ITALY CONGO AMBASSADOR FUNERAL
epa09035459 Carabinieri officers carry the coffins with the bodies 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
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
GERMANY NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
epa09035441 Ristomatti Hakola of Finland looks on after placing third in Heat 1 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
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
epaselect USA NEW YORK DANIEL PRUDE PROTEST
epaselect epa09034783 A man yells during a Black Lives Matter protest in response to yesterdayâs news that the Rochester, New York police officers involved in last yearâs death of Daniel Prude will not be indicted in New York, New York, USA, 24 February 2021. Prude died on 23 March 2020 after police officers responded to the house where he was staying, handcuffed him and placed him a mesh hood over his head, reportedly in response to Prude spitting. Prude stopped breathing on the scene, was resuscitated by paramedics but died in the hospital a week later. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
epaselect FRANCE BAGUETTE UNESCO HERITAGE CANDIDACY
epaselect epa09035247 Freshly baked baguettes are layed out in the downstairs kitchen of the 'Coudrier Geffroy' bakery owned by Freddy Coudrier, in Paris, France, 24 February 2021 (issued 25 February 2021). The Confederation of French Bakers are seeking recognition for France's iconic loaf of bread, the baguette, and vying for a coveted place in UNESCO's heritage list of intangible treasures. The French baguette's candidacy is in competition with the iconic gray zinc rooftops of Paris and the Arbois wine festival. In March, France's Minister of Culture Bachelot will submit her choice out of the three candidates to French President Macron. EPA/IAN LANGSDON
epaselect AFGHANISTAN EDUCATION
epaselect epa09035219 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 GERMANY EXTREMISM POLICE RAID
epaselect epa09035182 Policemen leave a residential building at Maerkisches Viertel city district during a police operation in Berlin, Germany, 25 February 2021. According to police, police forces from Berlin and Brandenburg undertake a large-scale raid on Islamist supporters since early this morning. The searches are related to the ban of the Jihad-Salafist organisation Jama'atu Berlin alias Tauhid Berlin by the Berlin Senate Department for the Interior and Sport. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN
