The Week in Pictures: March 22, 2019 - MSN.com

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Wellington, New Zealand
The New Zealand national flag is flown at half-mast on a Parliament building on March 15 in Wellington after the deadly mosque shooting incident in Christchurch.




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New York City
People explore the landmark temporarily known as the "Vessel" during the the opening of New York's newest development, Hudson Yards, on March 15.




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Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke stands on a counter top as he talks with voters during his second day of campaigning for the 2020 nomination at Central Park Coffee Company on March 15 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. After losing a long-shot race for U.S. Senate to Ted Cruz (R-TX), the 46-year-old O'Rourke is making his first campaign swing through Iowa after jumping into a crowded Democratic field this week.




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London, United Kingdom
People recline in the street as they take part in a student climate protest at the bottom of Westminster Bridge on March 15 in London.




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Berlin, Germany
A polar bear cub rolls around at her enclosure on March 15 in Berlin, Germany.




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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Newcastle United's Paul Dummett clears the ball from the goal line during the match against AFC Bournemouth on March 16.




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Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
A child is seen on March 16 near gravestones of people who lost their lives in the Halabja chemical attack of 1988.




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Linfen, China
This photo taken on March 16 shows rescuers working at the site of a landslide that killed at least 10 people in Linfen, China.




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Paris, France
A Yellow Vest protester throws a stone at riot police forces during clashes on March 16 in Paris.




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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A Vietnamese girl poses for photographs amidst the "The Parting of the Plastic Sea" art installation, made out of plastic straws by Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong, at a mall in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17. "The Parting of the Plastic Sea" built with some 168,000 straws collected from streets around Vietnam, won the Guinness World Record for largest art installation made from plastic straws.

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Xinghua, China
This photo taken on March 17 shows an aerial view of boats tied up along a riverside in Xinghua, China.




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Minsk, Belarus
A serviceman of the Belarusian Interior Ministry's special forces is seen as he marks Internal Forces Day in Minsk, Belarus, on March 17.




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Genoa, Italy
A pigeon flies across the pitch during a soccer match on March 17 at the Luigi-Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.




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Beira, Mozambique
Residents are seen on March 17 protecting themselves from the rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, which killed at least 120 people, with the death toll expected to rise amid regional devastation.




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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A mourner weeps on the coffin of a loved one during a March 17 memorial service for the passengers and crew who perished in the Ethiopian Airways ET302 crash.




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Indian Wells, California
Canada's Bianca Andreescu hugs her trophy after defeating Germany's Angelique Kerber in the women's final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament on March 17 in Indian Wells, Calif.




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Christchurch, New Zealand
Residents cry on March 17 after leaving flowers in tribute to victims of the deadly mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.




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Deer Park, Texas
Firefighters battle a petrochemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company on March 18, in Deer Park, Texas.




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Christchurch, New Zealand
Fifty pairs of white shoes have been laid in front of All Souls Anglican Church in honor of victims who lost their lives in the deadly mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.




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Gaza Strip
Palestinian protesters take part in a night demonstration in Rafah, near the border with Israel, on March 19.

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Algiers, Algeria
Health workers carry a national flag on March 19 in Algiers, Algeria as they march during a protest calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit.




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Washington, D.C.
Women visit the Korean War Veterans Memorial on March 19.




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London, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive to visit Kings College, to open Bush House, the latest education and learning facilities on the Strand Campus, in central London on March 19.




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London, United Kingdom
A gallery assistant poses with a Babylonian cuneiform kudurru (boundary stone), which was looted from Iraq, on March 19 at the British Museum. The kudurru was seized at London's Heathrow Airport in 2012 and  has now been returned to officials at the Iraqi embassy.




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San Francisco, California
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the annual Game Developers Conference at Moscone Center on March 19 in San Francisco, California.




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Tokyo, Japan
Models present creations by Indonesian designer Eridani at Tokyo Fashion Week on March 19.




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Tokyo, Japan
Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda speaks to the press after a board meeting in Tokyo on March 19. He announced he will step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games.




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Playas de Tijuana, Mexico
A family poses for a portrait at the US-Mexico border fence on March 19 in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on March 19.




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Washington, D.C.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump present each other with soccer team jerseys before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19.




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Tokyo, Japan
The Olympic torch of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is unveiled during a press conference on March 20 in Tokyo.

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Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A woman prays at the Potocari memorial center for victims of the Srebrenica genocide on March 20 in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. United Nations appeals judges on Wednesday upheld the convictions of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and increased his sentence from 40 years to life imprisonment.




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Santiago de Compostela, Spain
A view of the full moon over Mount Pico Sacro, just outside Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on March 20.




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Cucuta, Colombia
Aerial view of containers blocking the Tienditas Bridge, which links Venezuela and Colombia, as seen from Cucuta, Colombia on March 20.




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Brussels, Belgium
A protester wearing a costume of Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May takes part in a demonstration calling for European unityon March 21, the first day of an EU summit.




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Tamil Nadu, India
A person is hit by colored water during Holi festival celebrations marking the start of spring on March 21 in Chennai, India.