FEB. 11 - 18, 2021

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The ancient Acropolis hill is covered with snow after heavy snowfall in Athens, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Greece has called in the armed forces to help cope with the storm that has left parts of greater Athens without power and water for up to three days. (Antonis NikolopoulosEurokinissi via AP)

FEB. 11 - 18, 2021

Dr. Rebone Maboa, right, meets with staff at Ndlovu Care Group in Elandsdoorn, South Africa, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast of Johannesburg on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Maboa, who recently recovered from COVID-19, is running a study of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at the center, with 602 people from the community participating. (AP PhotoJerome Delay)

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Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 122 miles off the Libyan coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP PhotoBruno Thevenin)

Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 122 miles off the Libyan coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP PhotoBruno Thevenin)

Lava gushes from the Mt. Etna volcano near Catania, Sicily, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Europe's most active volcano came alive around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. (AP PhotoSalvatore Allegra)

Lava gushes from the Mt. Etna volcano near Catania, Sicily, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Europe's most active volcano came alive around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. (AP PhotoSalvatore Allegra)

Two men from the Haredi Orthodox Jewish community arrive at an event to encourage vaccinations in Britain's Haredi community at the John Scott Vaccination Centre in London, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The event aims to breakdown some of the misconceptions about vaccines, as well as myths and negative publicity surrounding the Haredi community which has been hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Two men from the Haredi Orthodox Jewish community arrive at an event to encourage vaccinations in Britain's Haredi community at the John Scott Vaccination Centre in London, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The event aims to breakdown some of the misconceptions about vaccines, as well as myths and negative publicity surrounding the Haredi community which has been hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Bobsled pilot Anastasiia Makarova of Russia competes during the women's monobob race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Sunday, Feb.14, 2021. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

Bobsled pilot Anastasiia Makarova of Russia competes during the women's monobob race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Sunday, Feb.14, 2021. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

Lille's Jonathan Bamba is tackled by Brest's Paul Lasne, bottom, during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Brest at the Stade Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (AP PhotoMichel Spingler)

Lille's Jonathan Bamba is tackled by Brest's Paul Lasne, bottom, during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Brest at the Stade Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (AP PhotoMichel Spingler)

Pupils run up stairs headed to school in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. To lower the number of coronavirus cases, some schoolchildren are home schooling or go only part time to school. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

Pupils run up stairs headed to school in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. To lower the number of coronavirus cases, some schoolchildren are home schooling or go only part time to school. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

A masked Prime Minister Boris Johnson is silhouetted during a visit to the South Wales Police Headquarters in Bridgend, Wales, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP PhotoAlastair Grant, pool)

A masked Prime Minister Boris Johnson is silhouetted during a visit to the South Wales Police Headquarters in Bridgend, Wales, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP PhotoAlastair Grant, pool)

Health care workers look through a window at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa during the rollout of the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP PhotoNardus Engelbrecht)

Health care workers look through a window at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa during the rollout of the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP PhotoNardus Engelbrecht)

People draw hearts with their cellphone flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. When the team of the jailed Russia opposition leader announced a protest in a new format, urging people to come out to their residential courtyards on Sunday and shine their cellphone flashlights, many responded with jokes and skepticism. After two weekends of nationwide demonstrations, the new format looked to some like a retreat. But not to Russian authorities, who moved vigorously to extinguish the illuminated protests planned for Sunday. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

People draw hearts with their cellphone flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. When the team of the jailed Russia opposition leader announced a protest in a new format, urging people to come out to their residential courtyards on Sunday and shine their cellphone flashlights, many responded with jokes and skepticism. After two weekends of nationwide demonstrations, the new format looked to some like a retreat. But not to Russian authorities, who moved vigorously to extinguish the illuminated protests planned for Sunday. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

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The ancient Acropolis hill is covered with snow after heavy snowfall in Athens, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Greece has called in the armed forces to help cope with the storm that has left parts of greater Athens without power and water for up to three days. (Antonis NikolopoulosEurokinissi via AP)

