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    Test your knowledge of the stories which made headlines over the past seven days

    By The National
    February 17, 2023 at 1:00 pm EST
     

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    • World’s oldest Hebrew Bible expected to sell for $50m at auction
    • Pharrell Williams announced as new menswear creative director of fashion brand
    • Middle Eastern country to host Miss World pageant this year
    • Soft drink Lilt rebranded after almost 50 years
    • Crown worn by Queen Consort Camilla at coronation will not feature controversial diamond
    • Saudi Arabia set for space milestone later this year
    • Vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle sells at auction for $935,000
    • Archaeologists make surprise discovery in ancient Iraqi city of Lagash
    • Hollywood icon Raquel Welch dies aged 82
    • NFL team clinches second Super Bowl in four years

    Pictures of the week: From llama racing in the clouds to NY Fashion Week

    Lama racing in Salcedo, Cotopaxi province, Ecuador. EPA
    Spectators watch Tiger Woods on the first tee at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles. AP
    Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York City to face fraud charges. Reuters
    Revellers celebrate 'Weiberfastnacht' – Women's Carnival Day or Fat Thursday – in Cologne, Germany. EPA
    An employee at the DPL Premier gloves factory in Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zone in Biyagama. AFP
    Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley during his team's NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, in Tempe, Arizona. AP
    Protesters in Paris for a demonstration against the French government's pension reform plan. The slogans read 'Free me from work' and 'Prisoner of work'. Reuters
    Debutants waltzing during the opening ceremony of the traditional 65th Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera in Austria. EPA
    A Yemeni man and his children on a street in the western city of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPA
    The King of Carnival float during a parade at the annual carnival in Nice, France. Reuters
    The Wyre Estuary in England, where police were searching for missing Nicola Bulley. Her body was later found in the River Wyre. Getty Images
    The Great Wall of China in the Huairou district, about 70km from Beijing. AFP
    The peloton on stage three of the Tour of Oman cycling race,  151km from Al Khobar to Jabal Haat, in Oman. EPA
    A participant in the sleigh competition at the Highlander Carnival in Bialka Tatrzanska, Poland. EPA
    Deer in Richmond Park, London. AP
    Rihanna performs during halftime at Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. EPA
    Valentine's Day in Beijing, China. Reuters
    The rescue of a sailor from a catamaran near New Zealand's North Island city of Whangarei. AFP
    Photographs of children fixed to a tree near rubble after the deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
    Tourists on Mai Khao Beach as a plane lands at Phuket International Airport, Thailand. AFP
    Tourists at the Taj Mahal in the early morning in Agra. AFP
    A fog-shrouded day in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    A Ukrainian serviceman in a tank near the frontline town of Bakhmut, during Russia's attack on Ukraine. Reuters
    A Mexican soldier burns coca plants in the mountainous area of Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero state. AFP
    Shiite worshippers at the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim during the annual commemoration of the saint's death, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    Fishing boats moored on the frozen Geumgwang Lake in Anseong, South Korea. EPA
    Shoes in Prague's Old Town Square symbolise alleged war crimes against Ukrainian civilians on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. Reuters
    A protest organised by Depositors' Outcry, a group who oppose restrictions on cash withdrawals and deteriorating economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    Dancers from Leyenda Ballet Folklorico during the unveiling of a statue of the late Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez in Walnut Park, Los Angeles County. AP
    A model backstage during the Carolina Herrera Fall/Winter 2023 collection show at New York Fashion Week. Reuters

    Lama racing in Salcedo, Cotopaxi province, Ecuador. EPA

    Updated: February 17, 2023, 6:00 PM
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