A volcanic eruption in Mexico, a drifting cruise ship off Norway’s coast, a skyscraper fire in Bangladesh, “Mausoleum of the Giants” in England, the end of the ISIS “caliphate” in Syria, severe flooding in Mozambique, a festival along the Salton Sea, another crippling blackout in Venezuela, severe flooding in Nebraska, a slimy Chris Pratt in Los Angeles, a Trump rally in Michigan, and much more
Photos of the Week: Stasi Museum, Pink Lake, Swamp Creature
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A mold of the Genie de la Patrie damaged during a "yellow vest" protest at the Arc de Triomphe in December is seen during its renovation by the French restorer Agnes Le Boudec in Paris on March 25, 2019. #
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Supporters of the European Union calling on the government to give Britons a vote on the final Brexit deal participate in the People's Vote march in central London on March 23, 2019. #
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People attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City on March 23, 2019. Local grassroots pro-Trump organizations throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania called on supporters to gather, rally, and network. #
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President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 28, 2019. Grand Rapids was the final city Trump visited during his 2016 campaign. #
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Khuong Lam wears a protest dress with the names of Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, and Individual No. 1 at a rally for the Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in downtown Los Angeles on March 23, 2019. #
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Chris Pratt gets slimed while accepting the Best Butt-Kicker award for Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom at the 2019 Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 23, 2019. #
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer removes a masked Greenpeace USA activist during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee nomination hearing for the former energy lobbyist David Bernhardt to be interior secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 2019. #
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Skillzy, the official mascot of the Euro 2020 soccer tournament, is seen during a presentation at St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, on March 27, 2019. #
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People take photographs of the pink lake at Westgate Park in Melbourne, Australia, on March 27, 2019. The inland lake turns pink in warmer months due to a natural phenomenon. The pink hue happens in response to high salt levels, lots of sunlight, and a lack of rainfall. Lake algae, which grow in the salt crust at the bottom of the lake, produce a red pigment as part of their photosynthesis process. #
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An attendee sits on a swing installed in the Salton Sea on the first day of the Bombay Beach Biennale in Bombay Beach, California, on March 22, 2019. The tiny desert town, once a thriving resort along the Salton Sea, is among the poorest communities in California, but it is experiencing a rebirth of sorts as a result of the annual Bombay Beach Biennale, which organizers describe as an interactive-art gathering. #
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Museum staff members holding mobile devices walk over a giant illuminated aerial photograph of Berlin showing the marked course of the Berlin Wall and places related to the former East German Ministry for State Security, known as the Stasi, at the exhibition "The Stasi in Berlin" inside a former Stasi prison in Hohenschoenhausen, Berlin, Germany, on March 27, 2019. #
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A number of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft sit parked at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California, on March 27, 2019. Southwest Airlines is waiting out a global grounding of Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft at the airport. #
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People run after collecting food aid from a South African National Defense Force helicopter in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Nhamatanda village, near Beira, Mozambique, on March 26, 2019. #
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Smoke and flames rise after Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes across the blockaded Gaza Strip on March 25, 2019. The Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said the air raids targeted Hamas positions across the enclave. #
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An Islamic State militant flag lies on the ground in a tent encampment after U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters took control of Baghouz, Syria, on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The elimination of the last ISIS stronghold in Baghouz brings to a close a grueling final battle that stretched across several weeks, saw thousands of people flee the territory and surrender in desperation, and resulted in hundreds being killed. #
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U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters stand in formation at a ceremony to mark their defeat of Islamic State militants in Baghouz at the al-Omar oil-field base in Syria on March 23, 2019. #
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A member of the Israeli security forces runs next to a military jeep set on fire by Molotov cocktails launched by Palestinian protesters on the outskirts of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on March 27, 2019, during a demonstration in support of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. #
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An installation titled Umbrella Sky Project, created by the Portuguese artist Patricia Cunha and composed of 800 suspended colorful umbrellas, is seen at Village Royal in Paris on March 28, 2019. #
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A child looks at a giant "sleeping" figure in an abandoned industrial workshop at the "Mausoleum of the Giants" exhibition of work by the U.K.-based street artist Phlegm in Sheffield, England, on March 21, 2019. The free exhibition of 3-D sculptures took five months to create and runs until April 6. #
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Central American migrants are seen on March 27, 2019, inside an enclosure in El Paso, Texas, where they are being held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States illegally and turning themselves in to request asylum. #
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People trapped inside a burning office building gesture to firefighters for help in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 28, 2019. A huge fire tore through an office block on March 28, killing at least five people in the latest major inferno to hit the Bangladesh capital. #
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Two firefighting trucks work at the site of an explosion in Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China, on March 23, 2019. The death toll climbed to 64 after the explosion happened at an industrial park around 2:48 p.m. on March 21. #
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A view of the Greek Orthodox Saint George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, near the West Bank town of Jericho, on March 24, 2019. The sixth-century cliffside complex, with its ancient chapel and gardens, is active and inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks. #
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