A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 1, 2020
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A woman reacts in pain after being pepper sprayed by a member of the South African Police Service, not visible, for not wearing a face covering, as members of the Johannesburg Metro Police Department walk away, in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.
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A cat sits on the balcony of a house during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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A protester wearing a mask is seen with police during May Day protests amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, Germany.
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A Russian Communist party supporter carries a red flag as he walks along Red Square in Moscow. The Labour Day celebrations were canceled because of COVID-19.