Best pictures of the week: April 10, 2015 - MSN.com

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Tokyo, Japan
A life-size Godzilla head is seen through a window of the "Godzilla View Room" of Hotel Gracery Shinjuku at Kabukicho shopping district in Tokyo on April 9, 2015. The Godzilla is a main feature of the new commercial complex comprising a 970-room hotel, movie theaters and restaurants which will be open this month.





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Melbourne, Australia
Rally against Racism protestors clash with Reclaim Australia protestors at Federation Square on April 4, 2015, in Melbourne. Reclaim Australia rallies are being held across Australia to protest the alleged 'Islamisation' of Australia.





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Montevideo, Uruguay
A South American cowboy known as a gaucho tries not to be thrown off a wild horse during the Criolla del Prado rodeo in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, April 2, 2015. Riders come from all over Uruguay and neighboring countries to participate in the rodeo.





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Canberra, Australia
Britain's Prince Harry reacts as he meets members of the public displaying a sign reading 'Red Heads Rule' after visiting the Australian War Memorial on April 6.





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New York, New York
The moon rises in its waning period over the New York City skyline on April 5.





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Chanaral, Chile
A vehicle partially submerged in dry mud is pictured in an area that was hit by floods at Chanaral, April 8, 2015. Chile was hit by heavy rains and floods at the end of March.





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Indianapolis, Indiana
Duke's Quinn Cook and head coach Mike Krzyzewski celebrate their 68-63 victory over Wisconsin in the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament championship game Monday, April 6, 2015, in Indianapolis.





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Washington, D.C.
Crowds stand on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during an Easter morning sunrise religious service, April 5, 2015. On April 15 the United States commemorates the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Events will include the re-enactment of his funeral in Springfield, Illinois, as well as talks and plays at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth shot him in 1865.





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Isparta, Turkey
Oguz Yildirim, the owner of a limited edition miniature automobile produced in Germany, drives his car in Isparta, Turkey, on April 8, 2015. Yildirim has put up the vehicle, which is single person, runs on petrol and can reach speeds of 45 kilometers an hour, for sale for 12,000 Euros.





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Minsk, Belarus
People visit the Mirror World Attraction of Illusions in Minsk on April 4.

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Ouro Preto, Brazil
A girl dressed as an angel walks home after marching in the annual Easter procession during Holy Week festivities on April 5.





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Vatican City
Good Friday mass being held in Vatican City on April 3.





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Crawley, United Kingdom
Players from team 'Where's Tolley?' take part in the annual British and World Marbles Championships at Crawley on April 3.





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Quanzhou, China
People mourn their ancestors and the deceased at a cemetery in Jinjiang City during the Qingming Festival (also known as Tomb-sweeping Festival) on April 4, 2015, in Quanzhou, Fujian province of China. The "Tomb-sweeping Day" is a traditional time when people worship the deceased, and clean and repair tombs.





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Milan, Italy
A woman watches a creation by Tom Friedman, 'Big Big Mac,' during the unveiling of the Arts & Food exhibition at the Triennale in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. The exhibition is part of the Expo 2015 in Milan, whose theme is "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".





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Hayward, California
ZL Construction workers Alex Hernandez (R) and Raul Buenrostro (L) begin demolition of a swimming pool at an apartment complex on April 8, 2015, in Hayward, California. As California enters its fourth year of severe drought, some California residents are opting to have their home swimming pools removed as they face a mandatory 25 percent reduction in water use.





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Bhubaneswar, India
A health worker administers a polio drop to an infant as part of Mission Indradhanush on World Health Day in Bhubaneswar, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Mission Indradhanush is a nationwide campaign that aims to immunize all children against seven diseases: diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis.





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Cape Town, South Africa
A student beats the statue of Cecil John Rhodes with a belt as it is removed from the University of Cape Town, April 9, 2015. The statue at the university, one of Africa's top academic institutions, has been covered up for the past few weeks as both white and black students regularly marched past with #Rhodesmustfall placards calling for its removal. They believe it is a symbol of the racism against blacks that prevails in South Africa two decades after the end of oppressive white-minority rule.





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Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistani men bathe in a stream to beat the heat on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 8, 2015.





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Porto, Portugal
American actor John Malkovich, center, pays last respects as the casket containing the remains of Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira is taken for burial at Agramonte Cemetery in Porto, Portugal, Friday April 3, 2015. Oliveira, a celebrated Portuguese movie director believed to be the world's oldest filmmaker, died at age 106 on April 2, 2015.

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Detroit, Michigan
Minnesota Twins center fielder Jordan Schafer misplays the triple hit by Detroit Tigers' Yoenis Cespedes during the sixth inning of an opening day baseball game in Detroit, Monday, April 6, 2015.





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Atlixco, Mexico
A hooded penitent, wearing chains and prickly cactus stuck in his flesh, prepares to walk in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week celebrations in Atlixco, Puebla state, Mexico, Friday, April 3, 2015. Good Friday recalls Jesus' death by crucifixion.





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Garissa, Kenya
Christians pray during an Easter Sunday service in a church in Garissa, April 5, 2015.





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London, United Kingdom
People participate in World Pillow Fight Day celebrations at Trafalgar Square on April 4.





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Huangshan City, China
Huangshan Mountain in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China April 8, 2015.





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Bolton, United Kingdom
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron reads a book to Lucy Howarth (L), 6, and Joshua Davies, 5, during a visit to Sacred Heart RC primary school in Westhoughton, near Bolton, England, Wednesday, April 8, 2015.





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Cairo, Egypt
Orthodox Coptic Christians attend the Easter Mass at Simon Kheras Church in Mokattam on April 5.





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Augusta, Georgia
Mike Weir walks with his caddie down the first fairway during a practice round for The Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in Augusta, Ga.





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Johannesburg, South Africa
A boy stands near a horned owl during 'The Rand Show 2015' at the Nasrec Expo Center in Johannesburg. The Rand Easter Show is the largest consumer exhibition in the world, outside of the US.





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Constancia, Portugal
Members of a music band rest before the procession of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem on April 6.

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Absam, Austria
A snow-covered tree seen on a sunny spring day on April 7.





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Brasilia, Brazil
A military police officer pepper sprays a demonstrator during a clash on April 7.





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Minya, Egypt
A quarry worker, wearing a face mask to protect from dust, pauses while arranging freshly cut stones on April 3.





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Asbury Park, New Jersey
Esonni Hall wears a homemade Easter bonnet as she walks with her brother Georandy Johnson before judging of decorated Easter outfits during Asbury Park's 80th annual Easter Parade on April 5.