MAY 29-JUNE 4, 2020
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MAY 29-JUNE 4, 2020
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A fisherman's family seals up their window before cyclone Nisarga makes landfall in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. A storm in the Arabian Sea off India's west coast intensified into a severe cyclone on Wednesday, gathering speed as it barreled toward India's financial capital of Mumbai. Nisarga was forecast to drop heavy rains and winds gusting up to 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour when it makes landfall Wednesday afternoon as a category 4 cyclone near the coastal city of Alibagh, about 98 kilometers (60 miles) south of Mumbai, India's Meteorological Department said. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)
A Ferris wheel is seen at a park Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
People ride a bus during the first day of a more relaxed lockdown that was placed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines on Monday, June 1, 2020. Traffic jams and crowds of commuters are back in the Philippine capital, which shifted to a more relaxed quarantine with limited public transport in a high-stakes gamble to slowly reopen the economy while fighting the coronavirus outbreak. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)
People drink soft-drinks as they practice social distancing during a mock movie at the Paragon Cineplex movie theater in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, June 1, 2020. Thai authorities allowed movie theater and other businesses to reopen, selectively easing restrictions against the coronavirus. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)
A rainbow appears on the horizon after a brief spell of rain on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, May 31, 2020. (AP PhotoAltaf Qadri)
Muslims pray spaced apart to help curb the spread of the coronavirus during a Friday prayer at the Al Barkah Grand Mosque in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, May 29, 2020. Muslims in some parts of Indonesia attended Friday prayers as mosques closed by the coronavirus for weeks were allowed to start reopening in the world's most populous Muslim nation. (AP PhotoAchmad Ibrahim)
The gallery was curated by AP photo editors Wally Santana in Bangkok and Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
People from a slum on the Arabian Sea coast are relocated as a precautionary measure against Cyclone Nisarga, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Cyclone Nisarga made landfall Wednesday south of India's financial capital of Mumbai, with storm surge threatening to flood beaches and low-lying slums as city authorities struggled to contain the coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)
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A couple takes wedding photos near the Forbidden City in Beijing on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)
A fisherman's family seals up their window before cyclone Nisarga makes landfall in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. A storm in the Arabian Sea off India's west coast intensified into a severe cyclone on Wednesday, gathering speed as it barreled toward India's financial capital of Mumbai. Nisarga was forecast to drop heavy rains and winds gusting up to 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour when it makes landfall Wednesday afternoon as a category 4 cyclone near the coastal city of Alibagh, about 98 kilometers (60 miles) south of Mumbai, India's Meteorological Department said. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)
A Ferris wheel is seen at a park Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
People ride a bus during the first day of a more relaxed lockdown that was placed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines on Monday, June 1, 2020. Traffic jams and crowds of commuters are back in the Philippine capital, which shifted to a more relaxed quarantine with limited public transport in a high-stakes gamble to slowly reopen the economy while fighting the coronavirus outbreak. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)
People drink soft-drinks as they practice social distancing during a mock movie at the Paragon Cineplex movie theater in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, June 1, 2020. Thai authorities allowed movie theater and other businesses to reopen, selectively easing restrictions against the coronavirus. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)
A rainbow appears on the horizon after a brief spell of rain on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, May 31, 2020. (AP PhotoAltaf Qadri)
Muslims pray spaced apart to help curb the spread of the coronavirus during a Friday prayer at the Al Barkah Grand Mosque in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, May 29, 2020. Muslims in some parts of Indonesia attended Friday prayers as mosques closed by the coronavirus for weeks were allowed to start reopening in the world's most populous Muslim nation. (AP PhotoAchmad Ibrahim)