (NAC) and the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) at the Artscape Plaza on March 27, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the artists are demanding answers to crucial questions on the funding irregularities connected to Presidential Economic Stimulus Plan (PESP). (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
Likhwezi from Nyanga during the Cape artists protest action against the National Arts Council (NAC) and the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) at the Artscape Plaza on March 27, 2021, in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
A young girl practices her skating skills in the Spring sunshine on Blackpool promenade as parts of the UK are set to see the warmest day of the year so far on March 30, 2021 in Blackpool, United Kingdom. Forecasters are predicting temperatures of 22C (72F) and with the easing of pandemic lockdown rules many people will be heading for the outdoors. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
A young girl practices her skating skills in the Spring sunshine on Blackpool promenade as parts of the UK are set to see the warmest day of the year so far on March 30, 2021, in Blackpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
epa09110417 Ballert dancers prepare to perform during a rehearsal for 'Ballet and Beyond' by Joburg Ballet at the Joburg Theater, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 April 2021. One year and one month after Joburg Ballet's season was cut short by the start of the national Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown, the company returns to the stage of the Joburg Theatre from 09 to 11 April with 'Ballet and Beyond,' a showcase of three world premieres and one SA premiere. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
Ballet dancers prepare to perform during a rehearsal for 'Ballet and Beyond' by Joburg Ballet at the Joburg Theater, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 April 2021. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 01: Curlers from China's curling team play during a mixed test event for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Water Cube on April 1, 2021 in Beijing, China. The events, which run from April 1-10, are the first tests at these venues for the games which are set to open on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Curlers from China's curling team play during a mixed test event for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Water Cube on April 1, 2021, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
epa09110905 A costumed child participates in the procession of 'Los Encadenados' (The Earthbound), during Holy Thursday in Masatepe, Nicaragua, 01 April 2021. Disguised in costumes from the time of Jesus, the participants 'punished' this Thursday a group of men who impersonated the traitorous apostle Judas Iscariot during the procession of 'Los Encadenados', a traditional-religious festival. EPA-EFE/Jorge Torres
A costumed child participates in the procession of 'Los Encadenados' (The Earthbound), during Holy Thursday in Masatepe, Nicaragua, 01 April 2021. EPA-EFE/Jorge Torres

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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