A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 19, 2021
![Smoke rises from the Mt. Etna volcano as seen from Giarre, Sicily.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ebe5ea78-f620-4195-9540-ee2c58dfe02e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises from the Mt. Etna volcano as seen from Giarre, Sicily.
![Japan's Sara Takanashi competes in the women's Ski Jumping World Cup event in Rasnov, Romania.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b4b2eea5-1e58-4184-94d1-ed739465edbe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's Sara Takanashi competes in the women's Ski Jumping World Cup event in Rasnov, Romania.
![Workers spray disinfectant in the playground of a primary school in Huaibei, in eastern China's Anhui province, as the school prepares for the start of a new term.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bf9a0238-c81a-4c16-9223-4a6857adf335_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers spray disinfectant in the playground of a primary school in Huaibei, in eastern China's Anhui province, as the school prepares for the start of a new term.
![A protester holds up a sign with a picture of Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who died from a gunshot wound after being shot in the head last week, during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fe79aff9-aba2-443f-a193-745417f2d480_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester holds up a sign with a picture of Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who died from a gunshot wound after being shot in the head last week, during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar.