Eye on the world – April 19 2021

Six of the best pictures of the day

People dump buckets of ice water on themselves during the annual spring event ‘Awakening’ in the Siberian city of Tomsk, Russia.
People dump buckets of ice water on themselves during the annual spring event ‘Awakening’ in the Siberian city of Tomsk, Russia. (Taisiya Vorontsova )
Health workers look for an address as they administer the coronavirus vaccine to elderly people who cannot leave home in the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Health workers look for an address as they administer the coronavirus vaccine to elderly people who cannot leave home in the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Pilar Olivares )
People party at the Soho district, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, in London.
People party at the Soho district, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, in London. (Henry Nicholls)
Reuben Goodman jumps during his 6th birthday Zoom party, after all family members have been vaccinated in South Orange, New Jersey.
Reuben Goodman jumps during his 6th birthday Zoom party, after all family members have been vaccinated in South Orange, New Jersey. (Eduardo Munoz)
A man protests against Peru’s presidential candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, who will face each other in the second round of the presidential election, in Lima.
A man protests against Peru’s presidential candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, who will face each other in the second round of the presidential election, in Lima. (Sebastian Castaneda )
A man adjusts his mask as he walks on a street in Clisson, France.
A man adjusts his mask as he walks on a street in Clisson, France. (Stephane Mahe )

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