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Theater artists perform during a protest against the military coup and violence in Myanmar, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, 05 March 2021. More than 50 people have died during the security crackdown in Myanmar since the coup started on 01 February 2021. EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA 
Damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Damasi, Thessaly, central Greece, 04 March 2021. A 6,0-magnitude earthquake shook the wider region of Thessaly on 03 March. At least 30 houses were damaged in the vicinity of Mesochori in the municipality of Elassona, Thessaly. EPA-EFE/APOSTOLIS DOMALIS 
Kyrgyz girls in national costumes take part in the celebration of the White Kalpak Day in the center of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 04 March 2021.Ak Kalpak Day is celebrated in Kyrgyzstan in honor of the national headdress of the Kyrgyz in order to support national traditions and culture. The holiday was officially established on 29 June 2016, but has been celebrated for 10 years. EPA-EFE/IGOR KOVALENKO 
Inter’s Alexis Sanchez (front) celebrates with teammate Ivan Perisic (back) after scoring the 1-0 lead during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Parma Calcio and Inter Milan at Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma, Italy, 04 March 2021. EPA-EFE/SERENA CAMPANINI 
An anti-government protester carries a national flag as other burn tires to block a road during a protest against the power cuts, the high cost of living, the low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound, at Bchara Khoury area in Beirut, Lebanon, 04 March 2021. Protesters in all Lebanon burned tires and garbage where they blocked all main roads. State-provided electricity in Beirut has reached record-low levels that seem insurmountable for financial reasons. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH 
Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell (C) and Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (R) react after the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC in Liverpool, Britain, 04 March 2021. EPA-EFE/Laurence Griffiths / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. 
Pope Francis boards an airplane at the Leonardo da Vinci Rome airport in Fiumicino, Italy, 05 March 2021. Pope Francis began his four-day visit to Iraq with stops in Najaf, Nassiriya, Ur, Erbil, Mosul and Qaraqosh. EPA-EFE/TELENEWS 
Margarita Pascual, a 72-year-old woman who has overcome COVID-19 after 36 days in intensive care at Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, is taken on a trip to Barcelona promenade by Spanish Health Service workers, as part of her recovery, in Barcelona, Spain, 04 March 2021. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta 
