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Photos of the week: Muharram commemorations and Tribute in Light

From commemorations marking the 8th day of Muharram in Basra to the 18th aniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York; a roundup of top photos from across the world.

Updated on: Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM IST

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Iraqi Shiite Muslims take part in commemorations marking the 8th day of Muharram ahead of Ashura, in the southern city of Basra. - The religious commemoration of Ashura, which includes a ten-day mourning period starting on the first day of Muharram on the Islamic calendar, commemorates the seventh-century slaying of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussein in Karbala. (Hussein Faleh / AFP)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

Iraqi Shiite Muslims take part in commemorations marking the 8th day of Muharram ahead of Ashura, in the southern city of Basra. - The religious commemoration of Ashura, which includes a ten-day mourning period starting on the first day of Muharram on the Islamic calendar, commemorates the seventh-century slaying of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussein in Karbala. (Hussein Faleh / AFP)

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A shattered and water-filled coffin lays exposed to the elements in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, at the cemetery in Mclean’s Town, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Bahamians are tackling a massive clean-up a week after Hurricane Dorian devastated the archipelago’s northern islands. (Ramon Espinosa / AP)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

A shattered and water-filled coffin lays exposed to the elements in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, at the cemetery in Mclean’s Town, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Bahamians are tackling a massive clean-up a week after Hurricane Dorian devastated the archipelago’s northern islands. (Ramon Espinosa / AP)

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An Indonesian firefighter rests after battling a forest fire in Kampar, Riau. Huge fires are raging across vast swathes of Indonesia’s rainforests -- some of the world’s biggest -- with toxic smog shutting hundreds of schools in Southeast Asia. (Wahyudi / AFP)

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An Indonesian firefighter rests after battling a forest fire in Kampar, Riau. Huge fires are raging across vast swathes of Indonesia’s rainforests -- some of the world’s biggest -- with toxic smog shutting hundreds of schools in Southeast Asia. (Wahyudi / AFP)

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A woman looks at a jewellery ad at a shopping district in central Madrid, Spain. (Susana Vera / REUTERS)

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A woman looks at a jewellery ad at a shopping district in central Madrid, Spain. (Susana Vera / REUTERS)

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A truck on a road crosses the flooded southern zone of the Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia. (Pablo Cozzaglio / AFP)

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A truck on a road crosses the flooded southern zone of the Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia. (Pablo Cozzaglio / AFP)

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A man rows in a Kayak with an “Estelada”, the Catalan pro-independence flag, as in the foreground a banner reads in Catalan “Independence” during a pro-independence gathering under the motto “Wave for the Independence” in Badalona ahead of the celebration of the National Day of Catalonia, Diada. (Josep Lago / AFP)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

A man rows in a Kayak with an “Estelada”, the Catalan pro-independence flag, as in the foreground a banner reads in Catalan “Independence” during a pro-independence gathering under the motto “Wave for the Independence” in Badalona ahead of the celebration of the National Day of Catalonia, Diada. (Josep Lago / AFP)

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French artist Manolo trains his horse Indra to swim in the “Calanque of Sormiou” in Marseille, France. (Christophe Simon / AFP)

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French artist Manolo trains his horse Indra to swim in the “Calanque of Sormiou” in Marseille, France. (Christophe Simon / AFP)

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A couple sit on the terrace of a cafe in Istanbul as seagulls fly over them in Turkey. (Ozan Kose / AFP)

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A couple sit on the terrace of a cafe in Istanbul as seagulls fly over them in Turkey. (Ozan Kose / AFP)

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Palestinian school boys play on an old Sycamore tree on their way home from school in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)

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Palestinian school boys play on an old Sycamore tree on their way home from school in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)

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A Rohingya child walks on the slope of a hill at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A Rohingya child walks on the slope of a hill at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A woman raises her fist in a march against gender based violence and in solidarity with women who have been subject to violence and in memory of those who have been killed, at the North Beach in Durban, South Africa. The Crime Against Women in South Africa Report released by Statistics South Africa (SA) shows that femicide is 5 times higher than the global average. (Rajesh Jantilal / AFP)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

A woman raises her fist in a march against gender based violence and in solidarity with women who have been subject to violence and in memory of those who have been killed, at the North Beach in Durban, South Africa. The Crime Against Women in South Africa Report released by Statistics South Africa (SA) shows that femicide is 5 times higher than the global average. (Rajesh Jantilal / AFP)

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A child drives a miniature electric toy car across Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang, North Korea. The country marked marking the 71st anniversary of its foundation, with a public holiday. (Ed Jones / AFP)

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A child drives a miniature electric toy car across Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang, North Korea. The country marked marking the 71st anniversary of its foundation, with a public holiday. (Ed Jones / AFP)

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People dance to a traditional Greek music amid broken plates, during a wedding celebrations in Athens, Greece. (Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP)

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People dance to a traditional Greek music amid broken plates, during a wedding celebrations in Athens, Greece. (Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP)

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Models pose during the alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet Spring 2020 Fashion Presentation at Root Studio during New York Fashion Week: The Shows in New York City. (Angela Weiss / AFP)

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Models pose during the alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet Spring 2020 Fashion Presentation at Root Studio during New York Fashion Week: The Shows in New York City. (Angela Weiss / AFP)

