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    Photos of the week: Elections in the DR Congo, Bangladesh and the Pope’s ball skills

    From elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bangladesh and to the Pope’s finesse with a football --photos of the week from across the world.

    Updated on: Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM IST
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    Late voters check the voting list in a school in Kinshasa, during Democratic Republic of Congo’s general elections. After two years of delays, crackdowns and political turmoil, the country voted on December 30 in presidential elections that will determine the future of Africa’s notoriously unstable giant. (Luis Tato / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Late voters check the voting list in a school in Kinshasa, during Democratic Republic of Congo’s general elections. After two years of delays, crackdowns and political turmoil, the country voted on December 30 in presidential elections that will determine the future of Africa’s notoriously unstable giant. (Luis Tato / AFP)

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    A boy throws a coin as he offers prayers on the first day of the new year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A boy throws a coin as he offers prayers on the first day of the new year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS)

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    Diver Oliver Volz measures sea turtle ‘Speedy’ during an annual stock take at the aquarium of the SeaLife in Timmendorfer Strand, northern Germany. (Markus Scholz / dpa / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Diver Oliver Volz measures sea turtle ‘Speedy’ during an annual stock take at the aquarium of the SeaLife in Timmendorfer Strand, northern Germany. (Markus Scholz / dpa / AFP)

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    Germany’s Andreas Wellinger in action during the Men’s Ski Jumping event at the Four-Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Michael Dalder / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Germany’s Andreas Wellinger in action during the Men’s Ski Jumping event at the Four-Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Michael Dalder / REUTERS)

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    A view of Christ the Redeemer above Rio De Janeiro during the New Year’s fireworks celebration in Brazil. (Fernando Maia / Riotur / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A view of Christ the Redeemer above Rio De Janeiro during the New Year’s fireworks celebration in Brazil. (Fernando Maia / Riotur / AFP)

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    President of sushi restaurant chain Sushi-Zanmai, Kiyoshi Kimura (C), displays a 278kg bluefin tuna at his main restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. A record $3.1 million was paid for a giant tuna on January 5 as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year’s auction. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    President of sushi restaurant chain Sushi-Zanmai, Kiyoshi Kimura (C), displays a 278kg bluefin tuna at his main restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. A record $3.1 million was paid for a giant tuna on January 5 as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year’s auction. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS)

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    A woman holds a traditional fox mask to have her photo taken at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A woman holds a traditional fox mask to have her photo taken at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS)

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    A Palestinian horseman rides on the beach at sunset a few hours prior to the New Year’s celebrations in Gaza city, Palestine. (Mahmud Hams / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A Palestinian horseman rides on the beach at sunset a few hours prior to the New Year’s celebrations in Gaza city, Palestine. (Mahmud Hams / AFP)

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    Swimmers run into the chilly waters of Lake Balaton during the 8th annual New Year’s swim in Szigliget, southwest of Budapest, Hungary. (Gyorgy Varga / MTI via AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Swimmers run into the chilly waters of Lake Balaton during the 8th annual New Year’s swim in Szigliget, southwest of Budapest, Hungary. (Gyorgy Varga / MTI via AP)

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    A girl eats a popsicle during Myanmar’s 71st Independence Day in Yangon, Myanmar. (Ann Wang / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A girl eats a popsicle during Myanmar’s 71st Independence Day in Yangon, Myanmar. (Ann Wang / REUTERS)

    11/30
    House Speaker-delegate Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) raises the gavel after being elected as House Speaker as the US House of Representatives meets for the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    House Speaker-delegate Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) raises the gavel after being elected as House Speaker as the US House of Representatives meets for the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

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    A Sri Lankan man fishes during sunset on a beach in Colombo. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A Sri Lankan man fishes during sunset on a beach in Colombo. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP)

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    The far side of the moon taken by the Chang’e-4 lunar probe is seen in this image provided by China National Space Administration. (China National Space Administration / CNS via REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    The far side of the moon taken by the Chang’e-4 lunar probe is seen in this image provided by China National Space Administration. (China National Space Administration / CNS via REUTERS)

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    Floyd Mayweather in action with Tenshin Nasukawa during their exhibition match at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. (Issei Kato / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Floyd Mayweather in action with Tenshin Nasukawa during their exhibition match at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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    Dancers get ready backstage before a performance of masked theatre known as Khon which was recently listed by UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, as an intangible cultural heritage, along with neighbouring Cambodia’s version of the dance, known as Lakhon Khol at the Thailand Cultural Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Dancers get ready backstage before a performance of masked theatre known as Khon which was recently listed by UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, as an intangible cultural heritage, along with neighbouring Cambodia’s version of the dance, known as Lakhon Khol at the Thailand Cultural Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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    A Bangladeshi man reads election news on newspapers posted on a wall in Dhaka. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A Bangladeshi man reads election news on newspapers posted on a wall in Dhaka. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

