image captionA
dog with blue fur in a cage awaits attention at a veterinary hospital
in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. A pack of stray dogs with blue fur was found
earlier this month near an abandoned chemical plant in the city of
Dzerzhinsk.
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image captionLava
flows down the side of Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano. It
erupted on Tuesday and again in the early hours of Thursday, sending hot
lava and ash clouds into the Sicilian sky. Nearby towns are being
monitored by local authorities.
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image captionA
video still from footage by Nasa's Perseverance Mars rover shows the
surface of the planet after touchdown in Jezero Crater. The six-wheeled
vehicle will spend at least two years drilling into rocks, looking for
evidence of past life. The crater is thought to have held a giant lake
billions of years ago.
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image captionSnow
falls on the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis in Athens.
Temperatures as low as -19C (-2.2F) have been recorded in the
north-western city of Florina. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has
urged people to stay at home.
image copyrightVictoria Jones / PA Media
image captionYoga
teacher Harriet McAtee conducts a yoga class on her 6ft (1.8m)-wide
narrowboat in Oxford. The coronavirus pandemic has forced Harriet to
hold her classes via Zoom video calls, reaching students as far away as
New Zealand.
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image captionAn
elephant calf receives medical attention at the Saree elephant
conservation centre in Sumatra's Aceh province, after being rescued from
mud in Pidie district.
image copyrightPierre Crom / Getty Images
image captionIce-skating
fever is gripping the Netherlands after days of sub-zero temperatures
froze lakes, ponds and canals across the country, including this area of
Delft. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said: "Take advantage of the good
weather and the ice - but do it under Covid-19 measures."
image copyright Peter Byrne / PA Media
image captionThe
body of a 61-year-old woman was found after a house collapsed in
Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday evening. Fire investigators
said it "would not be appropriate to speculate on a probable cause"
while the investigation continues.
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image captionPolice
officers stand outside the King Edward VII hospital in London, where
the Duke of Edinburgh is currently receiving treatment. Prince Philip,
99, was said to be in "good spirits" after being admitted on Tuesday,
feeling unwell. Buckingham Palace says his stay is not related to
coronavirus and is expected to last for a few days.
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image captionA vast array of books is on display at Songpo bookstore during the Spring Festival holiday in Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China.
Week in pictures: 13-19 February 2021
Reviewed by hafizbd
on
February 19, 2021
Rating: 5
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