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Photos of the week: Justice for a rooster in France and Tutankhamun’s bust on auction

From a trial in France to judge whether a neighbourhood rooster is a public nuisance to a 3,000 year old bust of King Tut on auction by Christie's and at the heart of a diplomatic row with Egypt--photos of the week from across the world.

Updated on: Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM IST

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A lawyer pets a rooster in front of the high court (Tribunal de Grande Instance) in Rochefort, western France where the justice was set to rule on whether a lively cockerel should be considered a neighbourly nuisance in a case that has led to shrieks of protest in the countryside. (Xavier Leoty / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

A lawyer pets a rooster in front of the high court (Tribunal de Grande Instance) in Rochefort, western France where the justice was set to rule on whether a lively cockerel should be considered a neighbourly nuisance in a case that has led to shrieks of protest in the countryside. (Xavier Leoty / AFP)

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Protesters try to break into the Legislative Council building where riot police are seen, during the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China in Hong Kong. (Tyrone Siu / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

Protesters try to break into the Legislative Council building where riot police are seen, during the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China in Hong Kong. (Tyrone Siu / REUTERS)

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An Australian student Alek Sigley, 29, who was detained in North Korea, arrives at Beijing international airport upon his release in Beijing, China. (Kyodo via REUTERS)

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An Australian student Alek Sigley, 29, who was detained in North Korea, arrives at Beijing international airport upon his release in Beijing, China. (Kyodo via REUTERS)

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A policeman stands next to vehicles buried in hail in the eastern area of Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. The accumulation of freak hail in the streets of Guadalajara buried vehicles and damaged homes. (Ullises Ruiz / AFP)

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A policeman stands next to vehicles buried in hail in the eastern area of Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. The accumulation of freak hail in the streets of Guadalajara buried vehicles and damaged homes. (Ullises Ruiz / AFP)

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A captured Minke whale is lifted by a crane at a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture. Japan began its first commercial whale hunts in more than three decades on July 1, brushing aside outrage over its resumption of a practice that conservationists say is cruel and outdated. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

A captured Minke whale is lifted by a crane at a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture. Japan began its first commercial whale hunts in more than three decades on July 1, brushing aside outrage over its resumption of a practice that conservationists say is cruel and outdated. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)

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The band Baby In Vain and the dancegroup Corpus perform at the Gloria Stage at Roskilde Festival in Denmark. (Helle Arensbak / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

The band Baby In Vain and the dancegroup Corpus perform at the Gloria Stage at Roskilde Festival in Denmark. (Helle Arensbak / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

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US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cross over a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea. (KCNA via REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cross over a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea. (KCNA via REUTERS)

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Vines badly burnt by the sun and heat in a vineyard in Restinclieres, near Montpellier, southern France. Winegrowers in the south of France said their precious crops have been badly burnt, after six days of intense heat that fuelled huge blazes and pollution peaks, and officially claimed four lives in France. (Sylvain Thomas / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

Vines badly burnt by the sun and heat in a vineyard in Restinclieres, near Montpellier, southern France. Winegrowers in the south of France said their precious crops have been badly burnt, after six days of intense heat that fuelled huge blazes and pollution peaks, and officially claimed four lives in France. (Sylvain Thomas / AFP)

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An image from the movie Titanic created using different varieties of rice in a paddy in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

An image from the movie Titanic created using different varieties of rice in a paddy in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province. (AFP)

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A man rides his bike on a land road as the sun rises in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. (Michael Probst / AP)

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A man rides his bike on a land road as the sun rises in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. (Michael Probst / AP)

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A reveler dressed as a Mexican “catrina” participates in the gay pride parade in Bogota, Colombia. Thousands paraded during the annual gay pride parade in support of peace and against sexual discrimination. (Fernando Vergara / AP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

A reveler dressed as a Mexican “catrina” participates in the gay pride parade in Bogota, Colombia. Thousands paraded during the annual gay pride parade in support of peace and against sexual discrimination. (Fernando Vergara / AP)

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Bartek, a six-year-old Amur tiger, look on inside an open-air cage, as illumination is lit on for late visitors to observe animals at night environment, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

Bartek, a six-year-old Amur tiger, look on inside an open-air cage, as illumination is lit on for late visitors to observe animals at night environment, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS)

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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the “Salute to America” event during Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D C. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the “Salute to America” event during Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D C. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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An Afghan schoolgirl shows wounds on her arms that were cut by glass at a school near the site of a Taliban car bomb attack in Kabul, a day after the deadly blast at the Defense Ministry's logistics centre that also damaged nearby buildings. (Wakil Kohsar / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

An Afghan schoolgirl shows wounds on her arms that were cut by glass at a school near the site of a Taliban car bomb attack in Kabul, a day after the deadly blast at the Defense Ministry's logistics centre that also damaged nearby buildings. (Wakil Kohsar / AFP)

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Russia’s Vladislav Poliashov competes in the parallel bars event of the men’s all-around final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

Russia’s Vladislav Poliashov competes in the parallel bars event of the men’s all-around final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)

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A model presents a creation by Iris van Herpen during the Women’s Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Haute Couture collection fashion show in Paris, France. (Thomas Samson / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

A model presents a creation by Iris van Herpen during the Women’s Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Haute Couture collection fashion show in Paris, France. (Thomas Samson / AFP)

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Malaysian cosplayers dressed as Batman and The Joker prepare at a cafe during the DC Super Heroes Day to mark the 80th anniversary of Batman in Genting Highlands resort outside of Kuala Lumpur. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

Malaysian cosplayers dressed as Batman and The Joker prepare at a cafe during the DC Super Heroes Day to mark the 80th anniversary of Batman in Genting Highlands resort outside of Kuala Lumpur. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP)

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All hands on deck backstage ahead of the Riani show during the Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 at ewerk in Berlin, Germany. (Joern Pollex / Getty Images for Riani)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

All hands on deck backstage ahead of the Riani show during the Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 at ewerk in Berlin, Germany. (Joern Pollex / Getty Images for Riani)

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View of the total solar eclipse from a commercial flight while overflying La Serena, Chile. Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America’s southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. (Ariel Marinkovic / AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

View of the total solar eclipse from a commercial flight while overflying La Serena, Chile. Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America’s southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. (Ariel Marinkovic / AFP)

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An undated picture released by the auction house Christie's in London shows a 3,000-year-old stone bust of Tutankhamun -- at the heart of a diplomatic tug-of-war with Cairo-- that was set to be auctioned on July 4. Egyptian authorities overseeing the north African country's unparallelled collection of antiquities wanted the sale halted and the art treasure returned. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 11:51 AM

An undated picture released by the auction house Christie's in London shows a 3,000-year-old stone bust of Tutankhamun -- at the heart of a diplomatic tug-of-war with Cairo-- that was set to be auctioned on July 4. Egyptian authorities overseeing the north African country's unparallelled collection of antiquities wanted the sale halted and the art treasure returned. (AFP)

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