Pictures of the week: Nov. 18, 2016 - MSN.com

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Frankfurt, Germany
A man walks out of a leaf-lined forest as it rains on Nov. 15.





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Sydney
A man walks on the top span of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the supermoon enters its final phase on Nov. 15.





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Zhejiang, China
A golden pheasant is seen at Hangzhou Safari Park in Hangzhou on Nov. 13. According to local media, the pheasant is gaining popularity as its golden feathers resemble the hairstyle of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.





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Shan State, Myanmar
Participants release hot-air balloons carrying small lanterns during the closing ceremony of the Tazaungdaing Festival at Taunggyi on Nov. 15.





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Rio de Janeiro
Dancers from the traditional Brazilian folkloric performance group Rio Maracatu perform beneath the famed Lapa arches during their first pre-Carnival street practice on Nov. 15.





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Sydney
The sails of the Sydney Opera House are lit with poppies commemorating the armistice ending World War I on Remembrance Day on Nov. 11.





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Athens
Air Force One is seen at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos on Nov. 16.





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San Juan, Argentina
A Colombian fan cheers for his team before the start of a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match between Argentina and Colombia on Nov. 15.





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Kaikoura, New Zealand
Damage to State Highway 1 is seen south of Kaikoura on Nov. 16, after a devastating earthquake rocked the country on Nov. 14.





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London
A cat wearing a striped tie and white collar looks out of the window of the Embassy of Ecuador as Swedish prosecutors question Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Nov. 14.

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Kibbutz Ein Gedi, Israel
Environmental activists take part in "The Dead Sea Swim Challenge", swimming from the Jordanian to the Israeli shore, to draw attention to the ecological threats facing the Dead Sea on Nov. 15.





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New Brighton, England
Storm clouds gather above Perch Rock lighthouse on Nov. 16.





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Chicago
The full moon rises over the Chicago Harbor Light on the eve of the supermoon on Nov. 13.





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Hanoi, Vietnam
Prince William visits Hong Ha Primary School on Lan Ong Street on Nov. 16.





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Washington, D.C.
The Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol is seen from one of the upper levels of the newly-restored Capitol Dome on Nov. 15.





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San Pedro Sula, Honduras
An owl flies over the stadium during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match between Honduras and Trinidad & Tobago on Nov. 15.





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Rajasthan, India
An artist displays a sword on the last day of Pushkar Fair on Nov. 14.





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Glen Etive, Scotland
A Scottish red deer grazes following the end of the rutting season on Nov. 16.





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Cairo
A biplane flown by Cedric Collette and Alexandra Maingard glides by Egypt's iconic pyramids of Giza on the second leg of their month-long journey through Africa on Nov. 13.





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Cologne, Germany
A reveler with a tiny red nose celebrates the start of the carnival season in the streets of Cologne, Germany, on Nov. 11.

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Paris
Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin of Ukraine compete in ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Trophee de France 2016/2017, on Nov. 11.





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Oslo, Norway
Rescue workers carry out a search operation at the site of a landslide in Sorum on Nov. 11.





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Ngong, Kenya
A pile of 5,250 illegal weapons are burned by Kenyan police in Ngong, near Nairobi, in Kenya on Nov. 15.





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Hisha, Syria
A woman carries a child as they return with others to the town of Hisha, after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took control of the area from Islamic State militants, on Nov. 14.





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Bristol, UK
A two-minute silence is observed on College Green where 19,240 shrouds made by Somerset artist Rob Heard mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of the Somme on Nov. 11.





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Kazakhstan, Russia
Boys play near a sculpture of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, the world's first and largest operational space launch facility, in Baikonur, on Nov. 13.





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London
Pupils from Eden Girls' School hold poppies as they wait to observe a two-minute silence in honor of Armistice Day on Nov. 11.





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Antalya, Turkey
Turkey's Burak Yilmaz (in white) and Kosovo's Alban Pnishi collide during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match for European Zone held at Antalya arena on Nov. 12.





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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A rowing team paddles through to the finish line on the Tonle Sap river at the end of the annual water festival on Nov. 15.





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Rio de Janeiro
People protest against austerity measures in front of the Rio de Janeiro state Assembly (ALERJ), where lawmakers began discussing the measures promoted by Governor Luiz Fernando Pezao pushing budget cuts in response to nearly empty public coffers on Nov. 16.

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Tapachula, Mexico
A Somali migrant fills a form outside the immigration office to cross Mexico and continue his journey to the U.S in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on Nov. 16.





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Geneva
Staff work on the roof of the building of Japan Tobacco International in Geneva, Switzerland, on Nov. 16, 2016.





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Srinagar, Kashmir
A man walks through a garden on an autumn day in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on Nov. 15.





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London
A worker stands on the railway track in a tunnel of the Crossrail project in Stepney, east London, Britain, Nov. 16.





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New Brighton, England
A woman is battered by a wave as she walks along the seafront in New Brighton, northern England, on Nov. 16.





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La Paz, Bolivia
A woman walks with two buckets to wait for a water bowser to arrive near her neighborhood in La Paz, Bolivia, on Nov. 16.





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Giza, Egypt
A horse carriage stands backdropped by the Pyramids of Giza on Nov. 17.





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Athens
Police officers walk past flames from a fire bomb thrown by demonstrators during a protest against the visit of President Obama in Athens, on Nov. 15.





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Nairobi, Kenya
Members of a Kenyan military band sound bugles to mark the start of two minutes' silence on Remembrance Sunday at the Nairobi War Cemetery in Kenya on Nov. 13.





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Sheridan, Colo.
Sun glints through the artificial flowers set next to the gravestone to mark Veterans Day in Fort Logan National Cemetery on Nov. 11.





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Krasnoyarsk, Russia
A motor boat sails through a frosty evaporation along the Yenisei River outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on Nov. 14.