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Our world in photos: March 29

March 29, 2021 By Michaela Keil

INDIA — Holi: Hindus threw colored powder and sprayed water during the Holi festival in Mumbai on Monday. There were massive Holi celebrations Monday despite many Indian states restricting gatherings to try to contain a coronavirus resurgence rippling across the country. Photo: Rajanish Kakade/AP

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CHINA — Catwalk: A model presented a creation by Chinese fashion clothing brand i-LA by Li Ying during China Fashion Week in Beijing on Monday.
Photo: Andy Wong/AP

TEXAS — New land: A child wept as he was unloaded from an inflatable raft after being smuggled into the United States by crossing the Rio Grande River in Roma on Sunday. Roma, a town of 10,000 people with historic buildings and boarded-up storefronts in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, is the latest epicenter of families and children entering the U.S. to seek asylum.
Photo: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

INDONESIA — Fire: Cars passed by as fire razed through the Pertamina Balongan Refinery in Indramayu, West Java, early on Monday. Hundreds of people were evacuated from a nearby village after the massive fire broke out at the refinery.
Photo: AP

JAPAN — In bloom: People wore face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they enjoyed blooming cherry blossoms from paddle boats in Tokyo, on Monday.
Photo: Koji Sasahara/AP

MEXICO — Celebration: Honduras’ Carlos Argueta, top left, and Jonathan Nunez celebrated at the end of a Concacaf Men’s Olympic qualifying championship semi-final soccer match in Guadalajara on Sunday. Honduras defeated the United States 2-1, qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
Photo: Fernando Llano/AP

PAKISTAN — New vaccine: A health worker administered a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, on Monday. Despite a steady rise in coronavirus cases, Pakistan on Monday launched a five-day vaccination campaign against polio amid tight security, hoping to eradicate the crippling children’s disease this year.
Photo: K.M. Chaudary/AP

EGYPT — Pulling out: In this photo released by Suez Canal Authority, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, was pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, on Monday. Canal authorities said that the 220,000-ton ship was “refloated” on Monday after blocking the major waterway for nearly a week.
Photo: Suez Canal Authority/AP

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