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Week in pictures: 30 November - 6 December

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7 Dec 2014
Bond Girls at Pinewood Studios

Ben Stansall

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, THURSDAY:

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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

2014 Getty Images

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

2014 Getty Images

QATAR, FRIDAY:

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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

2014 Getty Images

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

2014 Getty Images

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

AFP/Getty Images

TURKEY, SUNDAY:

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