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Week in pictures: From Syria’s war to the Winter Olympics
A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including US protests against gun violence and Indonesia volcano eruption
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers load a tranquillised elephant onto a truck in Solio Ranch during a translocation to Ithumba Camp in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
Published On 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018
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Syria Civil Defence members help move an unconscious woman from a shelter in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria. [Bassam Khabieh/Reuters]
Gwendolyn Frantz, 17, of Kensington, Maryland, stands in front of the White House during a student protest against gun violence, in Washington, DC. [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
A US Marine drinks the blood of a cobra during a jungle survival exercise - as part of the 'Cobra Gold 2018' (CG18) joint military exercise - at a military base in Chonburi, Thailand. [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]
Palestinian children wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing after Egyptian authorities opened it for humanitarian cases. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
Ash from the Mount Sinabung volcano rises to an approximate height of 5,000 metres during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. [Maz Yons/Antara Foto/Reuters]
Two revellers stand amid flare smoke In the port town of Galaxidi, Greece. They are celebrating Ash Monday with a colourful 'flour war', a traditional festivity marking the end of carnival season and the start of the 40-day Lent period until Orthodox Easter. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]
Refugees wait to be rescued by aid workers after leaving Libya trying to reach European soil aboard an overcrowded rubber boat. [Olmo Calvo/AP Photo]
Bulgarian dancers wearing traditional masks and costumes prepare for a performance during the first international festival near the city of Edirne, Turkey. Dancers, named 'kukers', hope to attract good health and harvests in the coming year with their dances. [Sedat Suna/EFE/EPA]
North Korean cheerleaders hold up Korean unification flags during the women's 500 metre short-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. [Julie Jacobson/AP Photo]
A man washes plastic for recycling in a murky pond at Payatas district, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. [Dondi Tawatao/Reuters]
Alberto Macias Rios, dressed as Ekeko, the god of prosperity and the central figure of the Alasita Fair, holds fake money as he poses for a portrait in La Paz, Bolivia. Macias, 65, says his short stature helps him pull off the Ekeko personality, which he's proud and happy to emulate. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]