Trucks block downtown streets near the Parliament Buildings as a demonstration led by truck drivers protesting vaccine mandates continues on February 15, 2022, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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People wait in line to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a testing centre in Seoul on February 16, 2022, after South Korea's daily infections rose sharply to hit a new high of over 90,000.
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Recruit Ashwin Sunil Hathiramani was among 60 recruits who received their SAR 21 rifles at the weapons presentation ceremony during the Total Defence Day commemoration event held at The Float @ Marina Bay on February 15, 2022.
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Liang Tian Kong, Master Technical Specialist demonstrates how to service a bus during a media coverage at Ulu Pandan Bus Depot on February 15, 2022.
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A commercial airline aircraft flies before the rising waxing gibbous moon above Kuwait City on February 15, 2022.
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An elephant decorated for the annual "Nawam Perahera" cultural pageant carries a casket containing relics in front of the Gangarama Temple during the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo, on February 15, 2022.
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Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during the annual Buddhist cultural pageant at the historic Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 15, 2022.
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People release a sky lantern to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, marking the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Port Klang, Malaysia, February 15, 2022.
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Chimneys and cooling towers at the Belchatow coal powered power plant, operated by PGE SA, in Belchatow, Poland, on February 13, 2022.
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Higuchi Wakaba of Japan in action during the women's single figure skating event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China, on February 15, 2022.
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