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Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Hands Up

This is the week that was, in photos…
7.00pm, 31 Aug 2014
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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Hands Up
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    A girl feeds pigeons in Company Gardens a heritage site located in the city centre of Cape Town, South Africa.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A man's hand, as he feeds a squirrel nuts in Company Gardens a heritage site located in the city center of Cape Town, South Africa.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A Green Anole clings to a window in San Antonio.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A woman holds a candle during a vigil for James Foley in his hometown of Rochester. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Malaysia Airlines crew members cry during a hand-over ceremony of bodies of the downed Flight MH17, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, MalaysiA. Source: Lai Seng Sin

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    A woman holds a kitten during a stray cat adoption event organized by the Streetcats volunteer association in an attempt to reduce the number of abandoned cats roaming the street in Bucharest, Romania.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Some 6,000 people raise their arms and form a heart-shape with their hands as they gather to form a large portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey at his mausoleum in Ankara.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, prior their talks in Minsk, Belarus.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Robert O'Keefe, general manager at Air Serve Corporation, shows off a washer he found while inspecting the fifth runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to clear debris.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Richard Martinez,whose son, Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez was one of the victims in a shooting spree in Isle Vista, wears wristbands to honor his son and the victims of other mass shootings, during a news conference calling on the passage of a bill to allow courts to temporarily remove firearms from people who show signs that they could harm themselves or others.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    One of the one month old Panda triples receives a body check at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province.Source: Kin Cheung

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    French President Francois Hollande delivers his speech to French Ambassadors at the Elysee Palace, in Paris.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    An Indian man climbs a 60 feet idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha to decorate it in preparation for the upcoming Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India.Source: Mahesh Kumar A.

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    Serena Williams, of the United States, pauses before serving against Vania King, of the United States, during the second round of the 2014 US Open tennis tournament.Source: Elise Amendola

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    Philippine Military Spokesman Maj. Gen. Domingo Tutaan, left, points to a map to show the area of operations of Filipino peacekeepers at Golan heights beside Col. Roberto Ancan, Commanding Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines PeaceKeeping Operations Centre.Source: Aaron Favila

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    Spanish bullfighter Manuel Escribano stretches his hand towards a bull's horn during a bullfight in Toro, Spain.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Arts Project Co-ordinator at The LAB Gallery Denise Reddy inspects a plant during Supernature, an exhibition of sculptural and film work by Linda Shevlin developed in response to a residency at the Organic Centre Co. Leitrim.Source: PA Wire/Press Association Images

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    Source: AP/Press Association Images

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