Pictures of the Week: Aug. 28, 2015 - MSN.com

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A Malaysian man casts a shadow in the glass of a window display bearing foreign currency notes at a foreign currency money-changer in Kuala Lumpur on August 24, 2015.





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Livingston, Scotland
Nine-year-old Josh Cathcart from Dalgety Bay shows his excitement during the final fitting for his new bionic hand at Touch Bionics' headquarters on Aug. 21.





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Twisp, Washington
Firefighters flee as the Twisp River fire advances unexpectedly near Twisp, Washington, on August 20, 2015. Three firefighters in Washington state were killed and four injured while battling a wildfire threatening the town of Twisp, officials said on Wednesday, as more than a dozen major blazes burned in parched Western U.S. states.





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Beijing, China
Sweden's Erika Kinsey prepares to compete in the women's high jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015.





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Melbourne, Australia
Dachshunds 'Sausage', 'Cooper' and 'Sassy' promote the inaugural dachshund race at the Oktoberfest festival Dachshund race to be held during Oktoberfest festival, Melbourne, Australia Aug. 26, 2015.





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Idomeni, Greece
A migrant holding a boy react as they face the Macedonian riot police officers during a clash near the border train station of Idomeni on Aug. 21.





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Walchsee, Austria
Participants take part in the cycle leg of the race during the Challenge Triathlon Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl on August 23, 2015, in Walchsee, Austria.





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Beirut, Lebanon
A woman covers her nose as she passes by waste management workers as they collect a pile of garbage near a government building a day after a violent protests against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015.





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Ferguson, Missouri
Ferguson Police officer Greg Casem and Sergeant Dominica Fuller console a mourning child during a candlelight vigil held in honor of Jamyla Bolden on August 20, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri. Casem carried Jamyla Bolden, 9, to an ambulance after she was allegedly struck by a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting and killed while doing her homework at her home in Ferguson on August 18.





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Beijing, Ch
A picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen behind soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army marching during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015.

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New York City
One World Trade Center towers over lower Manhattan as children play basketball in New York August 26, 2015.





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Colombo, Sri Lanka
India's captain Virat Kohli reacts after his teammate Lokesh Rahul (not in picture) missed a catch hit by Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews (not in picture) during the third day of their second test cricket match in Colombo August 22, 2015.





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Gaza City, Palestinian Territories
Palestinian schoolgirls walk inside their school that was destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, on the first day of the new school year in the east of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories Aug. 24, 2015.





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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Competitors jump into the waters off Copacabana beach as they take part in the Marathon Swimming Challenge – Aquece Rio Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympics on Aug. 22.





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New York City
A sign painter outlines the Pope's nose on the side of a New York City office building, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Pope Francis visits the U.S. beginning Sept. 22 with stops in Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia.





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Washington, D.C.
A security personnel pushes away environmental activists climbing onto the portico of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's house during a protest "to urge him to stop the illegal Alberta Clipper expansion" on Aug. 25.





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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine dancer Pablo Rafael Pereyra dips his partner Gabriela Fernanda Torres, as part of their dance routine in the stage category at the World Tango Championship on Aug. 21.





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Arlington, Virginia
Army Sgt. 1st Class Krystle McGrath of Fort Bragg, N.C., stands in the distance at the grave of her friend Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Leggett, to acknowledged the burial service for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Ward C. Swalwell, Jr., 21, of Chicago, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015.





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Uintah County, Utah
Malachi Bradley, center, smiles at his brother Levi as he is reunited with his family on Aug. 24, after being lost near the Wyoming border.





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Overland Park, Kansas
A spider is silhouetted against a string of lights, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Overland Park, Kan.

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Shanghai, China
A woman squats in a window of a badly flooded hall after strong rains hit Shanghai on Aug. 24.





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Washington, D.C.
Members of the general public enjoy the 'BEACH' at the National Building Museum on Aug. 25. The 'BEACH' is an interactive architectural installation, with an 'ocean' of nearly one million recyclable translucent plastic balls, that brings the experience of going to the beach indoors.





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Hitchin, England
Growers at Cadwell Farm in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England were out in their 15 acres of lavender fields Aug. 25, 2015, as a new band of rain swept across the country from the South West, following a day of torrential rain and flooding. The farmers used a special harvester which mimics the way lavender would have been picked 100 years ago by just cutting off the flower heads.





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Idomeni, Greece
Syrian refugees walk along the roads of the border town of Idomeni , northern Greece, to cross the border and enter Macedonia, on Tuesday Aug. 25, 2015. The U.N.’s refugee agency said it expects 3,000 people to cross Macedonia daily in the coming days. Greece has been overwhelmed this year by record numbers of migrants who have been arriving on a number of Greek islands.





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Ya'an, China
People look through a window as giant panda cubs lie inside baskets during their debut appearance to visitors at a giant panda breeding centre in Ya'an, Sichuan province, China, August 21, 2015. A total of 10 giant panda cubs that were born in the centre this year, aging from one week to two months, met visitors for the first time on Friday, local media reported.





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Sangolqui, Ecuador
View of ashes spewed by the Cotopaxi volcano in Sangolqui, Ecuador on August 23, 2015. A dozen towns of central Ecuador, including Quito sector, suffered Saturday from the ashes of the Cotopaxi volcano, which started erupting a week ago after 138 years, as crops and cattle were affected.





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New Orleans, Louisiana
Photographer Carlos Barria holds a print of a photograph he took in 2005, as he matches it up at the same location 10 years on, in New Orleans, United States, August 16, 2015.





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Radom, Poland
Polish Air Force MiG-29 pilot Adrian Rojek performs during the Radom Air Show at an airport in Radom, Poland August 23, 2015.





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Roanoke, Virginia
WDBJ-TV7 news morning anchor Kimberly McBroom, center, gets a hug from visiting anchor Steve Grant, left, as meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner reflects after their early morning newscast at the station, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Roanoke, Va. Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed during a live broadcast Wednesday, while on assignment in Moneta.





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Livermore, California
A road surrounded by burned land and leading to the charred remains of a property is shown in Livermore, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. Wildfires rampaged across the drought-choked West on Thursday as authorities scrambled for resources to beat back the flames.





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Villa del Rosario, Colombia
A man carries a refrigerator while crossing the Tachira river border with Venezuela into Colombia, near Villa del Rosario village August 25, 2015. The ongoing crisis on the border between Colombia and Venezuela should not be used for political point-scoring by leaders in either country ahead of elections in coming months, the Colombian government said on Tuesday.