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The week in photos: Pop

This is the week that was, in photos…

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos: Pop
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  • All eyes on you

    3-year-old Austin,a Wolfdog cross, after running in the Wyedean Quest sled dog race at Mallards Pike in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

  • Lightening strikes

    American artist Yvette Mattern's Global Rainbow, which celebrates Martin Luther King Day, lights up the North East coastline as it is projected from the St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay to herald the 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Open wide

    An Indian boy eats a free lunch provided by the Anna Nagar School at a slum in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.

  • Colour pop

    A model wears a creation part of the Giorgio Armani Women's Fall-Winter 2012-13 fashion collection, during the fashion week in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

  • Bursting through

    Vibrant spring colours among this carpet of crocuses in Sheffield Botanical Gardens today as the early spring weather continues across the UK.

  • Lucky strike

    Fans with bright blue wigs in the stands during the Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers match.

  • Bright idea

    Nike takes over the London Eye to mark the Leap year.

  • Pop some tops

    Indian children wait to collect tap water in a slum in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

  • Splash of pink

    A Chinese woman performs morning exercise with fans at the Ditan park in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

  • Sparks fly

    during the NBA All Star Saturday night slam dunk basketball game in Orlando, Fla. Friday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

  • Pop up

    The "Pillar of Light" monument lights up as the day ends in Mexico City, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

  • Pop culture

    An Indonesian 'cosplayer' dressed as an anime character poses during Japan Pop Culture Festival at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

  • Pop him one

    Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) hits Dallas Stars left wing Eric Nystrom (24) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

  • Smacker

    A man wearing a traditional Romanian outfit receives a kiss from a girl wearing a floral outfit, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, during celebrations of the Dragobete, the day of lovers.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

  • Greece Carnival

    Dancers perform an an outdoor event on the seafront, in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Carnival celebrations will peak Sunday with street parades planned in cities across Greece. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
  • 3-year-old Austin,a Wolfdog cross, after running in the Wyedean Quest sled dog race at Mallards Pike in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
  • American artist Yvette Mattern's Global Rainbow, which celebrates Martin Luther King Day, lights up the North East coastline as it is projected from the St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay to herald the 2012 Olympic Games.
  • An Indian boy eats a free lunch provided by the Anna Nagar School at a slum in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
  • A model wears a creation part of the Giorgio Armani Women's Fall-Winter 2012-13 fashion collection, during the fashion week in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
  • Vibrant spring colours among this carpet of crocuses in Sheffield Botanical Gardens today as the early spring weather continues across the UK.
  • Fans with bright blue wigs in the stands during the Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers match.
  • Nike takes over the London Eye to mark the Leap year.
  • Indian children wait to collect tap water in a slum in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
  • A Chinese woman performs morning exercise with fans at the Ditan park in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
  • during the NBA All Star Saturday night slam dunk basketball game in Orlando, Fla. Friday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
  • The
  • An Indonesian 'cosplayer' dressed as an anime character poses during Japan Pop Culture Festival at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
  • Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) hits Dallas Stars left wing Eric Nystrom (24) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
  • A man wearing a traditional Romanian outfit receives a kiss from a girl wearing a floral outfit, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, during celebrations of the Dragobete, the day of lovers.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
  • Dancers perform an an outdoor event on the seafront, in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Carnival celebrations will peak Sunday with street parades planned in cities across Greece. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

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