The Week in Pictures: October 12, 2018 - MSN.com

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Nairobi, Kenya
First lady Melania Trump with Margaret Kenyatta, Kenya's first lady, pets a baby elephant the at David Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage at Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Oct. 5.




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Grozny, Russia
A bride takes part in the simultaneous celebration of 200 weddings to mark the 200th birthday of the city in Grozny, Russia, on Oct. 5.




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Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistani children receive charity food at the Bari Imam shrine in Islamabad on Oct. 5. The International Monetary Fund has called on Pakistan's new government to act fast to stabilize its teetering economy, warning growth will likely slow and inflation rise, but made no mention of a new bailout deal.




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Washington, DC
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) talks to reporters about her "no" vote after a procedural vote in the Senate on the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Oct. 5.




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Granjeno, Texas
Eliani Valentin, a five-month-old girl from Honduras, is held by a man as families from Latin America use a raft to illegally cross into the U.S. from Mexico through the Rio Grande river in Granjeno, Texas, Oct. 5.




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South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege (R) poses for a photograph at the Panzi hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's South Kivu province, on Oct. 6, a day after receiving the prestigious award. Mukwege is a crusading gynecologist who has spent more than two decades treating appalling injuries inflicted on women in DRC and his work was the subject of an acclaimed 2015 film titled: "The Man Who Mends Women."




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London, Britain
Undated screengrab from a video posted on Banky's Instagram account showing the moment when the street artist's artwork, Girl With Balloon shredded itself after being sold for more than ￡1 million at a Sotheby's auction on Oct. 6.




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Sanaa, Yemen
A woman holds a malnourished boy in a malnutrition treatment centre at the al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen Oct. 6.




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Liverpool, Britain
The Royal De Luxe theatre company's 'Giants' street puppets during a street theatre performance on Castle Street, Liverpool on Oct. 6.




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Arlington, Texas
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the reputation Stadium Tour at AT&T Stadium on Oct. 6, in Arlington, Texas.

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Zhejiang Province, China
Aerial view of women performing in a cheongsam show at Xianju County on Oct. 6, in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province of China.




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Kerpen, Germany
Participants of the demonstration under the banner "Save the forest! Stop coal" against RWE's clearing plans for the Hambach Forest go to the demolition edge of the Hambach opencast mine on Oct. 6 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Kerpen, Germany. The energy group RWE had to stop an excavator.




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Las Vegas, Nevada
Khabib Nurmagomedov locks in a rear naked choke on Conor McGregor, resulting in a tap out, in their UFC lightweight championship fight during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.




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Washington, DC
A protester sits on the lap of "Lady Justice" on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building as demonstrators storm the steps and doors of the Supreme Court while Judge Brett Kavanaugh is being sworn in as an Associate Justice of the court inside on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Oct. 6.




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Palu, Indonesia
An Indonesian search and rescue member walks near a collapsed mosque at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu in Central Sulawesi on Oct. 6, following the Sept. 28 earthquake and tsunami.




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Chicago, Illinois
Runners run past the Chicago Theatre during the Chicago Marathon in Chicago, on Oct. 7.




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Gros Morne, Haiti
Sr Maryse Alsaint walks alongside a school damaged by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake the night before, in Gros Morne, Haiti, on Oct. 7. Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after the quake killed at least 11 people and left dozens injured.




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Mumbai, India
A contestant prepares at the backstage before the Miss Transqueen India 2018 transgender beauty pageant in Mumbai, India Oct. 7.




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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
View of people queuing to vote outside Rocinha favela during general elections, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 7.




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Tarragona, Spain
Members of the 'Colla Jove Xiquets de Valls' build a human tower during the 27th Concurs de Castells competition on Oct. 7, in Tarragona, Spain.

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Santa Barbara, California
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (R) separates from the space craft (L) behind the rocket trail after launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the SAOCOM 1A and ITASAT 1 satellites, as seen on Oct. 7, near Santa Barbara, California. After launching the satellites, the Falcon 9 rocket successfully returned to land on solid ground near the launch site rather than at sea. The satellites will become part of a six-satellite constellation that will work in tandem with an Italian constellation known as COSMO-SkyMed.




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Llandudno, Britain
Sheep graze on the side of a cliff as a competitor drives by during the Great Orme stage on day four of the FIA World Rally Championship Great Britain on Oct. 7, in Llandudno, Wales.




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Amsterdam, New York
Family members, who were seated in the first row, mourn during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the fatal limousine crash on Oct. 8, in Amsterdam, New York. 20 people died in the crash including the driver of the limo, 17 passengers, and two pedestrians.




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Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip
Israelis enjoy the day in Zikim beach, near kibbutz Zikim, on the Israel and Gaza border, as in the background black smoke rises from the tires set on fire by Palestinian protesters near Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 8.




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Washington, DC
(From L) Associate Justices of the US Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor listen to Brett Kavanaugh (R) during his swearing-in ceremony as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court at the White House in Washington, DC Oct. 8.




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Istanbul, Turkey
A girl holds a picture of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate on Oct. 8, in Istanbul. Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who has been critical towards the Saudi government has gone missing after visiting the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, the Washington Post reported. Turkey has sought permission to search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul after a prominent journalist from the kingdom went missing last week following a visit to the building, Turkish television reported on Oct. 8.




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Bronx borough, New York
Brock Holt (12( of the Boston Red Sox is doused with Gatorade after hitting for the cycle after game three of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees on Oct. 8, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.




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Pembrokeshire, Wales, Britain
An Atlantic seal pup lies amongst the rocks at St Martin's Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Britain Oct. 8. Seal pups are born with fluffy white non-waterproof coats which they molt out in their fourth week.




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New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) kisses his wife Brittany as he greets his family, after breaking the NFL all-time passing yards record in a game against the Washington Redskins in New Orleans, on Oct. 8.




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Washington, DC
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley listens to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House after it was announced the president had accepted Haley's resignation in Washington, U.S., Oct. 9.

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Damascus, Syria
Women walk in the wreckage of the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus as the regime began to clean the camp on Oct. 9.




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Rome, Italy
A passenger bus drives past an advertising poster for an underwear brand, showing a picture of Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, on Oct. 9, in downtown Rome. Cristiano Ronaldo faces rape allegations after US police on Oct. 1, 2018 re-opened an investigation into claims by former American model Kathryn Mayorga that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in June 2009.




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New York City, New York
Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford and John Cena on Tuesday, Oct. 9.




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Corsica, France
Aerial view taken from a helicopter on Oct. 10,  shows two cargo ships - the Tunisian freighter Ulysse (L) and the Cyprus-based vessel anchored CLS Virginia - after they collided about 30 kilometres (20 miles) off the northern tip of the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Oct. 7. French and Italian civil and military teams were working to contain a spreading oil spill in the Mediterranean after a container ship collision off the island of Corsica that prompted France to launch an investigation into "maritime pollution".




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Panama City, Florida
Haley Nelson inspects damages to her family properties in the Panama City, Fla., area after Hurricane Michael made landfall along Florida's Panhandle, Oct. 10.




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Las Vegas, Nevada
LeBron James (23) and Lance Stephenson (6) of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after James made a shot against the Golden State Warriors and was fouled during their preseason game at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 10, in Las Vegas, Nevada.




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Lake Brienz, Switzerland
An F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft flies over spectators during the annual live fire event of the Swiss Air Force at the Axalp, over Brienz in the Bernese Alps on Oct. 10. At an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, spectators attended a unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe.




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Kazakhstan
A view of the Soyuz MS-10 space capsule crash landed after the launch failure of a Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague of the ISS Expedition 57/58 prime crew aboard.