Pictures of the week: March 13, 2020 - MSN.com

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Los Angeles, California, US
Yifei Liu attends the premiere of Disney's "Mulan" at Dolby Theatre on March 9.




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Curitiba, Brazil
A plane passes in front of the full worm supermoon, as seen from Curitiba, on March 9.




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Melbourne, Australia
Katy Perry performs on stage with the Australian cricket team following their victory in the ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Final, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 8.




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Seoul, South Korea
A worker wearing a face mask watches his smart phone under lanterns, as preparations are underway for the upcoming birth anniversary of Buddha on April 30, at the Jogyesa Temple on March 8.




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London, England
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 9. This was their final official engagement before quitting royal life.




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Futaba, Japan
A farmer kneels down as he offers a prayer for his late wife and granddaughter at the remains of his house, devastated by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, on March 11. This year marked the ninth anniversary of the 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on March 11, 2011.




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Kirkland, Washington, US
A woman visits her mother, who she says has tested positive for COVID-19, at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, a geriatric nursing home that has become the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S., on March 11.




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Hyderabad, India
Women practice "katte samu," a rural traditional self-defense martial art, during a workshop organised by the Department of Language, Art and Culture of Telangana state for the International Women's Day, on March 6.




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Paris, France
An installation entitled "Umbrella Sky Project," created by Portuguese artist Patricia Cunha, comprising umbrellas in shades of pink is pictured on March 11.




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Vatican City
Faithfuls watch Pope Francis deliver the Angelus prayer on a giant screen, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in St. Peter's Square, on March 8.

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Birmingham, England
Hungarian Vizslas watch their owner on the second day of the Crufts dog show at the NEC Arena on March 6. The annual four-day show sees around 20,000 pedigree dogs visit the center, before the Best in Show is awarded on the final day.




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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden hugs his wife Jill after a primary night speech at the National Constitution Center on March 10.




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Pattaya, Thailand
Philippines's Jess Labares poses at the final show of the Miss International Queen 2020 transgender beauty pageant on March 7.




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Buenos Aires, Argentina
A participant at a women's strike, organized to demand the legalization of abortion, gender equality and the end of violence against women, on March 9.




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Caracas, Venezuela
Opposition protesters clash with police blocking their march on March 10. The anti-government march, led by opposition leader Juan Guaido, is aimed at retaking the National Assembly legislative building, which opposition lawmakers have been blocked from entering.




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Naples, Italy
Inmates are seen on the roof of the Poggioreale prison as they protest the government's decision to suspend visits until May due to suspected cases of COVID-19 in the facility, on March 8.




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Ahmedabad, India
Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as "Holika Dahan," which is part of Holi festival celebrations, on March 9.




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Chalette-sur-Loing, France
A peloton makes its way ahead while battling rain, during the 2nd stage of the 78th Paris Nice cycling race on March 9.




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Olympia, Greece
Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of High Priestess, lights the torch during the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on March 12.




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Chennai, India
A girl wearing a protective mask reacts as she is splashed with colored water during Holi celebrations, amid coronavirus precautions, on March 10.

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New York City, New York, US
The lines to reach the immigration process are empty due to COVID-19 fears, at a terminal at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 9.




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Jakarta, Indonesia
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrive for a four-day state visit to Indonesia, on March 9.




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Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
A woman ties a handkerchief over the mouth of the statue of pre-Columbian ruler Nezahualcoyotl, during International Women's Day on March 8.




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Moscow, Russia
Cars caught in a traffic jam slowly move along a bridge on March 6.




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Port of Oakland, California, US
Canadian passengers are disembarked from the Grand Princess cruise ship on March 9. The cruise ship carrying thousands of people was stranded for days after 21 passengers onboard were found to have contracted COVID-19.




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Seoul, South Korea
People watch a news program showing file images of North Korea's missile launch, at the Seoul Railway Station on March 9. North Korea had fired three unidentified projectiles off its east coast on March 9, South Korea's military said, two days after the North threatened to take "momentous" action to protest outside condemnation over its earlier live-fire exercises.




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Berlin, Germany
An elderly woman stands before empty shelves of sold-out toilet paper and paper towels at a drug store on March 9. Household items such as soap, disinfectants, toilet paper and some packaged groceries are in short supply in many shops as people hoard in fear of shortage due to the coronavirus spread.




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Celaya, Mexico
Police stand near the wreckage of a car that was burnt in a blockade set by members of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel to repel security forces during a police operation on the outskirts of the city on March 10.




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Santiago, Chile
Riot police officers run during a protest against the government of Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on March 6. Demonstrations resurfaced in the country as students summoned citizens to reactivate protest, calling for educational system reform among several other demands for social equality.




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Sydney, Australia
Women chant slogans as they march along Castlereagh Street during an International Women's Day event on March 7.

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Fieberbrunn, Austria
Davey Baird of the U.S. competes during the fourth stage of the men's snowboard event at the Freeride World Tour on March 8.




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Skógar, Iceland
A man stands in front of the Skógafoss waterfall on March 8.




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Ashdod, Israel
Children wear costumes and play around during the Jewish holiday of Purim, a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther, on March 9.




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Wuhan, China
A staff member cleans up a makeshift hospital on March 8. The makeshift hospital, converted from a sports venue, was officially closed on March 8 after its last batch of cured COVID-19 patients were discharged. A full disinfection will follow.




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Hebden Bridge, England
Schoolchildren are dwarfed by a giant portrait of Greta Thunberg, painted onto the playing field at Hebden Royd Primary School by local award-winning artists with the help of students from the school, to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8.