Gallery: The Week In Pictures

Updated: 21:14, Friday, 2 September 2011

Some of the best photos from around the world this week

  • The spectacular backdrop to an Irish training session ahead of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
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    The spectacular backdrop to an Irish training session ahead of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

  • A Libyan rebel examines ammunition from one of Muammar Gaddafi's munitions dumps in Tripoli, Libya
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    A Libyan rebel examines ammunition from one of Muammar Gaddafi's munitions dumps in Tripoli, Libya

  • Members of the UK Household Cavalry rehearse in preparation for massed Pipe Band day in Kelso, Scotland
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    Members of the UK Household Cavalry rehearse in preparation for massed Pipe Band day in Kelso, Scotland

  • A child runs on an almost deserted beach in Weston-Super-Mare, England
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    A child runs on an almost deserted beach in Weston-Super-Mare, England

  • People stand on a beach at Coney Island the morning after Hurricane Irene hit eastern US states
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    People stand on a beach at Coney Island the morning after Hurricane Irene hit eastern US states

  • A car lies crushed beneath a large tree after the storm passed through Baltimore, Maryland
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    A car lies crushed beneath a large tree after the storm passed through Baltimore, Maryland

  • The tropical storm tore branches from trees in Virginia Beach in Virginia
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    The tropical storm tore branches from trees in Virginia Beach in Virginia

  • A determined surfer paddles out to catch a wave in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
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    A determined surfer paddles out to catch a wave in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

  • A reveller is covered in tomato juice at the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol, Spain
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    A reveller is covered in tomato juice at the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol, Spain

  • Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic competes in the men's javelinat the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea
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    Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic competes in the men's javelinat the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea

  • Brian Cody keeps a watchful eye over a Kilkenny training session ahead of the All Ireland hurling final
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    Brian Cody keeps a watchful eye over a Kilkenny training session ahead of the All Ireland hurling final

  • Will Power of Australia celebrates in the winners circle after winning the Indy Grand Prix of Sonama race in California
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    Will Power of Australia celebrates in the winners circle after winning the Indy Grand Prix of Sonama race in California

  • The view from Flushing Meadows in Queens as the sun sets over Manhattan in New York
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    The view from Flushing Meadows in Queens as the sun sets over Manhattan in New York

  • Students leave school early for protection from the approaching Typhoon Talas in Himeji, Japan.
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    Students leave school early for protection from the approaching Typhoon Talas in Himeji, Japan.

  • A herd of longhorn cattle stand in a parched field as wildfire rages near Graford in Texas, United States
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    A herd of longhorn cattle stand in a parched field as wildfire rages near Graford in Texas, United States

  • The Royal Air Force Red Arrows perform the 'Gypo Split' during their first public aerobatic display since the death of a team member at an airshow last month
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    The Royal Air Force Red Arrows perform the 'Gypo Split' during their first public aerobatic display since the death of a team member at an airshow last month

  • Hill 16 celebrates at the final whistle as the Dublin footballers reach their first All Ireland final in 16 years
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    Hill 16 celebrates at the final whistle as the Dublin footballers reach their first All Ireland final in 16 years