Week in pictures: 15 - 21 May 2021 - BBC News

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Palestinians return to their bomb-damaged homes in Gaza after a ceasefire with Israel was brokered by Egypt early on Friday. The conflict saw 11 nights of cross-border bombardments and nearly 250 deaths. Both Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have claimed victory following the ceasefire

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (centre) and his German counterpart Heiko Maas (right) visit a building that was hit by Hamas rocket fire from Gaza, in Petah Tikva, Israel

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An art installation featuring 18,000 paper doves and 15.5 miles (24.9km) of ribbon is unveiled at Liverpool Cathedral. Entitled Peace Doves, the artwork was created by British artist Peter Walker. Before the lockdown, messages of peace, hope and love were written on the doves by local children, community groups and visitors to the cathedral

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A medical health worker carrying out door-to-door visits injects a woman with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Siaya, Kenya

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A visitor views a work by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at her exhibition A Retrospective at the Gropius Bau museum in Berlin. Kusama, 92, is the biggest-selling female artist in the world, and is known for her striking polka-dot pieces

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Revellers enjoy a live show at Albert's Schloss bar in Manchester's city centre following the easing of Covid restrictions in England, Wales and most of Scotland. From Monday, millions of people were able to socialise indoors in limited numbers

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Aquarist Jeremy Simmons is watched by a young spectator as he plants corals in a reef tank at ZSL London Zoo, amid preparations for the reopening of indoor exhibits. The corals were rescued from illegal trading

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A health worker sanitises their gloves before taking a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test from a mobile swab collection vehicle in Kathmandu, Nepal. The country is currently reeling from a second wave of coronavirus

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Ai-Da, the world's first robot artist, poses next to her work at The Design Museum in London. The robot uses AI algorithms to produce self-portraits. She was commissioned in 2019 and created by engineers and designers from around the UK

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A tawny owl chick is ringed by Martin Davison, ornithologist for Forestry England, in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, as part of a study of the birds' behaviour