A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 18, 2022

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A ferry burns at the Ionian Sea near the island of Corfu, Greece. More than 280 people were evacuated from the boat in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight, while heading to southern Italy, officials said.

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Police clash with demonstrators against COVID-19 rules in Ottawa, Canada.

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Sergey Ridzik of the Russian Olympic Committee leads the group, followed by Canada's Brady Leman and Sweden's David Mobaerg, during the men's cross finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary treatment area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong, where hospitals were 90 percent full and COVID-19 quarantine centers were at their limit, officials said.