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Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around
the world this week.
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Women dressed in traditional costumes ride motorbikes as they celebrate
the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the new year for
Maharashtrians in Mumbai, India.
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At the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo visitors
participate in Leandro Erlich's artwork. The Argentine artist's work is
entitled "Building" and uses mirrors to create its optical illusion.
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Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage and Aaron Brown, the founder of campaign
group Fishing for Leave, symbolically throw fish into the River Thames
next to the Houses of Parliament. The act was intended to highlight the
detrimental effect that they believe delaying leaving the Common
Fisheries Policy will have on the British fishing industry.
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People walk along the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the rain in Los Angeles,
California.
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The Chicago River is dyed a lurid green in celebration of St Patrick's
Day in Chicago, Illinois. Dyeing the river has been a tradition in the
city since 1962.
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Dogs walk along the red carpet for a special screening of Wes Anderson's
new film Isle of Dogs at the IFC Center, New York.
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Humanoid robot Sophia delivers a speech during a United Nations
conference in Kathmandu, Nepal. She is able to portray more than 60
facial expressions.
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The invitations for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding being
printed by Lottie Small who has recently completed an apprenticeship at
printers Barnard and Westwood in London.
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Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain as they celebrate
the New Year festival of Newroz in the town of Akra, Iraq.
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