The Week in Pictures: March 16, 2018 - MSN.com

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NEW DELHI, INDIA
Indian para-military force soldiers push exiled Tibetan activists into a police bus during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy, in New Delhi on March 9. The protest was to mark the 59th anniversary of the March 10, 1959, Tibetan Uprising Day, against Chinese rule, which was brutally quelled by the Chinese army forcing the spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetans into exile.




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DHAKA, BANGLADESH
A child plays with a tire in a brick factory in Munshiganj near Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 9.




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BEIJING, CHINA
Hotel ushers pose for a photo at Tiananmen Square as delegates attend the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China on March 9.




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UNSTAD, NORTHERN NORWAY
A surfer rides a wave on March 10 in Unstad, northern Norway, Lofoten islands, within the Arctic Circle as air temperature drops to minus 13°C and water temperature is above 4°C.




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SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Members of the SubCielo company perform during the fifth annual Puerto Rico Circo Fest in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 10.




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NEW DELHI, INDIA
French President Emmanuel Macron inspects a joint military guard of honor during his ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi on March 10.




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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA
Vilde Nilsen of Norway collapses after crossing the finish line during the Women's 6 km Standing Biathlon competition at Alpensia Biathlon Centre on Day 1 of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games on March 10, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.




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ISTANBUL, TURKEY
A view of Suleymaniye Mosque's silhouette is seen as the sun rises during foggy weather in Istanbul, Turkey on March 10.




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SWEETWATER, TEXAS
A young girl peers into a pit of rattlesnakes during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 10, in Sweetwater, Texas.




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DUBLIN, IRELAND
Supporters watch on during the NatWest Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on March 10 in Dublin.

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FLORENCE, ITALY
A man attends a rally against racism and in support of Idy Diene, a Senegalese street vendor who was killed by an Italian, in Florence, Italy on March 10.




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THESSALONIKI, GREECE
A riot police officer is engulfed in flames during a demonstration called by self-proclaimed anarchists from the Balkans against nationalism in Thessaloniki, Greece on March 10.




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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
Visitors watch a mermaid, as she swims with fish in a giant tank during a show at an aquarium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 11.




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TABUK, SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi men perform a stunt known as "sidewall skiing" (driving on two wheels) as a youth takes a selfie in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia on March 11.




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EL CALAFATE, ARGENTINA
Pieces of ice fall from the front of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, Argentina on March 11.




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DOWNPATRICK, NORTHERN IRELAND
The druid Malachy played by Ciaron Davies interacts with 'Cracker' a european eagle owl as the re-enactment of Saint Patrick's first landing in Ireland takes place at Inch Abbey on March 11, in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.




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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
Ellee Cheetham of City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics competes on the Beam in the WAG Senior Apparatus Final during the Gymnastics British Championships at Echo Arena on March 11 in Liverpool, England.




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BIRMINGHAM, CENTRAL ENGLAND
A couple sit in pens next to Labrador Retrievers on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 11.




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BARCELONA, SPAIN
People attend a demonstration held by pro-independence associations in Barcelona, Spain on March 11.




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SPANISH BASQUE, IRUN
A tattoo artist works on a visitor's tattoo at the 1st Euskadi Tattoo Convention at the Ficoba Exhibition Centre in the Spanish Basque city of Irun on March 11.

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BEIJING, CHINA
Chinese President Xi Jinping drops his ballot into a ballot box, during a vote on a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, at the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on March 11.




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INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA
Serena Williams (L) and Venus Williams of United States arrive for their tennis match during Day 8 of BNP Paribas Open on March 12, in Indian Wells, California.




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TIJUANA, MEXICO
A man looks on near prototypes of U.S. President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico behind the current border fence, in this picture taken from the Mexican side of the border in Tijuana, Mexico on March 12.




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NEW YORK, U.S.
The wreckage of a chartered Liberty Helicopters helicopter that crashed into the East River is hoisted from the water in New York, U.S. on March 12.




