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Pictures of the week 10 to 17 March 2017: Seven days of photography from around the world

A selection of photographs, covering a variety of topics from current events to animals, weather and travel.

By David Sim David Sim and Alex Wheeler
Published 17 March 2017, 3:09 PM GMT
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Tokyo hotel
15 March 2017: A dinosaur robot acting as a receptionist demonstrates how to check-in to the hotel during a press preview for the newly opening Henn na Hotel Maihama Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, Japan Issei Kato/Reuters
2017 Kids Choice Awards
11 March 2017: Show host John Cena gets slimed during the 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Obamacare
14 March 2017: Mike Stutz is seen with his head covered in Band Aids to protest against President Trump's proposed replacement for Obamacare in Los Angeles, California, Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Mohammad Mohiedine Anis
9 March 2017: Mohammad Mohiedine Anis, 70, smokes his pipe as he listen to music on a wind-up gramophone in his destroyed bedroom in Aleppo's formerly rebel-held al-Shaar neighbourhood Joseph Eid/AFP
Displaced Iraqis
16 March 2017: A displaced Iraqi girl, who fled her home, cries during a battle between Iraqi forces and Isis militants, near Badush, Iraq Reuters
Lake Elsinore
14 March 2017: Julia Lu (L) and Amy Liu walk through a massive spring wildflower bloom caused by a wet winter in Lake Elsinore, California Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Germany night sky
16 March 2017: Stars twinkle in the night sky over the treetops of a forest in Frankfurt, western Germany Patrick Pleul/AFP
Northern Lights
16 March 2017: Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis illuminate the night sky in Alta, northern Norway Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP
Chile forest fire
12 March 2017: Firefighters working to put out a forest fire in Valparaiso, Chile Raul Ramora/AFP
Eiffel Tower
14 March 2017: The moon is seen next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Storm Stella
14 March 2017: Residents clear their cars and street of snow in Weehawken, New Jersey, as the One World Trade Center and lower Manhattan are seen after a snowstorm in New York Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Storm Stella
14 March 2017: A man walks in Central Park as snow falls in Manhattan, New York Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Storm Stella
14 March 2017: A deserted metro station is seen at Madison Square Park at the foot of the Flatiron building in Manhattan during a snowstorm in New York Eric Baradat/AFP
Bryant Park
13 March 2017: The Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain in Bryant Park in New York City is covered in ice Timothy A. Clary/AFP
snow blizzard Storm Stella
14 March 2017: A visitor walks past the Reflecting Pool on the snow-covered National Mall in Washington, DC Brendan Smialowski/AFP
Scottish referendum
13 March 2017: Michael Russell, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe, is pictured wearing a badge with Scottish and EU flags in Brussels, Belgium Francois Lenoir/Reuters
SNP
17 March 2011: A Scottish National Party (SNP) supporter reacts during the Spring Conference in Aberdeen Michal Wachucik/AFP
St Stephens Hall
15 March 2017: Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons, Kamal El-Hajji, uses a headset to take a 360 degree virtual tour of St Stephen's Hall, as he stands inside the hall at the Houses of Parliament in London Ben Stansall/AFP
Cheltenham Festival
14 March 2017: Racegoers react as they watch the first race of the day the Sky Bet Novices Hurdle at the Cheltenham Racecourse on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival in Cheltenham, England Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Theresa May
13 March 2017; British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after attending a Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in London Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP
Music Film Interactive Festival 2017
13 March 2017: The audience watches Lou Rebecca perform at Swan Dive bar at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Film Interactive Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas Brian Snyder/Reuters
Huranga
14 March 2017: Indian revellers take part in Holi celebrations at The Dauji Temple in Mathura, south of New Delhi Chandan Khanna/AFP
Holi
13 March 2017: A girl reacts as coloured water is thrown on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Mumbai, India Shailesh Andrade/Reuters
Purim
12 March 2017: Young Jewish men dance around a local businessman's home during the annual Jewish holiday of Purim in London Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Purim
12 March 2017: An Israeli soldier stands guard as Israelis take part in a parade celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim in Hebron, West Bank Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images
St Patricks Day, Chicago
11 March 2017: A tour boat navigates the Chicago River shortly after it was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Chicago, Illinois. Dyeing the river has been a St Patrick's Day tradition in the city since 1962 Scott Olson/Getty Images
Lisbon Fashion Week
12 March 2017: A model is prepared backstage before the Valentim Quaresma Fall/Winter 2017/18 collection show during Lisbon Fashion Week, Portugal Rafael Marchante/Reuters
Dutch elections 2017
15 March 2017: A woman votes in the Dutch general elections at a mosque in Amsterdam, Netherlands Reuters
Jytte Guteland
14 March 2017: Swedish Member European Parliament Jytte Guteland holds her baby as she takes part in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France Vincent Kessler/Reuters
Dutch elections 2017
14 March 2017: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD Liberal party greets supporters during campaigning in The Hague, Netherlands Dylan Martinez/Reuters
National Peoples Congress
