A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 22, 2021
![A field of hyacinths flowers in Plomeur, western France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2ed8965c-387e-4e1f-9629-0d0fe0f2294e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A field of hyacinths flowers in Plomeur, western France.
![A climate activist wears an oxygen mask to demonstrate the possibility of pumping oxygen from a tree in a bottle, during a protest against the government's clearing operations in Sri Lanka's main wildlife forests in Colombo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b7ae75eb-cb53-4767-8b0f-b1501a93d673_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A climate activist wears an oxygen mask to demonstrate the possibility of pumping oxygen from a tree in a bottle, during a protest against the government's clearing operations in Sri Lanka's main wildlife forests in Colombo.
![A policeman on guard in a village under lockdown as the government orders stronger measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/424ceb65-2b39-4d1e-bce0-c9dc209ffc30_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman on guard in a village under lockdown as the government orders stronger measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Manila, Philippines.
![A Syrian woman cries as her wounded child lies on an operating table following artillery fire on the city of Aleppo, March 21, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ba54bdee-7213-488d-8633-1f0db99ff86c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Syrian woman cries as her wounded child lies on an operating table following artillery fire on the city of Aleppo, March 21, 2021.