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    Photos of the week: Darth Vader in Ireland and a mammoth in France

    From Darth Vader and Chewbacca on a boat ride in Ireland to a Wolly mammoth in France --photos of the week from across the world.

    Updated on: May 05, 2018 1:31 PM IST
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    Darth Vader and Chewbacca take a boat trip to the Skelligs where the first ever Star Wars festival is taking place in Portmagee, Ireland. Skellig Michael island was used extensively in Episode VII and Episode VIII of the popular science fiction saga. (Charles McQuillan / Getty Images) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    Darth Vader and Chewbacca take a boat trip to the Skelligs where the first ever Star Wars festival is taking place in Portmagee, Ireland. Skellig Michael island was used extensively in Episode VII and Episode VIII of the popular science fiction saga. (Charles McQuillan / Getty Images)

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    Performers present the Bodies in Urban Spaces project from Austrian artist Willi Dorner in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Mindaugas Kulbis / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Performers present the Bodies in Urban Spaces project from Austrian artist Willi Dorner in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Mindaugas Kulbis / AP)

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    Bournemouth's Nathan Ake in action with Southampton's Dusan Tadic during the Premier League Southampton v AFC Bournemouth match at St Mary's Stadium, in Southampton, England. (David Klein / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Bournemouth's Nathan Ake in action with Southampton's Dusan Tadic during the Premier League Southampton v AFC Bournemouth match at St Mary's Stadium, in Southampton, England. (David Klein / REUTERS)

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    Nine-month-old Kizuki (L) and 10-month-old Sarah, cry as they are held up by amateur sumo wrestlers while a referee makes faces and loud noises during a baby crying contest at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan. (Issei Kato / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Nine-month-old Kizuki (L) and 10-month-old Sarah, cry as they are held up by amateur sumo wrestlers while a referee makes faces and loud noises during a baby crying contest at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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    People watch driver Ott Tanak and his co-driver Martin Jarveoja, both from Estonia, race their Toyota Yaris WRC during the FIA World Rally Championship in El Condor, Cordoba, Argentina. (Nocolas Aguilera / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    People watch driver Ott Tanak and his co-driver Martin Jarveoja, both from Estonia, race their Toyota Yaris WRC during the FIA World Rally Championship in El Condor, Cordoba, Argentina. (Nocolas Aguilera / AP)

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    Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

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    A bride sits in a car passing through clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, in the West Bank. (Mohamad Torokman / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A bride sits in a car passing through clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, in the West Bank. (Mohamad Torokman / REUTERS)

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    A man and his daughter, members of a migrant caravan from Central America, run between pigeons at the end of their journey through Mexico, prior to preparations for an asylum request in the US, in Tijuana, Mexico. (Edgard Garrido / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A man and his daughter, members of a migrant caravan from Central America, run between pigeons at the end of their journey through Mexico, prior to preparations for an asylum request in the US, in Tijuana, Mexico. (Edgard Garrido / REUTERS)

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    A three-year-old paralysed bear called Usko is seen at the Arcturos sanctuary in Nymfaio on the slopes of Mount Vitsi, Greece. Arcturos shelters bears and wolves -- most of them rescued from Balkans poachers, animal collectors and restaurant owners who had them on display to amuse patrons. (Aris Messinis / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    A three-year-old paralysed bear called Usko is seen at the Arcturos sanctuary in Nymfaio on the slopes of Mount Vitsi, Greece. Arcturos shelters bears and wolves -- most of them rescued from Balkans poachers, animal collectors and restaurant owners who had them on display to amuse patrons. (Aris Messinis / AFP)

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    Military Police officers stage an operation at “Cidade de Deus” (City of God) favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Mauro Pimentel / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Military Police officers stage an operation at “Cidade de Deus” (City of God) favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Mauro Pimentel / AFP)

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    Afghan journalists are seen after a suicide bomber, apparently targeting members of the media, detonated his explosives in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Omar Sobhani / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Afghan journalists are seen after a suicide bomber, apparently targeting members of the media, detonated his explosives in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Omar Sobhani / REUTERS)

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    Empty railway tracks are seen during a nationwide strike by French SNCF railway workers at the Montparnasse train station in Paris, France. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Empty railway tracks are seen during a nationwide strike by French SNCF railway workers at the Montparnasse train station in Paris, France. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

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    A Japanese member of Teamlab collective walks and poses in a digital installation room with hanging lamps, that illuminate as the visitor nears, at Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan. (Behrouz Mehri / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A Japanese member of Teamlab collective walks and poses in a digital installation room with hanging lamps, that illuminate as the visitor nears, at Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan. (Behrouz Mehri / AFP)

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    A Buddhist monk takes pictures of a Vesak lantern at the Vesak celebrations zone to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha at a temple, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Dinuka Liyanawatte / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A Buddhist monk takes pictures of a Vesak lantern at the Vesak celebrations zone to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha at a temple, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Dinuka Liyanawatte / REUTERS)

