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The Week in Pictures: September 5, 2015

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From unending heartbreak on Turkey's beaches to China’s massive show of might, the most compelling images from the past seven days.

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Bodrum, Turkey
September 2, 2015


The body of a young man is covered as it lies on the shore after a boat carrying refugees sank as it attempted to cross to the Greek island of Kos. Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived in Athens as Greek ministers held talks on the crisis, with Europe struggling to cope with the huge influx of people fleeing war and repression in the Middle East and Africa.

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Brno, Czech Republic
August 29, 2015


A person takes part in a rainbow run. People taking part in the 5km charity race throw colors along the way.

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Simferopol, Crimea
September 1, 2015


A boy stands by a wall sprayed with a graffiti depicting Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

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Jacobsdorf, Germany
September 1, 2015


Lightning strikes in Oder-Spree district.

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New Delhi
September 1, 2015


Meenakshi Kumari, 23, one of the two sisters allegedly threatened with rape by a village council in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, adjusts her headgear as she sits inside her lawyer's chamber. A village council in northern India has denied allegations that it ordered two young sisters to be raped because their brother eloped with a higher caste woman. The council's purported ruling led to an international outcry and hundreds of thousands of people have demanded their safety.

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Kathmandu, Nepal
September 1, 2015


Nepalese police arrest a Hindu activist as demonstrators try to break through to a cordoned-off area near parliament during a protest demanding Nepal be declared a Hindu state. Violent protests have erupted in the last few weeks after lawmakers struck a breakthrough deal to table the draft of a new constitution, spurred by April’s devastating earthquake.

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Nice, France
August 31, 2015


A woman sunbathes on a warm summer day on a private beach.

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London
August 31, 2015


Revellers dance at the Notting Hill Carnival.

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Olmen, Belgium
September 2, 2015


A black cap capuchin monkey plays with some food in its enclosure at the Olmense Zoo.

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Beijing
September 3, 2015


Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army march during the military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War 2.

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In the Black Rock Desert, Nevada
September 2, 2015


Hank Allen and Sarah Duxbury embrace during a dust storm at the Burning Man 2015 Carnival of Mirrors arts and music festival. Participants from all over the world spend a week in the remote desert to experience art, music, and the unique community that develops.

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South Sumatra, Indonesia
September 3, 2015


Residents carry water as they try to extinguish fires near their homes at Pal 7 village in Ogan Ilir district.

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