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The Week in Pictures: June 6, 2015

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From China’s tragedy on the Yangtze to celebrations at the world’s largest Buddhist temple, the most compelling images from the past seven days.

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Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters
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Maungdaw, Myanmar
June 4, 2015


Migrants, who were found at sea on a boat, collect rainwater during a heavy rainfall at a temporary refuge camp near Kanyin Chaung jetty in northern Rakhine state. Myanmar on Wednesday landed the boat with 727 migrants on board after keeping the vessel at sea for days, a Reuters witness said. The migrants were found drifting in the Andaman Sea last Friday in an overloaded fishing boat that was taking on water.

Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters
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Magelang, Indonesia
June 3, 2015


Monks walk next to Borobudur temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, during celebrations marking Vesak Day, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.

Roni Bintang / Reuters
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Aleppo, Syria
June 3, 2015


A man holds a baby that survived what activists said was a site hit by a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters
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Jianli, China
June 4, 2015


An aerial view shows rescue workers standing on the sunken cruise ship Eastern Star in Hubei province. China has pledged there would be “no cover-up” of an investigation into the sinking of a cruise ship on the Yangtze River, which has left 65 people dead and over 370 missing, as angry families gathered near the rescue site to demand answers.

China Stringer Network / Reuters
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Dimona, Israel
May 31, 2015


Members of the African Hebrew Israelite community, known as “the Black Hebrews,” are seen during the celebrations for the holiday of Shavuot. Identifying themselves as African Hebrew Israelites, about 300 African Americans arrived in 1969 in the sleepy desert town, claiming to be descendants of the ancient Israelites and a right to settle in the Jewish state.

Amir Cohen / Reuters
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Quetta, Pakistan
May 30, 2015


People look at a victim of an attack in the province of Baluchistan. Gunmen killed at least 19 passengers they had forced off buses traveling to Karachi.

Naseer Ahmed / Reuters
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New York City
May 31, 2015


People hold a rope with Israeli national flags attached to it during the 51st annual Israel Parade.

Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
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Anama, Brazil
June 3, 2015


A child jokes in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River. According to civil defense authorities, more than 250,000 people were affected by heavy rains in the region.

Bruno Kelly / Reuters
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Singapore
June 3, 2015


Competitors start the men's individual epee round of 16 fencing event at the Southeast Asian Games.

Edgar Su / Reuters
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Friedrichskoog, Germany
June 4, 2015

A young seal swims at the city’s seal reserve.

Carsten Rehder/AFP/Getty

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