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Photos of the week: A sandstorm slams Ganzu and touchdown for NASA’s inSight on Mars

A massive sandstorm soaring above skyscrapers slams Ganzu in china to NASA’s insight rover landing on Mars --photos of the week from across the world.

Updated on: Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM IST

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A a massive sandstorm that sparked rural fires, forced traffic to slow down and prompted residents to head for cove, hits the city of Zhangye in Gansu province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

A a massive sandstorm that sparked rural fires, forced traffic to slow down and prompted residents to head for cove, hits the city of Zhangye in Gansu province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS)

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A migrant family, part of a caravan of thousands travelling from Central America en route to the United States, runs away from tear gas in front of the border wall between the US and Mexico in Tijuana, Mexico. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

A migrant family, part of a caravan of thousands travelling from Central America en route to the United States, runs away from tear gas in front of the border wall between the US and Mexico in Tijuana, Mexico. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS)

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NASA’s InSight Mars lander acquired this image of the area in front of the lander using its lander-mounted, Instrument Context Camera (ICC) with the ICC image field of view of 124 x 124 degrees, on Mars. (ASA / JPL-Caltech / Handout via REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

NASA’s InSight Mars lander acquired this image of the area in front of the lander using its lander-mounted, Instrument Context Camera (ICC) with the ICC image field of view of 124 x 124 degrees, on Mars. (ASA / JPL-Caltech / Handout via REUTERS)

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A girl reacts as she watches schoolchildren walking home near Princess town, Ghana. (Zohra Bensemra / REUTERS)

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A girl reacts as she watches schoolchildren walking home near Princess town, Ghana. (Zohra Bensemra / REUTERS)

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Women from the local society are seen during the visit of Danish Crown Princess Mary at the Kalama Conservancy in Kalama, Kenya. (Ritzau Scanpix / Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Women from the local society are seen during the visit of Danish Crown Princess Mary at the Kalama Conservancy in Kalama, Kenya. (Ritzau Scanpix / Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS)

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A carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets, dating to Egypt’s Late period (7th-4th century BC), lying in a burial chamber decorated with coloured scenes depicting the owner with members of his family, was discovered by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor. (Khaled Desouki / AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

A carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets, dating to Egypt’s Late period (7th-4th century BC), lying in a burial chamber decorated with coloured scenes depicting the owner with members of his family, was discovered by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor. (Khaled Desouki / AFP)

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Dancers of the Shanghai Ballet show a choreography at the Bode museum in Berlin, Germany. The German premiere takes place on December 1, 2018. (Britta Pedersen / dpa / AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Dancers of the Shanghai Ballet show a choreography at the Bode museum in Berlin, Germany. The German premiere takes place on December 1, 2018. (Britta Pedersen / dpa / AFP)

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A pitch invader is tackled by a steward during an England v Australia rugby match at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. (Paul Childs / Action Images via Reuters)

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A pitch invader is tackled by a steward during an England v Australia rugby match at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. (Paul Childs / Action Images via Reuters)

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Ssireum wrestlers prepare to compete during the Korea Open Ssireum Festival in Andong, South Korea. North and South Korea have long grappled over their joint symbols at the UNESCO, but they could share the honours this week when twin applications for traditional Korean wrestling come up for consideration. (Ed Jones / AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Ssireum wrestlers prepare to compete during the Korea Open Ssireum Festival in Andong, South Korea. North and South Korea have long grappled over their joint symbols at the UNESCO, but they could share the honours this week when twin applications for traditional Korean wrestling come up for consideration. (Ed Jones / AFP)

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Members of the Chinese military inspect the area after an explosion near a chemical factory in Zhangjiakou, some 200km northwest of Beijing. The explosion and fire left at least 22 people dead and 22 others injured in a northern China city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. (Fred Dufour / AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Members of the Chinese military inspect the area after an explosion near a chemical factory in Zhangjiakou, some 200km northwest of Beijing. The explosion and fire left at least 22 people dead and 22 others injured in a northern China city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. (Fred Dufour / AFP)

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A detained Ukrainian serviceman and crew member of one of Ukrainian naval ships, which were recently seized by Russia’s FSB security service, looks out of a minibus window outside a court building in Simferopol, Crimea. (Pavel Rebrov / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

A detained Ukrainian serviceman and crew member of one of Ukrainian naval ships, which were recently seized by Russia’s FSB security service, looks out of a minibus window outside a court building in Simferopol, Crimea. (Pavel Rebrov / REUTERS)

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Dead pilot whales on a remote beach on Stewart Island in the far south of New Zealand. Up to 145 pilot whales died in a mass stranding on a remote part of the small New Zealand island. (New Zealand Department of Conservation Handout / AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Dead pilot whales on a remote beach on Stewart Island in the far south of New Zealand. Up to 145 pilot whales died in a mass stranding on a remote part of the small New Zealand island. (New Zealand Department of Conservation Handout / AFP)

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Barron Mamiya of Hawaii gets inside the legendary Pipeline wave during the first great winter day of surfing in Haleiwa on the Hawaiian North Shore. (Brian Bielmann / AFP)

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Barron Mamiya of Hawaii gets inside the legendary Pipeline wave during the first great winter day of surfing in Haleiwa on the Hawaiian North Shore. (Brian Bielmann / AFP)

