Happy cows in Sweden, Apple’s new circular headquarters in California, fiery demonstrations in Venezuela and Brazil, tornado damage in Texas, a hobby horsing championship in Finland, Walpurgisnacht in Germany, and much more.
Photos of the Week: 4/29–5/5
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A cosplay enthusiast poses for a photograph during the "Hijab Cosplay" event in Subang Jaya, outside of Kuala Lumpur, on April 29, 2017. The event, the first of its kind in Malaysia, is aimed at giving a platform to hijab-wearing Muslim cosplayers in the country. #
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People walk on a hill covered with nemophila flowers in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture on May 3, 2017. Visitors to the park can witness an estimated 4.5 million nemophila in bloom until the end of May. #
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(1 of 4) A demonstrator, right, catches fire, after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded, during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 3, 2017. #
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(2 of 4) A demonstrator in engulfed in flames after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded, during clashes in a protest against President Maduro in Caracas on May 3, 2017. #
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(4 of 4) People try to help a fellow demonstrator who caught fire, after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded, during clashes in a protest in Caracas on May 3, 2017. There was no further reporting on the condition of the man. Some photos taken later showed him standing, though badly burned. #
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16-year-old Lucie Myslikova confronts a a protester at a right wing demonstration on May 1, 2017. The Czech teenager was among some 300 protesters who confronted a rally of the far right Workers Party of Social Justice on May Day in the second largest Czech city of Brno. #
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Workers build a large replica of the Statue of Liberty at a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 4, 2017. The sculpture which costs 170 million Rupiah (U.S $ 17,000) to make will be installed at a public park to attract visitors. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana). #
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Palestinian workers smoke out bees as they remove frames from beehives to collect honeybee combs during the harvest at an apiary near Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip on April 30, 2017. #
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A streak of light trails off into the night sky as the US military test fires an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, some 130 miles (209 kms) northwest of Los Angeles, California early on May 3, 2017. #
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An aerial view of the new Apple headquarters on April 28, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple's new 175-acre 'spaceship' campus dubbed "Apple Park" is nearing completion and is set to begin moving in Apple employees. The new headquarters, designed by Lord Norman Foster and costing roughly $5 billion, will house 13,000 employees in over 2.8 million square feet of office space and will have nearly 80 acres of parking to accommodate 11,000 cars. #
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Riot police clash with demonstrators during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 3, 2017. Venezuela's angry opposition rallied Wednesday vowing huge street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution and accusing him of dodging elections to cling to power despite deadly unrest. #
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In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a police officer fires tear gas at demonstrators protesting during a general strike on April 28, 2017. Public transport largely came to a halt across much of Brazil on Friday and protesters blocked roads and scuffled with police as part of a general strike to protest proposed changes to labor laws and the pension system #
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Dairy cows are released into open fields for the lush summer pastures, freed from the stables which have been their homes for the long winter months, in Drottningholm, Sweden, on April 29, 2017. The annual event, known in Sweden as "koslapp" or cow release, has become a popular family outing for many urban dwellers. #
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Driver Mads Ostberg and co-driver Ola Floene, both from Norway, compete with their Ford Fiesta WRC, in the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship in El Condor, Cordoba, Argentina, on April 30, 2017. #
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U.S Army combat camera photographer Spc. Hilda Clayton took this photo July 2, 2013 that was released by the U.S. Army, that shows an Afghan soldier engulfed in flame as a mortar tube explodes during an Afghan National Army live-fire training exercise in Laghman Province, Afghanistan. The accident killed Clayton and four Afghan National Army soldiers. #
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Buddhist monks carry colorful lanterns as they celebrate the forthcoming birthday of Buddha on April 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Buddha was born approximately 2,561 years ago, and although the exact date is unknown, Buddha's official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is on May 3 this year. #
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A Chinese woman wears a mask to protect from particles blown in during a sandstorm as she walks in the street on May 4, 2017 in Beijing, China. Sandstorms are common in northern China during the spring season and are caused when heavy winds from Mongolia in the north brings sand and pollutants that can blanket Chinese cities and cause air quality to deteriorate. #
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A woman dressed as a witch walks in front of a giant fire during the Walpurgis night in Erfurt, Germany, on April 30, 2017. Costumed devils and witches meet to celebrate Walpurgis Night, a traditional religious holiday of pre-Christian origins. The event is named after St. Walburga, an English nun who helped convert the Germans to Christianity in the 8th century. #
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A sightseeing ship sails through the Kujuku-shima Islands in in Sasebo, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan, on May 2, 2017. Kujuku-shima Islands, which means "ninety-nine islands" in Japanese, is one of the most visited tourist spots in Nagasaki. #
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Demonstrators with Casa in Action and Service Employee International Union 32BJ march to "denounce Trump's anti-immigrant policies" in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2017. #
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An Indian policeman takes cover behind an armored vehicle from rocks thrown at him by Kashmiri students during a protest in Budgam, about 20 kilometers southwest of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on May 3, 2017. Students have been protesting since last month against a police raid in a college in southern Pulwama town in which at least 50 students were injured. #
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Buses burn during clashes between demonstrators and riot police in a protest against President Michel Temer's proposed reform of Brazil's social security system, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 28, 2017. #
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A worshipper attends the Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator annual celebrations at the Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) community in the Planaltina neighbourhood of Brasilia, Brazil, on May 1, 2017. #
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