Week in pictures: 8 - 14 May 2021 - BBC News

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People eat by the light from a phone during a blackout caused by an outage at a power plant in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Queen Elizabeth II attends the State Opening of Parliament, her first major public engagement since the death of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, last month.

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Muslim worshippers around the world celebrated the festival of Eid al-Fitr, commonly known as Eid, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

ANDREW MILLIGAN / PA MEDIA

Two men detained in an immigration van in Glasgow were released when it was surrounded by protesters. Hundreds gathered around the van, with one man crawling under the vehicle to prevent it from moving.

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Women participate in a yoga session on Mother's Day at Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China.

UESLEI MARCELINO / REUTERS

Activists in Brasilia protest against racism and police violence, on the day that marked 133 years since the abolition of slavery in Brazil.

VICKIE FLORES / EPA

A member of staff admires an 800-year-old stained glass window on loan from Canterbury Cathedral for a new exhibition entitled "Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint," at the British Museum in London.

SAMUEL RAJKUMAR / REUTERS

Family members of Vijay Raju, who died as a result of coronavirus, mourn at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru. India is in the midst of a healthcare crisis as the death toll from coronavirus continues to climb.

PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP

Kaizer Chiefs supporters march in protest over the running of the football club, outside the training facility in Naturena, Johannesburg.

MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

Palestinians assess the damage caused by Israeli air strikes, in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. Israel intensified its assault on Gaza, as Palestinian militants continued to fire rockets into Israel on the fifth day of hostilities.

ANAS BABA / AFP

Missiles from Israel's Iron Dome defence system rise to intercept rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The fighting between Israel and Hamas was triggered by days of escalating clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police.