Russians celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight to space carried out by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin as the Soviet hero remains one of the most admired figures in the country u.afp.com/UQPg
Sixty years after he became the first person in space, there are few figures more universally admired in Russia today than Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin u.afp.com/UQPW
Steps in the first voyage of a man into space, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961 #AFPgraphics
VIDEO: Russians celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight to space carried out by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
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Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest shrines, announced that the holy fasting month of Ramadan will start on Tuesday, as Muslims worldwide face coronavirus curbs
Women pray on the first night of Ramadan at the Istiqlal grand mosque in Jakarta.
People browse Ramadan lanterns ("fanoos") in the old city of Jerusalem.
Lights up in Syria's rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib
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