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Photo Story: Myanmar protesters gather, undeterred by worst day of violence

Many thousands of opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military coup marched on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of their campaign the previous day…

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Photo Story: Denmark tightens borders with Germany following surge in Covid-19 infections

The Danish / German border at Mollehus closed on 21 February 2021. The closing happened after restrictions have been introduced in Flensburg due to a surge in COVID-19 infections in…

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Photo Story: Spectacular night-time eruption on the Etna

A lava stream runs down the slopes as Mount Etna volcano erupts, as seen from Milo, near Catania, Sicily, Italy, 21 February 2021. This volcanic activity, generated lava jets 800-1,000…

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Photo Story: Another night of protests in Spain

Riot police officers clash with protesters during a march on Saturday evening against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona, Spain. Riots continued in several Spanish cities after…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Warsaw, Poland

View of the skyline of the Polish capital of Warsaw. Poland's largest city is located on the Vistula river roughly 370 km from both the Baltic Sea coast and the…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. epa09024527…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. A…

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Photo Story: Students protest in San Jose against the Public Employment bill, Costa Rica

Students from different public universities protest against the draft Public Employment Framework Law, in San Jose, Costa Rica, 18 February 2021. Academic groups oppose the bill that is being studied…

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Photo Story: Artistic performance tribute to NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mars mission

A giant projection of an astronaut on the north face of the Eiger mountain, by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter, is pictured from the alpine resort of Mannlichen, Switzerland, 14…

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Photo Story: Snowstorm hits Lebanon

People take selfie at snow covered area of Sawfar village eastern Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Lebanese meteorology authority, Lebanon is under the effect of a snowstorm for several days,…

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Photo Story: Netherlands prepares for parliamentary elections

A worker sets up an election board displaying candidates' pictures for the parliamentary elections in The Hague, The Netherlands, 18 February 2021. The elections will take place on 17 March…

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Photo Story: German Navy’s sailing school ship Gorch Fock almost completed

Photos of the German Navy’s sailing school ship Gorch Fock at the Luerssen shipyards in Berne, northern Germany. Luerssen shipyards has taken over the insolvent Elsflether Werft shipyards formerly responsible…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. European…

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Photo Story: The Be Happy Museum in Warsaw

Photos from the Museum of Happiness and Illusion - Be Happy! Museum, located in the Reduta Shopping Center in Warsaw, Poland. On the area of 800 sqm, there are facilities…

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Photo Story: Foil surfing in Basque Country

A man practices foil surfing off La Concha bay in San Sebastian, Basque Country, northern Spain, on 17 February 2021. Foil surfers use a board with a hydrofoil placed under…

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Photo Story: Anniversary of racially motivated attacks in Hanau

A mural of portraits of the victims of the 19 February 2020 Hanau shootings by a right-wing extremist, on a wall under a bridge in Frankfurt, am Main, Germany, 16…

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Photo Story: Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Atlantic City New Jersey demolished

The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk is imploded and brought down with explosives in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino…

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Photo Story: Demonstration against sexist violence and femicides

Members of 'Ni Una Menos' movement demonstrates outside the Courthouse to demand measures against sexist violence and femicides, after the murder of Ursula Bahillo who had denounced her partner on…

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Photo Story: Jerusalem hit by snowstorm

Children play outside the old city of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock covered with snow in the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel. Via EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

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Photo Story: Iran and Russia hold military exercise

A series of photos made available by the Iranian Army office showing Iranian and Russian warships during a joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean, Iran. The joint maritime drill,…

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Photo Story: Cold weather in Geneva

People wearing protective face masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 walk on the bank that is covered with ice after the wind blew spraywater from…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. An…

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Photo Story: Galician Villagers Mark Entroido Festivities Amid Covid Pandemic

Two participants are disguised as 'boteiros' for the 'Entroido' carnival in the village of Vilarino de Conso, Galicia, northwestern Spain, 13 February 2021 (issued 16 February 2021). In the background,…

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Photo Story: Riot at Paraguay’s largest prison

Firefighters enter the Tacumbu prison following a riot, in Asuncion, Paraguay, on 16 February 2021. After negotiations with the Minister of Justice Cecilia Perez, whose presence was one of the…

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Photo Story: CT scans of a mummy of an ancient Egyptian King

An undated handout photo made available by Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities shows the mummy of ancient Egyptian King Seqenenre-Taa-II (issued 17 February 2021). Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities said a new…

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Photo Story: Violent protests in Barcelona

A fire burns during a protest march on Tuesday evening to condemn the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pau Rivadulla Duro A.K.A 'Pablo Hasel' in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Hasel was sentenced…

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Photo Story: Heavy snowfall in Athens

People make their way on Filoppapos hill, across Acropolis during heavy snowfall, in Athens, Greece. As the cold front Medea sweeping over Greece was in full progress and heading south,…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. epa08996399…

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Photo Story: Street Art College for homeless children in Lagos

