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Photos of the week: From Barcelona terror attack to the devastating landslides in Sierra Leone

Barcelona terror attack to Sieera Leone: A selection of top photos of the week across the world.

Updated on: Aug 20, 2017 12:46 PM IST
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People leave a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing one person and injuring several others on the Rambla in Barcelona on August 17, 2017. (Pau Barrena/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People leave a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing one person and injuring several others on the Rambla in Barcelona on August 17, 2017. (Pau Barrena/AFP)

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Workers dig graves at the Paloko cemetery in Waterloo, Sierra Leone August 17. (Afolabi Sotunde/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Workers dig graves at the Paloko cemetery in Waterloo, Sierra Leone August 17. (Afolabi Sotunde/REUTERS)

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Firemen and volunteers try to extinguish a fire east of the Greek capital Athens on August 15, 2017. (Aris Messinis/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Firemen and volunteers try to extinguish a fire east of the Greek capital Athens on August 15, 2017. (Aris Messinis/AFP)

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People gather around an impromptu memorial a day after a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain August 18. (Sergio Perez/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People gather around an impromptu memorial a day after a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain August 18. (Sergio Perez/REUTERS)

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A mother who lost her son during the mudslide gets consoled by a sympathiser near the entrance of Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone August 16, 2017. (Afolabi Sotunde/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A mother who lost her son during the mudslide gets consoled by a sympathiser near the entrance of Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone August 16, 2017. (Afolabi Sotunde/REUTERS)

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A Canadair firefighting airplane drops water above a fire at sunset, east of Athens on August 15, 2017. (Aris Messinis/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A Canadair firefighting airplane drops water above a fire at sunset, east of Athens on August 15, 2017. (Aris Messinis/AFP)

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Nepali people make their way through flood waters in Tilathi Village in Saptari District in Kathmandu, on August 15, 2017. At least 221 people have died and more than 1.5 million have been displaced by monsoon flooding across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. (Prakash Mathema/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Nepali people make their way through flood waters in Tilathi Village in Saptari District in Kathmandu, on August 15, 2017. At least 221 people have died and more than 1.5 million have been displaced by monsoon flooding across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. (Prakash Mathema/AFP)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses  to the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.  (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses to the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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South Korean protesters carry a banner showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump as they march towards the US embassy during an anti-US rally demanding peace in the Korean Peninsula in Seoul on August 15, 2017. (JUNG Yeon-Je/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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South Korean protesters carry a banner showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump as they march towards the US embassy during an anti-US rally demanding peace in the Korean Peninsula in Seoul on August 15, 2017. (JUNG Yeon-Je/AFP)

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A Hindu pilgrim hangs clothes on iron rods tied to windows of a parked bus to dry on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata, India, August 17. (Rupak De Chowdhuri /REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A Hindu pilgrim hangs clothes on iron rods tied to windows of a parked bus to dry on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata, India, August 17. (Rupak De Chowdhuri /REUTERS)

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A lightning bolt striking a Stalin era skyscraper during a storm over Moscow. (Mladen Antonov/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A lightning bolt striking a Stalin era skyscraper during a storm over Moscow. (Mladen Antonov/AFP)

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Free diver, Pierre Frolla wears a prototype of wet suit "Oceanwings" on August 13, 2017 in Monaco. This Aqualung-made wet suit allows to plane underwater. (Boris Horvat/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Free diver, Pierre Frolla wears a prototype of wet suit "Oceanwings" on August 13, 2017 in Monaco. This Aqualung-made wet suit allows to plane underwater. (Boris Horvat/AFP)

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A slackliner crosses a high wire between two chimneys of a structure at Fundidora park in Monterrey, Mexico on August 16.  (Daniel Becerril/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A slackliner crosses a high wire between two chimneys of a structure at Fundidora park in Monterrey, Mexico on August 16. (Daniel Becerril/REUTERS)

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Jockey Luigi Bruschelli crashes during the Palio of Siena horse race.  (Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Jockey Luigi Bruschelli crashes during the Palio of Siena horse race. (Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS)

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A brown bear is seen in a shelter for bears in the village of Berezivka near Zhytomyr, Ukraine August 15, 2017. Five bears, which suffered bad treatment were rescued from circuses and private zoos and restaurants by an animal rescue centre. (Gleb Garanich /REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A brown bear is seen in a shelter for bears in the village of Berezivka near Zhytomyr, Ukraine August 15, 2017. Five bears, which suffered bad treatment were rescued from circuses and private zoos and restaurants by an animal rescue centre. (Gleb Garanich /REUTERS)

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Demonstrators throw flayers during a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to Santiago, Chile August 16, 2017. (Carlos Vera/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Demonstrators throw flayers during a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to Santiago, Chile August 16, 2017. (Carlos Vera/REUTERS)

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Antibalaka fighters walk in Gambo, southeast Central African Republic, on August 16, 2017. Antibalaka fighters fought against a Seleka militia to chase them out of Gambo in early August. (Alexis Huguet/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Antibalaka fighters walk in Gambo, southeast Central African Republic, on August 16, 2017. Antibalaka fighters fought against a Seleka militia to chase them out of Gambo in early August. (Alexis Huguet/AFP)

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Afghan children run as they play along a dusty road on the outskirts of Jalalabad. (Noorullah Shirzada/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Afghan children run as they play along a dusty road on the outskirts of Jalalabad. (Noorullah Shirzada/AFP)

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