A look at some of the best news photos of 2021 from around the world.
Photos of the Year 2021
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Impoverished Sri Lankans salvage debris that washed ashore, May 26, 2021, from the burning Singaporean ship X-Press Pearl, which caught fire several days earlier off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sea-surface cleaning vessels and barrier-laying boats of Istanbul Municipality clean up so-called "sea snot," a thick slimy layer of the organic matter also known as marine mucilage, spreading through the Sea of Marmara, Turkey, June 15, 2021.
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Exhausted grave diggers rest in between funerals at a cemetery designated for Covid-19 victims in Bandung, June 15, 2021, as infection numbers soar in Indonesia.
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Pope Francis greets a person dressed as Spider-Man after the general audience amid COVID-19) pandemic at the Vatican, June 23, 2021.