• A woman visits the Maidan activists memorial in Kiev on the seventh anniversary of the bloody end of an uprising that ousted Russian-backed president Viktor Yanukovych. Nearly 100 people were killed, most of them between February 18 to 20, 2014. AFP
    A woman visits the Maidan activists memorial in Kiev on the seventh anniversary of the bloody end of an uprising that ousted Russian-backed president Viktor Yanukovych. Nearly 100 people were killed, most of them between February 18 to 20, 2014. AFP
  • An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks along a snow-covered street in Jerusalem after a winter storm. AFP
    An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks along a snow-covered street in Jerusalem after a winter storm. AFP
  • Pedestrians cross 71st Avenue as snow falls in Queens, New York City. AP
    Pedestrians cross 71st Avenue as snow falls in Queens, New York City. AP
  • Men fish from small boats called pirogue as dust carried by winds from the Sahara shrouds Dakar, Senegal. Reuters
    Men fish from small boats called pirogue as dust carried by winds from the Sahara shrouds Dakar, Senegal. Reuters
  • A huge pile of snow collected from Red Square and Vasilyevsky Spusk in Moscow obscures the view of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and St Basil's Cathedral. AFP
    A huge pile of snow collected from Red Square and Vasilyevsky Spusk in Moscow obscures the view of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and St Basil's Cathedral. AFP
  • People feed swans at a reservoir at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant near the Ukrainian town of Ostroh. The reservoir attracts dozens of swans in winter because the warm waters discharged from the plan mean it never freezes over. Reuters
    People feed swans at a reservoir at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant near the Ukrainian town of Ostroh. The reservoir attracts dozens of swans in winter because the warm waters discharged from the plan mean it never freezes over. Reuters
  • A demonstrator in Barcelona throws a bottle during a protest against the detention of Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel. He was arrested for failing to turn himself in after being convicted of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. Reuters
    A demonstrator in Barcelona throws a bottle during a protest against the detention of Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel. He was arrested for failing to turn himself in after being convicted of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. Reuters
  • Medics in Zimbabwe are sprayed with disinfectant before carrying out a vaccination programme. Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga received the first shot of the Sinopharm vaccine after China sent 200,000 doses to the country. AFP
    Medics in Zimbabwe are sprayed with disinfectant before carrying out a vaccination programme. Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga received the first shot of the Sinopharm vaccine after China sent 200,000 doses to the country. AFP
  • Women wearing traditional hats block a street in Mandalay, Myanmar, during a protest against the military coup. AFP
    Women wearing traditional hats block a street in Mandalay, Myanmar, during a protest against the military coup. AFP
  • Firemen fight a blaze caused by an explosion in the Quiroga neighbourhood of southern Bogota, Colombia. The cause of the blast is not yet known. AFP
    Firemen fight a blaze caused by an explosion in the Quiroga neighbourhood of southern Bogota, Colombia. The cause of the blast is not yet known. AFP

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From heavy snow in Red Square to fishing in Dakar - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world in the past 24 hours

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February 19, 2021

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In the village of Mevagissey in southwest England the housing stock has doubled in the last century while the number of residents is half the historic high. The village's Neighbourhood Development Plan states that 26% of homes are holiday retreats. Prices are high, averaging around £300,000, £50,000 more than the Cornish average of £250,000. The local average wage is £15,458. 

RESULTS

Welterweight

Tohir Zhuraev (TJK) beat Mostafa Radi (PAL)

(Unanimous points decision)

Catchweight 75kg

Anas Siraj Mounir (MAR) beat Leandro Martins (BRA)

(Second round knockout)

Flyweight (female)

Manon Fiorot (FRA) beat Corinne Laframboise (CAN)

(RSC in third round)

Featherweight

Bogdan Kirilenko (UZB) beat Ahmed Al Darmaki

(Disqualification)

Lightweight

Izzedine Al Derabani (JOR) beat Rey Nacionales (PHI)

(Unanimous points)

Featherweight

Yousef Al Housani (UAE) beat Mohamed Fargan (IND)

(TKO first round)

Catchweight 69kg

Jung Han-gook (KOR) beat Max Lima (BRA)

(First round submission by foot-lock)

Catchweight 71kg

Usman Nurmogamedov (RUS) beat Jerry Kvarnstrom (FIN)

(TKO round 1).

Featherweight title (5 rounds)

Lee Do-gyeom (KOR) v Alexandru Chitoran (ROU)

(TKO round 1).

Lightweight title (5 rounds)

Bruno Machado (BRA) beat Mike Santiago (USA)

(RSC round 2).

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