A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 22, 2021

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Buddhist monks of the Dhammakaya temple attend a meditation ceremony on Earth Day and light 330,000 candles arranged in the shape of the earth to set a Guinness World Record, in Pathum Thani province, Thailand.

2
Artist and environmental activist Kong Ning prepares inflatable lip-shaped balloons with a theme — "Kiss the Earth" — in support on Earth Day in Beijing, China.

3
Daunte Wright's casket is removed from the hearse for funeral services at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis. The 20-year-old Wright was killed by then-Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11.

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Patients suffering from the COVID-19 lie in beds at the Stark Arena sports venue that has been turned into a COVID-19 hospital in Belgrade, Serbia.