Week in pictures: 17-23 February 2024 - BBC News

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Children play among giant hat-shaped bamboo cones in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The cones protect freshly-collected rice from rain and fog, after the removal of moisture.

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Firefighters at the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Valencia, Spain. They were seen rescuing people from balconies, using cranes to reach those trapped on high floors.

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A model presents a creation from the Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2024/2025 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.

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American-French actor Timothee Chalamet meets fans during a red carpet event in Seoul, South Korea, for the film, Dune: Part Two.

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Daniel Arsham's Unearthed, Bronze Eroded Melpomene, went on display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Scaffolding is erected around a baroque sculpted bronze canopy by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica, in preparation for its restoration at the Vatican in Rome.

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Squatters remove their belongings from makeshift shelters, after a fire broke out following their eviction from a piece of land known as Tent City, which they had been occupying in Cape Town, South Africa.

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The Eiffel Tower in Paris closed to the public because of a strike by staff. Employees are protesting about the way the Tower is being managed, France's powerful CGT union said.

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Men carry lanterns as they walk to the Yamauchigawa river to cleanse their bodies in the cold water, and pray for a good harvest, during the Somin-sai Festival at Kokuseki-ji Temple in Oshu, Japan.

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US President Joe Biden embraces Yulia Navalnaya. Mr Biden held a private meeting in California with the widow and daughter of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in an Arctic prison last week.