Queues were formed outside retail shops in England as the government further relaxed restrictions imposed on the prevention and control of COVID-19, April 12, 2021. /CFP

April 12 is the International Day of Human Space Flight. On the same day, students in Volgograd, Russia, took part in an event to mark the 60th anniversary Yuri Gagarin's legendary space flight. / CFP

Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, the government said on April 13, 2021. / CFP

Denmark announced it would stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on April 14, 2021. / CFP

People watch as Israeli Air Force planes fly in formation during an aerial show as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day, marking the 73rd anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 15, 2021. / CFP

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France, April 16, 2021. /CFP

The funeral of Prince Philip took place at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, April 17, 2021. / CFP