Poplar trees, the Pope and paddling: Photos of the week

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Carts, catwalk and carnival: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world.BBC News - Feb. 22 -
Pope marks 1 week in hospital with pneumonia: Might he resign?
Pope Francis has spent one week in the hospital fighting pneumoniaABC News - Feb. 21 -
Pope not out of danger, will stay in hospital at least another week, doctors say
Pope Francis' personal physician said the pontiff was responding to drug therapy that was strengthened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Pope Francis ‘not yet out of danger’ and to stay in hospital for another week
Chronic illness remains but pontiff, 88, is stable and in good humour, doctor says. Pope Francis, who is in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia, is “not yet out of danger” and will ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Pope reaches 2-week mark at hospital with pneumonia and doctors suggest he's overcome the worst
Pope Francis has reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia amid a guarded sense of optimismABC News - 19h -
Can Canadians get the world drinking tree sap?
The largest producer of maple syrup now wants you to drink the sap, which it calls maple water.BBC News - 5d -
‘Breathing in the fragrances of the Atlas cedar trees’: readers’ favourite places in Morocco
From unexpected city charms in Rabat to the dunes of the Sahara and a festival celebrating nomadic life, our tipsters share their best discoveries. The calm city of Khenifra is well worth a ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
The Battle of Iwo Jima: A Photo History
U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month.The New York Times - 5d -
Germany at a crossroads: the reprise of the far right – photo essay
Germany is experiencing a political shift that is alarming many citizens. The photographer Fabian Ritter has spent years documenting the rise of the far-right AfD party and more extreme groups. ...The Guardian - Feb. 21
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Watch in full: Angry exchange between Trump and Zelensky
The US president accused the Ukrainian leader of being disrespectful in a tense meeting in the Oval Office.BBC News - 9h -
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