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April 2019
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This year's coverage included these topics:
- News:
e.g. climate change protests, Syria civil war, Syria civil war, Syria/Turkey Conflict, Venezuela crisis, Donald J. Trump Administration, Europe migration crisis, Britain: Brexit, Theresa May resigns/ Boris Johnson appointed Prime Minister, Fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, Ebola Crisis in Congo, G7 Summit in Biarritz, G20 Summit in Osaka, Sudan crisis, Protests in: Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, China Hong Kong, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen Civil War, Elections: Argentina, Bolivia, India, Israel, Spain, United Kingdom, and European Parliament elections, and Regional elections in Russia, France Yellow Vests / Gilets Jaunes protests, North Korea - United States Summit in Hanoi, UN Climate Change Conference COP25, Australia heat wave & bushfires, Carlos Ghosn, Brazil Brumadinho dam collapse, terrorist attack in Nairobi, Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attacks, Tunis bombings, Tlahuelilpan Pipeline Explosion, Same Sex Marriage in Taiwan, earthquakes in Albania and California, Cyclone Idai, White Island volcano eruption, Danube boat accident, floods in Venice and Australia, Christchurch Mosque shooting, Poway Synagogue shooting, Virginia Beach shooting, Gaza–Israel clashes.
- Sports:
e.g. Rugby World Cup, WTA Finals, World Para Athletics Championships, FIFA Club World Cup, Men's and Women's Handball World Championship, Ice Hockey World Championship, Four Hills Ski Jumping tournament, Road Cycling World Championships, UEFA Nations League, IAAF World Championships in Doha, FIFA Women's World Cup, FINA World Championships, FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, Alpine Skiing World Cup, Rally Dakar, Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Formula One Grand Prix, Golf Majors: The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open Championships, The Open Championship, NFL Super Bowl LIII, Moto GP, UEFA Champions League, Tour de France, NBA basketball, NFL American Football, Winter Sport World Cups, Tennis Grand Slams: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, ATP World Tour Finals.
- Arts, Culture and Entertainment:
e.g. Prix de Lausanne, 76th Venice International Film Festival, Duke and Duchess of Sussex: Royal Tour of South Africa, Easter Celebrations, Japan’s New Emperor, Kumbh Mela Festival, carnival, MET Gala Ball, Nobel prizes, Hajj, Art Basel, Emmys, Oscars, Eurovision Song Contest, Cannes Film Festival, SAG Screen Actors Guild Awards, Prince Charles Visit to Cuba, Grammys, Venice Biennale, San Fermin / Pamplona Bull Run, Pride Parade marches, Fashion Weeks, Award Ceremonies, Music Festivals, Film Festivals.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his wife Sarah (L) hug as they celebrate following the election in Tel Aviv, Israel, early 10 April 2019. Television predictions gave both Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Benny Gantz's Blue and White party almost equal amount of Knesset seats in the Israeli general elections. EPA-EFE/Abir Sultan

The spire collapses while flames are burning the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. A fire started in the late afternoon in one of the most visited monuments of the French capital. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

Dallas Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki of Germany talks to the crowd announcing his retirement after a game in the NBA against the Phoenix Suns at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, 09 April 2019. EPA-EFE/Larry W. Smith SHUTTERSTOCK OUT

Spanish Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez speaks to supporters outside the Socialist Party headquarters after the polls closed for the general election in Madrid, Spain, 28 April 2019. The PSOE won the country's third general election in four years, with 29 percent of the vote and 123 of the 350 lower-house seats, according to official results, but came up short of a majority. EPA-EFE/JuanJo Martin

Protestors from the 'Gilets Jaunes' (Yellow Vests) movement clash with French riot police during the 'Act XXII' demonstration, the 22nd consecutive national protest on a Saturday, in Toulouse, France, 13 April 2019. Yellow Vest protests took place in several cities across France. EPA-EFE/Guillaume Horcajuelo

An aerial picture taken by a drone shows a tractor harvesting blooming tulips on a field in Grevenbroich, Germany, 24 April 2019. Tulip fields can be admired all over the Rhine district of Neuss. The tulips grow on about 100 hectares. The district offers one of the largest contiguous cultivation areas in whole of Germany with six farmers in the district breeding tulips. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH

