A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 6, 2022
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A resident looks out through a gap in the barrier at a residential area during lockdown, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Shanghai, China.
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A woman covers her ears from the sound of mortar fire as people queue to collect pensions from a postal delivery van that reached the frontline despite the ongoing conflict in Mayaky, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Hungarian hussars ride along competitors during the first stage of the Giro d'Italia 2022 cycling race, 195 kilometers between Budapest and Visegrad, Hungary.
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Returning for the third time since its mining in 1901, the "Red Cross" — a fancy intense yellow, cushion-shaped 205.07 carat diamond — and a 228.31 carat white diamond called "The Rock" that could fetch $30 million and is the largest ever seen throughout auction market history are pictured during a preview at Christie's before their auction sale in Geneva, Switzerland.