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epaselect epa09046008 Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists carrying Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders shout slogans as they protest against fuel prices hike in New Delhi, India, 02 March 2021. Youth Congress activists protested against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government for a hike in fuel prices which they say will affect the prices of the other essential commodities across India. Petrol and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) rates are rising in India as petrol price in Delhi reached a record high at 1.24 dollars per litre while LPG cylinder price increased by 3.07 dollars since December 2020. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA epa09045674 Demonstrators flee from tear gas launched by security forces during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 02 March 2021. Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to hold a special meeting on the Myanmar political crisis on 02 March, amid rising tension in the country between anti-coup protesters and security forces. EPA-EFE/LYNN BO BO epaselect epa09045730 Female students who were kidnapped from Jangebe Government Girls Secondary School look on after their release in Zamfara, Nigeria, 02 March 2021. The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle confirmed the release of the 300 girl students that were abducted by gunmen in Jangebe. This was the third school attack and abduction in Nigeria in less than three months. EPA-EFE/STR epaselect epa09042788 Ultra orthodox Jews in costumes during the Purim holiday celebration in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, 28 February 2021. Israel is gradually easing coronavirus restrictions amid a successful vaccination campaign. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN epaselect epa09045470 Local TV stations journalists line up as demonstrators protest to reopen schools organized by ‘Open Los Angeles Schools Now!’ at the Arthur E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas, North West of Los Angeles, California, USA, 01 March 2021. A growing number of people call for the reopening of the schools in Los Angeles County and around, as the teacher trade-unions ask for teachers and school staff to get the vaccine against Covid-19 before resuming in-person teaching. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT epa04613744 Romanian politician Elena Udrea (C), 41, member of Parliament, is escorted by police officers out of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (DNA) headquarters, while wearing handcuffs, in Bucharest, Romania, 10 February 2015. Udrea was detained within a 24 hours mandate for further investigations, none of the allegations being proved yet. Romanian Parliament lawmakers voted to suspend the immunity of Elena Udrea in order for her to be investigated for alleged corruption. Udrea presented herself to be questioned regarding two corruption cases, one case being related to a Microsoft government agreement. EPA/OCTAV GANEA ROMANIA OUT epaselect epa09044899 Iraqi policemen walk next to a posters depicting the picture of Pope Francis at the St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad’s Karada district, Iraq on 01 March 2021. Pope Francis will visit St. Joseph church in Baghdad, during his trip to Iraq from 05 to 08 March 2021. EPA-EFE/AHMED JALIL epa08979815 Bars and restaurants reopen as COVID-19 restrictions came down in many parts of Italy on 01 Februarywith most of the country now a yellow zone, meaning the risk if contagion is considered moderate, in Turin, Italy, 01 February 2021. This week none of Italy’s regions are high-risk red zones and only four, Sicily, Sardinia, Puglia and Umbria, are medium-high-risk orange zones, along with the autonomous province of Bolzano. The rest of the country is a yellow zone, meaning all shops can do business and bars and restaurants can serve people until 6pm. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco epa09041221 Bologna’s head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic smiles at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match Bologna Fc vs. S.S. Lazio at the Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, 27 February 2021. EPA-EFE/GIORGIO BENVENUTI epa08975422 Milan’s head coach Stefano Pioli and Milan’s Theo Hernandez (L) react during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Bologna FC and AC Milan at Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, 30 January 2021. EPA-EFE/GIORGIO BENVENUTI Photo by Ryutaro Tsukata on Pexels.com epaselect epa09045749 Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 02 March 2021. The volcano erupted on 02 March, spewing volcanic materials 5,000 meters up in the air. EPA-EFE/SASTRAWAN GINTING epaselect epa09045660 The ‘Entwined’ art installation by Charles Gadeken in San Francisco, California, USA, 01 March 2021. The artwork, a whimsical wonderland of lights-entwined sculptural trees in Peacock Meadow, was installed to celebrate Golden Gate Park’s 150th anniversary. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO