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The week in photos: Shine

This is the week that was, in photos…

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos: Shine
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  • A silver lining

    Scottish Paralympic flame on display at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. (PA)

  • Shine on you crazy diamond

    A reveler wipes tomato pulp from his face during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

  • Shine a light

    A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between the Syrian government troops and the rebels, lies on the ground under a mosquito net, as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

  • Torch rally

    Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy participate in a torch rally to protest against the sponsorship of the London Paralympics 2012 by Dow Chemicals, in Bhopal, India. (AP Photo/Rajeev Gupta)

  • Mirror, mirror

    Syrian opposition groups in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

  • See the light

    A boy bathes in water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing areas in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

  • Flash back

    An Israeli Soldier shoots rubber bullets towards Palestinian protesters, not pictured, during a demonstration supporting prisoners in Israeli jails outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

  • Light up

    A boy reacts as his sister splashes water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing spots in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

  • From sea to shining sea

    A shoebill s displayed at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

  • Rain or shine

    A follower of the Virgen del Rosario religious sect prays in Nueva Jerusalen, Mexico, Sunday. Mexican authorities are still unable to overcome the resistance of the sect in this town which has refused to allow public school teachers to hold classes. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

  • Rise and shine!

    A boy bathes in water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing areas in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

  • The future's bright

    Brazil's Daniel Dias during the training session at the Aquatics centre in the Olympics Park, London. Image: David Davies/PA Wire

  • Loud and clear

    The Paraiso School of Samba take part in the Notting Hill Carnival, London. (PA)

  • A leading light

    The Turn Off the Red Light Campaign coalition releases red balloons in front of Leinster House, Dublin to mark the submission of its case for outlawing paid sex to a Dail committee reviewing the laws on prostitution. Image: Julien Behal/PA Wire.
  • Scottish Paralympic flame on display at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. (PA)
  • A reveler wipes tomato pulp from his face during the annual
  • A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between the Syrian government troops and the rebels, lies on the ground under a mosquito net, as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy participate in a torch rally to protest against the sponsorship of the London Paralympics 2012 by Dow Chemicals, in Bhopal, India. (AP Photo/Rajeev Gupta)
  • Syrian opposition groups in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • A boy bathes in water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing areas in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
  • An Israeli Soldier shoots rubber bullets towards Palestinian protesters, not pictured, during a demonstration supporting prisoners in Israeli jails outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
  • A boy reacts as his sister splashes water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing spots in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
  • A shoebill s displayed at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
  • A follower of the Virgen del Rosario religious sect prays in Nueva Jerusalen, Mexico, Sunday. Mexican authorities are still unable to overcome the resistance of the sect in this town which has refused to allow public school teachers to hold classes. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
  • A boy bathes in water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing areas in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
  • Brazil's Daniel Dias during the training session at the Aquatics centre in the Olympics Park, London. Image: David Davies/PA Wire
  • The Paraiso School of Samba take part in the Notting Hill Carnival, London. (PA)
  • The Turn Off the Red Light Campaign coalition releases red balloons in front of Leinster House, Dublin to mark the submission of its case for outlawing paid sex to a Dail committee reviewing the laws on prostitution. Image: Julien Behal/PA Wire.

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