24 hours in pictures, 15 April 2021

News in pictures.

A close-up view of a spider, in San Jose, Costa Rica, 14 April 2021. With the arrival of the rains, insects reappear in many areas of the country, as Costa Rica has more than 35 thousand species of insects. EPA-EFE/Jeffrey Arguedas

A selection of some of the best photographs from South Africa and around the world.

: A close-up view of a spider, in San Jose, Costa Rica, 14 April 2021. With the arrival of the rains, insects reappear in many areas of the country, as Costa Rica has more than 35 thousand species of insects. EPA-EFE/Jeffrey Arguedas

: Washima Martin (standing) dishes up soup for her family in Newfields, during Iftar, the evening meal that will end the daily fast at sunset, on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Cape Town, on April 14, 2021. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

: City of Johannesburg MMC for Community Development Margaret Arnolds leaves Vereeniging Magistrates Court were murder suspect Pontso Mohlanka, 29, appeared, 15 April 2021, for murder of two Orange Farm boys. The case was postponed to 24 June. Picture;Nigel : Nigel Sibanda

: Murder Suspect Pohlanka, 29, appears at Vereeniging Magistrate Court, 15 April 2021, for murder of two orange Farm boys. The case was postponed to 24 June. Picture;Nigel : Nigel Sibanda

: People crowd next to lava rivers caused by the Pacaya volcano, in the El Patrocinio village of San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala, 13 April 2021 (issued 14 April 2021). The lava flows continue their course in the direction of the El Rodeo and El Patrocinio communities, nestled on the slopes of the Pacaya volcano, which has already been active for more than two months. Some of the villagers’ houses are less than a kilometer away and the slow but steady advance of the lava rivers keeps the population in suspense. EPA-EFE/Esteban Biba

: People with Israeli flags watch fireworks during celebrations for the 73rd Israel Independence Day in Tel Aviv, Israel, 14 April 2021. Israel marks the 73rd Independence Day since the creation of the Jewish state in 1948. The celebrations are observed at the close of Remembrance Day for the country’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

: The 3D-printed copy of Michelangelo?s David statue at a laboratory in Florence, Italy, 14 April 2021. The reproduction will be flown to Dubai where it will represent Italy at the Expo. The reproduction of David, a masterpiece kept by the Academy Gallery in Florence, was made thanks to a sophisticated digitalization and then to 3D printing in 14 pieces. David?s twin, of the same size as the original, weighs 400 kilos plus 150 kilos of base, and is made of acrylic resin covered with marble dust. EPA-EFE/Claudio Giovannini

: Hong Kong Police officers march in the Chinese-style for the first time in public during an open day to celebrate National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Police College in Hong Kong, China, 15 April 2021. The former British colony is celebrating its first National Security Education Day after implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in June 2020. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

: A general view of the main scaffolding under the vaults at the reconstruction site during a visit of the French President at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was damaged in a devastating fire two years ago, as restoration works continue, in Paris, France, 15 April 2021.On 15 April 2019, the structure and roof of the 850-year-old gothic Notre-Dame Cathedral suffered a devastating fire. Some 500 firefighters managed to prevent the entire cathedral from being reduced to ashes, although its celebrated spire has been destroyed. French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuild the cathedral within five years. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON / POOL

: Visitors to the VIP preview of the ‘Beyond Van Gogh’ exhibition at the Ice Palace Studios in Miami, Florida, USA, 13 April 2021. Beyond Van Gogh is an immersive presentation crafted by audiovisuals designers using cutting-edge projection technology to create an engaging journey into the world of Van Gogh. Van Gogh?s masterpieces come alive, appear and disappear and flow across multi-surfaces. This exhibition in Miami is open to the public until 11 July 2021. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

: The installation LIFE by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, 14 April 2021. For his solo show at the Fondation Beyeler, the artist immerses the museum in a border-crossing investigation of our preconceptions of nature and culture. EPA-EFE/GEORGIOS KEFALAS

: Children douse a child on a bicycle with water to mark the Thingyan Water Festival at a village in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 14 April 2021. Myanmar anti-coup activists have called for people to boycott official Thingyan festivities organized by the military junta. The Thingyan Water Festival, the Burmese traditional New Year, is usually celebrated with family reunions and water-throwing festivities. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), at least 700 people have been killed by Myanmar armed forces since the military seized power on 01 February 2021. Protests continue despite the intensifying crackdown on demonstrators. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

: Ducks enjoy a warm spring day in front of the buildings of Moscow’s International Business Centre (Moskva City) in Moscow on April 15, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)

: Members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment ride their horses into the grounds of Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on April 15, 2021, following the April 9 death of Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. – Prince Philip’s funeral will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday, April 17. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

: Leader of the ActionSA, Herman Mashaba, addresses a crowd outside Durban City Hall during a rally on April 15, 2021 in Durban, South Africa. ActionSA is political party that was founded in 2020 by former Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

: A reveller reacts as his face is covered with vermillion powder during the Bisket Jatra Festival at Thimi, in the Bhaktapur District, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 15, 2021. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)

: US President Joe Biden walks through Arlington National cemetary to honor fallen veterans of the Afghan conflict in Arlington, Virginia on April 14, 2021. – President Joe Biden announced it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

: The statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen being prepared to be illuminated with the Brazilian flag colours and Olympic arrows to mark 100 days till the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 14, 2021. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

: Tran Ngoc Thang poses with Betta fish or Siamese fighting fish raised inside glass jars at his ornamental fish farm in Hanoi on April 13, 2021. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

: A demonstrator holding a poster of George Floyd, raises her hand towards a line of police officers outside the Brooklyn Center police station while protesting the death of Daunte Wright who was shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on April 14, 2021. – Minneapolis has been roiled by nights of violent protests after police officer Kim Potter, who is white, opened fire on Black 20-year-old Daunte Wrigh in his car on April 11. Potter, who shot dead Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser, was arrested on April 14 and will face manslaughter charges. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP)

: Boats sail through the bay in Miami Beach, Florida at sunset on April 14, 2021. – After more than a year of frustration, diehard fans of cruise vacations at last sense an end to their Covid-imposed stranding, and many are booking trips as soon as they can. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

: A boy sits out of his tent at an improvised migrants and asylum seekers camp outside El Chaparral crossing port as they wait for US authorities to allow them to start their migration process in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on April 14, 2021. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)

: A protestor wearing panties instead of a face protection mask takes part in a demonstration in Berlin, on April, 13, 2021, as anti lockdown critics and so-called ‘Querdenker’ gathered outside the German parliament, amid the Covid-19, corona pandemic. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

: People wear face masks near a mural depicting a woman wearing a face mask in Bogota on April 14, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. – Colombia announced the confinement of 12 million people against a third wave of covid-19. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

: Pigeons fly in a deserted area in front of the Gateway of India during restrictions imposed by the state government amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases, in Mumbai on April 15, 2021. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)