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KATHMANDU, NEPAL
Wreckage of an airplane is pictured as rescue workers operate at Kathmandu airport, Nepal on March 12.




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WASHINGTON, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for photographs with Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick while celebrating the team's World Series victory in the East Room of the White House on March 12, in Washington, DC. Trump talked about Hurricane Harvey and the city and the team's resilience in the face of the storm.




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GUIZHOU PROVINCE, CHINA
Aerial view of cherry trees in bloom at Pingba Farm on March 12, in Anshun, Guizhou Province of China.




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MUMBAI, INDIA
Indian farmers listen to speakers at the site of a protest rally in Mumbai on March 12. Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protested in Mumbai on March 12 after walking more than a hundred kilometres to demand better crop prices and land rights. The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying red flags, arrived in the city following a six-day trek from Nashik, situated 165 kilometres (103 miles) north of India's financial capital.




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PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.
Supporters of U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Conor Lamb react to the results coming in during Lamb's election night rally in Pennsylvania's 18th U.S. Congressional district special election against Republican candidate and State Rep. Rick Saccone in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., on March 13.




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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
The installation 'Law of the Journey' by artist Ai Weiwei is seen as part of the 31st Biennale of Sydney at Cookatoo Island on March 13, in Sydney, Australia.

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DAMASCUS, SYRIA
Children look through a bus window during evacuation from the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria on March 13.




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BOSTON, U.S.
Commuters wait for trains at the Metro North Station in Greenwich, Connecticut on March 13, as New England's third nor'easter in less than two weeks hits the area with the heaviest snow in the Boston area.




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MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Rescued sulphur-crested cockatoos are seen on a cage at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Rescue Center in Manila on March 13. Philippine environment authorities have seized hundreds of birds and marsupials stuffed in cramped cages in one of the country's largest hauls of live animals destined for the pet trade, officials said. Four suspects were arrested in the raid on a Manila property that turned up 307 animals native to Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, they added.




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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
A representation of a mummy in a shroud being scanned is displayed at the Field Museum on March 13, in Chicago, Illinois. The display is part of the new Mummies exhibit which opens to the public on March 16 and features mummies from ancient Egypt and Peru.




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ARE, SWEDEN
Lindsey Vonn of USA celebates after winning the FIS World Cup Women's Downhill final race in Are, Sweden, on March 14.




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SALISBURY, UNITED KINGDOM
Pedestrians walk across Zizzi restaurant in Salisbury in Britain on March 14. British Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 Russian diplomats, blaming Moscow for the poisoning of former Russian Sergei Skripal and his daughter on March 4.




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HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
Primary school students wear virtual reality glasses while learning about science in a classroom on March 14, in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province of China. Virtual reality technology helps these primary school students better explore the secret of nature.




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WASHINGTON, U.S
Students rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington, on March 14. Students walked out of school to protest gun violence in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month's massacre of 17 people at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.




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NAIROBI, KENYA
People unload a truck and look for something to eat at the Dandora Rubbish dump on March 14, in Nairobi, Kenya. The Dandora landfield is located 8 Kilometer east of the city center of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Every day, more than 2.000 metric tonnes of waste are dumped on this site. More than 3000 pickers work day by day at the sprawling 30-acre rubbish dump.




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BEAUFORT, SAVOIE, FRANCE
Skiers compete on March 14, during the first stage of the 33rd edition of the Pierra Menta ski mountaineering competition in Areches-Beaufort.




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RIZHAO, CHINA
Fog enshrouds buildings on March 15 in Rizhao, Shandong Province of China.




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LAHORE, PAKISTAN
Officials and relatives attend the funeral prayers for victims, who were killed in a suicide blast a day earlier in Lahore, Pakistan on March 15.




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MY LAI VILLAGE, VIETNAM
A woman arranges flower in front of a monument in a museum during the 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre in My Lai village, Vietnam on March 15.




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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
People attend the Hungarian march at a pro-Orban rally during Hungary's National Day celebrations, which also commemorates the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburg monarchy, in Budapest, Hungary on March 15.