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Pictures of the week: The best news, sport, weather and animal photos, from 3 to 9 February 2018

From the Super Bowl and Taiwan earthquake to snow in Paris and the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

By David Sim David Sim
Published 09 February 2018, 4:57 PM GMT
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3 February 2018: The United Arab Emirates' Al-Fursan (The Knights) National Aerobatic Team performs with smoke in the colours of the UAE flag, during the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu Dhabi Nezar Balout/AFP
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3 February 2018: A rebel fighter taking a picture of a downed Russian Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in Syria's northwest province of Idlib Omar Haj Kadour/AFP
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3 February 2018: A Boris Johnson impersonator lies in a mock hospital bed next to an effigy of Theresa May during a People's Assembly demonstration against the Conservative government's health policies in London Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images
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4 February 2018: A dog jumps into the air to catch a ball along the beach near the County Kerry village of Rossbeigh, Ireland Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
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4 February 2018: A competitor leaps over a fire as he participates in the Tough Guy endurance event near Wolverhampton Oli Scarff/AFP
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4 February 2018: Philadelphia Eagles' Patrick Robinson celebrates winning the Super Bowl at the Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Chris Wattie/Reuters
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4 February 2018: Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles celebrates with his daughter after they beat the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl at Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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4 February 2018: Fans celebrate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl Aaron P Bernstein/Getty Images
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4 February 2018: A bulldozer shovels snow off Red Square in front of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow Vasily Maximov/AFP
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5 February 2018: Pope Francis poses with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine during a private audience at the Vatican Alessandro Di Meo/Reuters
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5 February 2018: US President Donald Trump delivers a speech on tax reform after touring Sheffer Corporation in Blue Ash outside Cincinnati, Ohio Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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5 February 2018: Watford's Troy Deeney celebrates scoring their first goal against Chelsea at Vicarage Road, Watford David Klein/Reuters
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5 February 2018: Bioluminescent phytoplankton is seen along the coastal waters at Big Sur, California George Krieger/Reuters
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5 February 2018: A man removes stalks from chilli peppers at a farm in Shertha village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad Amit Dave/Reuters
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5 February 2018: Members of the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad listen to instructions at a waypoint while patrolling along the Mali-Niger border during an anti-jihadist operation Souleymane AG Anara/AFP
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5 February 2018: A wounded Syrian man carries his injured 12-year-old son Qais Altaibani, upon their arrival at a makeshift hospital in Zamalka, near Syria's capital Damascus following air strikes Amer Almohibany/AFP
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6 February 2018: A satirical caricature depicting US President Donald Trump and the Paris climate agreement is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany Ralph Orlowski/Reuters
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6 February 2018: A papier mâché caricature of US President Donald Trump is pictured during preparations for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany Ralph Orlowski/Reuters
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6 February 2018: Julian Assange's cat sits in a window at the Ecuadorean embassy in London Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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6 February 2018: A mahout bathes his elephant in the polluted water of the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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6 February 2018: Siberian Husky dogs of the Royev Ruchey Park team pull a rig during a practice session for the Karadag Sled Dog Rally on the frozen Mana River, in the Siberian Taiga area outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
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6 February 2018: Women dressed as suffragettes pose in Parliament Square in London to mark the 100th anniversary of the Representation of People Act 1918, which gave (some) women the vote Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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6 February 2018: Prime Minister Theresa May and female members from both Houses gather in the Central Lobby of Parliament to celebrate the Centenary of the Representation of the People Act, 1918 Jessica Taylor / UK Parliament via Getty Images
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6 February 2018: A Mercedes SUV lies among gravestones at a cemetery in the Sydney suburb of South Coogee after the driver failed to take a corner, crashing through a wall before landing in the cemetery. Police said the driver failed a roadside alcohol breath test William West/AFP
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7 February 2018: A nominee for queen performs during the main stage of the Carnival of Santa Cruz on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife Desiree Martin/AFP
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7 February 2018: A stylist helps as singer Halsey arrives for an amfAR gala during New York Fashion Week Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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7 February 2018: A seagull flies above water in Sidon, Lebanon Ali Hashisho/Reuters
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7 February 2018: A greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) flies over mushrooms in Brittany, France Olivier Farcy/Reuters
