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Italians are heading to the polls in Rome to vote in the European elections. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her far-right Fratelli d’Italia (FDI) (Brothers of Italy) party are considered to be the overwhelming favourites. 1ST IMAGES
The coffin of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, who died last week at the age of 91, lies in wake at the funeral chapel set up at the Congress in Bogota. Known for his voluptuous depictions of people and animals using different media, Colombia's most famous artist died in Monaco, where he lived, after developing pneumonia. IMAGES
Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES
Aerial images of the reservoir behind Paso Severino in Uruguay. This reservoir, which normally supplies fresh water to 60 percent of the country's population, is experiencing the largest drop in water levels ever recorded. According to authorities, water levels could be completely depleted in July if it does not rain. IMAGES
Protesters sing Uruguay's national anthem during an anti-government march in Montevideo over the high levels of salt in the drinking water. The country, crossed by numerous rivers, has had to resort to brackish water sources because of a drought that has lasted for more than three years. IMAGES
People forced to flee their homes by northeastern Italy's deadly floods take shelter in Ravenna's Classis museum of Ravenna, which is offering those displaced camp beds and food aid amidst its vases and sculptures. 10,000 have already been displaced by the floods, according to the authorities, with the death toll rising to at least 13 on Thursday. IMAGES
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