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Photos of the week: Iron ore imports in China and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch
An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao in China's eastern Shandong province and SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites --photos of the week from across the world.
Updated on: May 18, 2019 6:16 PM IST
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An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao in China's eastern Shandong province. (AFP)
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Falcon 9, a day before the scheduled launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Handout / SPACEX / AFP)
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A police officer speaks on two walkie talkies during a protest against building a new cathedral, in a park in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Anton Basanayev / AP)
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A man holds a flag depicting former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva past a bus in flames during a protest organized by the National Students Union (UNE) in Rio de Janeiro. (Mauro Pimentel / AFP)
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Dolls decorate a window in the old part of the Transylvanian town of Sibiu, Romania. (Vadim Ghirda / AP)
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A view of tourists on the red carpet in front of the Cannes train station during the 72nd international Film Festival, Cannes, southern France. (Petros Giannakouris / AP)
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A member of the action group Extinction Rebellion lies on the ground in fake blood on the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of declining biodiversity in Paris. (Francois Guillot/ AFP)
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Actors perform during a general rehearsal of 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk', an opera by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and directed by French actress and director Fanny Ardant, at the Greek National Opera in Athens. (Aris Messinis / AFP)
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Young South Sudanese refugees are transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to a refugee settlement site in Aru. (John Wessels / AFP)
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A young South Sudanese refugee's hand is seen in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in Aru, at a refugee transition camp in the Democratic republic of the Congo. (John Wessels / AFP)
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A security guard stands in the Hughes Wing after the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP)
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A man stands in front of the Jumha mosque after a mob attack in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP)
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The Israeli and United States flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City, to mark one year since the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP)
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Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser shows US President Donald Trump his socks after the President arrives at Chennault International Airport, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
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