In Brief

Week in pictures: 30 November - 6 December

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7 Dec 2014

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Bond Girls at Pinewood Studios

Ben Stansall

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, THURSDAY:

from left

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 01: (CHINA OUT) Rescuers battle an ambulance fire outside a pharmacy at Xingqing District on December 1, 2014 in Yinchuan, Ningxia province of China. An ambulance p

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CHINA, MONDAY:

Britain's Finance Minister George Osborne (L) and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury for the House of Commons to deliver the Autumn statement in central Lo

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY:

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 29:12,000 Color Runners take part in the 'Happiest 5k on the Planet', turning Dubai Autodrome into a giant rainbow! The Color Run presented by Daman's A

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DUBAI, SUNDAY:

DOHA, QATAR - DECEMBER 05:Matt Grevers of USA competes in the Men's 50m Backstroke heats on day three of the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) at the Hamad Aquatic Centre on Decemb

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QATAR, FRIDAY:

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 3:A demonstrator cries while gathering in Philadelphia to protest the Eric Garner grand jury decision during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at City Hall Decemb

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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY:

COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - DECEMBER 03: Benoit Valentin of France competes in the qualifying round of the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup 2015 men's ski halfpipe heat 1 during the USSA Grand Prix on D

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COLORADO, WEDNESDAY:

A truck unload gravel on ZAD (Zone to Defend) activists as they block an access to the construction site of an holiday village project by Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs group in the Chambaran

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FRANCE, THURSDAY:

HONG KONG - DECEMBER 01:Pro-democracy protesters clash with police outside Hong Kong's Government complex on December 1, 2014 in Hong Kong. Leaders from the Federation of Students called on f

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HONG KONG, MONDAY:

Kurdish people make the V sign while standing on a tree as they rally near the border with Syria in Sanliurfa on November 30, 2014. Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Sunday pressed Prime Min

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TURKEY, SUNDAY:

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