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Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Pop

This is the week that was, in photos…
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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Pop
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    A Japanese man with balloons on his head waits to meet the Duke of Cambridge outside Ishinomaki local newspaper office in Ishinomaki, Japan.Source: Chris Jackson

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    Dimitri Isler of Switzerland crashes on landing during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup 2015 event in Raubichi, on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Red roses are at the place where Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 near the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 2, 2015. The investigation into the killing of Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was gunned down not far from the Kremlin, faced conflicting reports Monday about possible surveillance footage of his slaying. Words on a portrait reading 'Fight!' Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    The Villarica volcano erupts near Pucon, Chile, early Tuesday, March 3, 2015. The Villarica volcano erupted Tuesday around 3 a.m. local time (0600 GMT), according to the National Emergency Office, which issued a red alert and ordered evacuations. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A Hindu widow lies on a sludgy ground filled with a mixture of colored powder, water and flower petals during celebrations to mark Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at the Meera Sahabhagini Widow Ashram in Vrindavan, India. After their husband's deaths many of the women in the ashrams have been banished by their families, for supposedly bringing bad luck, while some move voluntarily to and around the town where devotees believe Lord Krishna was born. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Source: Bernat Armangue

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    Human-rights campaigners stage a demonstration outside Downing Street at the start of President Enrique Pena Nieto's state visit to the UK.Source: PA Wire/Press Association Images

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    A man walks in front of a colorful mural along Market Street in San Francisco. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A military band conductor leads during the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Source: Ng Han Guan

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    The Smithsonian Institution Building, known as The Castle, is visible behind Mia Molnar, 6, of Tampa, Fla., who plays in the snow on the National Mall in Washington.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A young man dances with flares during a local wedding in Salam City, a suburb on the outskirts of Cairo. Since the 2011 uprising, the music of "Mahraganat," Arabic for "festivals," has emerged from and spread through impoverished communities, where local musicians play, especially during weddings, their auto-tuned beats and songs that tackle social, political and cultural issues.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    An Indian woman shuts her eyes as coloured powder is smeared on her face during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India. Holi, India's joyful and colorful celebration of the arrival of spring along with several religious myths and legends, has long ago ceased to be only a Hindu festival. The streets and lanes across most of India turn into a large playground where people off all faiths throw colored powder and water at each other.Source: Rajanish Kakade

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    Dexter the mastiff looks out from his pen on day two of Crufts 2015 at the NEC, Birmingham.Source: Joe Giddens

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    John Daly of the U.S. waits for his turn to putt on the 10th green during the second round of the Puerto Rico Open PGA golf tournament in Rio Grande.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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