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Photos of the week: From Australia’s Ashes victory to the two Koreas meeting

Updated On Jan 13, 2018 01:47 PM IST

From Australia's overwhelming victory over England in the Ashes tournament to North and South Korea meeting for landmark talks --photos of the week from around the world.

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Australia’s captain Steve Smith laughs as he holds a replica Ashes urn next to team mates after they won the fifth Ashes cricket test match and the series 4-0 on January 8, 2018. (David Gray / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Australia’s captain Steve Smith laughs as he holds a replica Ashes urn next to team mates after they won the fifth Ashes cricket test match and the series 4-0 on January 8, 2018. (David Gray / REUTERS)

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An aerial view shows a car driving along a forest road during sunset, with the air temperature at about minus 27 degrees Celsius in the Siberian Taiga outside the village of Balakhta, Russia on January 5, 2018. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An aerial view shows a car driving along a forest road during sunset, with the air temperature at about minus 27 degrees Celsius in the Siberian Taiga outside the village of Balakhta, Russia on January 5, 2018. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS)

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Elvis Presley impersonator Sean Wright poses next to the Elvis Express train at Sydney's Central station before it departs for the 26th annual Elvis Festival being held in the New South Wales town of Parkes in Australia on January 11, 2018. (Daniel Munoz / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Elvis Presley impersonator Sean Wright poses next to the Elvis Express train at Sydney's Central station before it departs for the 26th annual Elvis Festival being held in the New South Wales town of Parkes in Australia on January 11, 2018. (Daniel Munoz / REUTERS)

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Skiers react in the finish area, after crossing the finish line for the Women's 9 km Pursuit Free - Final Climb race during the FIS World cup Tour de Ski at Val Di Fiemme Cermis's Alps in Cavalese, Italy on January 7, 2018. (Andreas Solaro / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Skiers react in the finish area, after crossing the finish line for the Women's 9 km Pursuit Free - Final Climb race during the FIS World cup Tour de Ski at Val Di Fiemme Cermis's Alps in Cavalese, Italy on January 7, 2018. (Andreas Solaro / AFP)

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A reveller takes part in the "White Day" parade during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia on January 6, 2018. (Luis Robayo / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A reveller takes part in the "White Day" parade during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia on January 6, 2018. (Luis Robayo / AFP)

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German chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement in Berlin on January 7, 2018. Merkel embarked Sunday on talks with the center-left Social Democrats on forming a new government, with leaders stressing the need for speed as they attempt to break an impasse more than three months after the country's election. (Joerg Carstensen / dpa via AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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German chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement in Berlin on January 7, 2018. Merkel embarked Sunday on talks with the center-left Social Democrats on forming a new government, with leaders stressing the need for speed as they attempt to break an impasse more than three months after the country's election. (Joerg Carstensen / dpa via AP)

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Drivers compete during the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 2 in and around the Peruvian town of Pisco on January 7, 2018. The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally will take competitors through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina until January 20. (Frank Fife / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Drivers compete during the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 2 in and around the Peruvian town of Pisco on January 7, 2018. The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally will take competitors through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina until January 20. (Frank Fife / AFP)

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Roger Federer (L) and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland hoist the Hopman Cup after defeating Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber of Germany in the mixed doubles final on day eight of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth on January 6, 2018. (Tony Ashby / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Roger Federer (L) and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland hoist the Hopman Cup after defeating Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber of Germany in the mixed doubles final on day eight of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth on January 6, 2018. (Tony Ashby / AFP)

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More than 300 people dressed in costumes perform the cult comedy Monty Python's Silly Walk on January 7 in Brno, Czech Republic, marking the International Silly Walk Day. (Radek Mica / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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More than 300 people dressed in costumes perform the cult comedy Monty Python's Silly Walk on January 7 in Brno, Czech Republic, marking the International Silly Walk Day. (Radek Mica / AFP)

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Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees carry the statue of the Black Nazarene to the carriage at the start of the annual religious procession in Manila, Philippines on January 9, 2018. (Noel Celis / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees carry the statue of the Black Nazarene to the carriage at the start of the annual religious procession in Manila, Philippines on January 9, 2018. (Noel Celis / AFP)

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Thailand's Prime Minster Prayuth Chan-ocha waves to reporters next to a cardboard cut-out of himself at the government house during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand on January 8, 2018. (Dailynews / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Thailand's Prime Minster Prayuth Chan-ocha waves to reporters next to a cardboard cut-out of himself at the government house during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand on January 8, 2018. (Dailynews / REUTERS)

