A baby visits the U.S. Senate floor, a sandstorm descends on Iran, a rabbit watches Austrian asparagus, ruins remain after an ISIS occupation in Malawi, the sun sets behind a St. Petersburg skyscraper, Boston Marathoners end up miserably wet, orca whales hunt seal pups in Argentina, Israel celebrates its independence day, and much more.
Photos of the Week: Newborns, Chocolate Hills, Teacher of the Year
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A girl with Israel's national flag painted on her face plays on the beach as part of the celebrations for Israel's independence day, marking the 70th anniversary of the creation of the state, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 19, 2018. #
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An orca whale hunts sea lion pups on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina, on April 17, 2018. This predatory ritual occurs annually along the southern Atlantic coast in March and April, coinciding with the development of the sea lions—when the young pups are learning to swim. #
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Riot police officers knock down and march over a female protester during clashes on the sidelines of a demonstration on April 19, 2018, in Paris, France. The demonstration is part of a day of protest called by French unions CGT and Solidaires against the French president's policies, amid a rail strike and spreading student sit-ins. President Emmanuel Macron faced mass protests as trade unionists sought to galvanize angry students, public sector workers, and striking train drivers into a joint movement against his multi-pronged drive to overhaul the French economy. #
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Iranian army troops march during a parade marking National Army Day in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, on April 18, 2018. #
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The newest members of the New York City Police Department are sworn in during their police academy graduation ceremony at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 18, 2018. Over 400 new officers were sworn in as official members of the NYPD during the ceremony. #
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Detained Belarusian model Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, speaks to the media from the back of a police van after leaving a court in Pattaya, Thailand, on April 17, 2018. Vashukevich, detained in Thailand, claims to have revelations about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. She appeared in court on April 17, in a case that grabbed widespread attention after her cryptic offers. #
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A view of the construction at the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on April 18, 2018. The 10-story development will house a 130-room hotel, 300 stores and restaurants, enormous indoor parks, and the world’s largest indoor waterfall. With an estimated cost of $1.7 billion, the project is due to open in 2019. #
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A critically ill newborn lamb and calf share a pen under a heat lamp on Pip Simpson's farm at Wansfell hill, above Troutbeck village in the Lake District National Park, near the town of Ambleside, northern England, on April 18, 2018. #
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Lakhta Center, the new 87-story headquarters of the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, under construction, silhouetted against the sunset in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 15, 2018. #
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The Chocolate Hills of Bohol, Philippines, photographed on April 19, 2018. More than a thousand grass-covered limestone mounds dot the region, some up to 400 feet tall. In the dry season, when the grasses turn brown, the hills take on a chocolate coloring. #
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People throw colored powder as they celebrate at the end of the Color Run 2018 race in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on April 15, 2018. The Color Run is a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) running event where participants are covered in bright colored powder at each check station. The event is less about speed than about enjoying a day with friends and family. #
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Residents walk through the ruins of their houses after they were allowed to return to their homes for the first time since the battle between government troops and ISIS militants began on May 2017, in the Islamic city of Marawi, Philippines, on April 19, 2018. #
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Indonesian villagers release endangered painted terrapin (or saw-jawed) turtles into an estuary at the mangrove conservation area in Tamiang district, Aceh province, on April 15, 2018. #
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Three little penguins are released back into the water by veterinarians from the Taronga Wildlife Hospital, at Shelly Beach on April 17, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. These three were part of a group of five little penguins that were nursed hack to health at the hospital over the past two months. Treatment was provided for conditions and injuries including dehydration, a fishing hook injury, and a broken foot. #
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An Emirati poses in Fred Flintstone's mock-up car at the Warner Bros. World amusement park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on April 18, 2018. Abu Dhabi will open the $1 billion indoor Warner Bros. amusement park this July, officials announced, the latest offering in a crowded market in the United Arab Emirates where one marquee park already faces serious financial problems. #
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U.S. NTSB investigators examine the damage to an engine of a Southwest Airlines plane in this image released from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 2018. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, with 149 people aboard, was forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday after a catastrophic failure of one of its engines. One passenger was killed in the incident. #
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Locals visit the Akauk Taung Buddhist cliff carvings near the Pyu Ancient Cities UNESCO world heritage site outside Pyay, in Myanmar's Magway district, on April 14, 2018. #
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Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, with her 10-day-old baby Maile Pearl Bowlsbey, leaves the Senate floor after voting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 2018. #
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Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning poses for a photograph at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2018. The national award winner teaches English and math to immigrant and refugee students at Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington. Manning now embarks on a year-long advocacy role to represent the best of the profession. Manning says she will use her new platform to encourage educators across the country to get out of their comfort zones in order to best serve the diversity of their students. #
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