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Tourists takes pictures at Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Holmenkollen National Ski Arena in Oslo, Norway. (Lise Aserud / NTB Scanpix via REUTERS)

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Tourists takes pictures at Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Holmenkollen National Ski Arena in Oslo, Norway. (Lise Aserud / NTB Scanpix via REUTERS)

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British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss draft agreements on Brexit, at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Yves Herman / REUTERS)

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British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss draft agreements on Brexit, at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Yves Herman / REUTERS)

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A Turkish female riot police officer reacts during clashes with women’s rights activists as they try to march to Taksim Square to protest against gender violence in Istanbul, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. (Bulent Kilic / AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

A Turkish female riot police officer reacts during clashes with women’s rights activists as they try to march to Taksim Square to protest against gender violence in Istanbul, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. (Bulent Kilic / AFP)

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Pakistani people drive vintage cars at the ‘9th Annual Classic Car Rally 2018’ in Landi Kotal, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. (Abdul Majeed / AFP)

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Pakistani people drive vintage cars at the ‘9th Annual Classic Car Rally 2018’ in Landi Kotal, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. (Abdul Majeed / AFP)

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A vendor pushes his food cart looking for customers along a street in Bangkok, Thailand. (Jewel Samad / AFP)

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A vendor pushes his food cart looking for customers along a street in Bangkok, Thailand. (Jewel Samad / AFP)

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A worker collects salt from the salt pans at the Salinas de Fuencaliente, south of the island of Las Palmas in Spain. Las Salinas de Fuencaliente is an exploitation of 35,000 square metres of high quality sea salt near the Teneguia volcano range. (Desiree Martin / AFP)

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A worker collects salt from the salt pans at the Salinas de Fuencaliente, south of the island of Las Palmas in Spain. Las Salinas de Fuencaliente is an exploitation of 35,000 square metres of high quality sea salt near the Teneguia volcano range. (Desiree Martin / AFP)

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Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block the road during a protest against the detention of a member of their community who refuses to serve in the Israeli army, in Jerusalem. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block the road during a protest against the detention of a member of their community who refuses to serve in the Israeli army, in Jerusalem. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

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A swarm of starlings flies over the Altare della Patria monument (Unknown soldier) in the city centre of Rome during sunset, in Italy. (Vincenzo Pinto / AFP)

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A swarm of starlings flies over the Altare della Patria monument (Unknown soldier) in the city centre of Rome during sunset, in Italy. (Vincenzo Pinto / AFP)

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Kim Seong-ju, a victim of wartime forced labour during the Japanese colonial period, speaks after hearing the court ruling at the Supreme Court in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s top court ruled that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd must compensate 10 South Koreans for their forced labour during World War Two. (Kim Hong-Ji / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Kim Seong-ju, a victim of wartime forced labour during the Japanese colonial period, speaks after hearing the court ruling at the Supreme Court in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s top court ruled that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd must compensate 10 South Koreans for their forced labour during World War Two. (Kim Hong-Ji / REUTERS)

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Same-sex marriage supporters take part in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride parade after losing in the marriage equality referendum, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (Tyrone Siu / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Same-sex marriage supporters take part in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride parade after losing in the marriage equality referendum, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (Tyrone Siu / REUTERS)

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McLaren’s Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne steers his car during the third practice session at the Yas Marina circuit, in Abu Dhabi, ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. (Andrej Isakovic / AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

McLaren’s Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne steers his car during the third practice session at the Yas Marina circuit, in Abu Dhabi, ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. (Andrej Isakovic / AFP)

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Material burns during a protest against rising oil prices and living costs by Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) near the Arc of Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris. The ‘yellow vest’ protesters have been demanding French President Emmanuel Macron roll back tax hikes on motor fuel. (AFP)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

Material burns during a protest against rising oil prices and living costs by Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) near the Arc of Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris. The ‘yellow vest’ protesters have been demanding French President Emmanuel Macron roll back tax hikes on motor fuel. (AFP)

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107-year-old French cyclist Robert Marchand rides his bike to celebrate his birthday around Privas, southern France. (Jeff Pachoud / AFP)

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107-year-old French cyclist Robert Marchand rides his bike to celebrate his birthday around Privas, southern France. (Jeff Pachoud / AFP)

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A man rows a boat on a foggy day after the orange alert for fog was issued in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS)

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A man rows a boat on a foggy day after the orange alert for fog was issued in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS)

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US President Donald Trump listens as Republican US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks at a Hyde-Smith campaign rally in Tupelo, Mississippi. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

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US President Donald Trump listens as Republican US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks at a Hyde-Smith campaign rally in Tupelo, Mississippi. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

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A child that escaped from his mother touches a member of Swiss guard during the general audience led by Pope Francis at Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (Max Rossi / REUTERS)

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A child that escaped from his mother touches a member of Swiss guard during the general audience led by Pope Francis at Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (Max Rossi / REUTERS)

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New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles (31) argues with referee Jair Antonio Marrufo during the first half of the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference Championship at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. (Vincent Carchietta - USA TODAY Sports)

Updated on Dec 01, 2018 2:57 PM

New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles (31) argues with referee Jair Antonio Marrufo during the first half of the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference Championship at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. (Vincent Carchietta - USA TODAY Sports)

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