It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up seven of the most memorable images of the last seven days' events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
North Korean cheerleaders watch the men's preliminary round ice hockey match between South Korea and Czech Republic during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung on 15th February 2018.
Photo by ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images.
People are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school that reportedly killed and injured multiple people on 14th February 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Numerous law enforcement officials continue to investigate the scene.
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Performers dance as the Zulu Parade runs through New Orleans on Mardi Gras, 13th February 2018.
Photo by EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images
A reveller of the Sao Clemente performs on the first night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 11th February 2018.
Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images
Revellers kiss during the 'Bloco da Lama', a mud carnival in Paraty, Brazil, on 10th February 2018. 'Bloco da Lama' started in 1986 by teenagers playing with mud and became a traditional event in the historical city of Paraty.
Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images
A damaged building is seen standing at night on 9th February 2018 in Hualien, Taiwan. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit late Tuesday night. According to reports, six people have been killed with hundreds injured. Almost 100 weaker earthquakes were detected along Taiwan's east coast in the last week.
Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images
Jipe, a female African Savannah elephant, is collared after she was tranquilised during an elephant-collaring operation in the the Lake Jipe region of Tsavo West National Park, Kenya. The operation run by the Kenya Wildlife Service, Save the Elephants, and the Tsavo Trust fitted 20 elephants with satellite radio collars that provide insight into elephant movement and space needs in the area. Nine out of 20 elephants collared had spear or arrow wounds, raising fears of human-elephant conflict in the region, which has seen a large growth in infrastructure and human population.
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