A firefighter is disinfected after a mission in a hospital in St. Petersburg on May 12. Five people lost their lives and 150 were evacuated
Students maintain distance at the Simone Veil Primary School in Nice on May 12. As France started easing some coronavirus restrictions on May 11, nearly 1 million schoolchildren were ready to resume class
Members of the National Disaster Response Force search onsite after a gas leakage at the LG Polymers chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh State on May 7. The death toll reached 12
A street party in Manchester on May 8 celebrates the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the day Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies in 1945
A boy holds the bamboo frame of a traditional white paper lantern, a symbol of Vesak Day, regarded as the day the Buddha was born, obtained enlightenment and passed away, in Colombo on May 6. This years celebration was muted as the authorities urged people to stay indoor amid the coronavirus outbreak
A Red Cross staff helps evacuate a villager in Siaya County on May 5. Floods triggered by heavy rainfall since mid-April had displaced more than 100,000 people in some regions