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Women take selfie photos while they participate in the flash mob at the Alexandrinsky Theatre celebrating upcoming International Women's Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Russia, where men give flowers and gifts to female relatives, friends and colleagues.
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Medical workers learn to arrange flowers during an event to celebrate International Women's Day in Huaian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province.
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A yoga instructor (C) leads a yoga class for commuters travelling on a women's carriage of a local train on the occasion of International Women's Day, in Mumbai.
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Cambodian workers participate in an event to celebrate International Women's Day with a theme of "Support women and girls for the justice of all," in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Women guides hold placard with their uniform and a message reading (top) " during a gathering to celebrate International Women's Day at the Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG) training centre in Hyderabad.
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People celebrate International Women's Day at the plaza of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani being garlanded by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha members during the International Women's Day programme, at Civic Centre, in New Delhi.
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A street vendor sells mimosa flowers on International Women's Day in Naples, Italy.
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Participants take part in the Jammu Marathon 2023 organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Police to mark International Women's Day, in Jammu.
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Participants of the World Women's Forum for Peace gather at the historic fortifications of the port of Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast.
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Participants take part in the Cyclothon organised by the Directorate of Education in partnership with the UNESCO and UN Environment Programme to mark International Women's Day, in New Delhi.
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Picture of an art piece part of the project "Mujeres Pajaro" by Mexican artist Alejandra Phelts, seen at the Mexico-US border wall in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, in the framework of International Women's Day.
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