Week in pictures: 12-18 February 2022

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IMAGE SOURCE,LARS HAGBERG / REUTERS

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Jean-Philippe and Gabriel, who declined to give their last names, sit in a hot tub in Ottawa, as their "peaceful" contribution to the protests against Canada's Covid rules. Lorry drivers and their supporters have continued their demonstrations, bringing vast areas of the city to a halt, despite being warned they face arrest and other sanctions.

IMAGE SOURCE,JACOB KING / PA MEDIA

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Waves crash against the sea wall and Porthcawl Lighthouse in Bridgend, south Wales, as Storm Eunice hits the UK, causing attractions to close, travel disruption and major incidents to be declared in some areas.

IMAGE SOURCE,AMIT DAVE / REUTERS

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Cattle cross the polluted waters of the Sabarmati river on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

IMAGE SOURCE,STEVE PARSONS / PA MEDIA

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Queen Elizabeth II meets the incoming and outgoing defence services secretaries during an in-person audience at Windsor Castle. Rear Admiral James Macleod has relinquished his role - a top post in the royal household - and was succeeded by Major General Eldon Millar (right).

IMAGE SOURCE,HANNAH MCKAY / REUTERS

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Jesper Tjader, of Sweden, on his way to a bronze medal in the men's slopestyle at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

IMAGE SOURCE,PETER NICHOLLS / REUTERS

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Members of the Household Cavalry pass the Wellington Arch - and a large inflatable heart - on Valentine's Day in London.

IMAGE SOURCE,MIKE SEAGER / REUTERS

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Los Angeles Rams' Cooper Kupp celebrates with his family after he was named most valuable player during his side's victory in the Super Bowl final at the SoFi Stadium - his home arena - in Inglewood, California.

IMAGE SOURCE,DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI / REUTERS

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Kayakers paddle in front of projections on a mountainside during the Sharjah Light Festival at the Al Rafisah Dam outside Khorfakkan, in the United Arab Emirates.

IMAGE SOURCE,MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV / KREMLIN / SPUTNIK / EPA-EFE

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meet in the Kremlin in Moscow, to discuss the continuing crisis in Ukraine.

IMAGE SOURCE,BRAIS LORENZO / EPA-EFE

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The abandoned village of Aceredo, which was flooded in 1992 to create the Alto Lindoso reservoir in Lobios, Galicia, Spain, has begun to emerge again as a result of the drought in the region.

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