The Week in Pictures: March 9, 2018 - MSN.com

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PINGXI, TAIWAN
Tourists release sky lantern during the Pingxi lantern festival on March 2, in Pingxi, Taiwan.




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SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS
Coastal areas in New England are bracing for the high tide that is scheduled to be at it's highest as seen in Scituate, Massachusetts before receding to lower tide until night fall on March 2.




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SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP
A Palestinian protester runs to take cover with others during clashes with Israeli forces near Khan Yunis by the border between Israel and the southern Gaza strip on March 2.




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NEW YORK CITY
A woman struggles with her umbrella while walking through the Times Square district during a winter nor'easter in New York City, on March 2.




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TONGREN, CHINA
Tibetan Buddhist Monk of the Gelug or Yellow Hat school wear masks as as they line-up in a procession following a Cham dance at the Rongwo Monastery during Monlam or the Great Prayer, on March 3, in Tongren, also known as Rebkong, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China.




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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Billie Grieve and Jasmine Grieve pose during the 2018 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 3.




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KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA
Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders hold lit torches and flashlights while descending from a slope during an annual festival in the Siberian town of Zheleznogorsk near Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 3, 2018. Picture taken with long exposure on March 3.




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BEIJING, CHINA
Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a large screen at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Saturday, March 3.




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BIRMINGHAM, UK
Cuba's Roger Iribarne, United States' Jarret Eaton, France's Aurel Manga, Britain's Andrew Pozzi, France's Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Brazil's Gabriel Constantino and United States' Aries Merritt, from left, compete in the men's 60-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Britain, on March 4.



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LOS ANGELES
Helen Mirren displays a jet ski as host Jimmy Kimmel looks on, left, at the Oscars on, March 4, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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EASTERN GHOUTA, SYRIA
Syrians flee their homes with their belongings in the town of Beit Sawa in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta region on March 4, following reported air strikes. Syria's regime seized control of over a quarter of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on the edge of Damascus after two weeks of devastating bombardment, sending hundreds of civilians into flight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.




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HUDDERSFIELD, UK
Musicians from the Black Dyke Brass Band prepare to go on stage at Huddersfield Town Hall during the Yorkshire regional finals of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain on March 4, 2018 in Huddersfield, Britain.




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LONDON, UK
Protesters including (front row) Conservative MP Justine Greening (L), Conservative MP Maria Miller (2ndL), London Mayor Sadiq Khan (3rdL), comedian Sandi Toksvig (C), Helen Pankhurst (4thR), great-granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst and Labour politician Dawn Butler (2ndR) gather outside the Houses of Parliament before marching to Trafalgar Square during the March4Women event on March 4, 2018 in London, Britain.




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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA
In this handout image provided by the South Korean Presidential Blue House, Chung Eui-Yong (L), head of the presidential National Security Office shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) during their meeting on March 5, in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korean envoys are to visit North Korea for two days to discuss issues.




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KOLKATA, INDIA
Indian Muslim Mass Women take part in The Rally and Protesting against the proposed Triple Talaq bill, Muslim women took out a silent march in the city. They demanded that the Centre must reject the bill immediately. All India Muslim Personal Law Board organized the Rally on March 6,2018 in Kolkata,india. The bill is a draconian one and it is aimed at destroying homes of Muslims in the name of empowering women, the protesters alleged.




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WASHINGTON D.C.
Immigration activists chain themselves up as they stage a civil disobedience to shut down Independence Avenue March 5, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.




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ROME, ITALY
A man watches a screen showing Northern League party leader Matteo Salvini ahead of the start of a news conference led by 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio, the day after Italy's parliamentary election in Rome, Italy March 5.




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PARIS, FRANCE
Models present creations by German designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Chanel at the Grand Palais during Paris Fashion Week, France March 6.




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NEW YORK CITY
A man passes by the Bonhams auction house where Albert Einstein's violin is displayed, in New York, on, March 6.




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LONDON, UK
Britain's Catherine Duchess of Cambridge speaks to pupils from Albion Primary School, during a visit to the new headquarters of children's mental health charity Place2Be in central London, Britain, March 7.




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HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY
A woman holds an umbrella as snow falls on March 7, in Hoboken, New Jersey. This is the second nor'easter to hit the area within a week and is expected to bring heavy snowfall and winds, raising fears of another round of electrical outages.




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FLORENCE, ITALY
The coffin leaves the church in a purple smoke screen at the end of the funeral ceremony of Italian player Davide Astori in Florence, Italy, on, March 8.




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BANGKOK, THAILAND
People feed elephants before a match at the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at a riverside resort in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 8.




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NAIROBI, KENYA
Members of Kenya Girl Guides take photos after attending an International Women's Day ceremony at Kawangware on March 8.