Pictures of the week: May 13, 2016 - MSN.com

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Las Vegas
A jet airliner leaves a vapor trail as Mercury is seen on the lower left quadrant moving across the face of the Sun on May 9.





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Fort McMurray, Alberta
Smoke and flames from wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway on May 7.





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Paris
French riot police spray pepper gas at a demonstrator during a protest against Labor Law on May 12 as the Socialist government decided to force the bill through Parliament without a vote. France's government is facing a major test as lawmakers hold a no-confidence vote, prompted by a deeply divisive labor law allowing longer workdays and easier layoffs.





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Jean, Nev.
People visit the artwork titled "Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone on May 11. The artwork was recently completed in the desert south of Las Vegas.





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Washington, D.C.
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer is doused after the team's baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Nationals Park on May 11. Scherzer struck out 20 batters, tying the major league nine-inning record. The Nationals won 3-2.





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Chengdu, China
Giant panda Aibang cuddles its cub, the world’s first newborn panda of 2016, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on May 6.





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Orlando, Fla.
Wounded warrior Michael Yule celebrates after winning the Lightweight Power Lifting gold at the Invictus Games on May 9.





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Moscow
Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade, marking the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9.





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London
A woman poses with a Pomeranian during the National Pet Show on May 7.





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Davao, Philippines
A woman cuddles her baby as she checks her name and polling precinct a day before the country's presidential elections on May 8.

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Jerusalem
Israeli scouts light torches during a Memorial Day ceremony commemorating fallen soldiers at the military cemetery at Mount Herzl on May 10.





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Cape Canaveral, Fla.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries the JCSAT-14 communications satellite on May 6.





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Louisville, Ky.
Mario Gutierrez aboard Nyquist celebrates after winning the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7.





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Yongin, South Korea
Little monks wait to ride a merry-go-round at Everland amusement park on May 9.





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Santiago, Chile
Students are hit by a riot police water cannon during a demonstration to demand changes in the education system on May 11.





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Billinghurst, England
An auction house employee attaches the leg to the skeleton of a Eohippus dinosaur during the press preview of a forthcoming sale at Summers Place Auction House on May 11.





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Taizhou, China
A competitor walks on tightrope during a performance on May 7.





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Lahore, Pakistan
A Kushti wrestler trains a young boy on May 7.





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Storchsdorf, Germany
Two storks play with each other on a rooftop on May 6.





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Louisville, Ky.
A woman waits for the start of the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race on May 7.

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New York
A racing sailboat sails during practice racing ahead of the America's Cup World Series sailing event on May 6.





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London
People run from smoke bombs before the Premier League soccer match of West Ham United vs. Manchester United on May 10.





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Sligo, Ireland
Bad weather surrounds a Boeing 767 airplane as it arrives onto Enniscrone beach after it was tugged from Shannon airport out to sea around the west coast of Ireland on May 7.





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Paris
People walk on the Champs Elysees on May 8. Pedestrians have taken over the Champs Elysees as part of a new program to ban traffic from the famous Paris avenue once a month. The initiative, for what is usually one of the busiest roads in the French capital, was launched by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and is aimed at reducing pollution in the city.





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Oakland, Calif.
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry celebrates after scoring against the Portland Trail Blazers during Game 5 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series on May 11.





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Bad Muender am Deister, Germany
Aerial view of cars driving on the winding L401 country road past rapeseed fields on May 12.





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Sydney
Dancers from The Australian Ballet dressed in white swan tutus on a floating barge in Penrith Lake on May 6.





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Oklahoma City
Zachary Lokken competes in the Men's Canoe C1 at the 2016 USA Canoe/Kayak Slalom Olympic Team Trials at the OKC Boathouse District on May 8.





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Ujjain, India
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ash on his body after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath) at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela on May 9.





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Pyongyang, North Korea
Fireworks explode during a procession, a day after the ruling Workers' Party of Korea party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years on May 10.

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Fort McMurray, Alberta
A scene of devastation after a massive wildfire on May 9.





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Rostock, Germany
People take pictures of the installation "Affluent No. 2" (2016) by Humberto Diaz in the exhibition "Kuba Libre" at the Kunsthalle museum on May 6.





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Lalitpur, Nepal
Kumari Unikia Bajracharya, known as the living goddess, is adorned by her mother before taking part in the Chariot Festival of Rato Machhindranath on May 10.





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Hostomel, Ukraine
An Antonov An-225 Mriya, a cargo plane which is the world's biggest aircraft, is seen on an airfield before its first commercial flight to the Australian city of Perth on May 10.





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Fort Stevens State Park, Ore.
The Milky Way glows behind the iconic wreck of the Peter Iredale on May 7.