CHINABEIJINGPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONGRAND GATHERING CN
(210225) -- BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guimei, the principal of a senior high school for girls and the president of a home for children in need in Huaping County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, prepares to receive an award during a grand gathering to mark the nation's poverty alleviation accomplishments and honor model poverty fighters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2021. Zhang Guimei, 63, is one among them who chose to work in rural schools at the country's southwestern border for 40 years. She runs a senior high school for girls from underprivileged families. The school, which offers free education, has sent 1,800 graduates to universities and colleges -- forging a path out of poverty for the poor rural children. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
ITALY CONGO AMBASSADOR FUNERAL
epa09035508 Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (L) greets relatives of ambassador Luca Attanasio and carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci during the funeral ceremony taking place in the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome, Italy, 25 February 2021. Italian ambassador in the Congo, Luca Attanasio, and carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci were killed in an attack in Congo on the road between Goma and Rutshuru. EPA/FABIO FRUSTACI
GERMANY NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
epa09035503 Joni Maki of Finland looks on after placing third in Heat 4 in the Cross Country Sprint Men 1,5km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany, 25 February 2021. EPA/PHILIPP GUELLAND
KYRGYZSTAN WEATHER
epa09035484 People stroll in a park after a snowfall in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 25 February 2021. Reports state that the air temperature in Bishkek has fallen to -12 degrees Celsius. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO
SPAIN CATALONIA PARTIES PSC
epa09035471 PSC (Catalonian Socialist Party) candidate for the presidency of the Generalitat (Catalonia's regional government), former Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa, chairs PSC first meeting of the new Catalonian socialist parliamentary group, result of Catalonia's elections, at the party headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, 25 February 2021. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
INDIA CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC COVID19 VACCINATION
epa09035473 People stand in queue and get their registered mobile number verified for the Covid-19 vaccine shot at Dasappa government hospital in Bangalore, India, 25 February 2021. India began covid-19 vaccination on 16 January targeting health workers, while frontline workers were allowed earlier in February. People over 60 years old and over 45 years old with comorbidities are expected to be vaccinated starting 01 March. EPA/JAGADEESH NV
AUSTRALIA MUSIC MIDNIGHT OIL MAKARRATA LIVE SYDNEY
epa09035448 Peter Garrett (R) and Midnight Oil perform First Nation with Leah Flanagan (L) during a warm-up show ahead of their Makarrata Project tour, at the Enmore Theatre, in Sydney, Australia, 25 February 2021. EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
CHINAZHEJIANGLISHUISPRING TEATRADE CN
(210225) -- LISHUI, Feb. 25, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Photo take on Feb. 25, 2021 shows a scene of the tea market in Songyang County of Lishui City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The tea market in Songyang County, as a major market of green tea in China, sees the daily tea trade value of about 20 million yuan (3.1 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
epaselect VIETNAM LUNAR NEW YEAR
epaselect epa09035411 Vietnamese sculptor and painter Vu Dung holds his artwork, a figure of a gold-plated buffalo at his home in Hanoi, Vietnam, 25 February 2021. A gold-plated buffalo is sold for around 350 euros each. 2021 is the Year of the Ox, or Buffalo in Vietnamese calendar. EPA/LUONG THAI LINH
epaselect FRANCE ZINC ROOFTOPS UNESCO HERITAGE CANDIDACY
epaselect epa09035278 A view of gray zinc rooftops of Paris, France, 24 February 2021 (issued 25 February 2021). The iconic gray zinc rooftops of Paris, and the small number of roofers specialized in their repair and maintenance, are seeking international recognition and vying for a coveted place in UNESCO's heritage list of intangible treasures. Their candidacy is in competition this year with the Confederation of French Bakers who are seeking to integrate France's iconic loaf of bread, the baguette into the UNESCO list, as well as the Arbois wine festival in the Jura region which is also a candidate. In March, France's Minister of Culture Bachelot will submit her choice out of the three candidates to French President Macron. EPA/IAN LANGSDON
