Week in pictures: 18-24 March 2023 - BBC News

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Balinese Hindu men kick blazing coconut husks at each other during a sacred ritual called "Mesabatan Api" (fire fight) in in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia.

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Relativity Space's Terran-1 launched for the first time from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Wednesday. The almost fully 3D-printed rocket powered skyward for a few minutes before falling back to Earth.

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French riot police stand in position as demonstrators take to the streets in Paris on the ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests against the French government's pension reform.

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dashes from his car to the front door of his home in London, the day before facing a committee of MPs examining whether he intentionally misled parliament over parties during Covid lockdowns.

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People walk past murals of former footballer Diego Maradona in the Spanish quarter of Naples before the England-Italy match. The England team secured a 2-1 win in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier and Harry Kane became the Three Lions all-time top goal scorer with his 54th goal, breaking Wayne Rooney's record.

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Muslim women offer "Tarawih" mass prayers during the first evening of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia.

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Firefighters tackle a blaze at a warehouse in Hong Kong's bustling Kowloon district.

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Migrants are detained by a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Sunland Park, New Mexico after crossing into the US from Mexico. Earlier this year, the Biden administration rolled out a smartphone app called CBP One, which is supposed to allow asylum seekers to book appointments in advance of their arrival at the border.

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Thirty-five people were injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard. NHS Lothian said 23 were treated in hospital and 12 people at the scene of the incident at Imperial Dock, Leith.

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Teachers clash with police officers during a protest against a new curriculum set by Bolivia's education ministry, in La Paz, Bolivia.