Top Bhartya Janta party (BJP) leader and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) gestures to his supporters during a road show in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, 25 April 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his election nomination on 26 April, from the Varanasi constituency for the parliamentary or general elections for India's 545-member lower house of parliament, or Lok Sabha, that is held every five years. EPA-EFE/PRABHAT KUMAR VERMA

Police and locals inpect the damage and fatalaties at St. Sebastian's church in Katuwapitiya, Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 April 2019. According to police, at least 290 people were killed and hundreds injured in a coordinated series of blasts on hotels and hotels on Easter Sunday. EPA-EFE/STR

A boy dressed in a hay suit walks through the streets during an Easter procession called 'Marching Judas' in the village of Stradoun, Czech Republic, 20 April 2019. The ‘Marching Judas’ is an old Czech Easter tradition of dressing up the oldest teenage boy in a village in a hay suit and a high cap from reed symbolizing Judas, who betrayed Jesus Christ. The boy in a hay suit, along with other teenagers walk through the village house by house pushing wooden rattles and recite carol about Judas betray. Marching Judas tradition occurs in few villages in Pardubice region and was registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Former US Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech during his first campaign event, at the Teamsters Local 249 Banquet Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 29 April 2019. Biden is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2020 US presidential election. EPA-EFE/David Maxwell

Nepalese school children crouch beside their desk during an earthquake drill at St. Xavier's School to mark the 4th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal in 2015, in Lalitpur, Nepal, 25 April 2019. The School Earthquake Safety Division conducted Duck, Cover and Hold earthquake safety exercises to aware school children of earthquakes. Nepal is organizing various memorial services in remembrance of the victims of the 25 April 2015 quake that left more than 8,000 people dead. EPA-EFE/Narendra Shrestha

A protestor covers his face with a bandana while he and others occupy the junction of a busy road as part of a service delivery protest in Eldorado Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, 15 April 2019. Reports state that the residents of the area protested over poor service delivery and demanded new housing. The ongoing service delivery issue is a major challenge for the ruling ANC as the country goes to the polls on 08 May 2019 for elections. EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook

Japan's Emperor Akihito attends the 'Taiirei-Seiden-no-gi', a ceremony where the emperor made his last public declaration before his abdication at the Seiden (State Hall) of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, 30 April 2019. The 85-year-old is the first Japanese emperor to abdicate the throne in the modern era. His successor is his eldest son Naruhito, who will be crowned emperor on 01 May, which will mark the beginning of the Reiwa period. He is expected to formally ascend to the throne during an enthronement ceremony in October 2019. EPA-EFE/JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO ARCHIVES

A picture taken with a drone shows a skier participating in a waterslide contest as part of the closing event 'Nendaz Spring Break' during the Easter weekend at the ski resort of Nendaz, Switzerland, 20 April 2019. Participants, some in costumes, have to glide over a water pool embedded in snow. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee during her funeral at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24 April 2019. McKee, aged 29, was shot dead while observing rioting in Londonderry on 18 April. EPA-EFE/Arthur Carron

View of the debris inside the Notre-Dame-de Paris in the aftermath of a fire that devastated the cathedral during the visit of French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner (not pictured) in Paris, France, 16 April 2019. A fire that started in the late afternoon 15 April in one of the most visited monuments of the French capital destroyed many elements of the 850-year-old cathedral. EPA-EFE/Christophe Petit Tesson

Two thousand three hundred police officers throw their caps in the air after taking the oath of allegiance to the state constitution in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, 03 April 2019. The young policemen and policewomen were hired on 01 September 2018 and completed the first phase of their training. EPA-EFE/Sascha Steinbach

A woman sits next to flowers and messages of support at a makeshift shrine near the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, USA, 28 April 2019. An attack on the Chabad of Poway synagogue, left one person dead and three injured. EPA-EFE/DAVID MAUNG

Tiger Woods of the US celebrates with his fifth green jacket after winning the 2019 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, USA, 14 April 2019. The 2019 Masters Tournament is held 11 April through 14 April 2019. EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY

Indian women hold their ID cards as they queue up to cast their votes at a polling station at Suchetgarh village of Ranbir Singh Pora sector near the India-Pakistan international border, around 25km from Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 11 April 2019. Polling for the first phase of parliamentary or general elections started in various states in India. EPA-EFE/Jaipal Singh

