• A baby dressed in a papal outfit sleeps during Mass by Pope Francis at the Erbil Stadium, Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Pope Francis ended his four-day visit to Iraq, the first papal visit to the country, on March 8. EPA
    A baby dressed in a papal outfit sleeps during Mass by Pope Francis at the Erbil Stadium, Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Pope Francis ended his four-day visit to Iraq, the first papal visit to the country, on March 8. EPA
  • Rider Jeff Dahl races while skier and son Jason Dahl navigates a gate during the 73rd annual Leadville Skijoring weekend competition in Leadville, Colorado, US. Skijoring sees a rider and skier win points by navigating jumps and slalom gates and spearing rings. AFP
    Rider Jeff Dahl races while skier and son Jason Dahl navigates a gate during the 73rd annual Leadville Skijoring weekend competition in Leadville, Colorado, US. Skijoring sees a rider and skier win points by navigating jumps and slalom gates and spearing rings. AFP
  • Children play in and around a pick-up truck at a displacement camp near the village of Qah in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, near the Turkish border. AFP
    Children play in and around a pick-up truck at a displacement camp near the village of Qah in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, near the Turkish border. AFP
  • Cross-country skiers pass in line at the mass start of the men's 50-kilometre race, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, southern Germany. AFP
    Cross-country skiers pass in line at the mass start of the men's 50-kilometre race, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, southern Germany. AFP
  • The names of victims of police brutality are written on a banner on display at the 'I Can’t Breathe – Silent March for Justice' protest outside Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis, US. The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murdering African American man George Floyd, begins there on March 8. AFP
    The names of victims of police brutality are written on a banner on display at the 'I Can’t Breathe – Silent March for Justice' protest outside Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis, US. The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murdering African American man George Floyd, begins there on March 8. AFP
  • Rangers fans celebrate outside Ibrox Stadium, home of Rangers Football Club, in Glasgow, Scotland, after their first Scottish Premiership title for 10 years was confirmed. AFP
    Rangers fans celebrate outside Ibrox Stadium, home of Rangers Football Club, in Glasgow, Scotland, after their first Scottish Premiership title for 10 years was confirmed. AFP
  • Members of a displaced family from Abu al-Duhur, in Idlib province, Syria, look out from the damaged building where they live in Idlib city. The building was hit by Syrian regime airstrikes in the past. AFP
    Members of a displaced family from Abu al-Duhur, in Idlib province, Syria, look out from the damaged building where they live in Idlib city. The building was hit by Syrian regime airstrikes in the past. AFP
  • Gold medalist Patricia Mamona of Portugal celebrates after winning the Women's Triple Jump final, during the second session on Day 3 of the European Athletics Indoor Championships, in Torun, Poland. Getty Images
    Gold medalist Patricia Mamona of Portugal celebrates after winning the Women's Triple Jump final, during the second session on Day 3 of the European Athletics Indoor Championships, in Torun, Poland. Getty Images
  • A man wearing a plague doctor's mask sits in a metro as he arrives for a protest against Covid-19 restrictions, in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
    A man wearing a plague doctor's mask sits in a metro as he arrives for a protest against Covid-19 restrictions, in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA

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