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Our world in photos: Feb. 27

February 27, 2020 Noah Singer

BOSTON — Coming home: Thy Chea of Lowell, Massachusetts held his daughter after arriving at Boston's Logan Airport on Wednesday. Chea is the fourth Cambodian refugee to be allowed back into the U.S. after being deported amid increased deportations of Southeast Asians under President Donald Trump. Photo: Steven Senne/AP

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EGYPT — Vast legacy: Supporters of ousted former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak held posters of Mubarak’s photograph in Cairo on Wednesday near the cemetery where the former autocrat is buried. Egypt held a full-honors military funeral for Mubarak, who died on Tuesday from heart and kidney complications. Photo: Nariman El-Mofty/AP

SPAIN — At the game: A fan wearing a protective mask took a selfie before a Champions League soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in Madrid on Wednesday. Photo: Manu Fernandez/AP

CALIFORNIA — Day of repentance: A woman prayed during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. Ash Wednesday begins an annual period of penitence and reflection for Catholics. Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP

SYRIA — Fighting back: Turkish-backed Syrian rebels regained control of the strategic town of Saraqeb on Thursday, cutting off a key highway that links Damascus to Aleppo only days after the government reopened it for the first time since 2012. Photo: Ghaith Alsayed/AP

SOUTH KOREA — Good polish: A worker took a break from spraying disinfectant to clean his goggles in Seoul on Thursday. South Korea and China each reported hundreds of more coronavirus cases on Thursday. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP

BRAZIL — Joyful week: A woman took part in the Mulheres Rodadas parade in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Hundreds of women gathered for the Carnival parade, which celebrates women’s sexuality. Photo: Silvia Izquierdo/AP

VENEZUELA — Spellbound: Children watched a show at the monument Paseo Los Próceres during Carnival in Caracas on Tuesday. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP

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