A moai statue returned to Easter Island, swimming with sharks in Israel, the closing of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Fashion Week in Italy, Russian forces in Ukraine, anti-war protests in Georgia and Russia, a raging wildfire in Argentina, storm-driven waves in Wales, a Carnival parade in Italy, and much more
Photos of the Week: Library Trolley, Inflatable Harlequin, Ukraine Invasion
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A model presents a creation during the Moschino catwalk show for the Fall/Winter 2022-2023 collection on the third day of Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on February 24, 2022. #
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Cows graze near a raging fire in Santo Tome, Corrientes province, Argentina, on February 20, 2022. The fires that continue to ravage the Corrientes province have burned more than 1.2 million acres. #
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A tank drives along a street after President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops into Ukraine following Russia's recognition of the independence of two breakaway regions, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine, on February 22, 2022. #
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Firefighters work on a burning building after bombings in the eastern Ukrainian town of Chuhuiv on February 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine from several directions. #
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Police officers detain anti-war demonstrators in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 24, 2022. Hundreds of people gathered in Moscow and St. Petersburg yesterday, protesting against Russia's attack on Ukraine. #
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A woman in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, wears makeup in the colors of the Ukrainian flag to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022. #
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Two women draped in flags pose for a photo in front of the Brandenburg Gate, as it is lit in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian national flag in solidarity with Ukraine and its people on February 23, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. #
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This photo taken on February 21, 2022, shows a worker climbing a transmission tower to remove ice from electric lines in Bijie in China's southwestern Guizhou province. #
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Abortion-rights activists celebrate after the Constitutional Court approved the decriminalization of abortion, lifting all limitations on the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy, in Bogota, Colombia, on February 21, 2022. #
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Airport staff in hazmat suits work at the Beijing Capital International Airport on February 21, 2022, as officials, athletes, and members of the media leave Beijing after the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. #
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Student volunteers ride on their makeshift trolley, which serves as a mobile library for children, in Tagkawayan, Quezon province, Philippines, on February 15, 2022. #
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This aerial photo taken on February 22, 2022, shows floating solar panels for the Sirindhorn Dam hydro-solar farm run by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. #
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Sandbar sharks swim next to a snorkeler in the Mediterranean Sea near a power plant off the coast of Hadera, Israel, on February 23, 2022. The hot water outflow from an industrial plant in Israel's northern city of Hadera draws these sharks that are not considered to be dangerous to people, but are endangered by overfishing. #
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A visitor looks at "Black Cloud Fashion" by artist Carlos Amorales, part of the "Crazy: Madness in Contemporary Art" exhibition, at Chiostro del Bramante in Rome, Italy, on February 19, 2022. #
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Indigenous people from Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, prepare for a ceremony at the Natural History Museum in Santiago, Chile, to mark the upcoming return of a Moai Tau del Ivi Tupuna statue on February 21, 2022. The statue has been at the museum since 1870 and is scheduled to be shipped to Easter Island at the end of the week. #
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A giant papier-mâché float representing U.S. President Joe Biden, called "Buffalo Biden," moves through the streets of Viareggio, Italy, during the traditional Carnival of Viareggio parade on February 20, 2022. #
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