Week in pictures: 17 - 23 February 2018 - BBC News

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The Navalacruz carnival in Spain hopes to bring fertility to the rural region. Revellers dress as Harramachos, using materials collected from the natural surrounding environment, including animal skins, sacks and hay.




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Edinburgh Zoo welcomes in the Year of Dog with its Chinese New Year Celebrations, held in honour of the zoo's giant pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang.




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A model carries a lifelike replica of his own head down the catwalk at the latest Gucci show at Milan Fashion Week.




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US President Donald Trump holds a list of prepared questions as he hosts a listening session at the White House with students, teachers and families who have been affected by school shootings. The session comes in wake of the most recent massacre in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed.




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Ash from Mount Sinabung volcano rises to an approximate height of 5km (three miles) during an eruption in Karo, Indonesia.




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At the Brit Awards in London, a group wear masks of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un as they impersonate the country's cheerleaders who performed at the Winter Olympics.




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In La Paz, Bolivia, Aymara indigenous people demonstrate in favour of the President Evo Morales' re-election bid. Mr Morales, who is Bolivia's first indigenous leader, has been in office since 2006.




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Protestors from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) stand outside Milan Cathedral, with placards that highlight the use of rabbit fur at the city's fashion week.




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Members of the Japanese curling team deliver the stone during their match against Switzerland at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.




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A girl dressed as an angel takes part in Christmas celebrations in Quinamayo, Colombia. The Adoraciones al Nino Dios are traditional celebrations of Afro-Colombian communities that have been taking place in February for around 138 years. Because of their duties, slave owners did not allow them to celebrate it in December.