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Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Circular

This is the week that was, in photos…
9.45am, 23 Feb 2014
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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Circular
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    Sweden's Anna Haag skis past the Olympic rings during the women's 4x5K cross-country relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Source: Dmitry Lovetsky

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    A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during Madrid's Fashion Week. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Raindrops cling to the window of a gondola prior to a men's snowboardcross competition at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A snowboarder goes through a tunnel near the alpine skiing training slopes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Source: Christophe Ena

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    China'’s Liu Yin shouts instructions from the house during a round robin match against Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics.Source: Morry Gash

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    The women's two-man bobsled competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Source: Natacha Pisarenko

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    Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley. Millions of gallons of water flow down one of two bell-mouthed 80ft wide stone overflow known locally as 'plugholes'. Source: Lynne Cameron

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    A man leaves a shrine in Tokyo.Source: Shizuo Kambayashi

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    A member of the Pussy Riot punk group - who have feuded with Vladmir Putin's government for years - looks on during a press conference in Sochi, Russia. Source: David Goldman

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    A woman with a mask walks on a street during a hazy day in Beijing, China. Source: Ng Han Guan

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    An unidentified bishop, left, looks in front of him where the red skull cap of a cardinal is seen during an extraordinary consistory in the Synod hall at the Vatican City. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    An abandoned boat is seen through the shattered window of an abandoned ship, both stuck in solidified salt at Lake Oroumieh, northwestern Iran. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Waves move on the shore as the sun sets at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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