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The week in photos: Electrify

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos: Electrify
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  • Blast off

    The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket is seen during a time exsposure as it lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Flordia. This launch marks the first time, a private company sends its own rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

  • Spark of love

    A couple take part in an underwater wedding ceremony at Quanzheng Ocean Polar World in Jinan, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Guo Jianzheng/ChinaFotoPress)

  • Cracked earth

    Indian boys walk on a parched portion of the River Sabarmati in Ahmadabad. Huge swathes of rural farmland has turned dry as farmers await the annual monsoon rains which, according to the India Meteorological Department, are expected to reach on time this year. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

  • Ring of Fire

    An annular solar eclipse is visible from Machida, on the outskirts of Tokyo. The annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent Monday morning. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

  • Face the music

    A festival goer plays a flute during the annual Sanja Festival in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

  • Live wire

    Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohammed Mursi in the Egyptian presidential election hold a rally Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson)

  • Red tape

    A voter gets his finger inked after casting his ballot during the presidential election in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

  • Red sky at night

    Young people launch paper lanterns into the air just outside Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Dasha Klimasheva)

  • Fiesta

    A Filipino girl blows powder out of a plastic cup using a straw during a game as part of celebrations of the feast day of Saint Rita de Cascia in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  • Wild fire

    Performers take part in a two-day Fire Festival in Minsk, Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

  • Cambodia Khmer Rouge

    A Cambodian student cries as she watches dancers reenacting the tortures executed by the Khmer Rouge to mark the annual "Day of Anger" at Choeung Ek, a former Khmer Rouge "killing field" dotted with mass graves about 15 kilometers south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

  • Electric blue

    An anti-Nato protestor flashes peace signs during a protest march in Chicago. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

  • Bright spark

    Long exposure photo shows fire spinners whirling fire as they take part in a two-day Fire Festival in Minsk, Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

  • The light fantastic

    Buddhists carry lanterns in a parade during the Lotus Lantern Festival to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 28, on a street in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

  • Shout it

    People wearing morphsuits gather at Drayton Manor Theme Park, Tamworth, in an attempt to beat last year's record. Image: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
  • The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket is seen during a time exsposure as it lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Flordia. This launch marks the first time, a private company sends its own rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
  • A couple take part in an underwater wedding ceremony at Quanzheng Ocean Polar World in Jinan, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Guo Jianzheng/ChinaFotoPress)
  • Indian boys walk on a parched portion of the River Sabarmati in Ahmadabad. Huge swathes of rural farmland has turned dry as farmers await the annual monsoon rains which, according to the India Meteorological Department, are expected to reach on time this year. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
  • An annular solar eclipse is visible from Machida, on the outskirts of Tokyo. The annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent Monday morning. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
  • A festival goer plays a flute during the annual Sanja Festival in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
  • Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohammed Mursi in the Egyptian presidential election hold a rally Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson)
  • A voter gets his finger inked after casting his ballot during the presidential election in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
  • Young people launch paper lanterns into the air just outside Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Dasha Klimasheva)
  • A Filipino girl blows powder out of a plastic cup using a straw during a game as part of celebrations of the feast day of Saint Rita de Cascia in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
  • Performers take part in a two-day Fire Festival in Minsk, Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
  • A Cambodian student cries as she watches dancers reenacting the tortures executed by the Khmer Rouge to mark the annual
  • An anti-Nato protestor flashes peace signs during a protest march in Chicago. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
  • Long exposure photo shows fire spinners whirling fire as they take part in a two-day Fire Festival in Minsk, Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
  • Buddhists carry lanterns in a parade during the Lotus Lantern Festival to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 28, on a street in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
  • People wearing morphsuits gather at Drayton Manor Theme Park, Tamworth, in an attempt to beat last year's record. Image: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

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