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7 February 2018: Lemurs are counted during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo Tom Jacobs/Reuters
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7 February 2018: A man carries a dog rescued from mud after a river flooded Tiquipaya due to heavy rains, in Tiquipaya, Cochabamba, Bolivia Danilo Balderrama/Reuters
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7 February 2018: Seagulls perch on a snow-covered statue in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris Christophe Simon/AFP
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7 February 2018: Members of the AMADEE-18 Mars simulation mission wear spacesuits while conducting scientific experiments during a simulation in Oman's Dhofar desert in a collaboration between the Austrian Space Forum and the Oman National Steering Committee, preparing for future human Mars missions Karim Sahib/AFP
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7 February 2018: Newly released child soldiers stand with rifles during their release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan Stefanie Glinski/AFP
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7 February 2018: Newly released child soldiers wait in line for their registration during their release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan Stefanie Glinski/AFP
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7 February 2018: Rescue workers conduct a search of a damaged building after an earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan Reuters
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7 February 2018: A conservator uses a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean accumulated dust and dirt from part of the intricate stone surface of the Great Screen in Winchester Cathedral Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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7 February 2018: David Warner of Australia walks out to bat through flames during the Twenty20 International match between Australia and England at Blundstone Arena in Hobart, Tasmania Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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8 February 2018: Florist Hank Roling poses with a Vanda orchid during a press preview of the Thai Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London Leon Neal/Getty Images
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8 February 2018: Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers perform during the start of the 22nd Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines Erik de Castro/Reuters
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8 February 2018: A Tesla roadster launched from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, with a dummy driver named Starman at the wheel, heads towards Mars SpaceX via Getty Images
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8 February 2018: Snow-covered trees line a road outside Chevilly near Orleans, some 120km south of Paris Christophe Archambault/AFP
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8 February 2018: An aerial view of snow on Château de la Mothe-Chandenier, a castle in Les Trois-Moutiers in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of France Guillaume Sauvant/AFP
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8 February 2018: Cats eat at the Van Cat Research Centre in Turkey. The Turkish Van Cat is one of the oldest domestic cat breed. It can have three eye colours: blue, yellow and green, which are sometimes mismatched Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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8 February 2018: Mikala Bagge uses UV light to evaluate damage caused to the Emil Nolde painting Dinner in Emmaus at the Danish National Museum in Brede, near Copenhagen, Denmark. After having been stolen in 2014 in Oelstrup church close to Ringkoebing in Denmark and emerged in Germany in January 2018 the painting, which has an estimated value of 10 million danish kroner, arrived at the Danish National Museum and will now undergo restoration Ritzau Scanpix AND Scanpix / Nikolai Linares / AFP
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8 February 2018: Tae Ok Ryom and Ju Sik Kim of North Korea practise at Gangneung Ice Arena ahead of the pairs figure skating competition of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games Mladen Antonov/AFP
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8 February 2018: A cloud of smoke and dust rises following a regime air strike in the rebel-held enclave of Jisreen in the Eastern Ghouta region near Damascus Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP
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9 February 2018: Icicles hang from the mouth of a gargoyle on the Sacre Coeur basilica at the Butte Montmartre in Paris Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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9 February 2018: Icicles hang from the roof of a house near Reinosa, northern Spain Vincent West/Reuters
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9 February 2018: Rescue workers remove the bodies of a Hong Kong Canadian couple from the Yun Tsui building, which is leaning at a precarious angle after an earthquake in the Taiwanese city of Hualien Anthony Wallace/AFP
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9 February 2018: Performers create the shape of a dove in the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games François-Xavier Marit/AFP
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9 February 2018: Impersonators of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are escorted out of the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
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9 February 2018: US Vice President Mike Pence sits in front of North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister Kim Yo Jong during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea Yonhap/Reuters
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9 February 2018: Flag bearer Pita Taufatofua of Tonga greets a Turkish athlete during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
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Fireworks erupt as the Olympic Cauldron is lit at the climax of the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games David J Phillip/Getty Images
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9 February 2018: Show dancers of Friedrichstadt-Palast – dressed as Divine, Kim Kardashian, Madonna and Conchita Wurst – pose on a subway train in Berlin Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters
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