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    People stand on a roof to observe explosions in the skyline of a southern district of the Syrian capital Damascus, during regime strikes targeting the Islamic State group in the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk and neighbouring districts. (Rami al Sayed / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    People stand on a roof to observe explosions in the skyline of a southern district of the Syrian capital Damascus, during regime strikes targeting the Islamic State group in the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk and neighbouring districts. (Rami al Sayed / AFP)

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    A special machine cultivates a large tulip field to separate the blossoms from the rest of the plant in Magdeburg, Germany. (Jens Schlueter / Getty Images) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A special machine cultivates a large tulip field to separate the blossoms from the rest of the plant in Magdeburg, Germany. (Jens Schlueter / Getty Images)

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    A competitor reacts after crossing a sand dune during Stage 4 of the 13th edition of the Titan Desert 2018 mountain biking race between Boumalne Dades and Merzouga in Morocco. The Titan Desert 2018 is 600 kilometre mountain bike race completed over six days. (Franch Fife / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A competitor reacts after crossing a sand dune during Stage 4 of the 13th edition of the Titan Desert 2018 mountain biking race between Boumalne Dades and Merzouga in Morocco. The Titan Desert 2018 is 600 kilometre mountain bike race completed over six days. (Franch Fife / AFP)

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    A peacock displays his plumage as part of a courtship ritual to attract a mate, at a park in London, England. (Toby Melville / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A peacock displays his plumage as part of a courtship ritual to attract a mate, at a park in London, England. (Toby Melville / REUTERS)

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    A worker picks flowers designated for export at a farm near the town of Thika, Kenya. (Baz Ratner / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A worker picks flowers designated for export at a farm near the town of Thika, Kenya. (Baz Ratner / REUTERS)

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    Shaolin martial arts students perform Kung Fu suspended on wires in a rehearsal for a live-action night show in Zhengzhou, China. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    Shaolin martial arts students perform Kung Fu suspended on wires in a rehearsal for a live-action night show in Zhengzhou, China. (REUTERS)

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    People pass on a portrait of Catalonia's ousted president Carles Puigdemont as they form a human chain in support of jailed and self-exiled Catalan politicians after hiking the Montserrat Mountain near Barcelona, Spain. (Pau Barena / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    People pass on a portrait of Catalonia's ousted president Carles Puigdemont as they form a human chain in support of jailed and self-exiled Catalan politicians after hiking the Montserrat Mountain near Barcelona, Spain. (Pau Barena / AFP)

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    A mammoth skeleton is prepared to be displayed in front of Strasbourg Cathedral, eastern France as part of the ‘Industrie Magnifique’ festival. (Patrick Hertzog / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A mammoth skeleton is prepared to be displayed in front of Strasbourg Cathedral, eastern France as part of the ‘Industrie Magnifique’ festival. (Patrick Hertzog / AFP)

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    A supporter of the Al Sairun Party gestures at a campaign rally, ahead of the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq. (Alaa al-Marjani / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    A supporter of the Al Sairun Party gestures at a campaign rally, ahead of the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq. (Alaa al-Marjani / REUTERS)

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    European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) and Brexit campaigner and member of the European Parliament Nigel Farage exchange a “high five”, at the start of the plenary session on the EU's next long-term budget, in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) and Brexit campaigner and member of the European Parliament Nigel Farage exchange a “high five”, at the start of the plenary session on the EU's next long-term budget, in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP)

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    A worker sitting on a cart plants vines of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in a field on the outskirts of the village of Flaibano, located in the Fruili region of Italy. (David Gray / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    A worker sitting on a cart plants vines of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in a field on the outskirts of the village of Flaibano, located in the Fruili region of Italy. (David Gray / REUTERS)

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    Venezuelan refugees board a Brazilian Air Force plane, heading to Manaus and Sao Paulo, at Boa Vista Airport, Brazil. (Ueslei Marcelino / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    Venezuelan refugees board a Brazilian Air Force plane, heading to Manaus and Sao Paulo, at Boa Vista Airport, Brazil. (Ueslei Marcelino / REUTERS)

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    An ash plume rises above the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano that came after a series of recent earthquakes. (Kevan Kamibayashi / US Geological Survey / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    An ash plume rises above the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano that came after a series of recent earthquakes. (Kevan Kamibayashi / US Geological Survey / AFP)

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    A British Airways passenger plane flies in front of the moon above London, Britain. (Toby Melville / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A British Airways passenger plane flies in front of the moon above London, Britain. (Toby Melville / REUTERS)

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    A woman looks towards where the sun is rising as people gather on Glastonbury Tor celebrating Beltane in Somerset, England. Beltane is celebrated by druids and pagans as the beginning of summer and the chance to celebrate the coming of the season of warmth and light. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    A woman looks towards where the sun is rising as people gather on Glastonbury Tor celebrating Beltane in Somerset, England. Beltane is celebrated by druids and pagans as the beginning of summer and the chance to celebrate the coming of the season of warmth and light. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)

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    Lusi, a trained monkey perform for spectators during a Nyadran ritual at the Sidorejo village on in Boyolali, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on May 05, 2018 1:31 PM

    Lusi, a trained monkey perform for spectators during a Nyadran ritual at the Sidorejo village on in Boyolali, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)

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