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Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Beam

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6.30pm, 12 Oct 2013
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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Beam
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    Pink ribbons are reflected in the sunglasses of a man wearing pink shirt and hat during the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in Seoul, South Korea. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A Christie's employee poses for photographs next to German artist Anselm Reyle's "Untitled", neon tubes, power cables, metal chains and transformers, displayed at the Sorting Office, a former postal depot in central London.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A model displays an outfit by Ukrainian designer Zalevskiy during a Fashion Week in Kiev, Ukraine. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A Sikh devotee lights candles and lamps at the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine, illuminated on the occasion of the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar, India. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    An Muslim pilgrim carries her luggage in front of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Muslim annual Hajj, or pilgrimage, that will begin on Oct. 14 this year, draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Source: Richard Gray/EMPICS Entertainment

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    Wearing cat ears and a maid costume, a bartender waits to serve drinks in the main lobby of Robot Restaurant in Tokyo. The show at the the restaurant, which serves an option of bento boxes, involves women in cosplay, or "costume play" outfits interacting with robots and other characters. LED lights line the waiting area from top to bottom. Source: Jacquelyn Martin

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    Laser projections illuminate Berlin's famous landmark Brandenburg Gate during a light rehearsal for the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. Source: Gero Breloer

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    Pakistani children peek out of a bus as they leave school in Wajah Khiel, Swat Valley. One year after a Taliban bullet tried to silence Malala Yousufzai'’s demand for education, she has published a book and is a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. But still the militants threaten to kill her should she dare return home to Pakistan, and the principal at her old school says that as Malala's fame has grown, so has fear in her classrooms. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Source: Andrew Matthews

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    River Plate fans light flares when their team enters the field before an Argentina's league soccer match against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    The Civic Hall in Leeds city centre, as it is lit up by a giant outdoor projection entitled 'Momentous' by international artist group Illuminos, who have transformed the Civic Hall into a giant traditional clock, in a celebration of renowned Leeds clockmaker William Potts, as part of the Light Night Leeds 2013 festival of light. Source: PA Wire/Press Association Images

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    Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour in Australia during the International Fleet review celebrations. Over 50 ships participate in the International Fleet Review on Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Source: Andy Wong

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