Big Shots: This Week's News in Photos

Favela Hotel
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—A woman sits on a terrace at Tiki hostel in Cantagalo favela, April 16, 2016. Hostels in a few of Rio's more than 1,000 slums serve not only as a cheap housing... Pilar Olivares/Reuters
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Borderline Fisherman
Yalu River, Sinuiju—A North Korean fishes opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, Liaoning province, May 1, 2016. Picture taken from China's side of the Yalu. Jacky Chen/Reuters
What Cease-Fire?
Aleppo, Syria—Government-led airstrikes killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than a dozen others in the rebel-held neighborhood of Hayy Aqyul on April 22, threatening an already fragile cease-fire. Since the partial cease-fire was... AMEER ALHALBI/AFP/Getty
The Sky Was All Purple
Los Angeles—Julya Baer couldn’t hold back tears at a vigil celebrating the life and music of Prince, hours after learning the pop superstar was found dead at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota on April... Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Vaccination Nation
Karachi, Pakistan—Policemen stand guard as a health worker administers polio drops to a child during a vaccination campaign on April 21, one day after eight gunmen on motorcycles shot dead seven policemen protecting vaccination workers.... Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty
Sick Transit
Jerusalem—Israeli security officials inspect a burned-out bus on April 18, hours after a small explosive device was detonated on board, injuring at least 20 people, according to Israeli police. Two days after the bombing, and... Abir Sultan/EPA

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