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Week in pictures: 20 - 26 March 2021

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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

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image captionA state of emergency was been declared in the US city of Miami Beach over concerns that large crowds gathering for spring break pose a coronavirus risk. A 20:00-06:00 curfew in the island city will remain in effect until at least 12 April.
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image captionMen throw coloured powder at each other during Holi celebrations, in Nandgaon, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Some states re-introduced restrictions to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus, barring public gatherings during Holi.
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image captionOn Tuesday, the UK marked one year since the first coronavirus lockdown, with a national minute's silence.
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image captionAt 10 Downing Street, a member of staff placed a candle on the doorstep for the vigil to honour those who died.
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image captionThousands flocked to a volcano in Iceland which erupted near the capital, Reykjavik. Lava started to burst through a crack in Mount Fagradalsfjall in the first eruption of its kind in more than 800 years. The site was initially blocked off, but from Saturday afternoon people were allowed to make the trek.
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image captionWomen protesters clash with policemen during a demonstration in Istanbul against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women. Turkish conservatives argue its principles of gender equality and non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation undermine family values, and promote homosexuality.
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image captionMembers of the Presidential Guard walk in front of the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens, after the Greek flag-raising ceremony during celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.
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image captionA boy stands on the edge of the floodwaters in the Sydney suburb of McGraths Hill. Large parts of New South Wales in Australia have been hit by the worst floods in decades, after heavy rain. Around 18,000 people have been displaced.
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image captionA year later than planned and despite the global pandemic, the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics finally got under way. Azusa Iwashimizu, one of Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup-winning footballers, was the first to carry the torch.
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image captionAn operation to free a container ship stuck in the Suez Canal is continuing, with warnings it could take days or even weeks. The Ever Given, operated by the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine, is the length of four football pitches and is lying across the southern end of the canal, preventing other ships from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways.

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