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Freedom on the Net 2021: 10 countries with least internet freedom - In Pics
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Freedom on the Net 2021: 10 countries with least internet freedom
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![China tops the list of the countries with the worst internet freedom. The country obtained a score of 10 out of 100 and was adjudged \](https://www.deccanherald.com/sites/dh/files/styles/gallery_thumbnails/public/gallery_images/2021/09/23/1%20China%20Reuters.jpg "China tops the list of the countries with the worst internet freedom. The country obtained a score of 10 out of 100 and was adjudged \")
2 /11 China tops the list of the countries with the worst internet freedom. The country obtained a score of 10 out of 100 and was adjudged "not free". Credit: Reuters Photo
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3 /11 Iran ranks second in the list with a score of 16 out of 100. Credit: Reuters Photo
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4 /11 With a score of 17, Myanmar stood third on the list. Credit: AFP Photo
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5 /11 Cuba is the fourth country with the worst internet freedom. It has obtained a score of 21 out of 100. Credit: AFP Photo
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6 /11 Vietnam has scored 22 out of 100 and ranks fifth on the list. Credit: Reuters Photo
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7 /11 Saudi Arabia is the sixth country with the least internet freedom. It has managed to score 24 out of 100 in the 2021 Freedom on the Net report conducted by Freedom House. Credit: Reuters Photo
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8 /11 With a score of 25, Pakistan ranks seventh on the list. Credit: Getty Images
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9 /11 Egypt is the eighth country with the least internet freedom. The country obtained a score of 26 out of 100. Credit: Reuters Photo
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10 /11 With a score of 27, Ethiopia shares the ninth spot with UAE. Credit: AFP Photo
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11 /11 Uzbekistan and Venezuela scored 28 and rounds off the top 10 list of countries with the worst internet freedom. Credit: Getty Images
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In Pics | Political leaders who attended Karnataka CM swearing-in ceremony
UPDATED : May 21 2023, 16:18 IST
Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders attended new Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's swearing-in ceremony in Bengaluru.
Reportedly, 27 leaders from 17 opposition parties attended the oath-taking ceremony, which included some top names like Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar among others.
![Karnataka CM swearing-in ceremony: Political leaders who attended the ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo]( "Karnataka CM swearing-in ceremony: Political leaders who attended the ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo")
1 /11 Karnataka CM swearing-in ceremony: Political leaders who attended the ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo
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![Newly-appointed Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Newly-appointed Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo")
2 /11 Newly-appointed Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government in Karnataka at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government in Karnataka at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo")
3 /11 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government in Karnataka at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Newly-elected Karnataka deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Newly-elected Karnataka deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /11 Newly-elected Karnataka deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government. Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /11 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot greets Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin as newly-elected Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumar looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress govt. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot greets Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin as newly-elected Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumar looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress govt. Credit: PTI Photo")
6 /11 Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot greets Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin as newly-elected Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumar looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress govt. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti during the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti during the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo")
7 /11 Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti during the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Newly-elected Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar waves at the public with CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Newly-elected Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar waves at the public with CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Credit: PTI Photo")
8 /11 Newly-elected Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar waves at the public with CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Kannada actor Shivaraj Kumar, Duniya Vijay and Umashree with MP D K Suresh greet the reporters and crowd. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Kannada actor Shivaraj Kumar, Duniya Vijay and Umashree with MP D K Suresh greet the reporters and crowd. Credit: PTI Photo")
9 /11 Kannada actor Shivaraj Kumar, Duniya Vijay and Umashree with MP D K Suresh greet the reporters and crowd. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Newly-appointed Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with senior Congress leader Kamal Nath during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government, at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Newly-appointed Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with senior Congress leader Kamal Nath during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government, at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo")
10 /11 Newly-appointed Karnataka deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with senior Congress leader Kamal Nath during the swearing-in ceremony of Congress government, at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Congress workers and supporters filled the stadium with enthusiasm as DKS and Siddaramaiah were sworn-in. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Congress workers and supporters filled the stadium with enthusiasm as DKS and Siddaramaiah were sworn-in. Credit: PTI Photo")
11 /11 Congress workers and supporters filled the stadium with enthusiasm as DKS and Siddaramaiah were sworn-in. Credit: PTI Photo
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In Pics | Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM
UPDATED : May 21 2023, 14:45 IST
Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar took oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress government in the state on May 20.