Abdumaleek Hassan, 16, poses for a portrait after attending a street corner training in screen printing art organized by the Abolore Shobayo art Foundation in Oshodi district of Lagos, Nigeria,…

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Photo Story: Protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar

Demonstrators holding up placards outside the United Nations (UN) office are reflected on the sunglasses of a demonstrator during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 16 February…

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Photo Story: Winter weather in Ukraine

An elderly woman walks between snowdrifts in front of the St. Mikhailovsky Cathedral frescos Kiev, Ukraine, 16 February 2021. The strong frost up to -22 degrees comes in Ukraine for…

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Photo Story: Farewell to former President Carlos Menem

Citizens observe the hearse that carries the coffin of former President Carlos Menem as it drives by the main street of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15 February 2021. Menem (President 1989-1999)…

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Photo Story: Ecuadorian town still vigilant after landslide

An aerial photo shows the damage left by the landslide in Chunchi, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador, on 15 February 2021. Chunchi, an Andean town located in the Ecuadorian province of Chimborazo,…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Krakow, Poland

The Kosciuszko Mound in Krakow, southern Poland. Kosciuszko Mound in Krakow, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kosciuszko, is an artificial mound. A serpentine path…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. Volunteers…

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Photo Story: South Africa Hennops river ‘Polly Island’ clean up

Volunteers wear protective equipment and masks on a floating island of trash in the middle of a river as they help to clean up the Hennops River of trash in…

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Photo Story: Daily life in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan children's play with soap bubbles at the Galle Face sea promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14 February 2021. EPA-EFE/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

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Photo Story: Upcycling tyres in Pakistan

A young laborer cuts strips of rubber off a used tire at a used tire market to recycle in Peshawar, Pakistan, 15 February 2021. Laborers work on converting used vehicle…

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Photo Story: Commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed in Afghanistan

A solider lays flowers during a commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed in Afghanistan, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 15 February 2021. Kyrgyzstan, the former Soviet republic, marks the 32nd anniversary of the…

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Photo Story: Voluntary bathing in icy water

Balazs Pesti, the founder of the 'Cold Water Tribe' uses an axe to break a hole into the ice of a frozen lake for the group to take a late…

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Photo Story – Papal Wind

Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus Prayer from his window overlooking Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, on a windy 14 February 2021 Reflecting on the Gospel reading of the…

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First view of Mars released after UAE’s Hope probe entered orbit in the first Arab Mars mission

A view shows Mars in this handout picture taken after UAE's Hope Probe entered orbit in the first Arab Mars mission February 10, 2021. The United Arab Emirates' first mission to Mars reached…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. (FILE)…

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Photo Story: Vintage car rally on Valentine’s Day in Kolkata

A view of parked vintage cars during a vintage car rally near heritage Town Hall on the occasion of Valentine's Day, in Kolkata, eastern India. Owners posing with a 1966…

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Falling in love in Covid-19 era

Intense looks through the visor. The daily meetings in the hospital. The emotional sharing of the same experience. And the chats during work breaks. Thus was born love in the…

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Photo Story: Ice skating on Prinsengracht in Amsterdam

People walk and skate on ice on the Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The municipality called on Amsterdammers to go skating in their own neighbourhood if possible, to prevent…

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Photo Story: Frozen fountains in Rome

Frozen water covers the Fountain of the Naiads in Republic square in Rome, Italy, 14 February 2021, on Valentine's Day. Via EPA-EFE/MASSIMO PERCOSSI

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Photo Story: The Frecce Tricolori over Cortina d’Ampezzo

A collection of photos of the Frecce Tricolori acrobatic team performing on Sunday before the men's Downhill race of the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Via EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN…

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Photo Story: Sachertorte for Valentine’s Day in Austria

An employee loads a car with bags of Sachertorte chocolate cakes for delivery at the traditional Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Austria. Due the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic the Hotel Sacher…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

A railroad causeway cutting across the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Different levels of salinity cause the different colors, with an algae that flourishes in higher salt content causing the red…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. Italian…

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Photo Story: Mario Draghi figurine in Naples

The terracotta figurine of Mario Draghi, made by craftsman Genny Di Virgilio in San Gregorio Armeno, the street of the masters of the art of the crib, in Naples, southern…

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Photo Story: Museums replace carnival in Venice

A masked character looks at the statues of Daedalus and Icarus made by Canova and kept in the Correr museum in Piazza San Marco, which has reopened to visitors from…

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Photo Story: The cold in Hungary

Icicles hang on a boat on the shore of Lake Balaton in Fonyod, Hungary as an extreme cold front grips the country. A handrail on the shore of Lake Balaton…

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Photo story: The Netherlands covered in snow as seen from space

A handout satellite image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission and made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Netherlands covered in snow on the 11 February 2021.…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. US…

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Photo Story: Parliamentary elections in Kosovo

An electoral poster with a portrait of the candidate for the prime minister of the Democratic League of Kosovo Avdullah Hoti (L) is printed at a printing house in Pristina,…

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