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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. 

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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Nearby residents Lizzie Varda, 16, and her mother Kathy Varda take part in a vigil led by the Junior Newtown Action Alliance to mourn students and teachers lost in a mass shooting in Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School, in Newtown, Connecticut. 


REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin

Nearby residents Lizzie Varda, 16, and her mother Kathy Varda take part in a vigil led by the Junior Newtown Action Alliance to mourn students and teachers lost in a mass shooting in Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School, in Newtown, Connecticut....more

Nearby residents Lizzie Varda, 16, and her mother Kathy Varda take part in a vigil led by the Junior Newtown Action Alliance to mourn students and teachers lost in a mass shooting in Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School, in Newtown, Connecticut. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin
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Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. 


REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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A young priest throws a snow ball during a heavy snowfall in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. 


REUTERS/Max Rossi

A young priest throws a snow ball during a heavy snowfall in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. REUTERS/Max Rossi

A young priest throws a snow ball during a heavy snowfall in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. REUTERS/Max Rossi
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Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs in the figure skating gala of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.  

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Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs in the figure skating gala of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs in the figure skating gala of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Callum Smith in action with Nieky Holzken in Nuremberg, Germany. 


REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Callum Smith in action with Nieky Holzken in Nuremberg, Germany. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Callum Smith in action with Nieky Holzken in Nuremberg, Germany. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
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A woman takes part in a demonstration demanding justice for the female victims of violence in Mexico, in Mexico City. The words read: 'And if I disappear today, what would they say about me tomorrow?'. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A woman takes part in a demonstration demanding justice for the female victims of violence in Mexico, in Mexico City. The words read: 'And if I disappear today, what would they say about me tomorrow?'. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A woman takes part in a demonstration demanding justice for the female victims of violence in Mexico, in Mexico City. The words read: 'And if I disappear today, what would they say about me tomorrow?'. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a pineapple presented to him by Israeli youth movement members at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. 

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a pineapple presented to him by Israeli youth movement members at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a pineapple presented to him by Israeli youth movement members at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool
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Demonstrators scuffle with police during an anti-fascism demonstration in Milan, Italy. 


REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Demonstrators scuffle with police during an anti-fascism demonstration in Milan, Italy. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Demonstrators scuffle with police during an anti-fascism demonstration in Milan, Italy. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca
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Villagers holding torches parade around a village as part of their Lunar New Year celebration to pray for good fortune, in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China. 


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Villagers holding torches parade around a village as part of their Lunar New Year celebration to pray for good fortune, in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

Villagers holding torches parade around a village as part of their Lunar New Year celebration to pray for good fortune, in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China. REUTERS/Stringer
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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.  

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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Diego Schwartzman of Argentina celebrates after winning his final match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain at the Rio Open. 

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Diego Schwartzman of Argentina celebrates after winning his final match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain at the Rio Open. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

Diego Schwartzman of Argentina celebrates after winning his final match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain at the Rio Open. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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Policemen react after a protester threw a stone from Notre Dame Cathedral compound in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 


REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Policemen react after a protester threw a stone from Notre Dame Cathedral compound in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Policemen react after a protester threw a stone from Notre Dame Cathedral compound in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
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Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. 

REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
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A participant prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss Jumbo 2018 at a department store in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. 

REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

A participant prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss Jumbo 2018 at a department store in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

A participant prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss Jumbo 2018 at a department store in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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People visit the site of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as they mark the third anniversary of Nemtsov's death, with the St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow, Russia. 


REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

People visit the site of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as they mark the third anniversary of Nemtsov's death, with the St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

People visit the site of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as they mark the third anniversary of Nemtsov's death, with the St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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French President Emmanuel Macron holds a young goat as he visits the 55th International Agriculture Fair in Paris, France. 


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French President Emmanuel Macron holds a young goat as he visits the 55th International Agriculture Fair in Paris, France. REUTERS/Thibault Camus/Pool

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a young goat as he visits the 55th International Agriculture Fair in Paris, France. REUTERS/Thibault Camus/Pool
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Ivanka Trump and Kim Yong Chol of the North Korea delegation at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.  

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Ivanka Trump and Kim Yong Chol of the North Korea delegation at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Ivanka Trump and Kim Yong Chol of the North Korea delegation at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Pita Taufatofua of Tonga during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.  

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Pita Taufatofua of Tonga during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Pita Taufatofua of Tonga during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Special forces of Belarusian Defence Ministry pose for a photo as they mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the 'Stalin Line' memorial near the village of Goroshki, Belarus. 


REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Special forces of Belarusian Defence Ministry pose for a photo as they mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the 'Stalin Line' memorial near the village of Goroshki, Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Special forces of Belarusian Defence Ministry pose for a photo as they mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the 'Stalin Line' memorial near the village of Goroshki, Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. 


REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Olympic Athlete from Russia coach Oleg Znarok is lifted up after Olympic Athletes from Russia defeated Germany in the men's final ice hockey match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.


REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Olympic Athlete from Russia coach Oleg Znarok is lifted up after Olympic Athletes from Russia defeated Germany in the men's final ice hockey match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Olympic Athlete from Russia coach Oleg Znarok is lifted up after Olympic Athletes from Russia defeated Germany in the men's final ice hockey match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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General view of the torch after it is extinguished and fireworks during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.  

REUTERS/Florian Choblet/Pool

General view of the torch after it is extinguished and fireworks during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Florian Choblet/Pool

General view of the torch after it is extinguished and fireworks during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Florian Choblet/Pool
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Participants perform during an event as part of British Council's UK-India Year of Culture inside a college campus in Chennai, India. 


REUTERS/P. Ravikumar

Participants perform during an event as part of British Council's UK-India Year of Culture inside a college campus in Chennai, India. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar

Participants perform during an event as part of British Council's UK-India Year of Culture inside a college campus in Chennai, India. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar
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