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    The Week in Pictures

    Updated: 18:42, Friday, 01 February 2013

    A selection of some of the best images from around the world this week

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    • An Egyptian protester carries an injured boy away from clashes with Egyptian riot police during a protest in Port Said
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      An Egyptian protester carries an injured boy away from clashes with Egyptian riot police during a protest in Port Said

    • A competitor emerges from an underground tunnel during the Tough Guy Challenge in Telford, England
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      A competitor emerges from an underground tunnel during the Tough Guy Challenge in Telford, England

    • An Agni V missile is shown at India's 64th Republic Day parade celebration at Raj path in New Delhi
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      An Agni V missile is shown at India's 64th Republic Day parade celebration at Raj path in New Delhi

    • Cyclists wear face masks as air pollution in Beijing remains at a dangerous high
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      Cyclists wear face masks as air pollution in Beijing remains at a dangerous high

    • Relatives mourn the loss of a loved one following a fire at Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil
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      Relatives mourn the loss of a loved one following a fire at Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil

    • A man walks through ocean foam in Snapper Rocks as Queensland experiences severe rains and flooding from Tropical Cyclone Oswald
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      A man walks through ocean foam in Snapper Rocks as Queensland experiences severe rains and flooding from Tropical Cyclone Oswald

    • Newly initiated 'Naga Sadhus' perform rituals on the bank of the Ganga River during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad
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      Newly initiated 'Naga Sadhus' perform rituals on the bank of the Ganga River during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad

    • A man and his daughter stand on their roof as parts of southern Queensland experiences record flooding
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      A man and his daughter stand on their roof as parts of southern Queensland experiences record flooding

    • Peter Buchanan falls from Bold Sir Brian in The Murphy Group Steeple Chase at Cheltenham racecourse
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      Peter Buchanan falls from Bold Sir Brian in The Murphy Group Steeple Chase at Cheltenham racecourse

    • People gather in Grand Central Terminal during centennial celebrations on the day the famed Manhattan transit hub turns 100 years old in New York City
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      People gather in Grand Central Terminal during centennial celebrations on the day the famed Manhattan transit hub turns 100 years old in New York City

    • Jeweller Matt Case holds the world's most expensive dummy, valued at £54,000 (€62,093), at bespoke jewellers Russell & Case in Liverpool
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      Jeweller Matt Case holds the world's most expensive dummy, valued at £54,000 (€62,093), at bespoke jewellers Russell & Case in Liverpool

    • Members of the funeral procession carry portraits of former King Norodom Sihanouk Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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      Members of the funeral procession carry portraits of former King Norodom Sihanouk Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    • Jeremiah Trueman (Wildcats) and Alex Pledger (Breakers) compete for the ball during the NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Perth Wildcats in Auckland, New Zealand
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      Jeremiah Trueman (Wildcats) and Alex Pledger (Breakers) compete for the ball during the NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Perth Wildcats in Auckland, New Zealand

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