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A sailing boat is beached in the cemetery of Marigot, on September 9, 2017 in Saint-Martin island devastated by Irma hurricane. From the devastating hurricane Irma to the mass migration of Rohingya refugees, photos of the week from around the world. (Martin Bureau / AFP)

Updated on: Sep 11, 2017 12:15 AM IST
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A sailing boat is beached in the cemetery of Marigot, on September 9, 2017 in Saint-Martin island devastated by Irma hurricane. From the devastating hurricane Irma to the mass migration of Rohingya refugees, photos of the week from around the world.  (Martin Bureau / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A sailing boat is beached in the cemetery of Marigot, on September 9, 2017 in Saint-Martin island devastated by Irma hurricane. From the devastating hurricane Irma to the mass migration of Rohingya refugees, photos of the week from around the world. (Martin Bureau / AFP)

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A Rohingya Muslim refugee carries a child as they arrive from Myanmar through Lomba Beel after crossing the Naf river, in the Bangladeshi town of Teknaf on September 7, 2017.  (K M Asad / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A Rohingya Muslim refugee carries a child as they arrive from Myanmar through Lomba Beel after crossing the Naf river, in the Bangladeshi town of Teknaf on September 7, 2017. (K M Asad / AFP)

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Members of the Federal Police's rescue team search for survivors in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico, on September 9, 2017 after a powerful earthquake struck Mexico's Pacific coast late on September 7. Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century, which killed at least 61 people, as storm Katia menaced the country's eastern coast Saturday with heavy rains. (Pedra Pardo / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of the Federal Police's rescue team search for survivors in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico, on September 9, 2017 after a powerful earthquake struck Mexico's Pacific coast late on September 7. Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century, which killed at least 61 people, as storm Katia menaced the country's eastern coast Saturday with heavy rains. (Pedra Pardo / AFP)

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Mohd Farhan (R), 27, a member of the Malaysian armed forces, hugs his wife Siti Salwa, 27, after a dispatching ceremony for the first batch of the Malaysian Battalion 850-5 for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the Subang Air Force base near Kuala Lumpur on September 7, 2017. Malaysia sent about 850 troops to Lebanon to take part in UN peacekeeping activities.  (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Mohd Farhan (R), 27, a member of the Malaysian armed forces, hugs his wife Siti Salwa, 27, after a dispatching ceremony for the first batch of the Malaysian Battalion 850-5 for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the Subang Air Force base near Kuala Lumpur on September 7, 2017. Malaysia sent about 850 troops to Lebanon to take part in UN peacekeeping activities. (AFP)

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Indian activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh at the India Gate memorial in New Delhi on September 6, 2017.  (Sajjad Hussain / sAFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh at the India Gate memorial in New Delhi on September 6, 2017. (Sajjad Hussain / sAFP)

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Pope Francis arrives in the popemobile (C) to give mass at the Enrique Olaya Herrera airport in Medellin, Colombia, on September 9, 2017. Pope Francis visits the Colombian city of Medellin, former stronghold of the late drug baron Pablo Escobar, on the fourth day of a papal tour to promote peace.  (Joaquin Sarmiento  / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Pope Francis arrives in the popemobile (C) to give mass at the Enrique Olaya Herrera airport in Medellin, Colombia, on September 9, 2017. Pope Francis visits the Colombian city of Medellin, former stronghold of the late drug baron Pablo Escobar, on the fourth day of a papal tour to promote peace. (Joaquin Sarmiento / AFP)

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An aerial view shows Muslim pilgrims circumambulating the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca.  (Bandar Aldandani / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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An aerial view shows Muslim pilgrims circumambulating the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. (Bandar Aldandani / AFP)

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The father of Mohammed Yussef, one of the 10 fallen Lebanese army soldiers who died after they had been taken hostage in 2014 by the Islamic State (IS) group and whose remains were found along the Syrian border, is carried by relatives during the funeral of his son in the town of Mdoukha in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley on September 8, 2017. (Mahmoud Zayyat   / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The father of Mohammed Yussef, one of the 10 fallen Lebanese army soldiers who died after they had been taken hostage in 2014 by the Islamic State (IS) group and whose remains were found along the Syrian border, is carried by relatives during the funeral of his son in the town of Mdoukha in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley on September 8, 2017. (Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP)

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TOPSHOT - Indian Hindu devotees carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha for immersion in a temporary pond near Sangam in Allahabad on September 4, 2017. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is a popular 11-day religious festival which is annually celebrated across India. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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TOPSHOT - Indian Hindu devotees carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha for immersion in a temporary pond near Sangam in Allahabad on September 4, 2017. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is a popular 11-day religious festival which is annually celebrated across India. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

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This photo taken on September 4, 2017 shows an aerial view of terraced rice fields in Jiache village in Congjiang county, China's southwestern Guizhou province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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This photo taken on September 4, 2017 shows an aerial view of terraced rice fields in Jiache village in Congjiang county, China's southwestern Guizhou province. (AFP)

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Northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky over Torsfjorden near Reine, on Lofoten Islands, Arctic Circle, on September 8, 2017. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky over Torsfjorden near Reine, on Lofoten Islands, Arctic Circle, on September 8, 2017. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

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Indian performers painted as tigers take part in the 'Pulikali', or Tiger dance, in Thrissur on September 7, 2017. The folk-art event is held every year in the town during the 'Onam' festival.  (Arun Sankar / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian performers painted as tigers take part in the 'Pulikali', or Tiger dance, in Thrissur on September 7, 2017. The folk-art event is held every year in the town during the 'Onam' festival. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Indian devotees carry a statue of elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha for immersion in the Arabian sea in Mumbai on September 5, 2017. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian devotees carry a statue of elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha for immersion in the Arabian sea in Mumbai on September 5, 2017. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

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People covered in black grease climb on eachother during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras, in Baza, near Granada, on September 6, 2017. (Jorge Guerrero / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People covered in black grease climb on eachother during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras, in Baza, near Granada, on September 6, 2017. (Jorge Guerrero / AFP)

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Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Russia's Andrey Rublev during their 2017 US Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 6, 2017. (Jewel Samad  / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Russia's Andrey Rublev during their 2017 US Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 6, 2017. (Jewel Samad / AFP)

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Asian tourists pose for pictures in front of the Opera Garnier in Paris on September 4, 2017. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Asian tourists pose for pictures in front of the Opera Garnier in Paris on September 4, 2017. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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A demonstrator performs in a street play during a protest rally against what the protesters say are killings of Rohingya people in Myanmar, near Myanmar consulate in Kolkata, India, September 4, 2017. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A demonstrator performs in a street play during a protest rally against what the protesters say are killings of Rohingya people in Myanmar, near Myanmar consulate in Kolkata, India, September 4, 2017. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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A sister, member of the  ‘Clarisses’ community, picks up flowers at the Saint Clare Monastery in Nantes, France September 7, 2017. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A sister, member of the ‘Clarisses’ community, picks up flowers at the Saint Clare Monastery in Nantes, France September 7, 2017. (REUTERS)

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Eagle Creek wildfire burns as golfers play at the Beacon Rock Golf Course in North Bonneville, Washington, U.S. on September 4, 2017. Picture taken on September 4, 2017. (Kristi McCluer  / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Eagle Creek wildfire burns as golfers play at the Beacon Rock Golf Course in North Bonneville, Washington, U.S. on September 4, 2017. Picture taken on September 4, 2017. (Kristi McCluer / REUTERS)

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