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Yearender 2019 – The Year in Pictures

To illustrate the most important developments in 2019 epa offers you a selection of its professionally edited service. Just click on the images below to find the collection for the respective month.

Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan Parliament, poses with a copy of Venezuela's constitution as he announces that he assumes executi​ve powers, in Caracas, Venezuela, 23 January 2019. Guaido declared himself interim president of Venezuela - a move that was quickly recognized by US P​resident Trump - in an action against President Maduro whose presidency Guaido considers 'illegitimate'. EPA-EFE/Miguel Gutierrez

January
Lady Gaga, winner of the Best Original Song award for 'Shallow' from 'A Star Is Born,' poses in the press room during the 91st annual Acad​emy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, USA, 24 February 2019. The Oscars are presented for outstanding individual or colle​ctive efforts in 24 categories in filmmaking. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

February
Algerian protesters during a protest against extending President Abdelaziz Bouteflika mandatin in Algiers, Algeria, 15 March 2019. Protes​ts continued in Algeria despite Algeria's president announcement on 11 March that he will not run for a fifth Presidential term and postponement of pr​esidential elections previously scheduled for 18 April. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

March
Flames burn the spire on the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. A raging fire that tore through the cathedr​al was extinguished around 15 hours after it broke out, the city's fire service announced on 16 April. The blaze brought the towering spire and roof c​rashing to the ground, wiping out centuries of priceless heritage central to French culture and history. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

April
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement on at Downing Street in London in Britain, 24 May 2019. May announced she would res​ign from office on 07 June 2019. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL

May
A protester displays a photo of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in front of a row of riot police near the Legislative Council in Hong​ Kong, China, 01 July 2019. Protesters against a controversial extradition bill had disrupted a flag-raising ceremony on 01 July 2019, the day that a​nnually marks the 1997 transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

June
Colombia's Egan Bernal of Team Ineos celebrates after retaining the overall leader's yellow jersey in the 20th stage of the 106th edition ​of the Tour de France cycling race over 59.5km between Albertville and Val Thorens, France, 27 July 2019. EPA-EFE/Yoan Valat

July
Health workers lower the coffin of Ebola victim Desire Kakule Mbusa into the grave in Beni, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Co​ngo, 29 August 2019. Kakule was infected in the village of Kyanzaba and passed away on 28 August in a Beni Ebola treatment center. The DR Congo's Ebol​a epidemic was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). EPA-EFE/HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM

August
Greta Thunberg, the 16-years-old climate activist from Sweden, addresses world leaders at the start of the 2019 ​Climate Action Summit which is held in advance of the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at the UN Headquarters in New York,​ New York, USA, 23 September 2019. World Leaders have been invited to speak at the event, which was organized by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Gute​rres, for the purpose of proposing plans for addressing global climate change. EPA-EFE/Justin Lan

September
Protesters take a selfie as they block the Dora highway with a fire of plastic barriers and trash during a protest ​in north Beirut, Lebanon, 18 October 2019. Protesters started to demonstrate in downtown Beirut on 17 October 2019, denouncing proposed taxes for the ​2020 budget, especially an unexpected government plan to impose a fee for using WhatsApp calls. EPA-EFE/Wael Hamzeh

October
South African captain Siya Kolisi (C-L) and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (C-R) hold the cup as the tea​m celebrates winning the Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yoko​hama, Japan, 02 November 2019. EPA-EFE/MARK R. CRISTINO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO COMMERCIAL SALES / NOT USED IN ASSOCATION WITH ANY COMMERCIAL ENTITY

November

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