The Week in Pictures: September 21, 2018 - MSN.com

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Madrid, Spain
Artists perform a rescue simulation on a hyperrealistic fiberglass art installation of a beached whale entitled "Whale" by Captian Boomer, a collective of Belgian artists, as part of an inauguration of the city's Fall Season cultural program in the Manzanares River on Sept. 14, in Madrid, Spain.




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James City, N.C.
Volunteer Amber Hersel from the Civilian Crisis Response Team helps rescue 7-year-old Keiyana Cromartie and her family from their flooded home on Sept. 14, in James City, N.C. Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 storm and flooding from the heavy rain is forcing hundreds of people to call for emergency rescues in the area around New Bern, N.C., which sits at the confluence of the Nueces and Trent rivers.




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London, England
Model Madeline Stuart, who has Down's syndrome, is prepared backstage before the Colleen Morris Presentation of the Spring/Summer 2019 collection during London Fashion Week on Sept. 15.




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Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Students, wearing costumes of cards of the traditional Mexican game Loteria, perform during a parade to commemorate the 197th anniversary of the independence from Spain, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Sept. 15.




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Palermo, Italy
Pope Francis takes a selfie with a faithful as he meets with young people at the Politeama Square on Sept. 15, in Palermo, Italy.




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Vandenberg, Calif.
In this handout image provided by NASA, The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket is seen as it launches with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard, on Sept. 15, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The ICESat-2 mission will measure the changing height of Earth's ice.




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Brussels, Belgium
A giant inflated balloon in the shape of the comic strip character Garfield flies during a Comic Strip Festival parade on Sept. 15, in Brussels, Belgium.




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Dakar, Senegal
Modou Fall, 42, head of Senegal Propre ("Clean Senegal") Association is covered with plastic cups and bags to raise awareness of the damage on the environment caused by waste as he cleans a beach during World Cleanup Day on Sept. 15, in Dakar, Senegal.




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Warminster, England
Hot air balloons take to the skies at Longleat's Sky Safari early morning mass ascent at Longleat on Sept. 15, near Warminster in Wiltshire, England.




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Tokyo, Japan
Japan's Aya Ohori returns a shot against her compatriot Nozomi Okuhara during the women's semi-final match at the Japan Open Badminton Championships in Tokyo, on Sept. 15.

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Almaty, Kazakhstan
A participant with her face decorated with fluorescent paint smiles before the YARKOcross Night Edition color run race on Sept. 15, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.




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Lamu, Kenya
Kids attend the launch ceremony of Flipflopi, the first dhow boat made entirely of recycled plastic, on Sept. 15, on the island of Lamu, Kenya.




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Berlin, Germany
General view of the start of the Berlin Marathon on Sept. 16, in Germany.




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Leland, N.C.
Panicked dogs that were left caged by an owner who fled rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, are rescued by volunteer rescuer Ryan Nichols of Longview, Texas, in Leland, N.C., on Sept. 16




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Turin, Italy
Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates his goal of 1-0 during the Serie A match between Juventus and US Sassuolo on Sept. 16, in Turin, Italy.




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Valletta, Malta
People hold up photos of assassinated anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and flashlights on mobile phones during a vigil to mark eleven months since her murder in a car bomb on Sept. 16, in Valletta, Malta.




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Ningbo, China
Fishing boats set sail during the Fishing Festival on Sept. 16, in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province of China.




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Geneva, Switzerland
This aerial view shows French artist Saype's giant land art fresco representing a little girl dropping an origami boat into Lake Geneva that he painted to support the cause of the NGO SOS Mediterranee, which specializes in the rescue of migrants at sea, on Sept. 17 in Geneva. The giant fresco covering 5,000 square meters was produced with biodegradable paints made from natural pigments.




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Chicago
Tyler Lockett of the Seahawks receives a pass against Kyle Fuller of the Bears for a touchdown in the fourth quarter on Sept. 17, in Chicago.




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Mumbai, India
A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to immerse into the Arabian Sea on the fifth day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival on Sept. 17, in Mumbai, India.

