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Rescue firefighters evacuate and secure the flooded area of La Reole after the Garonne river rose above nine meters in La Reole, France, 04 February 2021. The Garonne river is overflowing its waters due to storm Justine that hit France where 17 departments are on orange and red alert. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERG 
Sri Lankan army soldiers march during the 73rd Independence Day parade at the Independence Square in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 04 February 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated the 73rd anniversary of independence from British colonial rules on 04 February. Independence Day is also known as the National Day of Sri Lanka. EPA-EFE/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE 
A keeper feeds three-month-old female baby white rhino named Azsyifa (C) next to its mother Chuma (R) at Safari Park in Bogor, 04 February 2021. Azsyifa is the offspring of Chuma and a male named Merdeka. The white rhino is near extinction due to years of poaching for rhino horn, according to World Wildlife Fund EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA 
Students of Dagon University flash the three-finger salute as a sign of defiance during a civil disobedience campaign against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, 05 February 2021. Teachers and students joined a nationwide strike as part of a civil disobedience campaign started by medical workers protesting against the recent military coup. Aung San Suu Kyi and other top political leaders were detained in a military coup on 01 February amid allegations of voter fraud in the November 2020 elections. EPA-EFE/LYNN BO BO 
A Palestinian girl waits with her pot to recieve free food cooked by Amel Abu Amra (unseen) in the east of Gaza City, 04 February 2021. Amel Abu Amra, 41, herself from a poor family, receives donations to cook food to feed poor people like her. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER 
Men sit in a car submerged in flooding waters after the Garonne river rose above nine meters in La Reole, France, 04 February 2021. The Garonne river is overflowing its waters due to storm Justine that hit France where 17 departments are on orange and red alert. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERG 
Teachers of Dagon University hold up placards showing a red ribbon as a sign of defiance during a civil disobedience campaign against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, 05 February 2021. Teachers and students joined a nationwide strike as part of a civil disobedience campaign started by medical workers protesting against the recent military coup. Aung San Suu Kyi and other top political leaders were detained in a military coup on 01 February amid allegations of voter fraud in the November 2020 elections. EPA-EFE/LYNN BO BO 
A man weaing a protective face mask prepares for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a temple in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, 05 February 2021. The Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival in China, falls on 12 February in 2021, marking the beginning of the Year of the Ox. EPA-EFE/MADE NAGI
