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Water march!
Fernando Sergio Paneque is 80 years old - and the man from Havana had to be quite patient recently.
Because of the corona pandemic, Cuba's swimming pools had been closed for almost two years.
But now amateur athletes like Paneque are finally allowed to swim again.
After all: The warm Havana allows you to jump into the sea.
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Photo: Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS
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2 / 23
Public viewing in times of pandemic
These two people from China are following the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on their smartphones.
Due to the corona, only selected people are allowed into the stadiums – and the two were apparently not among them.
Photo: Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images
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flags in the wind
Steep slopes, little space, just don't collide or get caught in a flag: The parallel giant slalom not only requires speed, but also skill.
Here Daniela Ulbing and Ester Ledecka drive against each other.
Spoiler: Ledecka was the first to finish.
Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
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Beijing day and night
The Winter Olympics are not only a tour de force for athletes, but also for many reporters on site.
Here in the media center of the games, small sleeping chambers have been set up so that you can catch your breath for a moment.
But some journalists apparently use a sleeping cabin to work themselves.
Photo:
Aleksandra Szmigiel / REUTERS
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5/23
blanket
Admittedly, Jessie Diggins didn't exactly take a comfortable nap here, wrapped up in the US flag.
The cross-country skier was happy about bronze in the sprint.
Four years ago in South Korea, Diggins had already won an Olympic medal as a team, even gold at the time.
Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
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At the table with Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) to discuss the tense situation on the border with Ukraine.
The impressively long table the two sat at in Moscow quickly became the subject of memes and jokes on social media.
Photo: SPUTNIK / AFP
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persevere at the front
Anna Pylypivna is one of the few residents of the Ukrainian border village of Novooleksandrivka who has not yet left her home - even though Russian troops are not far away.
Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP
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A new way of life
Preparations are already being made in Poland for refugees from Ukraine.
But people are also currently leaving their countries in many other parts of the world: These fleeing people have illegally crossed the border from Bolivia to Chile.
Photo: Diego Reyes / AFP
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9/23
Insights into a turtle
A vet performs an autopsy on a sea turtle that died after suffering head trauma at a research center in Turkey.
Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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10/23
Tragic death
A five-year-old boy has died in Morocco after falling into a well 32 meters deep.
The rescue workers tried unsuccessfully for four days to free him.
Women and children have gathered outside the boy's family home to express their condolences.
Photo: Fadel Senna / AFP
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11/23
Pink against cancer
Camila Gonzalez puts on makeup – despite everything.
The 31-year-old from Bogota in Colombia is suffering from cervical cancer.
The World Health Organization registers around 14 million cancer cases every year.
In Colombia, Bogota is one of the areas with the highest number of deaths, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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12/23
A city in turmoil
An elderly woman has to make her way through countless trucks in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.
Thousands of truckers blocked the city because they were protesting against a corona requirement.
Accordingly, all truck drivers coming from the USA to Canada must be fully vaccinated – or in quarantine.
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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natural spectacle
The sky above the Spanish city of Zaragoza is speckled with black: countless starlings fly over the high-rise buildings in autonomous Aragon.
Photo: Javier Belver/EPA
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flooded
Many residents are left with nothing: Cyclone Batsirai hit the island of Madagascar off the coast of Africa badly.
Houses were destroyed and tens of thousands of people fled to emergency shelters.
There were dead and injured.
Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis / REUTERS
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puppet show
Russian matryoshka dolls in the likeness of US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping stand at a stall in Kiev, capital of Ukraine.
The country in Eastern Europe is currently at the center of a political conflict: the USA is warning of a possible imminent attack by Russia on Ukraine.
Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Poisoned Drugs
Residents protest against the arrest of their neighbors in a suburb of Buenos Aires.
It is said that cocaine mixed with a synthetic opioid was sold here.
20 people have already died from it.
Numerous other people in Argentina were poisoned.
Photo: Rodrigo Abd/AP
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17/23
Hello, it's me
Adele is one of the most popular singers in the world.
In her hometown of London, she was able to celebrate winning three Brit Awards.
Shortly before, she had had to cancel a series of concerts in Las Vegas.
Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
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18/23
Cow with a view
Is Corona to blame for this emptiness?
A cow appears to be enjoying the quiet on the beach near Barbate in southern Spain.
Or maybe it just took a contemplative break to digest.
Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP
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19/23
onlookers
Some are already looking tired, but the wait may well be worth it as Senegal secured their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations victory on penalties - and those fans were excited for the winning team's arrival in Dakar.
The celebrations for Édouard Mendy must have been particularly great: the goalkeeper was the man of the game.
Photo: Carmen Abd Ali / AFP
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A piece of normality
A girl reads from an Islamic book at a school in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria's Borno state.
Northeast Nigeria has been particularly affected by terrorism for years.
Photo: Akintunde Akinleye / EPA-EFE
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The Queen stabs
Elizabeth II has been Queen for 70 years.
For her so-called platinum anniversary, she personally cut the cake in her honor.
Photo: Joe Giddens / REUTERS
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longing for snow
A Siberian husky stares out of a car at the surroundings.
A sled dog race is held in the Omsk region of Russia.
Photo: Alexey Malgavko / REUTERS
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Spain in the hands of a woman
A Spaniard jumps through the traditional fire at the »Fiesta de las Águedas« in Zamora.
The festival at the beginning of February is also known as "Women's Day".
On this day, women are the focus and take over the scepter in the cities.
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Photo: Emilio Fraile / Europa Press / Getty Images