![In Pics | Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM]( "In Pics | Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM")
1 /11 In Pics | Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM
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![Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term on Saturday (May 20), exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term on Saturday (May 20), exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /11 Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term on Saturday (May 20), exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar took oath the deputy chief minister of the state. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar took oath the deputy chief minister of the state. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /11 Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar took oath the deputy chief minister of the state. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Eight legislators also took oath as Ministers at the ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Eight legislators also took oath as Ministers at the ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /11 Eight legislators also took oath as Ministers at the ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The Legislators who were sworn in as Ministers are: G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge (AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge\'s son), Ramalinga Reddy, and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The Legislators who were sworn in as Ministers are: G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge (AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge\'s son), Ramalinga Reddy, and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /11 The Legislators who were sworn in as Ministers are: G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge (AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son), Ramalinga Reddy, and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time. Credit: IANS]( "Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time. Credit: IANS")
6 /11 Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time. Credit: IANS
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![Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing in ceremony, while former AICC President Sonia Gandhi was absent. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing in ceremony, while former AICC President Sonia Gandhi was absent. Credit: AFP Photo")
7 /11 Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing in ceremony, while former AICC President Sonia Gandhi was absent. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders were also in attendance. Credit: IANS Photo]( "Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders were also in attendance. Credit: IANS Photo")
8 /11 Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders were also in attendance. Credit: IANS Photo
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![Congress chief Kharge had invited leaders of several like-minded parties for the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo]( "Congress chief Kharge had invited leaders of several like-minded parties for the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo")
9 /11 Congress chief Kharge had invited leaders of several like-minded parties for the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo
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![The event seemed to be a show of strength for opposition parties amid unity efforts to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Credit: IANS Photo]( "The event seemed to be a show of strength for opposition parties amid unity efforts to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Credit: IANS Photo")
10 /11 The event seemed to be a show of strength for opposition parties amid unity efforts to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Credit: IANS Photo
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![The 75-year old Siddaramaiah will become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint from 2013; while 61-year old Shivakumar, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will also continue as the party\'s Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections next year. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The 75-year old Siddaramaiah will become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint from 2013; while 61-year old Shivakumar, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will also continue as the party\'s Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections next year. Credit: PTI Photo")
11 /11 The 75-year old Siddaramaiah will become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint from 2013; while 61-year old Shivakumar, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will also continue as the party's Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections next year. Credit: PTI Photo
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News In Pics, May 21, 2022: Best photos from the world
UPDATED : May 21 2023, 07:39 IST
Ukraine | Bakhmut | Russia-Ukraine crisis | India News | Rishi Sunak | Japan | World news | ![This video grab taken from a handout footage posted on May 20, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows members of Wagner group waving a Russian national flag and Wagner Group\'s flag on the rooftop of a damaged building in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo]( "This video grab taken from a handout footage posted on May 20, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows members of Wagner group waving a Russian national flag and Wagner Group\'s flag on the rooftop of a damaged building in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /5 This video grab taken from a handout footage posted on May 20, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows members of Wagner group waving a Russian national flag and Wagner Group's flag on the rooftop of a damaged building in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo
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![US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \]( "US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \")
2 /5 US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film "Killers of the Flower Moon" during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Incandescent materials, ash and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano in San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Puebla state, Mexico on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Incandescent materials, ash and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano in San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Puebla state, Mexico on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /5 Incandescent materials, ash and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano in San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Puebla state, Mexico on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /5 A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Britain\'s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd R) is shown how to make traditional Japanese Okonomiyaki pancakes at a restaurant in Hiroshima with travelling British journalists including BBC Political Editor, Chris Mason (R), on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders\' Meeting on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Britain\'s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd R) is shown how to make traditional Japanese Okonomiyaki pancakes at a restaurant in Hiroshima with travelling British journalists including BBC Political Editor, Chris Mason (R), on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders\' Meeting on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /5 Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd R) is shown how to make traditional Japanese Okonomiyaki pancakes at a restaurant in Hiroshima with travelling British journalists including BBC Political Editor, Chris Mason (R), on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \](https://www.deccanherald.com/sites/dh/files/styles/gallery_thumbnails/public/gallery_images/2023/05/21/afp%20%2813%29.jpg "US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \")
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News In Pics, May 20, 2023: Best photos from the world
![Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party\'s campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party\'s campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /5 Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party's campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece's general elections. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d\'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d\'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d\'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d\'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /5 Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /5 Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders\' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders\' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /5 Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /5 Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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