Agricultural workers drive through an orchard as they spray chemical pesticide on sour cherry plant at the Mokos Winery in Palkonya, Hungary, 16 April 2019. EPA-EFE/Tamas Soki HUNGARY OUTHUNGARY OUT

Britain's Hayley Carruthers collapses at the finish line in the women's elite race during the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon in London, Britain, 28 April 2019. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

Members of the Bolivarian Armed Forces with firearms participate during in a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, 30 April 2019. Reports state that at least one person was injured during the clashes at La Carlota after Guaido called for mass anti-government protests backed by the military. Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido has asked supporters to take to the streets in order to end the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Meanwhile, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was freed from his house arrest, appearing alongside Guaido and military forces in Caracas. EPA-EFE/...

A woman visits the exhibition 'Mirrors: In and Out of Reality' in Barcelona, Spain, 12 April 2019. Math, physics and photonics melt in this exhibition presented by Cosmocaixa in which visitors can enter a big kaleidoscope to walk through and experience with the effects and particularities of mirrors. EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia

People gather outside the Saint Sulpice Church to participate in the Chrism Mass as part of the Holy Week and listen to the bells ringing as a tribute, several days after a fire partially devastated the Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, France, 17 April 2019. A fire started in the late afternoon 15 April in one of the most visited monuments of the French capital. EPA-EFE/Ian Langsdon

Indonesian election workers carry ballot boxes as they cross a river to deliver the electoral logistics to remote villages in Maros, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, 16 April 2019 (issued 29 April 2019). At least 296 electoral officers have died from overwork-related exhaustion and 2,151 others have fallen ill after Indonesia's parliamentary and presidential elections on 17 April. EPA-EFE/DAENG MANSUR

Orthodox Christian worshippers stand in the ray of a light coming from the dome of the church near the Tomb of Christ during the miracle of the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, 27 April 2019. Eastern Orthodox Christians believe that the Holy Fire, which emanates from within the Tomb of Christ, spontaneously lights other lamps and candles around the church and reaches Jerusalem and even foreign countries. The fire represents the flame of the resurrection power. EPA-EFE/Atef Safadi

Firefighters rescue one of the victims of a collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 April 2019. At least two people have been killed and two others injured when two residential buildings with four floors each collapsed in a popular neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, where relief teams are looking for more victims in the rubble, authorities said. EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda

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 cathedral 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 crashing to the ground, wiping out centuries of priceless heritage central to French culture and history. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

A child looks on as Kashmiri voters wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Mujgund on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 18 April 2019. Voting begins in 95 Seats across 11 States in second phase of parliamentary or general elections for India's 545-member lower house of parliament, or Lok Sabha, that is held every five years. EPA-EFE/Farooq Khan

Tamara Gerzhan reads her ballot during the second round of Ukrainian presidential elections in the village of Velyki Dmytrovychi, Ukraine, 21 April 2019. Ukrainians vote in the second round of Presidential elections on 21 April 2019. After the first round of elections, showman Volodymyr Zelensky is a frontrunner with 30.24 percent of votes and incumbent president Petro Poroshenko is a runner-up with 15.95 percent of votes. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

People run for safety as authorities announced an evacuation of the area after a van was found parked with a suspected explosive device near St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22 April 2019, a day after a series of coordinated attacks on churches and hotels in the capital city and elsewhere. EPA-EFE/M.A. Pushpa Kumara

Thousands of students participate in a demonstration against the law 'Aula Segura (Safe Classroom)', in the Alameda of Santiago, Chile, 25 April 2019. Chilean university and secondary students staged their first protest of 2019, focused on the repudiation of the law of 'safe classroom', which facilitates the expulsion of students from schools. EPA-EFE/Alberto Valdes

An aerial view of a flooded area in Bangkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, 28 April 2019. At least 17 people were killed, nine are missing and thousands have been displaced after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra. EPA-EFE/Diva Marha

Commercial and residential buildings stand in Hong Kong, China, 23 April 2019. The number of Hong Kong residents with at least ten million Hong Kong dollars (approx.1.27 million US dollars) in liquid assets, bank deposits, mutual funds, stocks and bonds, rose 1.5 per cent to 69,000, based on a recent telephone survey and interviews with 4,192 respondents. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

