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The week in photos: Stretch

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos: Stretch
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  • A fine line

    A migratory Egret waits for its prey at the reclaimed area in Manila Bay known as "Freedon Island" at the city of Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

  • Pull a fast one

    Models backstage for designer Felder Felder at London Fashion Week (PA)

  • Reach to the converted

    Great Britain's Holly Bleasdale in action in the Women's Pole Vault final. (PA)

  • Take a dive

    Great Britain's Nick Robinson Baker (bottom) and Christopher Mears in the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard Preliminary during the 18th FINA Visa Diving World Cup at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. (PA)

  • Home stretch

    Chongqing, China: Sansan was a stray dog and its rear legs were broken in a road accident in September 2011. After the accident, it was adopted by a local woman, Zeng Ying. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress)

  • New perspectives

    A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parades carrying a costume with a photo of former soccer player Ronaldo during carnival celebrations. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

  • Shake your tail feather

    Dancers of Grande Rio samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

  • Five o'clock shadow

    Tiger Woods casts a shadow as he hits out of a bunker on the 17th while playing Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano during the Match Play Championship golf tournament in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

  • Full team ahead

    New York Yankees' Phil Hughes, from left, Boone Logan and CC Sabathia stretch during practice at baseball spring training. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

  • Stretch marks

    Women walk behind a crocodile sculpture (1972) of Guenter Dittmar in the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum in Dresden, eastern Germany. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

  • Dancing queen

    Women dressed in Russian folk costumes dance in front of Luzhniki stadium prior to a massive rally in support of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

  • Twist and shout

    A dancer from the Mangueira samba school performs during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

  • Stretch it out

    China's Lui Xiang on his way to winning the Men's 60m hurdles final. (PA)

  • Pull the other one

    A Pakistani worker pulls a cart as a customer sits atop with his chickens, along a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • A migratory Egret waits for its prey at the reclaimed area in Manila Bay known as
  • Models backstage for designer Felder Felder at London Fashion Week (PA)
  • Great Britain's Holly Bleasdale in action in the Women's Pole Vault final. (PA)
  • Great Britain's Nick Robinson Baker (bottom) and Christopher Mears in the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard Preliminary during the 18th FINA Visa Diving World Cup at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. (PA)
  • Chongqing, China: Sansan was a stray dog and its rear legs were broken in a road accident in September 2011. After the accident, it was adopted by a local woman, Zeng Ying. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress)
  • A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parades carrying a costume with a photo of former soccer player Ronaldo during carnival celebrations. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
  • Dancers of Grande Rio samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
  • Tiger Woods casts a shadow as he hits out of a bunker on the 17th while playing Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano during the Match Play Championship golf tournament in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
  • New York Yankees' Phil Hughes, from left, Boone Logan and CC Sabathia stretch during practice at baseball spring training. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  • Women walk behind a crocodile sculpture (1972) of Guenter Dittmar in the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum in Dresden, eastern Germany. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
  • Women dressed in Russian folk costumes dance in front of Luzhniki stadium prior to a massive rally in support of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
  • A dancer from the Mangueira samba school performs during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
  • China's Lui Xiang on his way to winning the Men's 60m hurdles final. (PA)
  • A Pakistani worker pulls a cart as a customer sits atop with his chickens, along a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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