Paddy Day and gourmet butterflies: Friday’s best photos

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  •  A family travels during Eid Al -Adha on the back of a three-wheeled motorbike
  • Chuao, Venezuela

    Fishers pull in their catch. Many have launched new careers after losing their jobs during the economic crisis that has engulfed the country

    Chuao, Venezuela. A group of fishers pull in their catch in a massive net
  • Copenhagen, Denmark

    A waiter working at the Alchemist restaurant. With quirky dishes such as butterfly wings, restaurants in Denmark, the recent darling of the culinary world, are vying to emulate the success of the soon-to-be-closed Michelin-starred Noma

    Copenhagen, Denmark. A waiter works at the Alchemist restaurant with a cluster of eyeballs on a large screen overhead
  • Copenhagen, Denmark

    A creation called Butterfly at the Alchemist restaurant. The insects were fed on honey water

    Copenhagen, Denmark. A creation called Butterfly at the Alchemist restaurant
  • Blackpool, UK. A Bornean orangutan cradles its baby, the first to be born at the city zoo for more than two decades
  • Paris, France

    Burning cars in the French capital following riots after a 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest by police at point-blank range in Nanterre

    Burning cars
  • Lyon, France

    A pedestrian and worker walk past a burned coach that was destroyed during three days of rioting. Violent protests have erupted across France as anger grows over the police killing in Nanterre

    A pedestrian and worker walk past a burnt-out coach that was destroyed during three days of rioting
  • Zanzibar, Tanzania

    A man walks near a restaurant named The Rock at Pingwe beach

    Zanzibar, Tanzania. A man walks near a restaurant named The Rock at Pingwe beach
  • London, UK

    Jason Lyon, an engineer, examines Loo Garden, a temporary subterranean creation designed to represent a future, healthier River Thames, in a section of the Thames Tideway tunnel commonly known as the Super Sewer

    London, UK. Jason Lyon, an engineer, examines Loo Garden, a temporary subterranean creation designed to represent a future, healthier River Thames, in a section of the Thames Tideway tunnel commonly known as the Super Sewer
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    The artist Preta Queen B Rull performs during Night of the Stars at Mare favela. The show, which honours the LGBTQ+ movements of the 1980s and 90s, travels through the streets and occupies cultural facilities in the community

     The artist Preta Queen B Rull performs during Night of the Stars at Mare favela
  • La Paz, Bolivia

    A contestant waits to compete in the Miss Cholita Pacena beauty pageant in Valle de la Luna. The annual contest recognises Aymara women’s fashion and beauty as well as their command of their Indigenous lifestyle and language

    La Paz, Bolivia. A contestant waits to compete in the Miss Cholita Pacena beauty pageant in Valle de la Luna
  • Niterói

    , BrazilA broad-snouted caiman alligator floats in the waters of the Piratininga Alfredo Sirkis waterfront park. The facility uses natural techniques for grouping aquatic plants that filter water from the watersheds that flow into the Piratininga lagoon

    Niterói, Brazil. A broad-snouted caiman alligator floats in the waters of the Piratininga Alfredo Sirkis waterfront park that uses natural techniques for grouping aquatic plants that filter water from the watersheds that flow into the Piratininga lagoon
  • Pucusana, Peru

    People follow a statue of Saint Peter carried on a boat, centre, as part of a procession to honour the Catholic patron saint of fishers

    Pucusana, Peru. People follow a statue of Saint Peter carried on a boat, centre, as part of a procession in honour of the Catholic patron saint of fishers
  • Nanjing, China

    Aerial view of bullet trains on the parking line

    Nanjing, China. Aerial view of bullet trains on the parking line
  • Kathmandu, Nepal

    Mud-covered farmers play in a field during National Paddy Day, which marks the start of the annual rice-planting season, in Tokha village

    Kathmandu, Nepal. Farmers play in a muddy field during National Paddy Day, which marks the start of the annual rice planting season, in Tokha village
  • Paris, France

    Models present Dior’s menswear spring/summer 2024 collection during fashion week

    Models  peek out from the catwalk floor at the Dior menswear spring/summer 2024 presentation during fashion week
  • Bilbao, Spain

    Team Lotto Dstny cycle under the Mama spider sculpture during their Tour de France presentation at the Guggenheim Museum

    Bilbao, Spain. Team Lotto Dstny cycle under the Mama spider sculpture during their Tour de France presentation at the Guggenheim Museum
  • London, UK

    A pair of rediscovered Rembrandt portraits that are expected to fetch between £5m and £8m at auction

    London, UK. Workers at Christie's auction house pose with portraits by Rembrandt
  • Delhi, India

    A colourful mural adorns a quiet street

    A man walks past a colourful mural, which includes a depiction a female vendor, on a street in New Delhi, India
  • Ottawa, Canada

    A sailing boat heads to harbour as the setting sun illuminates smoke from wildfires

    Ottawa, Canada. A sailing boat heads to harbour as the setting sun illuminates smoke from wildfires
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