SOUTH KOREA SPACE PROGRAMME
epa09035237 The second combustion experiment for the first-stage engines of South Korea's locally built space launch vehicle, named Nuri, is carried out at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, 25 February 2021. South Korea successfully conducted the second combustion test for Nuri, pushing forward for a launch set for October this year, the science ministry said. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT
INDONESIA PLASTIC POLLUTION
epa09035234 A view of plastic bottles and other garbage floating on the river bank at Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 25 February 2021. The Deputy for Coordination of Environment and Forestry Management at the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment, said that 0.62 million tons of plastic waste leaked into the sea through rivers. Indonesia has more than 330 rivers which could be a potential way for waste to enter the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
INDONESIA COLLAPSED GOLD MINE
epa09035229 A handout photo made available by the Indonesia Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers searching for victims at a collapsed illegal gold mine site in Parigi Moutong, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Thursday, 25 February 2021. The gold mine collapsed while miners were inside, leaving at least six miners killed and more believed to be buried under the rubble, official said. EPA/BASARNAS/HO HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
BRITAIN ROYALTY PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITALISED
epa09035225 Police officers stand at an entrance of the King Edward VII hospital in London, Britain, 25 February 2021. Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh remains in hospital after being admitted as a precautionary measure after feeling unwell on 17 February 2021. The British royal is being treated for an infection and is expected to remain in hospital for several days, Buckingham Palace said on 23 February. EPA/NEIL HALL
AFGHANISTAN EDUCATION
epa09035220 Afghan children attend a class in the open due to the lack of school facilities in Sarhood district of Nangarhar provice, Afghanistan, 25 February 2021. According to UNICEF, an estimated 3.7 million children are out-of-school in Afghanistan, 60 percent of them being girls. EPA/GHULAMULLAH HABIBI
epaselect INDONESIA PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID 19
epaselect epa09035120 Workers clad in hazmat suits carry the coffin of a person who died of complications from COVID-19 disease during a funeral at Srengseng Sawah Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, 25 February 2021. Indonesia has started the second-phase of the national COVID-19 vaccination drive as the country has recorded more than one million cases s ince the beginning of the pandemic, the highest number in Southeast Asia EPA/ADI WEDA
epaselect MYANMAR MILITARY COUP PROTEST
epaselect epa09035085 Anti-riot police officers deploy next to a graffiti of three-finger salute after a clash between pro-junta supporters and anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, 25 February 2021. Anti-coup demonstrations continued amid regional diplomatic attempts to reach a resolution to weeks of unrest caused by the military coup. EPA/LYNN BO BO
epaselect PHILIPPINES EDSA REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY
epaselect epa09035081 Protesters marking the 35th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution arrive at the People Power Monument in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 25 February 2021. The EDSA People Power Revolution occurred in 1986, considered a peaceful citizens' uprising that ousted former dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Protests following the anniversary ceremony called for justice in cases of alleged human rights violations and the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
ALGERIAALGIERSCHINESE COVID19 VACCINEARRIVAL
(210225) -- ALGIERS, Feb. 25, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2021 shows staff members unloading COVID-19 vaccines at the military airport of Boufarik, 40 km southeast of the capital Algiers, Algeria. A donation of Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines arrived in Algeria on Wednesday to help the North African nation combat the pandemic. (Xinhua)
LEBANONBEIRUTCOVID19CASE
(210225) -- BEIRUT, Feb. 25, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A policeman asks people to leave the Pigeon Rocks, a famous tourist attraction in Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb. 24, 2021. Lebanon recorded on Wednesday 3,513 new COVID-19 cases and 62 new deaths, raising the number of infections to 362,833 and death toll to 4,508 respectively, the Health Ministry reported. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)
