Pictures of the week: May 19, 2017 - MSN.com

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Athens
The parliament building is seen through flare smoke during a demonstration of uniformed officers marking a 24-hour general strike against the latest round of austerity in Athens, on May 17.




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Ottawa, Ontario
People take part in a weekly yoga class on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on May 17.




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Caracas, Venezuela
Opposition supporters hold candles while participating in a candlelight rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 17.




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New London, Conn.
Ensigns toss their caps into the air upon the completion of the United States Coast Guard Academy Commencement Ceremony in New London, Conn., on May 17.




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New York City
A graduate displays a hat reading "Producto de Inmigrantes - Hecho en USA" during the Columbia University graduation ceremony in New York, on May 17. Over 14,000 students graduated during the ceremonies.




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Beijing
Flagbearers of a Chinese honor guard stand in formation before a welcome ceremony for Argentina's President Mauricio Macri at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 17.




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Kiev, Ukraine
An LGBT activist attends a rally against Homophobia and Transphobia in Kiev, Ukraine, May 17.




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Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Newborn white Siberian tiger cubs are presented to the media at San Jorge zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on May 16.




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Jalalabad province, Afghanistan
An Afghan boy cools off under a muddy waterfall on the outskirts of Jalalabad province, Afghanistan, on May 16.




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Colombo, Sri Lanka
A monk plays a traditional musical instrument as he walks along a street in the early morning in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 16.

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Kabul, Afghanistan
Children ride in the trunk of a car in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 15.




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Colombo, Sri Lanka
Military officials and fire brigade members work during a rescue mission after a building collapsed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 18.




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North Korea
The long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 is launched during a test in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on May 15.




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Moscow
Residents attend a demonstration to protest against the decision by authorities to demolish soviet five-story houses in Moscow on May 14.




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Ashdod, Israel
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl stands around a bonfire as she celebrates the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in the city of Ashdod, Israel, on May 13.




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Caracas, Venezuela
Demonstrators stand next to a bus burns near a protest against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 13.




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Fatima, Portugal
Pilgrims attend a candlelight vigil at the Catholic shrine of Fatima, Portugal, on May 12.




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Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Mutinying soldiers stand next to their camp as they protest over a pay dispute in the center of the commercial capital Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 12.




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Nairobi, Kenya
The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as Hartebeests graze at the Nairobi National Park near Nairobi, Kenya, on May 12.




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Culiacan, Mexico
Friends and relatives say their last goodbyes during the funeral mass of slain journalist Javier Valdéz in Culiacan, Mexico, on May 16.

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Paris
New French President Emmanuel Macron waves from a military vehicle while riding on the Champs Elysees avenue towards the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on May 14.




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Srinagar, Kashmir
A Kashmiri student shouts pro freedom slogans amid tear smoke as they clash with police in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on May 15.




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Khartoum, Sudan
South Sudanese refugeea carry chairs at the UNHCR camp of al-Algaya in Sudan's White Nile state, south of Khartoum, on May 17.




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Tehran, Iran
Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi wave national flags and raise his portrait as they attend a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque in the capital Tehran on May 16.




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Najaf, Iraq
An Iraqi girl stands amid bricks baking dry in the sun at a brick factory near the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf on May 16.




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Seoul
South Korean students attend a traditional coming-of-age ceremony at Namsan hanok village in Seoul on May 15. The ceremony marks the age of 19, at which a person is legally able to make life choices from voting, to drinking alcohol.




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Managua, Nicaragua
A man uses a bucket to help put out the fire in the Mercado Oriental, where approximately 25 stores have been completely burned in one of the largest markets in Central America, in Managua on May 14.




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Sydney
Keeper Emma Bembrick holds some 2-week-old chameleon hatchlings on her glasses at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on May 17.




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Weifang, China
Aerial photo shows a centerless ferris wheel located in Weifang City, east China's Shandong Province, on May 17.




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Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss Alps are pictured through the window of a Swiss Air Force Twin Otter aircraft during a land-surveying presentation flight of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography above Switzerland to present the the new Leica ADS100 Airborne Digital Sensor camera, producing 3D pictures with a 10 cm resolution, in Belp near Bern, Switzerland, on May 17.