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Photos of the week: Post storm New York and the oldest man in the world

New York City framed in fiery post rain storm orange, to a contender for the ‘oldest man in the world’ title --photos of the week from across the world.

Updated on: May 19, 2018 11:19 AM IST
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The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty after a rain storm in New York. (Lucas Jackson / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty after a rain storm in New York. (Lucas Jackson / REUTERS)

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Kristen Stewart, member of the 71st Cannes Film Festival Jury arrives for the screening of the film ‘BlacKkKlansman’ at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.  (Eric Gaillard / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Kristen Stewart, member of the 71st Cannes Film Festival Jury arrives for the screening of the film ‘BlacKkKlansman’ at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. (Eric Gaillard / REUTERS)

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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attends to cast his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Najaf, Iraq. Sadr’s Saeroun bloc won a majority in the elections, pegging him at the front of negotiations for the next government. (Alaa al-Marjani / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attends to cast his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Najaf, Iraq. Sadr’s Saeroun bloc won a majority in the elections, pegging him at the front of negotiations for the next government. (Alaa al-Marjani / REUTERS)

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A view of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's. A new look at old data presents Europe as a prime candidate for life beyond Earth. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SETI Institute / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A view of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's. A new look at old data presents Europe as a prime candidate for life beyond Earth. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SETI Institute / REUTERS)

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A gay rights activist sits in a bus during the 11th annual March against Homophobia and Transphobia in Havana, Cuba. (Alexandre Meneghini / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A gay rights activist sits in a bus during the 11th annual March against Homophobia and Transphobia in Havana, Cuba. (Alexandre Meneghini / REUTERS)

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An Israeli police officer argues with a Palestinian woman outside Jerusalem's Old City's Damascus Gate. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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An Israeli police officer argues with a Palestinian woman outside Jerusalem's Old City's Damascus Gate. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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Cyprus's Eleni Foureira performs ‘Fuego’ during the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal. (Pedro Nunes / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Cyprus's Eleni Foureira performs ‘Fuego’ during the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal. (Pedro Nunes / REUTERS)

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A man prepares cookies at a small traditional factory on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Mohammad Ismail / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A man prepares cookies at a small traditional factory on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Mohammad Ismail / REUTERS)

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Employees shear a female alpaca Juliette for summer season, as a male alpaca Romeo stands nearby, inside an open-air enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburb of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Employees shear a female alpaca Juliette for summer season, as a male alpaca Romeo stands nearby, inside an open-air enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburb of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS)

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Dutch art dealer Jan Six and Museum Director Cathelijne Broers react as they stand next to a Rembrandt painting called ‘Portrait of a Young Man’ at Hermitage Amsterdam, Netherlands. Portrait of a Young Gentleman is the first new Rembrandt to come to light in 44 years. (Francois Lenoir / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Dutch art dealer Jan Six and Museum Director Cathelijne Broers react as they stand next to a Rembrandt painting called ‘Portrait of a Young Man’ at Hermitage Amsterdam, Netherlands. Portrait of a Young Gentleman is the first new Rembrandt to come to light in 44 years. (Francois Lenoir / REUTERS)

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Women take part in a march called by the movement ‘Ni una menos’ (Not One Less) against violence against women in Santiago, Chile. Hundreds of high-school students protested demanding a “non-sexist education” in a wave against sexual abuse and for a higher inclusion of women. (Martin Bernetti / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Women take part in a march called by the movement ‘Ni una menos’ (Not One Less) against violence against women in Santiago, Chile. Hundreds of high-school students protested demanding a “non-sexist education” in a wave against sexual abuse and for a higher inclusion of women. (Martin Bernetti / AFP)

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A model presents creation by Emilia Wickstead for Matchesfashion.com during the Australian Fashion Week at Wylie's Baths in Coogee, East Sydney, Australia. (Edgar Su / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A model presents creation by Emilia Wickstead for Matchesfashion.com during the Australian Fashion Week at Wylie's Baths in Coogee, East Sydney, Australia. (Edgar Su / REUTERS)

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Norwegian Bliss, the largest cruise ship to transit the expanded Panama Canal through Cocoli locks, is seen as it passes through the Canal on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama. (Carlos Lemos / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Norwegian Bliss, the largest cruise ship to transit the expanded Panama Canal through Cocoli locks, is seen as it passes through the Canal on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama. (Carlos Lemos / REUTERS)

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Zapata CEO Franky Zapata flies a jet-powered hoverboard or “Flyboard” above the Croisette and the Mediterranean sea during the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival. (Eric Gaillard / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Zapata CEO Franky Zapata flies a jet-powered hoverboard or “Flyboard” above the Croisette and the Mediterranean sea during the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival. (Eric Gaillard / REUTERS)

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People watch as ash erupts from the Halemaumau crater near the community of Volcano during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. (Terray Sylvester / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People watch as ash erupts from the Halemaumau crater near the community of Volcano during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. (Terray Sylvester / REUTERS)