Indigenous people from different tribes protest against the policies of the Government of Jair Bolsonaro, at the central Esplanade of the Ministries of Brasilia, Brazil, 26 April 2019. The Tierra Libre camp, which is held annually in Brasilia since 2004, is called by the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), which this year has announced its decision to protest against the 'threat' to its territories that embody the Bolsonaro policies for the environment and the Amazon. EPA-EFE/Joedson Alves

Algerian protesters clash with riot police during a protest against interim President Abdelkader Bensalah, in Algiers, Algeria, 12 April 2019. Media reports state that Abdelkader Bensalah has said that Algeria will hold presidential elections on 04 July 2019. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

People visit the art show 'Universe of Water Particles in the Tank' by teamLab at Tank Shanghai art space project in Shanghai, China, 11 April 2019. The Tank Shanghai is an art space founded by renowned contemporary art collector Qiao Zhibing. It's a multifunctional cultural hub that combines exhibition venue with parkland, plaza, bookstore, education center and restaurant. EPA-EFE/Wu Hong

Police officers and demonstrators clash during a protest held to show solidarity with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, in Quito, Ecuador, 16 April 2019. At least two photojournalists were injured during the demonstration, organized by sympathizers of former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (2007-2017). EPA-EFE/Jose Jacome

A Yemeni man sits near the body of his schoolgirl granddaughter allegedly killed in an alleged Saudi-led airstrike hit a neighborhood in Sana’a, Yemen, 07 April 2019. According to reports, at least 11 Yemeni schoolgirls have been killed and another 34 wounded when alleged Saudi-led airstrikes targeted an alleged Houthi position near a school at neighborhood in Sana’a. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

Sri Lankan police investigate the scene after an explosion hit Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 April 2019. Several explosions hit churches during Easter services and luxury hotels in the Sri Lankan capital and elsewhere. EPA-EFE/M.A. Pushpa Kumara

Nepalese storm victim families rest among the rubbles at Bhaluhi village in Bara District, Nepal, 01 April 2019. At least 27 people have died and hundreds were injured as a massive storm hit several places in the southern district of Bara and Parsa, according to media reports. EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

The spire collapses while flames are burning the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. A fire started in the late afternoon in one of the most visited monuments of the French capital. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

Parisians look at the flames burning the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. A fire started in the late afternoon in one of the most visited monuments of the French capital. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

A Palestinian protester hurls a Molotov cocktail at Israeli troops, during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, 12 April 2019. The clashes broke out after the weekly Muslim Friday prayers. EPA-EFE/ABED AL HASHLAMOUN

A view of the C-Space Project, a Mars simulation base in the Gobi Desert in Jinchang, Gansu Province, China, 16 April 2019. The C-Space Project Mars Base opened officially on 17 April 2019 with the aim to educate and provide an environment for youths and tourists to experience life on planet Mars. The base occupying an area of 11,996 square feet is situated about 40 kilometers from the town of Jinchang in the Gobi Desert. The location is chosen to simulate the landscape and harsh conditions of living on Mars as much as possible. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG

People wearing masks and pushing wooden rattles walk through the streets during an Easter procession in the city of Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, 19 April 2019. About 70 masked people, accompanied participants with drums, attend this ten-year-old tradition. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Relatives and friends bury victims of a series of bomb blasts at a cemetery in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23 April 2019. According to the police, over 310 people were killed and more than 500 injured in a coordinated series of blasts during Easter Sunday service at churches and hotels on 21 April. EPA-EFE/M.A. Pushpa Kumara

A woman kisses a life-sized doll representing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wearing a crown made by Israeli students placed in Habima Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, 07 April 2019. The students, who have been protesting for days about the security situation in the South and the continued rocket fire from Gaza, placed the doll on the floor in the square for people in order to say goodbye to him before the upcoming election. EPA-EFE/Abir Sultan

Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Renault in action during the qualifying session for the 2019 Formula One Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, 27 April 2019. The 2019 Formula One Grand Prix of Azerbaijan will take place on 28 April. EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Refugees and migrants protest in front of riot policemen near a refugee camp in the village of Diavata, west of Thessaloniki, in Greece, 06 April 2019. The refugees gathered from camps or rent apartments all over Greece believing a fake rumor which was spread through social media that the borders between Greece and North Macedonia will open for them. Greek migration authorities try to convince them to return to their accommodations. The refugees are desperate due to the slow flow in the procedure of the examination of their registration. EPA-EFE/Sotiris Barbarousis