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Our world in photos: February 18

February 18, 2022 Michaela Keil
UNITED KINGDOM — Stormy seas: Waves crashed against the sea wall and Porthcawl Lighthouse in Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales, as Storm Eunice made landfall on Friday. Millions of Britons were being urged to cancel travel plans and stay indoors on Friday amid fears of high winds and flying debris as the second major storm this week prompted a rare “red” weather warning across southern England. Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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NEW YORK — Score: New York Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) celebrated after he scored on Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, in Elmont.
Photo: Corey Sipkin/AP

 

HONG KONG — Outbreak: Patients lay on hospital beds as they waited at a temporary makeshift treatment area outside Caritas Medical Center on Friday. Hong Kong’s hospitals reached 90% capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, authorities said, as the city struggled to snuff out a record number of new COVID-19 cases by adhering to China’s “zero tolerance” strategy.
Photo: Kin Cheung/AP

 

CHINA — Freestyle skiing: Sergey Ridzik, of the Russian Olympic Committee, lead the pack, followed by Canada’s Brady Leman, and Sweden’s David Mobaerg, during the men’s cross finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Friday, in Zhangjiakou.
Photo: Lee Jin-man/AP

 

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OHIO — Cleanup: President Joe Biden spoke about the long-delayed cleanup of the Great Lakes harbors and tributaries polluted with industrial toxins at the Shipyards, on Thursday, in Lorain. Cleanup will accelerate dramatically with a $1 billion boost from Biden’s infrastructure plan.
Photo: Alex Brandon/AP

 

MALAYSIA — Sunrise: The sun rose as vehicles crossed over the Penang Bridge on Penang island, on Friday.
Photo: Vincent Thian/AP

 

CHINA — Thrown: Peng Cheng and Jin Yang, of China, competed in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Friday, in Beijing.
Photo: Bernat Armangue/AP

 

GERMANY — Goal: Dortmund’s Marco Reus was disappointed after his team received the 4th goal by Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos during the Europa League Play-off, 1st leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Rangers in Dortmund, on Thursday.
Photo: Martin Meissner/AP

 

CANADA — Protesters: Protesters danced and embraced as a song played over the speakers, during an ongoing protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday.
Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP

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