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Pictures of the day
(01 of22)
Today Cadbury marked the start of the Easter season by delivering joy to the Loch Ness Monster in the form of an egg-stra special surprise – three giant Cadbury purple eggs emerging from the Loch. Each measuring roughly the height of a double-decker London bus, the larger than life eggs, which weighed four tonnes each, were wrapped in Cadbury signature purple foil and were placed on a floating barge that raised the oval-shaped structures from the water.
London Mayor election(02 of22)
Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith meets staff in a McDonald's restaurant during campaign walkabout in Sidcup, London. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
FRANCE-BRITAIN-DIPLOMACY(03 of22)
French President Francois Hollande (L) and British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) pay their respects at the Pozieres British Memorial during the 34th Franco-British summit in Pozieres, near Amiens, on 03 March 2016.This year's Franco-British summit comes as the 'Jungle' camp in the northern French city of Calais, where migrants have gathered in grim conditions to try to cross into Britain, is once again in the spotlight. The Pozieres British Memorial honors the British soldiers killed during the battle of Pozieres, a part of the Battle of the Somme of which the centenary commemorations will start on July 1st, 2016. / AFP / POOL / YOAN VALAT (Photo credit should read YOAN VALAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOAN VALAT via Getty Images)
Jilin Welcomes Snow In Spring(04 of22)
JILIN, CHINA - MARCH 03: (CHINA OUT) People visit Beishan Park after snow on March 3, 2016 in Jilin City, Jilin Province of China. North China's Jilin City welcame its heavy snow even in Spring. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(05 of22)
Katy Perry seen out in Manhattan on March 02, 2016 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images) (credit:Josiah Kamau via Getty Images)
Preview Of The Muhammed Ali Exhibition(06 of22)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: A statue of Muhammad Ali on display in front of posters - at the preview of the 'I Am The Greatest' Muhammad Ali exhibition on March 3, 2016 in London, England. The exhibition showcases the life and career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali and features over more than 100 artefacts including personal memorabilia, unseen footage and photographs. It is open to the public from Friday March 4, 2016 at the O2 in London. (Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Ratcliffe via Getty Images)
Chinese panda pair arrive in South Korea(07 of22)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 03: A woman feeds a giant Chinese panda at the Seoul's Incheon International Airport on March 3, 2016. A pair of Chinese giant pandas named Le Bao, a three-year-old male, and Ai Bao, a two-year-old female have arrived at the Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Kim Jong Hyun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Year in Space(08 of22)
Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA disembarks at Ellington Field, Thursday, March 3, 2016 in Houston, Texas, after his return to Earth. The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft landed near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday with Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos. Kelly and Kornienko are completing an International Space Station record year-long mission to collect valuable data on the effect of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Volkov is returning after six months on the station. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Year in Space(09 of22)
The plane carrying Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA taxis upon landing at Ellington Field, Thursday, March 3, 2016 in Houston, Texas, after his return to Earth. The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft landed near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday with Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos. Kelly and Kornienko are completing an International Space Station record year-long mission to collect valuable data on the effect of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Volkov is returning after six months on the station. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Greece Migrants(10 of22)
A Syrian migrant child is helped by members of MOAS, Migrant Offshore Aid Station, a Malta-based organization, to board a rescue vessel on the Aegean Sea between the eastern Greek Island of Agathonisi and the Turkish shores, Thursday, March 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (credit:Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
Thunder Clippers Basketball(11 of22)
Singers Beyonce and Jay Z watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (credit:Mark J. Terrill/AP)
Greece Migrants(12 of22)
Migrants are photographed on a dinghy, from a speedboat with members of MOAS, Migrant Offshore Aid Station, a Malta-based organization, in the Aegean Sea between the eastern Greek Island of Agathonisi and the Turkish shores,Thursday, March 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (credit:Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
Indonesia Earthquake(13 of22)
A man pushes a relative who lies on a hospital bed as they were told to leave the building following an earthquake, at a hospital in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning issued Wednesday after a powerful earthquake off Sumatra sent islanders rushing to high ground. The U.S. Geological Service said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. (AP Photo/Rivo Andries) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
2016 World Team Table Tennis Championship(14 of22)
SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA - MARCH 03: Li Jiao of Netherlands is injured during the game against Li Qiangbing of Austria in the 2016 World Table Tennis Championship Women's Team Division round 16 match at Malawati Stadium on March 3, 2016 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
PHILIPPINES-ENVIRONMENT-WILDLIFE DAY(15 of22)
Zoo owner Manny Tangco shows albino Burmese pythons to visitors at the Malabon Zoo in Manila on March 3, 2016, as the world celebrates 3rd World Wildlife Day. The day began in Florence, Italy, in 1931 at a convention of ecologists, whose intention was to highlight the plight of endangered species and October 4 was chosen as the date because it is the feast day of nature lover Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS / AFP / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NOEL CELIS via Getty Images)
(16 of22)
South Korean officials unveil a panda named as Aibao (lovely treasure) during a welcoming ceremony for a pair of giant pandas born in China, at a cargo terminal of the Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on March 3, 2016. A pair of giant pandas, a state gift to South Korea from Chinese President Xi Jinping, arrived in Seoul on March 3 to a red-carpet welcome. (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
(17 of22)
A walker makes their way through overnight snow in Buxton, Derbyshire, as forecasters said that Storm Jake may bring ice, snow and 70mph winds. (credit:John Giles/PA Wire)
Greece Migrants(18 of22)
A Syrian refugees places his shoes outside his makeshift tent as he waits to be allowed to cross the border to Macedonia in the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Greek police said up to 10,000 mostly Syrian and Iraqi refugees were stuck at the country's Idomeni border crossing in deteriorating conditions.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (credit:Petros Giannakouris/AP)
Pakistan Daily Life(19 of22)
Pakistani Kushti wrestlers practice during a training session, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2016. Kushti, an Indo-Pakistani form of wrestling, is several thousand years old and is a national sport in Pakistan. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) (credit:K.M. Chaudary/AP)
Residents Return To Turkish Town Of Cizre After Curfew(20 of22)
CIZRE, TURKEY - MARCH 02: A woman stands in her ruined house as she checks her belongings on March 2, 2016 in Cizre, Turkey. Turkish authorities scaled down a 24-hour curfew imposed on the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre in southeast Turkey, nearly three weeks after declaring the successful conclusion of military operations there. The curfew was lifted at 5 a.m., allowing residents to return to their conflict-stricken neighborhoods for the first time since December 14. But it will remain in effect between 7:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Residents began trickling back at first light, their vehicles loaded with personal belongings and, in some cases, children. (Photo by Cagdas Erdogan/Getty Images) (credit:Cagdas Erdogan via Getty Images)
F1 Testing In Barcelona - Day Two(21 of22)
MONTMELO, SPAIN - MARCH 02: Members of the Red Bull Racing team take part in a pit stop practice session during day two of F1 winter testing at Circuit de Catalunya on March 2, 2016 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
Expedition 46 Landing(22 of22)
ZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN - MARCH 2: In this handout provided by NASA, The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos on March 2, 2016 near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Kelly and Kornienko completed an International Space Station record year-long mission to collect valuable data on the effect of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Volkov returned after spending six months on the station. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images) (credit:Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)