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President Putin’s annnual phone in, the 55th anniversary of the first manned flight into space and bikini skiing! Sputnik presents some of the week's most interesting events, captured on film.

President Putin’s annnual phone in, the 55th anniversary of the first manned flight into space and bikini skiing! Sputnik presents some of the week's most interesting events, captured on film.

© AFP 2023 / Bulent KilicFlames and smoke rise after a fight between Kurds and Arab Syrians at their makeshift camp in the northern border village of Idomeni, on April 11, 2016.
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Flames and smoke rise after a fight between Kurds and Arab Syrians at their makeshift camp in the northern border village of Idomeni, on April 11, 2016.
© REUTERS / Fabian BimmerA VW Golf VII car (R) and a VW Passat are loaded in a delivery tower at the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany.
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A VW Golf VII car (R) and a VW Passat are loaded in a delivery tower at the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany.
© SputnikRussian President Vladimir Putin answers questions from the Russian public during his 14th annual Q&A session in Moscow’s Gostiny Dvor (Old Merchant Court), one of the city’s largest business, shopping and recreation centers, on April 14, 2016.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions from the Russian public during his 14th annual Q&A session in Moscow’s Gostiny Dvor (Old Merchant Court), one of the city’s largest business, shopping and recreation centers, on April 14, 2016.
© Sputnik / Alexey MalgavkoThe participants of “Raise Your Head!” all-Russian Campaign, dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the first manned flight into space in the city of Omsk, southwestern Siberia, on April 12, 2016.
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The participants of “Raise Your Head!” all-Russian Campaign, dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the first manned flight into space in the city of Omsk, southwestern Siberia, on April 12, 2016.
© REUTERS / Antara Foto/Fadlansyah A soldier from Indonesia's Rapid Reaction Strike Force (PPRC) jumps out from the back of an Air Force transport plane during a parachute training exercise in Tarakan, North Kalimantan province, April 13, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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A soldier from Indonesia's Rapid Reaction Strike Force (PPRC) jumps out from the back of an Air Force transport plane during a parachute training exercise in Tarakan, North Kalimantan province, April 13, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
© REUTERS / Cathal McNaughtonBritain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge reacts after shooting an arrow at Changlimithang Archery Ground in Thimphu, Bhutan, April 14, 2016.
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Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge reacts after shooting an arrow at Changlimithang Archery Ground in Thimphu, Bhutan, April 14, 2016.
© Sputnik / Mikhail VoskresenskiyElectoral portraits of the candidates to the Syrian parliament seen in the streets of Damascus before the country’s parliamentary elections on April 13, 2016.
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Electoral portraits of the candidates to the Syrian parliament seen in the streets of Damascus before the country’s parliamentary elections on April 13, 2016.
© AFP 2023 / Christophe ArchambaultA bikini-clad woman takes part in a water fight as people celebrate Songkran - the Thai new year - in Bangkok on April 13, 2016.
Thais and tourists took to the streets on April 13 to drench each other in the mass water fight that marks the country's new year festival Songkran, as authorities attempted to crack down on alcohol, topless dancers and other "indecencies".
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A bikini-clad woman takes part in a water fight as people celebrate Songkran - the Thai new year - in Bangkok on April 13, 2016.
Thais and tourists took to the streets on April 13 to drench each other in the mass water fight that marks the country's new year festival Songkran, as authorities attempted to crack down on alcohol, topless dancers and other "indecencies".
© AFP 2023 / Amer AlmohibanySyrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2016.
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Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2016.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina Participants of the bikini skiing world record breaking downhill descent in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, part of the first BoogelWoogel mountain carnival, pose of a selfie on April 9, 2016.
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Participants of the bikini skiing world record breaking downhill descent in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, part of the first BoogelWoogel mountain carnival, pose of a selfie on April 9, 2016.
© REUTERS / Khaled AbdullahA boy reacts as he is about to be given polio vaccination drops during a house-to-house anti-polio vaccination campaign in Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 12, 2016.
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A boy reacts as he is about to be given polio vaccination drops during a house-to-house anti-polio vaccination campaign in Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 12, 2016.
© Sputnik / Vladimir SergeevA rising moon is seen over St. Basil’s Cathedral on Moscow’s Red Square.
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A rising moon is seen over St. Basil’s Cathedral on Moscow’s Red Square.
© SputnikServicemen of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Defense Army at the first line of defense.
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Servicemen of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Defense Army at the first line of defense.
© Sputnik / Alexandr KryazhevParticipants of the Novosibirsk Region Open Championship for Bodybuilding, Bodyfitness and Fitness Bikini, wait to perform in the V. Chkalov House of Culture in the city of Novosibirsk, Russia’s Siberia.
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Participants of the Novosibirsk Region Open Championship for Bodybuilding, Bodyfitness and Fitness Bikini, wait to perform in the V. Chkalov House of Culture in the city of Novosibirsk, Russia’s Siberia.
© AP Photo / Aaron FavilaFilipino children walk under the shade of trees at the business district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, Thursday, April 14, 2016. Summer months in the Philippines starts from March to May.
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Filipino children walk under the shade of trees at the business district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, Thursday, April 14, 2016. Summer months in the Philippines starts from March to May.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoParticipants in the Roads of Victory campaign drive WWII motorcycles in the Crimean resort of Yevpatoria to mark the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the city from the Nazis.
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Participants in the Roads of Victory campaign drive WWII motorcycles in the Crimean resort of Yevpatoria to mark the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the city from the Nazis.