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Los Angeles
Glenn Weiss, winner of the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special award for 'The Oscars,' proposes marriage to Jan Svendsen onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards on Sept. 17, in Los Angeles.




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Hong Kong
The aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut on Sept. 17, in Hong Kong. City officials raised the storm alert to T10, its highest level, as Typhoon Mangkhut landed on Hong Kong. The strongest tropical storm of the season so far with winds as fast as 200 kilometers per hour, Mangkhut has reportedly killed at least 25 people in the Philippines as it continues its path towards southern China.




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New York City
People enjoy dinner at the annual 'Diner en Blanc' (Dinner in White) on Sept. 17, on Governors Island in New York City. Diner en Blanc began in France nearly 30 years ago. Attendees all must wear white clothing and bring their own picnic food and white tablecloths. Over 6,000 people were alerted, only hours before, to the location of this year's gathering on Governor's Island which is only accessible by ferry.




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Mulhouse, France
A clouded leopard cub is pictured in a bucket during a medical exam on Sept. 17, at the Mulhouse zoo, eastern France.




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Pollocksville, N.C.
U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Samuel Knoeppel, center, and Randy Haba, bottom right, approach Willie Schubert of Pollocksville, N.C., on a stranded van on Sept. 17, in Pollocksville, N.C.




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Washington, D.C.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L), accompanied by U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn (R-TX), speaks with reporters ahead of the weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill Sept. 18, in Washington, DC.




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Los Angeles
Actor Jack Black kisses his star at its unveiling on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 18, in Los Angeles.




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Spring Lake, N.C.
Steven Barker, a firefighter with the Spring Lake Fire Department, is sprayed with water to decontaminate his uniform after a rescue mission during response efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 18, in Spring Lake, N.C.




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Moscow, Russia
Israeli Deputy Ambassador to Russia Keren Cohen Gat walks by the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters on Sept. 18, in Moscow, Russia. Russia has summoned Israeli Ambassador to Russia Gary Koren over the incident with the Russian Il-20 jet downed in Syria.




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Seoul, South Korea
A woman walks past a public installation wishing for the success of the inter-Korean summit in central Seoul, on Sept. 18.

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New Bern, N.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo while handing out meals at a distribution center at Temple Baptist Church while participating in a tour of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts on Sept. 19, in New Bern, N.C.




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Santiago, Chile
Chilean police officers march with the puppies of future police dogs during the annual military parade at the Bernardo O'Higgins park on Sept. 19, in Santiago, Chile.




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Kubinka, Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks through the scope as he shoots a Chukavin sniper rifle (SVC-380) during a visit to the military Patriot Park in Kubinka, outside Moscow, on Sept. 19.




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Xinjiang, China
Sheep throng a road near a Koktokay mine pit during seasonal migration in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, on Sept. 19.




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Hanover, Germany
An F-VISION concept truck by Ford is on display at the IAA Commercial Vehicles fair on Sept. 19, in Hanover, northern Germany.




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Chobe District, Botswana
Elephants roam in the plains of the Chobe district, on Sept. 19.




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Spring Lake, N.C.
Part of the Starlite Motel is washed away in the aftermath of flooding from Hurricane Florence in Spring Lake, N.C., on Sept. 19.




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Mumbai, India
A transgender woman waits backstage to perform during an event to raise funds for their community in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 20.




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Salzburg, Austria
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attend the European Union leaders informal summit in Salzburg, Austria, on Sept. 20.




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Beijing, China
A model walks along the Great Wall during a rehearsal ahead of the Pierre Cardin China Legend 40th Anniversary Fashion Show in Beijing, on Sept. 20.




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Tehran, Iran
Muslim Shiite women mourn during the holy day of Ashoura, at the Sadat Akhavi Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on Sept 20.




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Mount Paektu, North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in collects water from heaven lake at the bottom of Mount Paektu during a visit with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un on Sept. 20, in Mount Paektu, North Korea.




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Istanbul, Turkey
People pose for a selfie with Hercules Selfie, an artwork by Emre Yusufi on display at Contemporary Istanbul on Sept. 20, in Istanbul, Turkey.

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