The ancient Acropolis hill is covered with snow after heavy snowfall in Athens, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Greece has called in the armed forces to help cope with the storm that has left parts of greater Athens without power and water for up to three days. (Antonis NikolopoulosEurokinissi via AP)

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Dr. Rebone Maboa, right, meets with staff at Ndlovu Care Group in Elandsdoorn, South Africa, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast of Johannesburg on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Maboa, who recently recovered from COVID-19, is running a study of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at the center, with 602 people from the community participating. (AP PhotoJerome Delay)

Dr. Rebone Maboa, right, meets with staff at Ndlovu Care Group in Elandsdoorn, South Africa, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast of Johannesburg on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Maboa, who recently recovered from COVID-19, is running a study of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at the center, with 602 people from the community participating. (AP PhotoJerome Delay)

Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 122 miles off the Libyan coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP PhotoBruno Thevenin)

Migrants and refugees from different African nationalities wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, international waters, at 122 miles off the Libyan coast, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP PhotoBruno Thevenin)

Lava gushes from the Mt. Etna volcano near Catania, Sicily, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Europe's most active volcano came alive around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. (AP PhotoSalvatore Allegra)

Lava gushes from the Mt. Etna volcano near Catania, Sicily, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Europe's most active volcano came alive around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. (AP PhotoSalvatore Allegra)

Two men from the Haredi Orthodox Jewish community arrive at an event to encourage vaccinations in Britain's Haredi community at the John Scott Vaccination Centre in London, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The event aims to breakdown some of the misconceptions about vaccines, as well as myths and negative publicity surrounding the Haredi community which has been hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Two men from the Haredi Orthodox Jewish community arrive at an event to encourage vaccinations in Britain's Haredi community at the John Scott Vaccination Centre in London, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The event aims to breakdown some of the misconceptions about vaccines, as well as myths and negative publicity surrounding the Haredi community which has been hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Bobsled pilot Anastasiia Makarova of Russia competes during the women's monobob race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Sunday, Feb.14, 2021. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

Bobsled pilot Anastasiia Makarova of Russia competes during the women's monobob race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Sunday, Feb.14, 2021. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)

Lille's Jonathan Bamba is tackled by Brest's Paul Lasne, bottom, during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Brest at the Stade Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (AP PhotoMichel Spingler)

Lille's Jonathan Bamba is tackled by Brest's Paul Lasne, bottom, during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Brest at the Stade Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (AP PhotoMichel Spingler)

Pupils run up stairs headed to school in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. To lower the number of coronavirus cases, some schoolchildren are home schooling or go only part time to school. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

Pupils run up stairs headed to school in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. To lower the number of coronavirus cases, some schoolchildren are home schooling or go only part time to school. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)

A masked Prime Minister Boris Johnson is silhouetted during a visit to the South Wales Police Headquarters in Bridgend, Wales, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP PhotoAlastair Grant, pool)

A masked Prime Minister Boris Johnson is silhouetted during a visit to the South Wales Police Headquarters in Bridgend, Wales, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP PhotoAlastair Grant, pool)

Health care workers look through a window at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa during the rollout of the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP PhotoNardus Engelbrecht)

Health care workers look through a window at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa during the rollout of the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a the vaccination to launch the inoculation drive. (AP PhotoNardus Engelbrecht)

People draw hearts with their cellphone flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. When the team of the jailed Russia opposition leader announced a protest in a new format, urging people to come out to their residential courtyards on Sunday and shine their cellphone flashlights, many responded with jokes and skepticism. After two weekends of nationwide demonstrations, the new format looked to some like a retreat. But not to Russian authorities, who moved vigorously to extinguish the illuminated protests planned for Sunday. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

People draw hearts with their cellphone flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. When the team of the jailed Russia opposition leader announced a protest in a new format, urging people to come out to their residential courtyards on Sunday and shine their cellphone flashlights, many responded with jokes and skepticism. After two weekends of nationwide demonstrations, the new format looked to some like a retreat. But not to Russian authorities, who moved vigorously to extinguish the illuminated protests planned for Sunday. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)