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A farmer kisses his buffalo after victory during an annual buffalo fighting festival in Do Son coastal resort town, in Hai Phong, Vietnam. (Kham / REUTERS)

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A farmer kisses his buffalo after victory during an annual buffalo fighting festival in Do Son coastal resort town, in Hai Phong, Vietnam. (Kham / REUTERS)

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A young girl dressed as the Living Goddess Kumari looks through a lipstick during the Kumari Puja festival, in which young girls pose as the Kumari and are worshipped by people in belief that their children will remain healthy, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

A young girl dressed as the Living Goddess Kumari looks through a lipstick during the Kumari Puja festival, in which young girls pose as the Kumari and are worshipped by people in belief that their children will remain healthy, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)

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Dancers of China’s Peacock Contemporary Dance Company perform Yang Liping’s Rite of Spring during the International Contemporary Dance Festival DANCEINVERSION on the stage of Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. (Shamil Zhumatov / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

Dancers of China’s Peacock Contemporary Dance Company perform Yang Liping’s Rite of Spring during the International Contemporary Dance Festival DANCEINVERSION on the stage of Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. (Shamil Zhumatov / REUTERS)

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Jack Ma performs onstage during Alibaba’s 20th anniversary party, at a stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant stepped down from his role as the company’s chairman. (REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

Jack Ma performs onstage during Alibaba’s 20th anniversary party, at a stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant stepped down from his role as the company’s chairman. (REUTERS)

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Anti-Brexit protesters with signs and EU flags lit up with fairy lights demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London, England as MPs debate. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)

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Anti-Brexit protesters with signs and EU flags lit up with fairy lights demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London, England as MPs debate. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)

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Democratic presidential hopefuls Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders (L) and Former Vice President Joe Biden participate during the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. (Robyn Beck / AFP)

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Democratic presidential hopefuls Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders (L) and Former Vice President Joe Biden participate during the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. (Robyn Beck / AFP)

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Bianca Andreescu (2R) of Canada is interviewed after she won against Serena Williams (3rd L) of the US after the Women’s Singles Finals match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (Johannes Eisele / AFP)

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Bianca Andreescu (2R) of Canada is interviewed after she won against Serena Williams (3rd L) of the US after the Women’s Singles Finals match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (Johannes Eisele / AFP)

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People try to take selfies at the grave of Indonesia’s former President B.J. Habibie following his funeral ceremony in Jakarta. Habibie, who ushered in an era of democratic reforms after the downfall of long-time dictator Suharto, died on September 11 at the age of 83 in Jakarta. (Bay Ismoyo / AFP)

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People try to take selfies at the grave of Indonesia’s former President B.J. Habibie following his funeral ceremony in Jakarta. Habibie, who ushered in an era of democratic reforms after the downfall of long-time dictator Suharto, died on September 11 at the age of 83 in Jakarta. (Bay Ismoyo / AFP)

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Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (C) goes to the basket as Vojtech Hruban (L), Patrik Auda (2nd L) and Jaromir Bohacik of the Czech Republic try to block during the Basketball World Cup Group K second round game between Czech Republic and Greece in Shenzhen, China. (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP)

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Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (C) goes to the basket as Vojtech Hruban (L), Patrik Auda (2nd L) and Jaromir Bohacik of the Czech Republic try to block during the Basketball World Cup Group K second round game between Czech Republic and Greece in Shenzhen, China. (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP)

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People gather at a shopping mall in the Shatin area of Hong Kong to sing a recently penned protest song titled ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ which has been gaining popularity in the city as an anthem. (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP)

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People gather at a shopping mall in the Shatin area of Hong Kong to sing a recently penned protest song titled ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ which has been gaining popularity in the city as an anthem. (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP)

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An aerial view shows the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, a key infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area project, during sunrise off Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China. (REUTERS)

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An aerial view shows the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, a key infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area project, during sunrise off Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China. (REUTERS)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the testing of a “super-large multiple rocket launcher” at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the testing of a “super-large multiple rocket launcher” at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on-stage during a product launch event at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. - Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 models, touting upgraded, ultrawide cameras as it updated its popular smartphone lineup and cut its entry price to $699. (Josh Edelson / AFP)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on-stage during a product launch event at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. - Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 models, touting upgraded, ultrawide cameras as it updated its popular smartphone lineup and cut its entry price to $699. (Josh Edelson / AFP)

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Men ride bicycles along a sidewalk during a blackout caused by Typhoon Faxai near a train station in Kisarazu, Chiba prefecture, Japan. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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Men ride bicycles along a sidewalk during a blackout caused by Typhoon Faxai near a train station in Kisarazu, Chiba prefecture, Japan. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow giving a personal statement in the House of Commons in London, England to announce that he will stand down as the Speaker of the House of Commons on October 31 at the latest. (Jessica Taylor / UK Parliament / AFP)

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Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow giving a personal statement in the House of Commons in London, England to announce that he will stand down as the Speaker of the House of Commons on October 31 at the latest. (Jessica Taylor / UK Parliament / AFP)

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The ‘Tribute in Light’ rises skyward on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, in New York City. Throughout the United States services were held to mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP)

Updated on Sep 16, 2019 2:25 PM

The ‘Tribute in Light’ rises skyward on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, in New York City. Throughout the United States services were held to mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP)

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