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Gallery: The Week in Pictures

Updated: 18:11, Friday, 27 January 2012

Some of the best photos from around the world this week.

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  • Stacey Cook trains ahead of the World Cup Women's Downhill event in St Moritz in Switzerland
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    Stacey Cook trains ahead of the World Cup Women's Downhill event in St Moritz in Switzerland

  • Giant pandas Yuan Zi and Huan Huan mess about in their enclosure at Zoo Parc De Beauval in France
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    Giant pandas Yuan Zi and Huan Huan mess about in their enclosure at Zoo Parc De Beauval in France

  • Serena Williams tosses her racquet in her match against Ekaterina Makarova at the Australian Open
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    Serena Williams tosses her racquet in her match against Ekaterina Makarova at the Australian Open

  • Fireworks over the Perth skyline as Australia celebrates Australia Day
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    Fireworks over the Perth skyline as Australia celebrates Australia Day

  • Snooker player Neil Robertson and his son Alexander pose with the Masters trophy
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    Snooker player Neil Robertson and his son Alexander pose with the Masters trophy

  • Israeli army alpine soldiers ski near their outpost on Mt Hermon in the Golan Heights
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    Israeli army alpine soldiers ski near their outpost on Mt Hermon in the Golan Heights

  • A fire breather performs in Chinatown in Manila as part of Chinese New Year celebrations
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    A fire breather performs in Chinatown in Manila as part of Chinese New Year celebrations

  • Men stand on a post as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution
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    Men stand on a post as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution

  • A Dutch salvage crew prepares to remove fuel form the sunken cruise liner Costa Concordia
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    A Dutch salvage crew prepares to remove fuel form the sunken cruise liner Costa Concordia

  • Danielle Vrielink of Canada takes part in Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria
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    Danielle Vrielink of Canada takes part in Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria

  • A collection of bespoke coffins are on display at an exhibition at the South Bank Centre in London
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    A collection of bespoke coffins are on display at an exhibition at the South Bank Centre in London

  • Orang-utan baby 'Changi' kisses his mother 'Lea' at a zoo in Krefeld, Germany
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    Orang-utan baby 'Changi' kisses his mother 'Lea' at a zoo in Krefeld, Germany

  • Members of the Russian Orthodox Church mark Epiphany by plunging into the ice cold water of a lake near Moscow
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    Members of the Russian Orthodox Church mark Epiphany by plunging into the ice cold water of a lake near Moscow

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