    17/30
    A man dressed as Ded Moroz, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, helps a member of the Cryophile amateur winter swimmers’ club walk into the icy waters of the Yenisei River during an event marking the New Year and Christmas season, with the air temperature at about minus 26 degrees Celsius in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A man dressed as Ded Moroz, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, helps a member of the Cryophile amateur winter swimmers’ club walk into the icy waters of the Yenisei River during an event marking the New Year and Christmas season, with the air temperature at about minus 26 degrees Celsius in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS)

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    People walk past a snow sculpture in Harbin in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    People walk past a snow sculpture in Harbin in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. (AFP)

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    A surfer looks on at a wave while practising for Da Hui Backdoor shootout at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu’s North Shore, Hawaii. (Brian Bielman Photography / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A surfer looks on at a wave while practising for Da Hui Backdoor shootout at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu’s North Shore, Hawaii. (Brian Bielman Photography / AFP)

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    A displaced Syrian man holds a bird in a flooded camp near Dayr Ballut, Aleppo province, in northwestern Syria. Torrential rains have washed away hundreds of tents in camps sheltering displaced Syrians in the north of the war-wracked country, aid groups have said, as residents pleaded for help. (Rami al Sayed / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A displaced Syrian man holds a bird in a flooded camp near Dayr Ballut, Aleppo province, in northwestern Syria. Torrential rains have washed away hundreds of tents in camps sheltering displaced Syrians in the north of the war-wracked country, aid groups have said, as residents pleaded for help. (Rami al Sayed / AFP)

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    A member of the District 6 Hanover minstrel troupe has make up applied outside a house before going to march in the city centre during the annual Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) Cape Town Minstrels Carnival, in Cape Town, South Africa. (Rodger Bosch / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A member of the District 6 Hanover minstrel troupe has make up applied outside a house before going to march in the city centre during the annual Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) Cape Town Minstrels Carnival, in Cape Town, South Africa. (Rodger Bosch / AFP)

    22/30
    Everton’s Irish defender Seamus Coleman (L) vies with Brighton’s Brazilian midfielder Bernardo during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Everton at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England. (Glyn Kirk / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Everton’s Irish defender Seamus Coleman (L) vies with Brighton’s Brazilian midfielder Bernardo during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Everton at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England. (Glyn Kirk / AFP)

    23/30
    Serena Williams of the US (L) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (R) take a selfie following their mixed doubles match on day four of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth, Australia. (Tony Ashby / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Serena Williams of the US (L) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (R) take a selfie following their mixed doubles match on day four of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth, Australia. (Tony Ashby / AFP)

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    Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro gestures after receiving the presidential sash from outgoing President Michel Temer at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. (Sergio Moraes / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro gestures after receiving the presidential sash from outgoing President Michel Temer at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. (Sergio Moraes / REUTERS)

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    Pope Francis plays with a ball as members of Circus of Cuba perform during the Wednesday general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. (Tony Gentile / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Pope Francis plays with a ball as members of Circus of Cuba perform during the Wednesday general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. (Tony Gentile / REUTERS)

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    A zoo keeper poses with squirrel monkeys during a photocall for the annual stock take at the ZSL London Zoo in central London, England. The compulsory annual count is required as part of the zoo’s licence. (Adrian Dennis / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A zoo keeper poses with squirrel monkeys during a photocall for the annual stock take at the ZSL London Zoo in central London, England. The compulsory annual count is required as part of the zoo’s licence. (Adrian Dennis / AFP)

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    A woman walks through Ibb, Yemen. (Nariman El-Mofty / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A woman walks through Ibb, Yemen. (Nariman El-Mofty / AP)

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    A worker lights a brazier on a cold winter day at an enclosure for giraffes inside a zoo in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A worker lights a brazier on a cold winter day at an enclosure for giraffes inside a zoo in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS)

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    Aerial dancers of the Kitonb theater group, hanging from a crane, perform during rehearsals ahead of their New Year's show at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy. (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    Aerial dancers of the Kitonb theater group, hanging from a crane, perform during rehearsals ahead of their New Year's show at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy. (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP)

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    A protestor dances in front of French riot police during a demonstration called by the yellow vests (gilets jaunes) movement, to protest against the rising costs of living they blame on high taxes, in downtown Nantes, western France. (Jean-Francois Monier / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jan 06, 2019 1:58 PM

    A protestor dances in front of French riot police during a demonstration called by the yellow vests (gilets jaunes) movement, to protest against the rising costs of living they blame on high taxes, in downtown Nantes, western France. (Jean-Francois Monier / AFP)

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