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Week in pictures: From firefighter protests in Seoul to prayers in Gaza

A roundup of some of last week’s events.

RAFAH, GAZA - MARCH 01: An aerial view of Palestinians performing Friday prayers among the rubble of the Al-Farooq Mosque, destroyed in an Israeli attack on March 01, 2024 in Rafah
Palestinians perform Friday prayers among the rubble of the Al-Farooq Mosque, destroyed in an Israeli attack in Rafah, Gaza. [Abed Zagout/Anadolu Agency]
Published On 3 Mar 2024

From a dengue epidemic in Peru to the funeral of the Russian opposition leader, here is the week in photos.

Firefighters march during a rally demanding better work conditions near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 26
Firefighters march during a rally demanding better work conditions near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. Hundreds of firefighters are demanding a complete nationalisation of the fire service organisation and more manpower. [Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo]
Bangladeshi labourers carry a log of wood after unloading it from a cargo boat near the Buriganga river in Dhaka on February 27
Bangladeshi labourers carry a log of wood after unloading it from a cargo boat near the Buriganga River in Dhaka. [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP]
This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on February 27, 2024, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) speaking with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud (R) during a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to Saudi Arabia. [Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via AFP]
Ana Pasapera, who suffers from dengue, prays beside her bed at La Merced Hospital in Paita, Peru, Thursday, Feb. 29
Ana Pasapera, who suffers from dengue, prays beside her bed at La Merced Hospital in Paita, Peru - a country that declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on February 26 due to a growing number of dengue cases. [Martin Mejia/AP Photo]
Artists pose as they attend the parade of the 151th edition of the Nice Carnival, in Nice, south-eastern France, on February 28
Artists pose as they attend the parade of the 151th edition of the Nice Carnival, in Nice, southeastern France. [Valery Hache/AFP]
Supporters attend the campaign kick-off rally of the presidential candidate of the ruling MORENA party, Claudia Sheinbaum, at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, Mexico, March 1
Supporters attend the campaign kick-off rally of the presidential candidate of the ruling MORENA party, Claudia Sheinbaum, at the Zocalo Square in Mexico City, Mexico. [Luis Cortes/Reuters]
A cow stands near a spot fire fueled by high winds near Canadian, Texas, U.S., March 2
A cow stands near a spot fire fuelled by high winds near Canadian, Texas, the United States. [Leah Millis/Reuters]
Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - March 2, 2024 General view of drivers in action during the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix
Drivers launch into action during the start of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. [Rula Rouhana/Reuters]
A woman rests in her house after the Acre River overflowed due to heavy rains, in Brasileia, Brazil March 1
A woman rests in her house after the Acre River overflowed due to heavy rains, in Brasileia, Brazil. [Claudia Morales/Reuters]
People gather outside the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 1
People gather outside the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, in Moscow. Relatives and supporters of Alexey Navalny bid farewell to the Russian opposition leader at a funeral in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. [AP Photo]
Balinese Hindu youths lift up an Ogoh-ogoh effigy, symbolising the evil spirit, during the Kasanga Festival that is held to welcome Nyepi Day, a day of silence for self-reflection marking the Balinese Hindu new year, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, March 1
Balinese Hindu youths hoist an ogoh-ogoh effigy, symbolising an evil spirit, during the Kasanga Festival that is held to welcome Nyepi Day, a day of silence for self-reflection marking the Balinese Hindu new year, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. [Nyoman Hendra Wibowo Antara Foto via Reuters]