An aerial view of an electrical substation in Houston, Texas, February 21, 2021. Millions of Texans lost their power when winter storm Uri hit the state, while energy prices surged. /CFP

A painting titled "Scene de rue a Montmartre" from 1887 by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, is on display at the Sotheby's auction house in Paris, February 24, 2021. /CFP

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Ryota Takeda meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2021. He reprimanded 11 officials for ethics code violations after they were treated to expensive meals by officials of a broadcasting company, including the eldest son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. /Getty Images

Carabinieri police officers carrying the flag-draped coffins of slain Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio (R) and Italian Carabinieri police officer Vittorio Iacovacci (L) into the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs in Rome, for their state funerals, February 25, 2021. /CFP

Undated photo received on February 25, 2021 of a wild sheep who was found wandering the wilderness of the Australian bush with a huge 35-kilogram (77 lbs.) wool coat after an estimated five years of unchecked growth. /CFP

The aftermath of recent U.S. airstrikes on a small group of buildings at an unofficial crossing at the Syria-Iraq border near Alm-Qaim, Iraq, February 26, 2021. /CFP

Forty-two people from Government Science College Kagara arrive at the state house after being freed in Minna, Niger State, central Nigeria, February 27, 2021. /CFP