Today in Pictures, April 28, 2016

Russia launches its first rocket from its new spaceport and Brazil celebrates the 100 days before the 2016 Rio Olympics. These and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Apr 28, 2016, 03:47 PM

A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 satellites lifting off from the launch pad at the new Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Uglegorsk, in the far eastern Amur region, on April 28, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Garbage collectors lookomg at rescue teams (not pictured) working at the site where a massive pile of garbage collapsed at a landfill in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Brazilian anti-terrorist personnel in NBC (Nuclear-Bacteriological-Chemical) protective suits participating in a drill ahead of the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro on April 26, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A car driving past snow-covered trees near Hofsgrund, Germany, after parts of the country were hit by heavy snowfall, on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A SpaceX dragon capsule is shown on the surface of Mars in this artist's concept photo provided on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington to speak about foreign policy, on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann celebrating after teammate Saul Niguez (not pictured) slots a shot past Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer at the Vicente Calderon Stadium on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A squacco heron lunges for a fish near Pusztaszer, some 140km south-east of Budapest, Hungary, on April 26, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

The pack riding during the first stage, over the 100.5 km between Mathod and Moudon, at the 70th Tour de Romandie UCI ProTour cycling race in Switzerland, on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Planalto Palace is lit in the colours of Brazil's flag in celebration of the 100 days before the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brasilia, Brazil, on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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