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World’s dirtiest river to Japan’s spy satellite launch: This week’s photo moments

A worker collects garbage from the Marilao River in Bulacan, north of Manila. Pure Earth, formerly known as the Blacksmith Institute, a non-governmental organisation that works to solve pollution problems in the developing world, named Marilao River as one of the 30 dirtiest places in the world in 2007. (Noel CELIS / AFP)

Updated on: Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM IST

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A worker collects garbage from the Marilao River in Bulacan, north of Manila. Pure Earth, formerly known as the Blacksmith Institute, a non-governmental organisation that works to solve pollution problems in the developing world, named Marilao River as one of the 30 dirtiest places in the world in 2007. (Noel CELIS / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

A worker collects garbage from the Marilao River in Bulacan, north of Manila. Pure Earth, formerly known as the Blacksmith Institute, a non-governmental organisation that works to solve pollution problems in the developing world, named Marilao River as one of the 30 dirtiest places in the world in 2007. (Noel CELIS / AFP)

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Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, sit for an official photograph with warrant officers of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards following their St Patrick's Day parade at Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow. (Richard Pohle / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, sit for an official photograph with warrant officers of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards following their St Patrick's Day parade at Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow. (Richard Pohle / REUTERS)

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Relatives react near the bodies of civilians killed in air strike, during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq. (Thaier Al-Sudani / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

Relatives react near the bodies of civilians killed in air strike, during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq. (Thaier Al-Sudani / REUTERS)

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A H-IIA rocket, carrying a government's information gathering radar satellite, lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan. (Kyodo/via REUTERS )

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

A H-IIA rocket, carrying a government's information gathering radar satellite, lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan. (Kyodo/via REUTERS )

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Models present creations from Amapo during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Paulo Whitaker / REUTERS)

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Models present creations from Amapo during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Paulo Whitaker / REUTERS)

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A baby pygmy hippo (R) in the water with her mother 'Kambiri' at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Zoo-goers in Australia were introduced to a rare baby pygmy hippo, the first of its kind born at Taronga Zoo in seven years. (Taronga Zoo / PAUL FAHY / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

A baby pygmy hippo (R) in the water with her mother 'Kambiri' at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Zoo-goers in Australia were introduced to a rare baby pygmy hippo, the first of its kind born at Taronga Zoo in seven years. (Taronga Zoo / PAUL FAHY / AFP)

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A protest of the death penalty is seen outside the Board of Church & Society near the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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A protest of the death penalty is seen outside the Board of Church & Society near the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces on Damascus' north eastern rebel-held al-Qaboun surburb. (AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces on Damascus' north eastern rebel-held al-Qaboun surburb. (AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP)

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Wrecked cars with Israeli license plates are seen in the West Bank village of al-Ram on March 6, 2017. Throughout the West Bank, vacant lots covered with stacks of hundreds of cars crushed by bulldozers bearing Israeli plates are an indication of the police crackdown. In 2016, 16,000 vehicles met the same fate, Palestinian police said, with 5,000 in January and February in the small territory occupied for 50 years by Israel. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

Wrecked cars with Israeli license plates are seen in the West Bank village of al-Ram on March 6, 2017. Throughout the West Bank, vacant lots covered with stacks of hundreds of cars crushed by bulldozers bearing Israeli plates are an indication of the police crackdown. In 2016, 16,000 vehicles met the same fate, Palestinian police said, with 5,000 in January and February in the small territory occupied for 50 years by Israel. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)

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Two stump-tailed Macaques sit in their enclosure at Berlin's Zoologischer garten zoo. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

Two stump-tailed Macaques sit in their enclosure at Berlin's Zoologischer garten zoo. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

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A motorcyclist performs during Monster Jam show which was organized by General Entertainment Authority, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Faisal Al Nasser / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

A motorcyclist performs during Monster Jam show which was organized by General Entertainment Authority, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Faisal Al Nasser / REUTERS)

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U.S. President Donald Trump waits with a U.S. Marine honor guard to welcome Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny for a St. Patrick's Day reception at the White House in Washington, U.S. (Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump waits with a U.S. Marine honor guard to welcome Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny for a St. Patrick's Day reception at the White House in Washington, U.S. (Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS)

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A woman leads her donkeys loaded with jerrycans in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, in this handout picture provided by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

A woman leads her donkeys loaded with jerrycans in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, in this handout picture provided by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. (REUTERS)

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A US Air Force F-16 receives fuel from a fuel boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space. (Hamad I Mohammed / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

A US Air Force F-16 receives fuel from a fuel boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space. (Hamad I Mohammed / REUTERS)

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The sunrise in early-morning haze is pictured in the region of Koenigswinkel, southern Germany. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

The sunrise in early-morning haze is pictured in the region of Koenigswinkel, southern Germany. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP)

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Prehispanic dancers perfom the fire dance during a ceremony at the Mexico Fashion Film Festival, on March 15, 2017 in Mexico City. (Pedro Pardo / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

Prehispanic dancers perfom the fire dance during a ceremony at the Mexico Fashion Film Festival, on March 15, 2017 in Mexico City. (Pedro Pardo / AFP)

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Kyrgyz riders play the traditional Central Asian sport of Kok-Boru (Gray Wolf) or Buzkashi (Goat Grabbing) during celebrations for Nowruz in Bishkek on March 16, 2017. Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. Nowruz, "The New Year" in Farsi, is an ancient festival marking the first day of spring in Central Asia. (Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

Kyrgyz riders play the traditional Central Asian sport of Kok-Boru (Gray Wolf) or Buzkashi (Goat Grabbing) during celebrations for Nowruz in Bishkek on March 16, 2017. Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. Nowruz, "The New Year" in Farsi, is an ancient festival marking the first day of spring in Central Asia. (Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

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The Northern Lights, also known as 'Aurora borealis' flash across the sky above Unstad, a town know for being the world's most northern artic surf school. (OLIVIER MORIN / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

The Northern Lights, also known as 'Aurora borealis' flash across the sky above Unstad, a town know for being the world's most northern artic surf school. (OLIVIER MORIN / AFP)

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A woman walks next to a soap bubble made by a street artist in the center of Ukrainian capital of Kiev on a sunny day. (Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Updated on Mar 19, 2017 3:19 PM

A woman walks next to a soap bubble made by a street artist in the center of Ukrainian capital of Kiev on a sunny day. (Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

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