Pictures of the week: Jan. 19, 2018 - MSN.com

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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech presidential candidate Michal Horacek prepares for the last radio debate before the country's direct presidential election on Jan. 12 in Prague, the Czech Republic.




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PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN
A dog chases a fake rabbit in a racing competition in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Jan. 12. The competition sees the dogs chase a mechanical hare 235 yards and forms part of traditional sport in some Pakistani villages.




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PARIS, FRANCE
French president Emmanuel Macron, right, and his wife Brigitte, center, cut slices of a traditional epiphany cake during a ceremony on Jan. 12 at the Elysee palace in Paris.




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TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS
A supporters of opposition presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla shatters a window during clashes with military police near presidential house in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Jan. 12.




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LAVINGTON, NAIROBI
An injured passenger walks out the wreckage of a bus that tipped onto its side following a collision with a truck in Nairobi on Jan. 12.




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TONGI, BANGLADESH
Bangladeshi residents offer Friday prayers as the world largest Muslims congregation begins in Tongi on Jan. 12.




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GAZA CITY
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces on the eastern outskirts of Gaza City, near the border with Israel on Jan. 12.




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TOKYO, JAPAN
Men splash themselves with cold water during the annual cold water endurance ceremony, to purify their souls and wish for good fortune in the new year, at the Kanda Myojin shrine on Jan. 13 in Tokyo, Japan.




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YAKUTSK, RUSSIA
In this photo taken on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, Anastasia Gruzdeva poses for selfie as the Temperature dropped to about -50 degrees (-58 degrees Fahrenheit) in Yakutsk, Russia.




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WENGEN, SWITZERLAND
The Swiss Air Force acrobatic squad performs prior to an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill on Jan. 13 in Wengen, Switzerland.

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VIANA DO BOLO, SPAIN
A man dressed as a bull, from Carrizo de la Ribera group, parades with others during the Iberian mask festival in Viana do Bolo, north-west Spain on Jan. 13. At the festival, around forty regional groups from Spain and Portugal gather to show their traditional costumes while playing drums and cowbells during a parade.




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NABI SALEH, WEST BANK
Palestinian demonstrators run as tear gas is fired by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails on Jan. 13 in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah.




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SANAA, YEMEN
A boy stands with women loyal to the Houthi movement during a gathering held to show their support to the movement on Jan. 14 in Sanaa, Yemen.




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TUPIZA, BOLIVIA
Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi of United Arab Emirates, with his co-driver Xavier Panseri of France, steers his Peugeot during Stage 8 of the 2018 Dakar Rally between Uyuni and Tupiza on Jan. 14 in Bolivia.




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TRABZON, TURKEY
A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane is seen struck in mud on an embankment, a day after skidding off the airstrip, after landing at Trabzon's airport on the Black Sea coast on Jan. 14 in Turkey.




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PARIS, FRANCE
A man evaluates a Bengal cat during the Paris Animal Show on Jan. 14 in Paris.




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ALLAHABAD, INDIA
Indian Hindu devotees take a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, during the Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad, India on Jan. 14. Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the sun's northward movement according to the solar calendar and considered to be auspicious.




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LAHORE , PAKISTAN
A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccine drops to school children during a polio campaign in Lahore on Jan. 15. Pakistan is one of only two countries in the world where polio, a crippling childhood disease, remains endemic.




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COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
A Rohingya refugee boy plays with a glove balloon at a Samaritan's Purse diphtheria clinic on Jan 15 at Balukhali camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.




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TAMIL NADU, INDIA
An Indian participant tries to control a bull during an annual bull taming event 'Jallikattu' in the village of Palamedu on the outskirts of Madurai, Tamil Nadu on Jan. 15.

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RACAK, KOSOVO
A Kosovo Albanian woman Vezire Gjeladini, 76, kisses the picture of her son etched into a commemorative plaque and placed on a wall dedicated to the victims of the Racak massacre on Jan. 15.




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MUMBAI, INDIA
An Indian resident walks past a wall pock-marked with bullet holes opposite the Nariman House cultural and religious centre of the ultra-orthodox Jewish Chabad-Lubavitch movement on Jan. 15 in Mumbai, India.




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KARO, INDONESIA
Moung Sinabung volcano spews thick smoke on Jan. 15 in Karo, North Sumatra.




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BOGOTá, COLUMBIA
View of a bridge under construction that collapsed leaving dead and injured workers on Jan. 15 in Chirajara near Bogota, Colombia.




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AGRA, INDIA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara pose for a photograph at the Taj Mahal on Jan. 16 in the Indian city of Agra.




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SANTIAGO, CHILE
A woman is arrested during a protest against Pope Francis on Jan. 16 in Santiago, Chile.




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BEIT KAMA, ISRAEL
A murmuration of migrating starlings is seen across the sky near the village of Beit Kama on Jan. 16 in southern Israel.




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HEFEI, CHINA
Skyscrapers are seen shrouded in fog on Jan. 17 in Hefei, Anhui province, China.




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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY
A person enter in sauna on the peak of Mount Lagazuoi on Jan. 16 in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy.




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MANILA, PHILIPPINES
College students participate in a protest to defend press freedom on Jan. 17 in Manila, Philippines.

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MADRID, SPAIN
A man rides a horse through flames during the annual "Luminarias" celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's patron saint of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, on Jan. 16 in northwest of Madrid, Spain.




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LONDON, BRITAIN
Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge greets patient Rafael Chana during a visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital to officially open the Mittal Children's Medical Centre on January 17, in London.




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MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Residents rest on a wooden bridge over a garbage-filled waterway on Jan. 17 in Manila, Philippines.




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IDLIB PROVINCE, SYRIA
Displaced Syrian children look out from their tents near the Syrian-Turkish border on January 17 in Idlib province, Syria.




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MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Alexander Samarin, of Russia, skates his short program during European figure skating championships on Jan. 17 in Moscow, Russia.




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KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
Smoke in the shape of a heart is seen in the sky above a Qatar Airways plane during the Kuwait aviation show on Jan. 17 in Kuwait City.




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KRAKOW, POLAND
People gather to protest against plans to further restrict abortion laws on Jan. 17 in Krakow, Poland.




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LONDON, BRITAIN
People walk through The Wave by Vertigo on the Riverside Walkway, South Bank, during the Lumiere London light festival on Jan. 17.




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KIROVSK, RUSSIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches an exhibit dedicated to the breakthrough the Nazi Siege of Leningrad in the World War II, on January 18 at a war museum in Kirovsk, in Leningrad region, Russia.




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JERICHO, WEST BANK
A Romanian Christian Orthodox priest baptizes a pilgrim in the muddy water of the Jordan River during the Epiphany celebrations on January 18 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site near the West Bank city of Jericho.