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Jo Blason

The weekend in pictures

A newly hatched blackbird chick opens his beak in a nest in Frankfurt am Main.
A newly hatched blackbird chick opens his beak in a nest in Frankfurt am Main. Photograph: Arne Dedert/AFP/Getty Images
Pro-Russian protesters escort a man carrying an icon, which they said was found in the seized office of the SBU state security service, in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine.
Pro-Russian gumen escort a man carrying an icon which was found in the seized offices of the SBU state security service in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine. Photograph: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
A detained man lies in a truck during a joint patrol of Central African Republic gendarmes, French gendarmes and French soldiers in Bangui.
A detained man lies in a truck during a patrol in Bangui, Central African Republic. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/reuters
Sunlight breaks through smoke from a forest fire in Valparaiso, Chile.
Sunlight shines through smoke from a forest fire near Valparaiso, Chile. Photograph: Alberto Miranda/AFP/Getty Images
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits the memorial site of the Berlin Wall on her two-day visit to Germany.
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits the memorial site of the Berlin Wall on her two-day visit to Germany. Photograph: Bernd Von Jutrczenka/EPA
Riot police and protesters clash as thousands of people demonstrate against the Italian government's austerity measures in Rome.
Riot police and protesters clash as thousands of people demonstrate against the Italian government's austerity measures in Rome. Photograph: Marco Zeppetella/Demotix/Corbis
A second world war veteran sits during a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Simferopol, Crimea.
A second world war veteran sits at a table during celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Simferopol in Crimea. Photograph: Andrew Lubimov/AP
Burqa clad women in a shop selling the traditonal garment, in Herat, Afghanistan.
Burqa-clad women sit in a shop selling the traditional garments in Herat, Afghanistan. Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA
A boy prepares palm fronds outside a Roman Catholic church in Paranaque, Philippines to be used in Palm Sunday rites.
A boy prepares palm fronds to be used in Palm Sunday rites outside a Roman Catholic church in Paranaque, Philippines. Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP
Congress party supporters walk home after attending a rally in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, as the multiphase voting across the country continues.
Congress party supporters walk home after attending a rally in Uttar Pradesh state as the multiphase voting across India continues. Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
The bell ringers in Santa Marta de la Mesa Church perform on the eve of Palm Sunday in Utrera, Spain.
The bell-ringers in Santa Marta de la Mesa church perform on the eve of Palm Sunday in Utrera, Spain. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Wilson Kipsang of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's elite race at the Virgin London Marathon.
Wilson Kipsang of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's elite race at the London Marathon. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images
Songkran, the Thai New Year festival kicks off with a huge water fight in Chiang Mai.
Songkran, the Thai New Year festival, kicks off with a huge water fight in Chiang Mai. Photograph: Paul Brown/REX
Visitors watch lions from special observation decks in the Taigan Safari Park, Crimea.
Visitors watch lions from special observation decks in the Taigan safari park, Crimea. Photograph: Alexander Polegenko/AP
Sudanese cattle herders
South Sudanese cattle herders stand among their animals in a field in Terekeka. Photograph: Ali Ngethi/AFP/Getty Images
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