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Week in pictures: 18 - 24 January

25 Jan 2015

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Cameron Spencer

MELBOURNE, WEDNESDAY:

FESHIEBRIDGE, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 20:Mark Squires exercises his dogs as sledders and their huskies practice at a forest course ahead of the Aviemore Sled Dog Rally on January 20, 2015 in Feshi

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SCOTLAND, TUESDAY:

NELSON, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 20:Lahiru Thirimanne of Sri Lanka dives to make his ground during the One Day International match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Saxton Field on January 20

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NEW ZEALAND, TUESDAY:

TONGI, BANGLADESH - JANUARY 18:Muslim devotees arrive to Tongi on the last day of the annual Bishwa Ijtema on January 18, 2015 in Tongi, Bangladesh. The Bishwa Ijtema is the second largest ga

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BANGLADESH, SUNDAY:

US actor Johnny Depp (L) jokes with fiancee US actress and model Amber Heard (R) as they arrive for the UK premiere of the film 'Mortdecai' in London on January 19, 2015.AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL

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LONDON, MONDAY:

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 20:A cow is pictured in the dry conditions at Ambury Farm on January 20, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. Soil-moisture levels across the country are lower than

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AUCKLAND, TUESDAY:

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 19:A model is seen backstage ahead of the It's Showtime - Maybelline New York 100th Anniversary show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Autumn/Winter 2015/

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BERLIN, MONDAY:

A man holds a hat over his mouth as black smoke billows from tyres set on fire in Niamey, on January 18, 2015 after police fired teargas to disperse a banned opposition demonstration in the c

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NIGER, SUNDAY:

Afghan men and children reach out for food donated by a charity in Mazar-i-sharif on January 22, 2015.Afghanistan's economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in

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AFGHANISTAN, THURSDAY:

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NORFOLK, SUNDAY:

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