A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 30, 2021

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A jockey heads back to the barns at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for May 1.

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Activists from NGO Rio de Paz carry a Brazilian flag as they display hundreds of plastic bags, representing dead bodies, during a protest against Jair Bolsonaro's COVID-19 policies, in Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Russian servicemen take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Saint Petersburg. Russia will celebrate the 76th anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.

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Relatives of a person who died from the coronavirus disease collect ashes at the spot where he was cremated, as part of a ritual at a crematorium in New Delhi, India.