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Well protected into the new year
A man adjusts his traditional hat during Chinese New Year celebrations in Beijing.
The year, which begins at the end of January according to the Chinese calendar, is marked by the rabbit.
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Attack with calorie bombs
Soldiers from the Indian Border Patrol Forces give each other sweets during Republic Day celebrations in late January.
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Narinder Nanu / AFP
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Dream couple on the ice:
The European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, Finland, were dominated by the Italians: the gold medal in ice dance and pair skating went to southern Europe, with Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii winning the latter discipline.
The two are not only successful together (and, as the picture shows, capable of impressive feats), but also a couple privately.
Photo: Antti H'm'l'inen/AP
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4/18
In passing
Olaf Scholz was on a tour of South America this week.
The program also included a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
In the capital, Brasilia, the Chancellor visited the well-known Cathedral of Our Lady.
There he met a woman asking for alms.
The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of the major works of the late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and was inaugurated in 1970.
Photo: Eraldo Peres/AP
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Hey, hey Vicky!
In Britain's Shetland Isles, people dressed as Vikings have paraded through the streets of Lerwick to celebrate the region's Norse history.
Led by Chief Jarl, the annual festival is known as Up Helly Aa.
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Jane Barlow / dpa
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Drama away from the stage
A year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine.
The war has been going on ever since, and the bomb alarm is now part of everyday life for the people in the country.
People take shelter in a subway station in Kyiv during a Russian missile attack.
On the wall is a picture of a theater grandstand.
Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi / REUTERS
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Paris in turmoil
Emmanuel Macron's planned form of pension is met with massive resistance in France.
The President wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
This week there were mass demonstrations again against the project.
The country has not experienced such large protests since the last major pension reform in 2010.
Security forces gathered in Paris near the Hôtel des Invalides.
Photo: Geoffroy van der Hasselt / AFP
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With a clenched fist
In Oakland, California, people protest against police violence.
The protest march is in response to the brutal death of Tire Nichols.
The African American was caught in a police check in Memphis a few weeks ago and was beaten to death by five police officers.
Specialty officers said Nichols attempted to resist arrest.
However, video recordings show the brutal behavior of the police officers.
Photo: Jose Carlos Fajardo/AP
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outlaw
Young people feed pigeons in front of the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul.
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Francisco Seco/AP
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lessons from the past
Wreaths commemorate the victims of the Holocaust at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin.
January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, established by the United Nations in 2005.
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Markus Schreiber / AP
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How do you get to the cabinet here?
A fox walks past British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's seat before the weekly British cabinet meeting.
Photo: Peter Nicholls / REUTERS
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In the shadow of escalation
Israel is being rocked by a new wave of violence.
The Israeli government has announced that it will take tougher action against suspected terrorists and their supporters.
In Jenin, West Bank, a construction machine demolishes a house previously damaged by a rocket launcher during a raid by Israeli forces.
A group of Palestinian boys watches the scene.
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Burned out
A good 400 migrants live in a camp in Nijar, southern Spain.
Many of them work as temporary workers in agricultural companies in the area.
The camp was scheduled to be demolished this week.
Shortly before the evacuation, a fire broke out in some huts.
Photo: Santi Donaire/AP
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Barely visible
The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan again since August 2021.
The economy is on the ground, the population is dependent on aid from abroad.
In Kandahar, a Turkish charity distributes food rations.
Many of the local women are wearing burqas again, and the Islamists have taken away many women's rights.
For example, female students are denied access to universities.
Photo: EPA
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riad race
Well, the line takes a little artistic liberty: none of the five stages of the Saudi tour lead to the capital Riyadh this year.
But who needs city courses when you can drive through the impressive, rugged landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula?
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Alex Broadway/Getty Images
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Camping Confessional
A Catholic priest hears a believer's confession at an airport in Congo.
Pope Francis celebrated a Holy Mass in the capital, Kinshasa, on February 1.
The Church leader denounced the "economic colonialism" that had plundered the resource-rich and conflict-plagued country.
Francis continued to travel to South Sudan at the end of the week.
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Guerchom Ndebo / AFP
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Musical congratulations:
Ernie and Bert turned 50 and Sesame Street with them at the end of January.
Both of them stayed young.
The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra gave a family concert in their honor.
Photo: Georg Wendt / dpa
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Showdown Down Under:
Full ranks, world-class tennis and the Melbourne sunset, which makes the spectacle perfect: The Australian Open offered a number of highlights.
The picture shows how the Kazakh Elena Rybakina advances to the final.
There she was later to be defeated by Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus, who was only allowed to start under a neutral flag due to the Russian attack on Ukraine.
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Photo: Carl Recine / REUTERS