Pictures of the week: April 14, 2017 - MSN.com

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Vimy, France
A Royal Canadian mounted police officer stands guard before the ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge, at Canadian National Memorial in Vimy, France, April 9, 2017.





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Gaza City, Gaza Strip
Palestinian children play amidst the ruins of a building destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014 in Gaza City, on April 13, 2017.





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Bangkok, Thailand
Revelers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017.





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Pyongyang, North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is accompanied by his country's high ranking military and government officials as they attend an opening ceremony of a newly constructed residential complex in Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 13, 2017.





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Caracas, Venezuela
A demonstrator is arrested by riot police while rallying against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela April 10, 2017.





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Amman, Jordan
Simba the lion, one of two surviving animals in Mosul's zoo, along with Lola the bear, is seen at an enclosure in the shelter after arriving to an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan, April 11, 2017.





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Frankfurt, Germany
A Lufthansa airplane passes the moon over Frankfurt, Germany, April 9, 2017.





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Daraa, Syria
Syrians ride a motorcycle amid the destruction in a rebel-held neighbourhood of Daraa, in southern Syria, on April 12, 2017.





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Sepang, Malaysia
Indonesian suspect Siti Aisyah, center, arrested in the death of Kim Jong Nam, is escorted by police officers as she leaves a court house in Sepang, Malaysia, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Malaysian authorities said two women swiped Kim's face with VX nerve agent as he waited at Kuala Lumpur airport for a flight home to Macau in February.





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Hyderabad, India
Indian workers rest after unloading mangoes at the Gaddiannaram Fruit Market on the outskirts of Hyderabad on April 12, 2017. India produces over 40 per cent of the world's mangoes, growing some 30 varieties commercially.

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Weimar, Germany
Nazi concentration camp survivor Alexander Bytschok of Kiev, Ukraine, mourns on a metal plaque during the commemoration ceremonies for the 72th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, Germany, April 11, 2017.





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Moscow, Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attend a news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2017. Amid a fierce dispute over Syria, the United States and Russia agreed Wednesday to work together on an international investigation of a Syrian chemical weapons attack last week.





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San Bernardino, California
Betty Rodriguez, right, comforts her granddaughter Giselle during a prayer service held to honor the shooting victims at North Park Elementary School, Monday, April 10, 2017, in San Bernardino, Calif. A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire on Monday.





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Songkran, Thailand
With assist from mahouts, an elephants blows water from its trunk to tourists on motor-tricycle or Tuk Tuk, ahead of the Buddhist New Year, known here as Songkran, in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand April 11, 2017. The three-day new year festival will start on April 13.





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Alexandria, Egypt
Men react during the funeral for those killed in a Palm Sunday church attack in Alexandria, Egypt, at the Mar Amina Church, April 10, 2017. Egyptian Christians buried their dead on Monday, a day after Islamic State suicide bombers killed at least 45 people in coordinated attacks targeting Palm Sunday services in two cities.





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Pau, France
French centrist presidential election candidate Emmanuel Macron, right, and French centrist politician Francois Bayrou talk during a meeting in Pau, southwestern France, April 12, 2017. The two-round presidential election is set for April 23 and May 7.





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London, England
The hearse carrying the coffin of late police constable Keith Palmer, who was killed in the London attack on March 22, is driven over Lambeth Bridge in London, April 10, 2017. The funeral of Palmer takes place at Southwark Cathedral on Monday.





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Santiago, Chile
A demonstrator runs for cover as a police water cannon fires on them during a protest march demanding education reform, in Santiago, Chile, April 11, 2017. The demonstrators are demanding free access to school for all ages including at university level.





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Istanbul, Turkey
Supporters shout slogans as they listen to Devlet Bahceli, the leader of Turkey's opposition Nationalist Movement Party, who supports President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a referendum rally in Istanbul, April 9, 2017. Turkey is heading to a contentious April 16 referendum on constitutional reforms to expand Erdogan's powers.





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Old City, Jerusalem
A picture taken through the window of a restaurant on April 13, 2017 shows a reflection of Jewish people taking part in the Cohanim prayer (priest's blessing) during the Passover (Pesach) holiday at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, with the Dome of the Rock seen in the background.

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Gold Coast, Australia
A surfer rides a wave at Snapper Rocks on April 7.





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New York City, New York, US
A person lights a candle on the stairs of Brooklyn's Borough Hall during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies on April 9.





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Tokyo, Japan
Baseball players work out underneath blooming cherry blossoms on April 7.





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Koprivnica, Croatia
People walk between 6.6-feet-high (2 meters) Easter eggs painted in the traditional naive art style exhibition, on April 9. The project, which started 10 years ago, involves painters decorating polyester eggs, which are then sent to various cities in the country and abroad to be displayed in public squares in time for Easter festivities.





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Seoul, South Korea
A worker attaches a name card with a wish of Buddhist followers to lotus lanterns at Jogyesa on April 12.





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Paris, France
Competitors run down the Champs-élysées at the start of the 41st Paris Marathon on April 9.





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Guwahati, India
A man (L) sits and talks on his mobile phone as others walk on railway tracks on April 12.





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Frankfurt, Germany
Visitors enjoy a ride in a 262-feet-high (80 meter) carousel at the fun fair Dippemess on April 10.





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Riposto, Italy
Mount Etna spews lava as the Sicilian town is visible in foreground on April 11.





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Kent, UK
Some of the 100 balloons taking part in a world-record attempt for a mass hot air balloon crossing of the English Channel, fly over the coast on April 7.

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Arcachon Bay, France
People watch the sunset on April 8.





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Tbilisi, Georgia
Penguins at the Tbilisi zoo on April 11.





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Kathmandu, Nepal
A devotee takes a holy bath at the Balaju Baise Dhara during the Baishak Asnan festival on April 11





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Stockholm, Sweden
People leave flowers on the stairs of Sergels torg on April 9. The tribute was paid to the victims of the April 7 attack, wherein a hijacked truck was driven into a crowd before it crashed into an Åhléns department store.
Stockholm, Sweden People leave flowers on the stairs of Sergels torg on April 9. The tribute was paid to the victims of the April 7 attack, wherein a hijacked truck was driven into a crowd before it crashed into an Åhléns department store.





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Cairo, Egypt
A lightning bolt is seen across the city skyline on April 12.





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Portadown, Northern Ireland
A man dressed as the pope jumps into a pool of mud as competitors take part in the annual McVitie's Jaffa Cakes Mud Madness 8km cross country run on April 9.





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Norfolk, England
A field of tulips near the village of East Winch on April 11.





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Kazakhstan
Russia's Soyuz MS-02 space capsule — carrying the International Space Station crew members, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos — descends before landing in a remote area on April 10.





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New York City, New York, US
ELO performs a tribute to Chuck Berry at the 32nd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 7.





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Jerusalem, Israel
Jewish worshipers are seen from above during the priestly blessing prayer on the holiday of Passover, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on April 13.





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Liverpool, England
People enjoy the Grand National Festival horse race at Aintree Racecourse on April 8.





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Siberia, Russia
An employee of the Brave Heart private horse club plays with orphaned brown bear cubs who temporarily live there, after their mother was found killed by poachers in Taiga forest, in a suburb of Krasnoyarsk, on April 12.