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February 23, 2024

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ATHENS — Beekeepers abuzz with a stinging issue: A beekeeper holds a black flag in front of the Greek Parliament during a demonstration in central Athens, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Beekeepers from around the country rallied in Syntagma Square with demands, including the end of naming imported honey “Greek.”Photo: Michael Varaklas/AP — ATHENS — Beekeepers abuzz with a stinging issue: A beekeeper holds a black flag in front of the Greek Parliament during a demonstration in central Athens, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Beekeepers from around the country rallied in Syntagma Square with demands, including the end of naming imported honey “Greek.”
Photo: Michael Varaklas/AP

KATHMANDU — The message is, ‘We’re in the red’: The foot of a protestor is seen as borrowers, mostly farmers from Nepal’s rural districts, protesting against the alleged excesses of private lenders gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Hundreds of protestors from remote villages had walked for weeks to arrive in the capital to demand that the government enact laws to regulate the lenders.Photo: Niranjan Shrestha/AP — KATHMANDU — The message is, ‘We’re in the red’: The foot of a protestor is seen as borrowers, mostly farmers from Nepal’s rural districts, protesting against the alleged excesses of private lenders gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Hundreds of protestors from remote villages had walked for weeks to arrive in the capital to demand that the government enact laws to regulate the lenders.
Photo: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

VENEZUELA — Illustrating full impact on families: Women carry babies after arriving by boat from La Bulla Loca mine, which collapsed, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. The collapse of the illegally operated open-pit gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela killed at least 16 people.Photo: Ariana Cubillos/AP — VENEZUELA — Illustrating full impact on families: Women carry babies after arriving by boat from La Bulla Loca mine, which collapsed, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. The collapse of the illegally operated open-pit gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela killed at least 16 people.
Photo: Ariana Cubillos/AP

KENYA — Son of noted athlete honors his father: Caleb Kigen, the son of marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, holds his late father's portrait ahead of his burial in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, Friday. Feb. 23, 2024. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum was buried Friday following his death in a road accident, as Kenyans castigated the government for not doing enough to protect and support the country's famed athletes.Photo: Brian Inganga/AP — KENYA — Son of noted athlete honors his father: Caleb Kigen, the son of marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, holds his late father’s portrait ahead of his burial in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, Friday. Feb. 23, 2024. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum was buried Friday following his death in a road accident, as Kenyans castigated the government for not doing enough to protect and support the country’s famed athletes.
Photo: Brian Inganga/AP

ROME — When huge crowds gather, it’s either a soccer game or a protest — or both: Fans hold flares and a banner that reads "Free Assange" during the Europa League play-off second leg soccer match between Roma and Feyenoord at Rome's Olympic stadium, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP — ROME — When huge crowds gather, it’s either a soccer game or a protest — or both: Fans hold flares and a banner that reads “Free Assange” during the Europa League play-off second leg soccer match between Roma and Feyenoord at Rome’s Olympic stadium, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

KYIV — The lives of families when ordinary men become soldiers: Natalia Sheleshei, 39, with her children Yehor, 12, and Anastasia, 5, wait for the return of Serhii at their apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 12, 2024. Serhii Sheleshei, 49, a Ukrainian serviceman, went missing with three of his comrades during fighting at the frontline near Zaitseve, Donetsk region, on Oct. 12, 2022. "For a year and five months, I've lived with the uncertainty of whether my husband is alive or not," Natalia, who juggles two jobs, says. "He adored the children. Whenever he could, he would call, saying 'I love you' and 'I worry about you,'" Natalia recounts the time when Serhii was at the frontline.Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP — KYIV — The lives of families when ordinary men become soldiers: Natalia Sheleshei, 39, with her children Yehor, 12, and Anastasia, 5, wait for the return of Serhii at their apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 12, 2024. Serhii Sheleshei, 49, a Ukrainian serviceman, went missing with three of his comrades during fighting at the frontline near Zaitseve, Donetsk region, on Oct. 12, 2022. “For a year and five months, I’ve lived with the uncertainty of whether my husband is alive or not,” Natalia, who juggles two jobs, says. “He adored the children. Whenever he could, he would call, saying ‘I love you’ and ‘I worry about you,'” Natalia recounts the time when Serhii was at the frontline.
Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

TEXAS — Are schools a safe place for teens to be themselves? Dr. Candice Matthews, left, listens as state representative Ron Reynolds, right, with Darryl George, center, makes comments before a hearing regarding George's punishment for violating school dress code policy because of his hairstyle, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac, Texas. A judge has ruled that George's monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination.Photo: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP — TEXAS — Are schools a safe place for teens to be themselves? Dr. Candice Matthews, left, listens as state representative Ron Reynolds, right, with Darryl George, center, makes comments before a hearing regarding George’s punishment for violating school dress code policy because of his hairstyle, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac, Texas. A judge has ruled that George’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination.
Photo: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP

ECUADOR — Military says, regarding prisons, ‘We’ve got things under control’: An inmate eyes a soldier as he stands guard at the Cotopaxi prison during a press tour organized by the military, in Latacunga, Ecuador, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. According to the military, the tour is to demonstrate that control has been regained inside the prisons across the country.Photo: Dolores Ochoa/AP — ECUADOR — Military says, regarding prisons, ‘We’ve got things under control’: An inmate eyes a soldier as he stands guard at the Cotopaxi prison during a press tour organized by the military, in Latacunga, Ecuador, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. According to the military, the tour is to demonstrate that control has been regained inside the prisons across the country.
Photo: Dolores Ochoa/AP

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