• Children with painted faces participate in the Jacmel Carnival parade, in Jacmel, Haiti, 20 February 2022. In the midst of the social, political, and economic crisis that Haiti is going through, the festive atmosphere took over the streets of Jacmel, in the southeast of the country, with its traditional carnival parade, an annual celebration in which traditional dances and native masks stand out. EPA / Johnson Sabin
    Children with painted faces participate in the Jacmel Carnival parade, in Jacmel, Haiti, 20 February 2022. In the midst of the social, political, and economic crisis that Haiti is going through, the festive atmosphere took over the streets of Jacmel, in the southeast of the country, with its traditional carnival parade, an annual celebration in which traditional dances and native masks stand out. EPA / Johnson Sabin
  • Tetyana Tomenko cries in front of her house after it damaged in shelling in Novognativka, eastern Ukraine. Separatist forces have been blamed for the attacks. AP
    Tetyana Tomenko cries in front of her house after it damaged in shelling in Novognativka, eastern Ukraine. Separatist forces have been blamed for the attacks. AP
  • Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Montevideo. AFP
    Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Montevideo. AFP
  • Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in an apartment block in Essen, Germany. Reuters
    Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in an apartment block in Essen, Germany. Reuters
  • A worker removes anchovies washed up on the shores of Coliumo beach near Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
    A worker removes anchovies washed up on the shores of Coliumo beach near Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
  • A crane is used to lift a police helicopter out of the water in Newport Beach, California. The crash killed a Huntington Beach officer and sent another to hospital with critical injuries. AP
    A crane is used to lift a police helicopter out of the water in Newport Beach, California. The crash killed a Huntington Beach officer and sent another to hospital with critical injuries. AP
  • A work by Chinese artists Sun Yang and Peng Yu, titled 'Teenager Teenager', at an art exhibition in Rome, Italy. The show curated by Danilo Eccher began on Saturday and will run up to March 8, 2023. EPA
    A work by Chinese artists Sun Yang and Peng Yu, titled 'Teenager Teenager', at an art exhibition in Rome, Italy. The show curated by Danilo Eccher began on Saturday and will run up to March 8, 2023. EPA
  • Demonstrators holding a huge Ukrainian flag march in Odessa. The protesters said they are prepared to defend their city in the event of a Russian invasion. AP
    Demonstrators holding a huge Ukrainian flag march in Odessa. The protesters said they are prepared to defend their city in the event of a Russian invasion. AP
  • A Chihuahua dressed as Baby Yoda takes part in a Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras returned to the city for the first time since celebrations were cancelled after the onset of Covid-19. AFP
    A Chihuahua dressed as Baby Yoda takes part in a Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras returned to the city for the first time since celebrations were cancelled after the onset of Covid-19. AFP

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February 21, 2022

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