Nowruz celebrations in Iraq, a closed penal colony in Mexico, terrible flooding in Mozambique, the Paris-Nice cycling race in the Alps, springtime in China and England, St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago and Ireland, mourning in New Zealand, flower fields in California, floodwaters across the midwestern U.S., the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the pyramids of Giza, and much more
Photos of the Week: Underwater Restaurant, Holi Colors, Wonderland Eurasia
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The Louvre Pyramid is seen at sunset on March 21, 2019, in Paris, France. The pyramid of the Louvre Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Designed by the Chinese-born U.S. architect Leoh Ming Pei, it was inaugurated on March 30, 1989, by French President Francois Mitterrand. #
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A structure is surrounded by floodwater on March 21, 2019, in Atchison, Kansas. Several Midwest states are battling some of the worst flooding they have experienced in decades as rain and snow melt from the recent "bomb cyclone" have inundated rivers and streams. #
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Local surfers and competitors in the Sydney Surf Pro participate in a paddle-out wreath laying and observe a minute of silence to remember victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks at Manly Beach on March 17, 2019, in Sydney, Australia. #
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Visitors pose for a picture in a field of blooming giant Tecolote ranunculus flowers at the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California, on March 21, 2019. #
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Punchbowl Boys High School students perform a haka on the steps of the Lakemba Mosque in solidarity with the victims of the Christchurch attacks last week on March 22, 2019, in Sydney, Australia. #
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Ireland player Nichola Fryday (center) and the rest of the Irish pack get ready for a scrum during the Wales Women versus Ireland Women rugby match in the Women's Six Nations at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales, on March 17, 2019. #
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Europe's biggest theme park, "Wonderland Eurasia," opened in Ankara on March 20, 2019. The park was built by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and covers an area of 1.3 million square meters. #
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An aerial view of the Chicago River as it winds its way through downtown after being dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, on March 16, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. #
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The Irish wolfhound "Domhnall," the regimental mascot of the Irish Guards, and his handler, Drummer David Murray, attend the 1st Battalion Irish Guards St. Patrick's Day parade at Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow, England, on March 17, 2019. #
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A camouflaged jeep is parked outside a cabin during the Northern Wind Swedish army exercise in the northeastern part of Sweden, near Kalix, on March 22, 2019. A total of 10,000 personnel from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Great Britain, and the U.S. participate in the NATO exercise. #
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A journalist films the now-closed Laguna del Toro maximum-security facility during a media tour of the former Islas Marias penal colony, off Mexico's Pacific coast, on March 16, 2019. #
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Kurdish families celebrate Nowruz, Kurdish New Year, in the mountainous area around Akre, Iraq, on March 20, 2019. Nowruz marks the Persian New Year, as well as the vernal equinox, and is celebrated by diverse communities across western and central Asia. #
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