A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 17, 2022
![Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze arrives at the venue where Pope Francis will inaugurate the work of the International Symposium "For a fundamental theology of the priesthood" at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4310000-0aff-0242-c4c3-08d9f2425053_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze arrives at the venue where Pope Francis will inaugurate the work of the International Symposium "For a fundamental theology of the priesthood" at the Vatican.
![Workers in protective clothing bury a COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4360000-0aff-0242-0dbd-08d9f2424cef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers in protective clothing bury a COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
![Strong winds and high waves hit the coast in Plobannalec-Lesconil in western France, Feb. 16, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c42c0000-0aff-0242-00a3-08d9f2424afd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Strong winds and high waves hit the coast in Plobannalec-Lesconil in western France, Feb. 16, 2022.
![Local officials release axolotls as part of a conservation project to preserve the species in the Xochimilco canals in Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 16, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4360000-0aff-0242-8a56-08d9f2425dac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local officials release axolotls as part of a conservation project to preserve the species in the Xochimilco canals in Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 16, 2022.