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The Week in Pictures: February 7, 2015

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Ukraine and Syria reel, and the falcons come out from Abu Dhabi to the steppe of remote China. Plus more of the most compelling images from the past seven days.

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Artemivsk, Ukraine
February 2, 2015


A Ukrainian soldier wounded during clashes with pro-Russian separatists near Debaltseve lies on a stretcher as he arrives at a hospital in the Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk region. Pro-Russian separatists vowed to mobilize as many as 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the United States mulled sending weapons to Kiev's outgunned forces after the latest truce bid collapsed.

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Paris
February 3, 2015


French President Francois Hollande pays his respect near the flag-draped coffins of the nine French air force personnel in the Invalides courtyard. The nine died in an accident at a NATO training base in Spain, where a Greek F-16 fighter plane crashed after taking off.

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Donetsk, Ukraine
February 5, 2015


A municipal official looks through the window of a residential block that was damaged by shelling, according to local authorities.

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Anzere, Switzerland
February 3, 2015

An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountainside at the Vallee de la Sionne near Sion.

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Germering, Germany
February 3, 2015


A biker ride a snowy path during cold and foggy winter weather, with temperatures by minus 10 degrees.

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Akqi County, China
February 1, 2015


Herdsmen from the Kyrgyz ethnic group hold their falcons as they ride on horses during a hunting competition in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous region.

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Damascus, Syria
February 2, 2015


A man gives medical assistance to an injured man as two wounded children wait nearby at a field hospital after what activists said was an airstrike by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Duma neighborhood.

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Moscow
February 3, 2015


Employees adjust an electronic transparent screen that shows social advertising.

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Calgary, Alberta
February 4, 2015


Calgary Flames left wing Lance Bouma (17) checks into the boards San Jose Sharks defenseman Matt Irwin (52) during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome.

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
February 3, 2015


Emirati men pose with their falcons after an evening training session. Traditionally a way of obtaining food, falconry today has become more of a national sport and a rite of passage for many young Emirati men. Groups of friends regularly come together in the evenings to meet and train their birds where the practice becomes more about camaraderie and sharing knowledge than subsistence.

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