Tsar Alexander II (1818–1881) known as “The Liberator” lying in state. He was mortally wounded by an assassination attack in St Petersburg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). March 1881
A shooting star (L, top) is seen on the night sky during the perseid meteor shower in Jankowo, near Poznan, 11 August 2016. The first half of August is traditionally the best time to look out for meteors called “shooting stars”, or perseids which are the leftover dust particles of a comet tail associated with comet Swift-Tuttle. (Photo by Lukasz Ogrodowczyk/EPA)
A resident uses face shields made from used mineral water containers while working on the streets of Yogyakarta City, Indonesia on April 16, 2020. This face shield aims to prevent contracting from coronavirus while working outside the home. (Photo by Nuryanto/Opn Images/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
People take cover as riot police use pepper spray projectile during a protest as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China on May 27, 2020. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
Competitors Taisto Miettinen and Katja Kovanen fron Finland participate in the annual Wife Carrying World Championships in Sonkajarvi, Finland on July 6, 2019. People from all over the world took part in the event that was founded in 1992. (Photo by Mauri Ratilaine/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
An Afghan woman collects cotton buds at governmental farms in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 20 October 2020. Afghanistan's agriculture and livestock department in Nangarhar province hire women and people in need of cash assistance to harvest cotton from their farms. (Photo by Ghulamullah Habibi/EPA/EFE)
A Russian Rosguardia (National Guard) soldier stands at a central avenue in front of a restaurant promoter, a day before Sunday's protest in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, January 30, 2021. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)