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The Week in Photos March 8 2014

From the colors of Carnival and the Oscars to the turmoil rattling Ukraine and Crimea, a look at the most compelling photos of the last seven days.

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By The Daily BeastMar 08, 2014

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-carnival-highway_qj21xp — March 5, 2014
A reveler wearing a costume in the Brazilian national flag colors arrives to participate in the annual Carnival parade in Panama City.
Carlos Jasso/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-bb-guns_rduvlt — March 4, 2014
The son of the owner of an air rifle shop walks past air rifles on display at the shop.
Ed Wray/Getty

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-ukraine-soldier_sfccip — March 2, 2014
Soldiers who were among several hundred that took up positions around a Ukrainian military base stand near the base's periphery in Crimea.

Sean Gallup/Getty

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-oscars_twmcmv — March 2, 2014
Covered Oscar statues rest under a tent, to guard against rain, along the red carpet ahead of the 86th Academy Awards.
Adrees Latif/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-carnival-horses_ijhucl — March 2, 2014
Revelers from the Academicos do Tatuape samba school take part in the special group category of the annual Carnival parade.
Paulo Whitaker/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-sled-dogs_tzj3ci — March 3, 2014
Justin Savidis' dogs await the lineup in the musher lot before the official restart of the Iditarod dog sled race.
Nathaniel Wilder/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-mattresses_trioyl — March 2, 2014
Ukrainian servicemen carry mattresses on the territory of a military unit in the village of Perevalnoye outside Simferopol.
Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-fashion-market_fwjixu — March 4, 2014
A model presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his Fall/Winter 2014-2015 women's ready-to-wear collection for French fashion house Chanel at the Grand Palais, which was transformed into a "Chanel Shopping Center" during Paris Fashion Week.
Stephane Mahe/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-caracas-smoke_ik8t27 — March 3, 2014
Anti-government protesters fling a tear gas canister thrown by national guard troops during a demonstration against Nicolas Maduro's government.
Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-niagra-falls_h3ub6h — March 3, 2014
A partially frozen Niagara Falls is seen from the American side during sub-freezing temperatures.
Mark Blinch/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-afgahn-worker_qxdpdk — March 3, 2014
Afghan youth laborers work along a street during a rainy day in Kabul.
Omar Sobhani/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-riri_zgkyv1 — March 2, 2014
Singer Rihanna poses before the Givenchy Fall/Winter 2014-2015 women's ready-to-wear fashion show during Paris Fashion Week.
Stephane Mahe/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-us-soldier_jpjljp — March 2, 2014
Cpl. Matthew Moebes from Decatur, Ala., with the U.S. Army's 4th squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment, walks toward a village during a joint patrol with soldiers from the Afghan National Army.
Scott Olson/Getty

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-ukraine-lady_obfabw — March 3, 2014
A woman looks through a damaged entrance door as pro-Russian demonstrators hold a rally outside the regional government building in Donetsk.
Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-ring-of-fire_y5gn8j — March 5, 2014
A frontier soldier from the People's Liberation Army jumps through a ring of fire as part of training.
China Daily China Daily Inform/Reuters

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-surfing_nmz9zu — March 4, 2014
Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia in action as she advances into the quarterfinals of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks.
Simon Williams/ASP

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-pancakes_yku4rm — March 4, 2014
Young probationers, the trainee choristers of Salisbury Cathedral Choir, flip pancakes to mark Shrove Tuesday outside the west front of the 13th-century cathedral.
Matt Cardy/Getty

galleries/2014/03/08/the-week-in-photos-march-8-2014/140306-wip-carnival-cheetah_kznmds — March 4, 2014
A member of Unidos da Tijuca Samba School during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome.
Buda Mendes/Getty

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