A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 24, 2021
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A runner passes under the flags hanging at half-staff surrounding the Washington Monument at day break in Washington, D.C.
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Baarack the sheep is seen before his thick wool was shorn in Lancefield, Victoria, Australia. The sheep, found wandering wild in an Australian forest, was liberated from years' worth of wool weighing 78 pounds. (Edgar's Mission Inc/Handout)
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Residents of a nursing home, who already have received their COVID-19 vaccine shots, attend a performance at the EDP Gran Via Theater in Madrid, Spain.
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A supporter of a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) gets her face painted before taking part in a "victory" rally after a ruling by the Supreme Court to overturn the prime minister's decision to dissolve parliament, in Kathmandu.