Gallery: The Week In Pictures

Updated: 18:17, Friday, 11 November 2011

Some of the best photos from around the world this week

  • Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas of France during leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race
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    Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas of France during leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race

  • A gaggle of geese gather in a field at Holly Tree Farm in Cheshire, England
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    A gaggle of geese gather in a field at Holly Tree Farm in Cheshire, England

  • Athletes dive into the water during the Brighton Triathlon in Melbourne
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    Athletes dive into the water during the Brighton Triathlon in Melbourne

  • Rescuers prepare to enter Sizhuang Coal Mine to rescue trapped miners in Shizong County, China
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    Rescuers prepare to enter Sizhuang Coal Mine to rescue trapped miners in Shizong County, China

  • Planes sit on the flooded tarmack at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand
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    Planes sit on the flooded tarmack at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand

  • Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge towards Brooklyn at the start of the New York City Marathon
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    Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge towards Brooklyn at the start of the New York City Marathon

  • The Bondi SLSC crew row through waves during the Elouera Surf Boat Carnival series at Elouera Beach in Sydney
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    The Bondi SLSC crew row through waves during the Elouera Surf Boat Carnival series at Elouera Beach in Sydney

  • Philip Malins, 92, stands for the two minute silence at the National Memorial Arboretum on Armstice Day in Alrewas, England
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    Philip Malins, 92, stands for the two minute silence at the National Memorial Arboretum on Armstice Day in Alrewas, England