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The Week in Pictures
Some of the most striking images from around the world this week.
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Lava spews out from the Tungurahua volcano in Pelileo, Ecuador
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Divers train at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center in Florida
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Israeli soldiers of the Golani brigade pray while taking part in a military exercise near the border with Syria
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A man looks at the approaching flames of wildfires near Camarillo in California
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Goroka Asora mud men perform ahead of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's visit to Papua New Guinea
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Former cruise ship the Duke of Lancaster in Flint, Wales, covered with graffiti as part of a project organised by local group Dudug
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A by-stander points to a man trapped by a fire in the Lahore Development Authority Plaza in Pakistan
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An as-yet unnamed baby rhino born this week at Dublin Zoo
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Villagers in Bavarian folk costumes participate in the annual Ascension Day procession in Unterwoessen
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People take part in Flora Day celebrations in Lismore House, Helston in England
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Burned cars on a highway in Ecatepec near Mexico City after a gas tanker exploded and killed at least 18 people
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An employee operates machines for making yarn at a textile factory in Jiujiang, China
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Cyclists in San Francisco pass a monitor which automatically counts the number of cyclist commuters
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People enjoy the good Bank Holiday weather in Cambridge, England
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Thousands of women take part in a 'mass bikini gathering' in Chimelong Water Park in China