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A visitor poses with a rose garden made by Peter Beales Roses at the Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, 19 May 2025. The annual gardening exhibition runs from 20 to 24 May 2025 at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Chelsea pensioner Peter Wilson poses with a floral installation of a mohawk made of pampas grass, tropical blooms and preserved leaves by Ricky Paul Flowers at the Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, 19 May 2025. The annual gardening exhibition runs from 20 to 24 May 2025 at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Claire Myers-Lamptey poses with two Chelsea pensioners at the Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, 19 May 2025. The annual gardening exhibition runs from 20 to 24 May 2025 at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Chelsea pensioner Michael Vowles poses for a picture with drag artist Ula Lah at the Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, 19 May 2025. The annual gardening exhibition runs from 20 to 24 May 2025 at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
A visitor poses with her floral hat at the Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, 19 May 2025. The annual gardening exhibition runs from 20 to 24 May 2025 at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Members of staff, dressed as mushrooms to promote Caley Brothers Mushrooms, entertain visitors at the Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, 19 May 2025. The annual gardening exhibition runs from 20 to 24 May 2025 at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Young people dance during a Flag Day celebration, in Cabo Haitiano, Haiti, 18 May 2025. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime called for national unity and collective effort to create the conditions for a constitutional-reform referendum and 'free, inclusive, and credible' elections in a country mired in a deep crisis that has gone a decade without holding a vote. EPA-EFE/Patrice Noel
Nader Abd Alhay attends the photocall for 'Once Upon a Time in Gaza' during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2025. The film festival runs from 13 to 24 May 2025. EPA-EFE/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO
(L-R) Director Spike Lee, A$Ap Rocky and Denzel Washington attend the photocall for 'Highest 2 Lowest' during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2025. The film festival runs from 13 to 24 May 2025. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN
Men dress as human statues during a parade in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 18 May 2025. The statue parade took place during the nineteenth edition of the 'Long Night of Museums'. EPA-EFE/JUAN CARLOS TORREJON
Cardinals attend as newly elected Pope Leo XIV attends his Papal Inauguration Mass at St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City, 18 May 2025. EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ
EFF members hold placards during the VAT victory march to the National Treasury on May 19, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. This march celebrates the recent suspension of the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase, which the EFF views as a significant triumph for the working-class and impoverished communities. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
Smoke billows from the Kumho Tire plant after a fire broke out in Gwangju, South Korea, 17 May 2025. EPA-EFE/YONHAP
A Palestinian man walks pass the main entrance of Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, 19 May 2025. More than 30 diplomats from the EU and other European countries visited Tulkarem and its two camps to meet with local authorities and inspect the damage in a visit organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Palestine. The Israeli army has been conducting a military operation in Tulkarem for over 100 days. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH
Trainee beekeeping student Mandy Topping poses for a photograph at the Randalstown and District Beekeeper's Association apiary set in the private estate of Lord O'Neill at Shane's Castle on May 4, 2025 in Randalstown, Northern Ireland. Conservation Charity Buglife's recent report into the Bee population in Northern Ireland highlighted that many species in the country are in decline, with 21 species set to become extinct without intervention. Northern Ireland's honey bees are under threat due to the absence of a bee inspectorate since last year, according to the Ulster Beekeepers Association (UBKA). The bee inspector is responsible for supporting bee health, external and addresses diseases such as American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB) which affect honey bees. Although beekeepers are responsible for reporting diseases within their own colonies, bee inspectors confirm notifiable diseases, contain outbreaks, inspect neighbouring hives, and advise on destroying affected colonies. Honeybees are also facing decline due to habitat loss, climate change, including the effects of extreme weather, parasites and diseases. This Tuesday, May 20th marks International World Bee Day. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images). DM