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STAFFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 05: A kingfisher sits atop a 'No Fishing' sign with a freshly caught fish in its beak at Teddesley Park in Staffordshire, United Kingdom on April 05, 2025. (Photo by Stuart Brock/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: King Charles III and Queen Camilla appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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TOPSHOT - Myanmar and Chinese rescuers carry the body of a victim that was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building 'Sky Villa Condominium development' in Mandalay on April 2, 2025, five days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar. Days after a shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, many people in Myanmar are still sleeping outdoors, either unable to return to ruined homes or afraid of further aftershocks. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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SUMY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13: Civilian cars lie burned out at the site of a Russian ballistic missile strike on the city centre, killing many civilians on April 13, 2025 in Sumy, Ukraine. The death toll after Russian ballistic missiles' attack on the center of Sumy has risen to 34, including two children. At least 117 people have been injured, including 15 children. On Palm Sunday, the Russian army launched two ballistic missiles with cluster munition at the central part of the city at a time when there were many people on the streets - dozens of people were killed and injured in the city; civilian infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged or destroyed. (Photo by Yehor Kryvoruchko/Kordon.Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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