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A cow grazes on land that used to be filled with water, at the Aculeo Lagoon in Paine, Chile. (Matias Delacroix / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A cow grazes on land that used to be filled with water, at the Aculeo Lagoon in Paine, Chile. (Matias Delacroix / REUTERS)

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An aerial view of the Yellow Sea National Forest Park in Dongtai, eastern China's Jiangsu province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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An aerial view of the Yellow Sea National Forest Park in Dongtai, eastern China's Jiangsu province. (AFP)

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Boys, who are experiencing the lives of Buddhist monks by staying in a temple for two weeks as novice monks, enjoy a ride at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea. (Kim Hong-ji / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Boys, who are experiencing the lives of Buddhist monks by staying in a temple for two weeks as novice monks, enjoy a ride at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea. (Kim Hong-ji / REUTERS)

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Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim gestures as he leaves a hospital where he is receiving treatment, ahead of an audience with Malaysia's King, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ibrahim received a full pardon against charges of corruption and sodomy as promised by newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. (Lai Seng Sin / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim gestures as he leaves a hospital where he is receiving treatment, ahead of an audience with Malaysia's King, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ibrahim received a full pardon against charges of corruption and sodomy as promised by newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. (Lai Seng Sin / REUTERS)

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Children play with soap bubbles created by a street performer at Rizal park in Luneta, metro Manila, Philippines. (Romeo Ranoco / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Children play with soap bubbles created by a street performer at Rizal park in Luneta, metro Manila, Philippines. (Romeo Ranoco / REUTERS)

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Windsor castle is seen reflected on the trombone of students musicians playing their instruments for the crowd, in England. (Emilio Morenatti / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Windsor castle is seen reflected on the trombone of students musicians playing their instruments for the crowd, in England. (Emilio Morenatti / AP)

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Palestinian Saber al-Ashkar, 29, hurls rocks during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with the Gaza strip, east of Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Palestinian Saber al-Ashkar, 29, hurls rocks during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with the Gaza strip, east of Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams / AFP)

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Coffins are seen arranged inside a mass grave during the burial of people killed when a dam burst its walls, overrunning nearby homes, in Solai town near Nakuru, Kenya. (Thomas Mukoya / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Coffins are seen arranged inside a mass grave during the burial of people killed when a dam burst its walls, overrunning nearby homes, in Solai town near Nakuru, Kenya. (Thomas Mukoya / REUTERS)

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Women pray during the first night of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Adek Berry / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Women pray during the first night of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Adek Berry / AFP)

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A pedestrian walks past a mural titled 'Coming To America' depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un holding a donut and milkshake by graffiti artsists @welinoo, @balstroem and @sorenarildsen in Los Angeles, California. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Kim on June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A pedestrian walks past a mural titled 'Coming To America' depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un holding a donut and milkshake by graffiti artsists @welinoo, @balstroem and @sorenarildsen in Los Angeles, California. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Kim on June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

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Manuel Garcia, who says he is 121-years old, fixes his hair before posing for a photograph, outside his home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Garcia was born on December 24, 1896, in Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, according to his birth certificate. (Jose Luis Gonzalez / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Manuel Garcia, who says he is 121-years old, fixes his hair before posing for a photograph, outside his home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Garcia was born on December 24, 1896, in Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, according to his birth certificate. (Jose Luis Gonzalez / REUTERS)

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A dancer warms up backstage before the finals of the 2018 World Pole Dance Championships in Tianjin, China. (Wang Zhao / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A dancer warms up backstage before the finals of the 2018 World Pole Dance Championships in Tianjin, China. (Wang Zhao / AFP)

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Anti-Erdogan protesters clash with police outside Downing Street as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets British Prime Minister Theresa May. (Dan Gitwood / Getty Images) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Anti-Erdogan protesters clash with police outside Downing Street as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets British Prime Minister Theresa May. (Dan Gitwood / Getty Images)

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Saio-Dai, whose role is now played by an unmarried woman from Kyoto but was traditionally carried out by a sister or daughter of the Emperor to dedicate herself to the Shimogamo shrine, is carried on a palanquin during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, Japan. (Carl Court / Getty Images) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Saio-Dai, whose role is now played by an unmarried woman from Kyoto but was traditionally carried out by a sister or daughter of the Emperor to dedicate herself to the Shimogamo shrine, is carried on a palanquin during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, Japan. (Carl Court / Getty Images)

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South African Police Minister Bheki Cele (R) is greeted by Moulana Sayed Afthab Haider, the national co-ordinator of the Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa, an umbrella body that oversees Shiite mosques, as he visits the Shiite Muslim Imam Hussain Mosque in Verulam on the outskirts of Durban, after an attack which left one person dead and two injured. (Rajesh Jantilal / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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South African Police Minister Bheki Cele (R) is greeted by Moulana Sayed Afthab Haider, the national co-ordinator of the Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa, an umbrella body that oversees Shiite mosques, as he visits the Shiite Muslim Imam Hussain Mosque in Verulam on the outskirts of Durban, after an attack which left one person dead and two injured. (Rajesh Jantilal / AFP)

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