15 March 2017: A military band member prepares ahead of the closing session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Thomas Peter/Reuters
Japan quake-tsunami
11 March 2017: Visitors look at paper lanterns as part of a memorial service for victims of the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP
Ford
14 March 2017: Cars of German automaker Volkswagen AG stand in one of the company's twin towers at its Autostadt customer centre in Wolfsburg, Germany Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Egypt
13 March 2017: Egyptian workers excavate a statue, recently discovered by a team of German-Egyptian archeologists, in Cairo's Mattarya district. Statues of the kings and queens of the nineteenth dynasty (1295 - 1185 BC) were unearthed in the vicinity of the Temple of Ramses II in what was the old Pharonic city Khaled Desouki/AFP
Tai Chi in Shanghai
17 March 2017: A man practices Tai Chi with a sword during sunrise at the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River, seen against the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong in Shanghai, China Johannes Eisele/AFP
Brazil pension reform
15 March 2017: A man skateboards in front of a fire that was set by protesters following a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mario Tama/Getty Images
BNP Paribas Open
15 March 2017: Rafael Nadal (ESP) waits in the tunnel to enter the court for his fourth round match against Roger Federer in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Reuters
Botafogo v Estudiantes
14 March 2017:Sebastian Dubarbier (in red) of Estudiantes and Camilo of Botafogo in action during the Botafogo (Brazil) v Estudiantes (Argentina) Copa Libertadores game at Nilton Santos stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Mosul
13 March 2017: An Iraqi woman and her daughter stand on a street holding white flags as Iraqi forces secure Mosul's Al-Dawasa neighbourhood, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP
Gaza City
16 March 2017: A Palestinian man takes a selfie picture with a mobile phone next to a blast crater which Gaza police reportedly said was caused by an Israeli air strike, east of Gaza City Mohammed Abed/AFP
Yemen
16 March 2017: A Yemeni girl awaits humanitarian aid supplies given by the Russian humanitarian relief mission in a camp on the outskirts of the capital Sanaa Mohammed Huwais/AFP
Kiev
13 March 2017: Activists of Ukraine's National Corps light flares after building a wall to block the entrance of a branch of Russian bank Sberbank during a protest in the centre of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev Sergei Supinsky/AFP
Mosul
14 March 2017: Iraqi government forces fire a rocket towards Isis group positions in west Mosul, as they continue to advance in the embattled city fighting the jihadists Aris Messinis/AFP
Mosul
16 March 2017: A black jihadist flag hangs from Mosul's Al-Habda minaret at the Grand Mosque, where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his caliphate back in 2014, as Iraqi forces battle to drive out Islamic state militants from the western part of Mosul, Iraq Youssef Boudlal/Reuters
Syria
16 March 2017: A Syrian man rides his motorcycle past damaged buildings in the southern city of Daraa, Syria Mohamad Abazeed/AFP
Syria mosque
16 March 2017: A car is seen among debris following a reported air strike on a mosque in the village of Al-Jineh in Aleppo province, Syria Omar Haj Kadour/AFP
Mosul
16 March 2017: Displaced people evacuate a neighbourhood in West Mosul during the government-led offensive to retake Iraq's second largest city from Isis Aris Messinis/AFP
Ukraine
14 March 2017: Law enforcement officers stand guard as activists of nationalist groups gather to support participants of the blockade, which recently stopped rail shipments from separatist-controlled areas, and to mark the Ukrainian Military Volunteer Day in Kiev, Ukraine Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
Mosul
15 March 2017: A displaced Iraqi passes a damaged building before entering Hamam al-Alil camp, on a rainy day, south of Mosul, Iraq Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Kabul
13 March 2017: Survivors walk after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
Mosul
12 March 2017: Iraqi Federal Police and a man carry a civilian, injured while opening a booby-trapped shop in Tayaran district, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State's fighters in western Mosul, Iraq Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Mosul
13 March 2017: Displaced Iraqis who had fled their homes wait to move to a safe place, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Turkey referendum
12 March 2017: Demonstrators clash with riot police during running battles in the streets near the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Mosul
15 March 2017: A dog sits next to shoes left by displaced Iraqis who flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Pygmy Hippo
17 March 2017: A Pygmy Hippo at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Crufts 2017
12 March 2017: 'Afterglow Miami Ink' (Miami), the American Cocker Spaniel is posed by handler Jason Lynn after being announced the winner of the Best in Show competition at the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, central England Justin Tallis/AFP
St Patricks Day
17 March 2017: Kate Middleton presents a shamrock to the Regimental mascot Irish Hound as Prince William looks on during the annual Irish Guards' St Patrick's Day Parade at Household Cavalry Barracks in London Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
St Patricks Day
17 March 2017: Forrest Bear Burns and Willow Burns huddle under their mother's shawl before they join their father, Marty who plays the role of Saint Patrick, in the cross community Saint Patrick's Day parade in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
St Patricks Day
17 March 2017: Police officers pretend to arrest a man dressed in a leprechaun outfit as he poses for a photograph along the parade route during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland Adrian Dennis/AFP
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