Unusually warm weather in Turkey, a volcanic eruption in Mexico, sledding in Morocco, a job fair in China, wildfires in northern Texas, displaced Palestinians in Gaza, under-ice swimming in Italy, and much more
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Gray whales swim in the waters of the Gulf of California, in Mexico's Mar de Cortes on February 26, 2024. Every year gray whales travel the longest migration known to exist among mammals swimming more than 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) from the Arctic Seas to Mexico's warm water where they give birth and nurse. #
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Valentina Cafolla of Croatia is seen during a record dive in the category "dynamic freedive under ice" in Lago di Anterselva, near Bolzano, Italy, on February 24, 2024. She set new world records in the single-fin with a distance of 140 meters and the double-fin with 80 meters. #
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A horse and rider catch a wave during a swim in the sea at Weymouth Beach, on February 24, 2024, in Weymouth, England. #
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Jockey Chad Bament, riding Windance, falls during the Dine & Stay at the Jolly Sportsman Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase at Plumpton Racecourse on February 26, 2024, in Plumpton, England. #
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Jet suit pilots compete in the first jet suit race over Dubai Harbour at the Dubai International Boat Show on February 28, 2024. #
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American white pelicans are seen on the island of Petatan in the municipality of Cojumatlan de Regules, Michoacan state, Mexico, on February 23, 2024. The island becomes home to the pelicans during the winter, when they travel from the north of the United States and the south of Canada to the warmer waters of Lake Chapala in Mexico. #
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Humanitarian aid is air-dropped over Gaza, in Rafah, on February 27, 2024. #
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Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food at a donation point in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 24, 2024, after more than four months of ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. UNICEF, the UN Children's Agency, and the UN's World Food Program have warned that Gazans are inching closer towards famine. #
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Palestinians who are located in the south of Gaza, on the border with Egypt, sell Ramadan lanterns ahead of the holy Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Rafah, on February 25, 2024. #
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Palestinians warm up with a campfire by a makeshift tent near the Egyptian border, seeking safety amid ongoing Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza, on February 27, 2024. #
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A fishing boat approaches the island of Petatan in the municipality of Cojumatlan de Regules, Michoacan state, Mexico, on February 23, 2024. #
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Smoke billows above a field near a windmill during the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Canadian, Texas, on February 28, 2024. #
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People attend a protest to mark the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 24, 2024. #
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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 93rd Brigade camouflages a self-propelled howitzer at a front line position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 22, 2024. #
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An aerial view of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a rally in São Paulo, Brazil, on February 25, 2024, to reject claims he plotted a coup with allies to remain in power after his failed 2022 reelection bid. Investigators say the far-right ex-army captain led a plot to falsely discredit the Brazilian election system and prevent the winner of the vote, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from taking power. A week after Lula took office on January 1, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court, urging the military to intervene to overturn what they called a stolen election. #
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A mockup of the new Renault R5 E-Tech electric model car is seen at the French carmaker on February 26, 2024, during a press day ahead of the Geneva International Motor Show. #
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This aerial photo taken shows people attending a job fair in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province, on February 25, 2024. #
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Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine serves to Katie Boulter of Great Britain during the Cymbiotika San Diego Open at Barnes Tennis Center on February 26, 2024, in San Diego, California. #
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A man rides down on a slope on a sled at the Michlifen ski resort in the Atlas Mountains, near the Moroccan city of Ifrane, on February 28, 2024. #
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A woman pushes a stroller with a baby past a digital advertising screen in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on February 26, 2024. #
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A riot policeman, covered with white paint thrown by protesters, works during clashes in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, on February 28, 2024. Widespread strikes in Greece disrupted transport services Wednesday, halting ferries and trains, in protests timed to coincide with the anniversary of a deadly rail crash a year ago. #
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A statue of Frankenstein's monster, by the Geneva artist group KLAT, stands in the Plainpalais neighborhood in Geneva, seen on February 27, 2024. #
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A young fighter is lifted as members of Uganda's Soft Ground Wrestling battle during a training session at their camp in Mukono on February 28, 2024. Uganda's Soft Ground Wrestling is getting attention worldwide and becoming an Internet sensation. Members showcase their wrestling skills on their YouTube channel, performing inside makeshift bamboo ring posts with string ropes and soil. #
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Storm-damaged boats remain stranded at Playa Honda in Acapulco, Mexico, four months after the landfall of Hurricane Otis, seen on February 28, 2024. Otis hit the Pacific coast of Mexico in October of 2023 as a category 5 hurricane in which at least 48 people died. #
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A view of a damaged administrative government building, seen after the Russian army fired four ballistic missiles at different buildings in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on February 28, 2024. #
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People are silhouetted against the sun as they ride on a Ferris wheel on an unseasonably warm day, on February 25, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. #
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Popocatepetl volcano spews ash into the air, outside Mexico City, on February 28, 2024. #
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A camel is seen in front of the pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on February 21, 2024. #
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A macaque climbs on a visitor at Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi, Thailand, on February 25, 2024. #
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A farmer walks through his mustard field on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on February 25, 2024. #
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Bees fly among flowers as some fruit trees were blossoming early, due to temperatures above seasonal norms, in Edirne, Turkey, on February 27, 2024. #
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A child is held by her mother, playing with water during warm weather at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Dallas, Texas, on February 27, 2024. #
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Skipper Charles Caudrelier, aboard the maxi-trimaran "Edmond de Rothschild," is pictured taking first place in the Arkea Ultim Challenge Brest, on February 27, 2024, in Brest, France. Caudrelier completed his solo circumnavigation in 50 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes, and 42 seconds. #
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People celebrate the Year of the Dragon during a Lunar New Year parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, on February 25, 2024. #
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Kashmiri Shiite Muslims offer prayers at the graves of their relatives during Shab-e-Barat, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on February 25, 2024. Muslims visit ancestral graveyards for the salvation of the souls of the departed and pray for their own forgiveness. #
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