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FILE - A member of the "Penitencia de los Apóstoles y Discípulos de Jesús" Catholic brotherhood before a Holy Week procession in the southern city of Alcala la Real, Spain, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

The blessing of rain dampens Holy Week in drought-stricken Spain

QUESADA, Spain (AP) — Some much needed rain was not going to ruin Holy Week for Alfonso del Río Martínez and his fellow Christians in the southern Spanish village of Quesada.

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BERNAT ARMANGUE

Jockeys compete in last Macao races at the Macao Jockey Club in Macao, Saturday, March 30, 2024. After more than 40 years, Macao’s horse racing track hosted its final races on Saturday, bringing an end to the sport in the city famous for its massive casinos. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

China’s gambling hub of Macao holds its final horse race, ending a tradition of over 40 years

Members of the Alvarez family add the finishing touches to their sawdust carpet in preparation for a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala

A swarm of bees attack a drunk man during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati, India, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An AP photographer finds a buzzy photo by focusing on the small details during Holi

Anupam Nath has been covering Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati for two decades. In that time, he’s mastered navigating the large and vibrant celebrations, which allows him to focus on the small details, the personal.

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ANUPAM NATH

Isaac Cruz, of Mexico, hits Rolando Romero in a super lightweight title bout Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

AP Sports Week in Pictures: Vegas fight, Tour of Flanders and flying feet in Marseille

Associated Press photographers have been there for the biggest stories in sports across the globe over the past week.

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Revelers wearing decorated hats and costumes participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

These images capture Easter Sunday around the world

A member of a confraternity carries a cross during a Holy Thursday procession the in Procida Island, Italy, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small when Catholic feast days are celebrated throughout the year. But even in a country where public displays of popular piety are a centuries-old tradition, Procida's Holy Week commemorations stand out. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Young and old participate in Holy Week religious processions on Italy’s Procida island

Faithful take part in a Way of the Cross reenactment, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile, Friday, March 29, 2024. Holy Week commemorates the last week of Jesus' earthly life which culminates with his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Good Friday in Latin America

Men of the Ukrainian Jewish community dance during Purim celebrations and a festive meal at the Great Choral Synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine celebrates Purim with costumes and dancing, as war drags on

A wutong bird catches beads in its beak, training for a Beijing tradition that dates back to the Qing Dynasty, outside a stadium in Beijing, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The ancient practice involves training birds to catch beads in mid-air shot out of a tube. Today, only about 50-60 people in Beijing are believed to still practice it. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Beijingers play fetch with migratory birds in traditional game

A couple kiss at Karakoy ferry terminal at the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Voters to turn a new page in the history of Istanbul, guardian of the Bosphorus

Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians crowd a market in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. An estimated 1.5 million Palestinians displaced by the war took refuge in Rafahor, which is likely Israel's next focus in its war against Hamas. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)

Palestinians cling to life in Rafah, a town likely to be Israel’s next focus in the war on Hamas

Palestinians wave their national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the southern Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Masoud)

These photos capture 100 days of agony in an unprecedented war between Israel and Hamas

FILE - Demonstrators use the flashlights on their mobile phones as they protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain on Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Emotions run high at pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world

Members of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army, hold up the El Cristo de la Buena Muerte, or Christ of the Good Death, during a ceremony ahead of the procession in Malaga, Southern Spain, southern Spain, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Hundreds of processions will take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

March 21-28, 2024

From celebrations marking Holy Week to a volcano erupting in Iceland to cherry blossoms in Washington, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

A Catholic devotee makes a cross with palm leaves during a Palm Sunday Mass at the St. Joseph Cathedral in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

People lay flowers and light candles standing next to the Crocus City Hall, on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Russia's top state investigative agency says the death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to over 133. The attack Friday on Crocus City Hall, a sprawling mall and concert venue on Moscow's western edge, also left many wounded and left the building a smoldering ruin. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Wildfires burn parts of a cemetery in Nogales, Mexico, Monday, March 25, 2024. Emergency crews are working to contain wildfires burning across parts of the High Mountains area in Veracruz state. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Clouds float over the Patapsco River near the container ship Dali, owned by Grace Ocean PTE, as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Week in Pictures: North America