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Pictures of the Week 1 to 7 November 2014: Best Photos of Past Seven Days

A selection of photographs, covering a range of topics from a hippopotamus in Schoenbrunn zoo to barrel bombs in Aleppo.

By David Sim David Sim
Published 07 November 2014, 3:58 PM GMT
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hungry hippo halloween
Hungry hippo, the Halloween edition: A hippopotamus catches a pumpkin at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna, Austria Reuters
hippo calf
A hippopotamus named Mara cares for her newborn calf at the zoo in Los Angeles, California. Mara went into labour on 31 October and gave birth to the healthy calf two and a half hours later AFP
giraffe calf
Vets bottle-feed a three-week-old giraffe calf at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburbs of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, after the calf's mother, Princess, refused to nurse him Reuters
fish in net
A fish catch is seen inside a net during harvesting at one of Europe's biggest freshwater fishing firms in Hortobagy, Hungary Reuters
ottery st mary
A burning barrel soaked in tar is carried through the crowds at the annual Ottery St Mary Tar Barrel festival, in Devon Reuters
Bonfire night Lewes
A giant effigy of Russian President Vladimir Putin is paraded through the streets of Lewes before being burned on a bonfire Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Bonfire night Lewes
Costumed revellers take part in the annual Bonfire festival in Lewes, East Sussex Luke MacGregor/Reuters
whitby goth weekend
People dressed in alternative costumes and using customised mobility scooters attend the biannual Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby, North Yorkshire Oli Scarff/AFP
million mask march new york
Vapour streams out of a Guy Fawkes mask as a man smokes an E-cigarette during a Million Mask March protest in Union Square, New York Reuters
zombie walk
People take part in a Zombie Walk in the northern French city of Lille AFP
halloween glinda white house
An actress dressed as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North from the film The Wizard of Oz, performs in a plastic bubble on the South Lawn of of the White House in Washington, DC AFP
halloween
A Halloween reveller sleeps on the uptown 6 subway train early in the morning in the Manhattan borough of New York Reuters
Nik Wallenda tightrope
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda starts out on his walk from Marina City's west tower to the top of the 671ft-tall Leo Burnett building in Chicago, Illinois, spanning 454ft Getty
Berlin Fernsehturm
Berlin's television tower (Fernsehturm) is pictured against the backdrop of clouds and the moon Reuters
berlin wall ego
The fall of the Berlin Wall is presented as part of the permanent exhibition in the Legoland Discovery Centre in the German capital Reuters
berlin wall balloons
People look at balloons placed along the former Berlin Wall at Mauerpark (Wall Park). The Lichtgrenze (Border of Light) installation features 8,000 luminous white balloons dividing the city to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Reuters
trabant sculpture
Sculptor Carlo Wloch works on a life-sized sculpture of a Trabant 601 car in his workshop in Berlin. It took him 6,000 hours of work over 17 years to create the car sculpture out of a huge block of sandstone Reuters
terracotta daughters
The Terracotta Daughters by French artist Prune Nourry are seen at the Diego River-Anahuacalli museum in Mexico City. The exhibition, which runs until 30 November, was inspired by eight orphaned Chinese girls, and features 108 sculptures of girls based on the ancient Terracotta Army sculptures displayed at the Xi'an archaeological site in China Reuters
condom sydney
A giant condom is seen over an obelisk at Hyde Park in Sydney. The 18m (60ft) bright pink condom raised eyebrows after it was erected over a Sydney landmark as part of a new HIV awareness campaign AFP
kraftwerk concert
People wearing 3D glasses watch a live concert by the German band Kraftwerk at the Louis Vuitton Art Foundation in Paris AFP
coal miner
A labourer takes a break at a coal dump site outside Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan Reuters
Virgin Galactic
Sheriff's deputies inspect the wreckage of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 in the desert field north of Mojave, California, after it crashed during a test flight, killing one pilot and seriously injuring another Getty
ronaldo golden boot
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo kisses his Golden Boot trophy during a ceremony in Madrid. Ronaldo shares the trophy with Barcelona's Luis Suarez, with a goal tally of 31 goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season Reuters
Manchester City Man United Aguero
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring a goal as Manchester United's Angel Di Maria reacts during their derby at the Etihad Stadium AFP
arsenal
Arsenal's Danny Welbeck challenges Anderlecht's Cyriac as Arsenal's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny catches the ball during their Champions League match at the Emirates stadium in London Reuters
ashura
An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim flagellates himself during an Ashura procession in Kabul. The festival, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the seventh century battle of Kerbala Reuters
prince charles mexico dancing
Prince Charles takes part in traditional Mexican clog dancing in Zocalo Square, Campeche, Mexico. Camilla was scheduled to visit the town as well, but had to pull out due to health reasons Chris Jackson/Getty Images
boris johnson bear
Boris Johnson stands with his 'Bear of London' Paddington Bear statue during the launch of The Paddington Trail at City Hall Ian Gavan/Getty Images
obama sad face
US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House after his Democratic party was defeated in midterm elections AFP
US midterms empire state building
The Empire State Building is illuminated in red representing a Republican party victory in the midterm US Senate elections AFP
kobani spectators
A Turkish soldier places a carpet next to a military vehicle, as he watches fighting between Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants, from atop a hill overlooking the Syrian town of Kobani Reuters
gaza blast
Smoke rises as a house is blown up during a military operation by Egyptian security forces in the Egyptian city of Rafah, near the border with the southern Gaza Strip Reuters
syria aleppo
A man holding walkie-talkies runs towards a site damaged by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by warplanes loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's al-Shaar neighbourhood Reuters
Related
Berlin Wall: 8,000 White Balloons Mark Route of Divisive Rampart for 25th Anniversary of Fall
Typhoon Haiyan Anniversary: Portraits of Survivors and Their Stories
Brussels: Riot Police Use Tear Gas and Pepper Spray to Clear Stone-Throwing Protesters
Anonymous Million Mask March: Photos of Guy Fawkes Demonstrations Around the World
Lewes Bonfire Night: Effigies of Vladimir Putin and Alex Salmond in Guy Fawkes Parade
Jason Hawkes' Aerial Photos of London Show Rapidly Changing Face of the Capital

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