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Men dressed with traditional 'straw man' costumes and devil or sorcerer masks parade during the carnival through the alpine village of Evolene, Switzerland. The straw men, stuffed with up to 30kg of straw, represent the spirit of the ancestors and deceased believed to haunt the region.Credit:Valentin Flauraud/Keystone
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An Indian body builder gets finishing touches before taking the stage during the Mumbai Bodybuilding competition in Mumbai, India.Credit:AP
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People walk through Red Square after sunset in Moscow, Russia.Credit:AP
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Dancers perform the traditional "Diablada," or Dance of the Devils, during carnival celebrations in Oruro, Bolivia. The festival features folk dances, costumes, crafts, music and up to 20 hours of continuous partying.Credit:AP
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A U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter watches black smoke billow from the last small piece of territory held by Islamic State militants as U.S. backed fighters pounded the area with artillery fire and occasional airstrikes in Baghouz, Syria.Credit:AP
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A youth helps an elderly woman walk across the Tachira River into Colombia as people are forced to cross the border illegally due to the closure of the Simon Bolivar International Bridge by Venezuelan authorities, in La Parada, near Cucuta, Colombia. Last weekend, opposition leader Juan Guaido coordinated a failed effort to bring aid from Colombia and Brazil into Venezuela, where security forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro blocked the supplies at its border bridges, with Maduro describing Guaido's gambit as part of a U.S.-backed plot to overthrow him.Credit:AP
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Attendees lay down to honor the victims of Bloody Sunday during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. This event celebrates the cultural and spiritual diversity of the Voting Rights Movement and calls for people of all faiths to work together.Credit:Bloomberg
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A dancer from the Tom Maior samba school performs during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Credit:AP
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Models wear creations as part of the Thom Browne ready to wear Fall-Winter 2019-2020 collection, that was presented in Paris.Credit:AP
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An airplane flies past the sun in Mexico City.Credit:AP