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Week in pictures: 28 September - 4 October

5 Oct 2014

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Paula Bronstein

HONG KONG, OCTOBER:

Cara Delevingne and Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week

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PARIS, TUESDAY:

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JAPAN, MONDAY:

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice after their wedding

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VENICE, SUNDAY:

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TURKEY, MONDAY:

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CHESTER, TUESDAY:

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AUCHTERARDER, SUNDAY:

David Cameron at the Conservative Party Conference

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BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY:

Arsenal's Danny Welbeck scores against Galatasaray

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY:

South Korea's Jeong Yelim competes in the Women's Discus Throw Final at the Asian Games

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SOUTH KOREA, MONDAY:

‘When will Tories get back to just cutting tax?’

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Vladimir Putin during a meeting of he Summit of Collective Security Treaty Organisation

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In Depth

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Tall Tales

University tells students to take swimming test ‘online’

Yellow vests protestors demonstrate near the Arc de Triomphe

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In Depth

Five times the cost of living triggered civil unrest

Joe Biden delivers a speech at the White House

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Between the lines

Can Biden break the US gun lobby?

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Tall Tales

Jaws actor becomes police chief on island where movie was filmed

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Why we’re talking about . . .

Is Russian President Vladimir Putin seriously ill?

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Behind the scenes

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Vladimir Putin hosting a meeting in the Kremlin via video link

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Behind the scenes

Are assassins trying to kill Putin?

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