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An aerial picture taken with a drone on January 8, 2018 shows wood logs lined up at the storage facility of a Brandebourg forestry company in the eastern German town of Chorin. (Patrick Pleul / dpa / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An aerial picture taken with a drone on January 8, 2018 shows wood logs lined up at the storage facility of a Brandebourg forestry company in the eastern German town of Chorin. (Patrick Pleul / dpa / AFP)

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Emergency personnel carry a woman rescued from a collapsed house after a mudslide in Montecito, California on January 9, 2018. (Kenneth Song / Santa Barbara News-Press via REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Emergency personnel carry a woman rescued from a collapsed house after a mudslide in Montecito, California on January 9, 2018. (Kenneth Song / Santa Barbara News-Press via REUTERS)

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Participants in the 17th Annual "No Pants Subway Ride" wait for a New York City subway train on January 7, 2018 in New York City. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Participants in the 17th Annual "No Pants Subway Ride" wait for a New York City subway train on January 7, 2018 in New York City. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP)

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A Syria Civil Defence member carries a wounded child in the besieged town of Hamoria, Syria on January 6, 2018. (Bassam Khabieh / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Syria Civil Defence member carries a wounded child in the besieged town of Hamoria, Syria on January 6, 2018. (Bassam Khabieh / REUTERS)

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A pro-Russian woman, from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, attacks an activist mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest of Ukrainian nationalists at Kiev-Pecherskaya Lavra Cathedral in Kiev on January 8, 2018. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A pro-Russian woman, from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, attacks an activist mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest of Ukrainian nationalists at Kiev-Pecherskaya Lavra Cathedral in Kiev on January 8, 2018. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP)

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The North Korean delegation led by Ri Son Gwon, Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC) of DPRK, crosses the concrete border to attend a meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, on January 9, 2018. (Yonhap via REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The North Korean delegation led by Ri Son Gwon, Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC) of DPRK, crosses the concrete border to attend a meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, on January 9, 2018. (Yonhap via REUTERS)

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Lightning is seen in the sky above the court where Germany's Angelique Kerber plays her first-round match against Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova during the Sydney International on January 8, 2018. (AAP / Craig Golding via REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Lightning is seen in the sky above the court where Germany's Angelique Kerber plays her first-round match against Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova during the Sydney International on January 8, 2018. (AAP / Craig Golding via REUTERS)

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Smoke is seen rising from the Panama-registered Sanchi tanker carrying Iranian oil two days after a collision with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea on January 9, 2018. (China's Ministry of Transport Handout via REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Smoke is seen rising from the Panama-registered Sanchi tanker carrying Iranian oil two days after a collision with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea on January 9, 2018. (China's Ministry of Transport Handout via REUTERS)

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Palestinian protesters wave their national flag near the Israel-Gaza border east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis demonstrating against calls for the closure of UNRWA by the Israeli prime minister and cuts in Palestinian aid by the American president on January 9, 2018. (Said Khartib / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Palestinian protesters wave their national flag near the Israel-Gaza border east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis demonstrating against calls for the closure of UNRWA by the Israeli prime minister and cuts in Palestinian aid by the American president on January 9, 2018. (Said Khartib / AFP)

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Aircrafts perform during an airshow at Saudi Aviation Forum at Thumamah airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 11, 2018. (Faisal Al Nasser / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Aircrafts perform during an airshow at Saudi Aviation Forum at Thumamah airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 11, 2018. (Faisal Al Nasser / REUTERS)

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Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo arrives at the court in Yangon, Myanmar on January 10, 2018. Myanmar has accused Reuters reporters Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act, a little-used law from colonial rule. (REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo arrives at the court in Yangon, Myanmar on January 10, 2018. Myanmar has accused Reuters reporters Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act, a little-used law from colonial rule. (REUTERS)

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Sumo grand champion Kisenosato (C), performs a ring-entering ceremony beside sword carrier Shohozan (L) and dew sweeper Kagayaki (R) at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on January 9, 2018. Sumo’s three grand champions clapped their hands and stamped their feet in a traditional New Year offering to the Shinto gods, as the sport seeks to turn the page on a scandal-hit 2017. (Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Sumo grand champion Kisenosato (C), performs a ring-entering ceremony beside sword carrier Shohozan (L) and dew sweeper Kagayaki (R) at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on January 9, 2018. Sumo’s three grand champions clapped their hands and stamped their feet in a traditional New Year offering to the Shinto gods, as the sport seeks to turn the page on a scandal-hit 2017. (Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP)

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