© AP Photo / Jeff ChiuA female giraffe calf is shown under her mother Barbro at the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. According to the San Francisco Zoo, the calf, which has not yet been named, is already more than six-feet tall and took its first steps within 30 minutes of its birth on April 8, 2016.
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A female giraffe calf is shown under her mother Barbro at the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. According to the San Francisco Zoo, the calf, which has not yet been named, is already more than six-feet tall and took its first steps within 30 minutes of its birth on April 8, 2016.
© REUTERS / Dylan MartinezCheerleaders perform before the football game between Crystal Palace and Norwich City of English Barclays Premier League at Selhurst Park , the home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club on April 9, 2016.
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Cheerleaders perform before the football game between Crystal Palace and Norwich City of English Barclays Premier League at Selhurst Park , the home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club on April 9, 2016.
© AFP 2023 / Jean-Philippe KsiazekCompetitors take part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables on April 10, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert.
The 31st edition of the marathon is a 257 kilometre race through a formidable landscape in one of the world's most inhospitable climates.
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Competitors take part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables on April 10, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert.
The 31st edition of the marathon is a 257 kilometre race through a formidable landscape in one of the world's most inhospitable climates.
© Sputnik / Nina ZotinaAustralian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker Nicholas James "Nick" Vujicic during “Life Without Barriers” show in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker Nicholas James "Nick" Vujicic during “Life Without Barriers” show in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi.
© REUTERS / Suhaib SalemA Palestinian beekeeper uses smoke to calm bees in the process of collecting honey at a farm in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip April 11, 2016. Rateb Samour sees 250 patients a day, whose complaints range from hair loss to cerebral palsy and cancer. He is not a doctor and has never worked in a hospital. Samour inherited the skill of bee-sting therapy from his father. From 2003 the agricultural engineer dedicated all his time to study and develop the alternative-medicine treatment of apitherapy, which uses bee-related products from honey, propolis - or bee glue used to build hives - to venom.
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A Palestinian beekeeper uses smoke to calm bees in the process of collecting honey at a farm in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip April 11, 2016. Rateb Samour sees 250 patients a day, whose complaints range from hair loss to cerebral palsy and cancer. He is not a doctor and has never worked in a hospital. Samour inherited the skill of bee-sting therapy from his father. From 2003 the agricultural engineer dedicated all his time to study and develop the alternative-medicine treatment of apitherapy, which uses bee-related products from honey, propolis - or bee glue used to build hives - to venom.
© Sputnik / Vladimir AstapkovichMiG-29 and Su-27 combat jets of Russia’s Aerospace Forces during the first aerial training of the Russian aviation’s victory parade at Alabino training range outside Moscow on Monday, April 11, 2016.
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MiG-29 and Su-27 combat jets of Russia’s Aerospace Forces during the first aerial training of the Russian aviation’s victory parade at Alabino training range outside Moscow on Monday, April 11, 2016.
© AP Photo / Rodrigo AbdA woman pulls a calf away from its mother, so she can milk the adult, in Uchuraccay, Peru, before the national elections. April 9, 2016.
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A woman pulls a calf away from its mother, so she can milk the adult, in Uchuraccay, Peru, before the national elections. April 9, 2016.
© REUTERS / Stoyan NenovMigrants and refugees queue for tea at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 11, 2016.
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Migrants and refugees queue for tea at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, April 11, 2016.
© REUTERS / Vincent WestBallet dancers perform an outside routine, as part of the Month of Dance in San Sebastian, in front of Concha Bay, Spain, April 10, 2016.
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Ballet dancers perform an outside routine, as part of the Month of Dance in San Sebastian, in front of Concha Bay, Spain, April 10, 2016.
© REUTERS / Eduard Korniyenko A participant has his body painted before a regional bodybuilding championship in Stavropol, southern Russia, April 10, 2016.
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A participant has his body painted before a regional bodybuilding championship in Stavropol, southern Russia, April 10, 2016.
© REUTERS / Erik De CastroFilipino soldiers aboard armoured vehicles take part during a military exercise with US troops called "Balikatan" (shoulder-to-shoulder) in Capas, Tarlac in northern Philippines April 14, 2016.
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Filipino soldiers aboard armoured vehicles take part during a military exercise with US troops called "Balikatan" (shoulder-to-shoulder) in Capas, Tarlac in northern Philippines April 14, 2016.
© AP Photo / Allauddin KhanAn Afghan child carries a shovel on his shoulder as he walks in a poppy field in Zhari district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A recent uptick in violence across the south will worsen once the poppy crop is harvested in the coming weeks and the extremists deploy gunmen to protect their vast smuggling empire, officials, analysts and diplomats are predicting. April 11, 2016.
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An Afghan child carries a shovel on his shoulder as he walks in a poppy field in Zhari district of southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A recent uptick in violence across the south will worsen once the poppy crop is harvested in the coming weeks and the extremists deploy gunmen to protect their vast smuggling empire, officials, analysts and diplomats are predicting. April 11, 2016.
© AP Photo / Charlie NeibergallGeordan Speiller, left, tries to pin Mason Manville during their 75-kilogram Greco Roman match at the US Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Geordan Speiller, left, tries to pin Mason Manville during their 75-kilogram Greco Roman match at the US Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Iowa City, Iowa.
© REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir A boy stands on the staircase of a riddled building in Beirut, Lebanon April 13, 2016, on the 41st anniversary of Lebanon's civil war (1975-1990).
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A boy stands on the staircase of a riddled building in Beirut, Lebanon April 13, 2016, on the 41st anniversary of Lebanon's civil war (1975-1990).
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