Photos of the week: Brazil Presidential Guard exchange and Hong Kong elections

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro during a ceremony of exchange of the Presidential Guard and the sixth Hong Kong District Council election held since the 1997 handover, a roundup of top photos from across the world.

Updated on: Nov 30, 2019 7:35 PM IST

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Hands of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao are seen during a ceremony of exchange of the Presidential Guard at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil. (Ueslei Marcelino / REUTERS)

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A migrant sits on a tree trunk outside the Moria camp for refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos, Greece. (Elias Marcou / REUTERS)

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A helicopter drops water on the Cave Fire burning along Highway 154 in Los Padres National Forest, California, above Santa Barbara, US. (Noah Berger / AP)

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Dressed in a long wool trench coat Bruce Parker sits on a rock enjoying the waves spraying him as they crash on the beach during the arrival of a winter storm in Oceanside, California, US. (Mike Blake / REUTERS)

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A man dressed in an ape costume smokes as demonstrators protest against Chile’s government, in Santiago, Chile. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)

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A projectile is fired during the launch of a so-called ‘super-large multiple launch rocket system’ in North Korea which was reportedly supervised by Kim Jong Un. (KCNA / REUTERS)

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The Bank of Lisbon building implodes in Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg CBD’s iconic Bank of Lisbon building has been demolished after it was deemed structurally unfit following a 2018’s fire which lasted three days and claimed the lives of three firefighters. (Michele Spatari / AFP)

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A demonstrator climbs up flag poles as demonstrators shine lasers during a protest against Chile’s government, in Santiago, Chile. (Pablo Sanhueza / REUTERS)

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A shattered window is seen during a search operation at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in Hong Kong, China. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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People line up to vote outside of a polling place in Hong Kong, on November 24. Long lines formed outside Hong Kong polling stations Sunday in elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests now in their sixth month. (Ng Han Guan / AP)

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A dramatic sky opens up between snow squalls along the Interstate 5 freeway near Gorman, California, US. Plows were running and CHP escorted traffic in an attempt to keep the freeway open as long as possible. (David Crane / The Orange County / AP)

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Well-wishers wait in the rain ahead of Pope Francis’ arrival for a tribute to the Martyr Saints at the Martyrs’ Monument at Nishizaka Hill, in Nagasaki, Japan. (Kim Hong-Ji / REUTERS)

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A police forensic officer walks by a sign where a man was shot dead by police on London Bridge following a stabbing incident that left several people wounded, on November 29. (Matt Dunham / AP)

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A light art work titled “The Cracks” by Karolina Howorko is projected on Montelbaan’s tower during the Amsterdam Light Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The theme of the open air exhibition is “DISRUPT!”, and the art works are exhibited from November 28 to January 19, 2020. (Peter Dejong / AP)

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“Butter” the turkey waits for US President Donald Trump’s pardon of the turkey during the National Thanksgiving Turkey ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US. (Jim Watson / AFP)