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Earthquakes in Japan and in Ecuador, rehearsal of Moscow Victory Parade and beauty contests around the world — take a look at this week's events in the following photo gallery.

© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesFemale bodybuilders prepare to compete in the 'Miss Bikini' category of the NABA/WFF Asia-Seoul Open Championship in Seoul. April 17.
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Female bodybuilders prepare to compete in the 'Miss Bikini' category of the NABA/WFF Asia-Seoul Open Championship in Seoul. April 17.
© Sputnik / Eugene OdinokovAn exhibition performance of the Presidential Regiment's Special Guards Squadron during the opening of the exhibition "Kremlin Honor Guard Traditions" at the Museum of Military History of the Russian Military-Historical Society "Shooters Chambers" in Moscow. April 20.
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An exhibition performance of the Presidential Regiment's Special Guards Squadron during the opening of the exhibition "Kremlin Honor Guard Traditions" at the Museum of Military History of the Russian Military-Historical Society "Shooters Chambers" in Moscow. April 20.
© Sputnik / Konstantin ChalabovA tourist retro train arrives in Veliky Novgorod (Novgorod the Great), Russia.
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A tourist retro train arrives in Veliky Novgorod (Novgorod the Great), Russia.
© REUTERS / Yannis Behrakis Greek actress Katerina Lehou, playing the role of High Priestess, lights a torch from the sun's rays reflected in a parabolic mirror during the dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece. April 20.
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Greek actress Katerina Lehou, playing the role of High Priestess, lights a torch from the sun's rays reflected in a parabolic mirror during the dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece. April 20.
© REUTERS / Yuya ShinoSumo wrestlers perform a show fight during the annual 'Honozumo' ceremonial sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. April 186.
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Sumo wrestlers perform a show fight during the annual 'Honozumo' ceremonial sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. April 186.
© AP Photo / Rodrigo AbdResidents look at a rift in the highway created by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Chacras, Ecuador. April 19.
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Residents look at a rift in the highway created by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Chacras, Ecuador. April 19.
© REUTERS / Yves HermanWild bluebells, which bloom around mid-April, turning the forest completely blue, form a carpet in the Hallerbos, also known as the "Blue Forest", near the Belgian city of Halle, Belgium. April 17.
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Wild bluebells, which bloom around mid-April, turning the forest completely blue, form a carpet in the Hallerbos, also known as the "Blue Forest", near the Belgian city of Halle, Belgium. April 17.
© Sputnik / Iliya PitalevFrom left: Miss Russia 2016 second runner-up Yuliya Khoroshavina (Kirov), Miss Russia 2016 Yana Dobrovolskaya (Tyumen) and first runner-up Yuliana Korolkova (Orenburg region) during the finals of the pageant at the Barvikha Luxury Village concert hall. April 17.
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From left: Miss Russia 2016 second runner-up Yuliya Khoroshavina (Kirov), Miss Russia 2016 Yana Dobrovolskaya (Tyumen) and first runner-up Yuliana Korolkova (Orenburg region) during the finals of the pageant at the Barvikha Luxury Village concert hall. April 17.
© Sputnik / Valeriy MelnikovFighters of a special operations unit of the Chechen Republic's Ministry of the Interior during a drill near the North Pole. April 18.
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Fighters of a special operations unit of the Chechen Republic's Ministry of the Interior during a drill near the North Pole. April 18.
© REUTERS / Athit PerawongmethaBeauty contestants prepare backstage before the fashion show of Miss Tiffany's Universe 2016 transvestite contest in Bangkok, Thailand. April 20.
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Beauty contestants prepare backstage before the fashion show of Miss Tiffany's Universe 2016 transvestite contest in Bangkok, Thailand. April 20.
© Sputnik / Vladimir AstapkovichRussian Knights and Swift aerobatic teams rehearse Victory Parade celebration at the military airfield "Kubinka" in the Moscow region. April 20.
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Russian Knights and Swift aerobatic teams rehearse Victory Parade celebration at the military airfield "Kubinka" in the Moscow region. April 20.
© AP Photo / David J. PhillipLouis Marquez carries his dog Dallas through floodwaters after rescuing the dog from his flooded apartment in Houston. April 19.
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Louis Marquez carries his dog Dallas through floodwaters after rescuing the dog from his flooded apartment in Houston. April 19.
© AFP 2023 / Kazuhiro NogiPolicemen search for missing people in a damaged neighbourhood following twin earthquakes in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture. April 17.
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Policemen search for missing people in a damaged neighbourhood following twin earthquakes in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture. April 17.
© REUTERS / Mike Segar US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts to the cheers of the crowd at her New York presidential primary night rally in the Manhattan borough of New York City. April 19.
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US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts to the cheers of the crowd at her New York presidential primary night rally in the Manhattan borough of New York City. April 19.
© Sputnik / Vladimir VyatkinA visitor takes a picture of Giulio Romano's Lady at the Mirror at the opening ceremony of the exposition of Edouard Manet's "Olympia" from the Parisian Musee d'Orsay collection, at Moscow's Museum of Fine Arts. April 18.
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A visitor takes a picture of Giulio Romano's Lady at the Mirror at the opening ceremony of the exposition of Edouard Manet's "Olympia" from the Parisian Musee d'Orsay collection, at Moscow's Museum of Fine Arts. April 18.
© REUTERS / Shamil Zhumatov A model checks her mobile phone as she waits backstage during Kazakhstan Fashion Week in Almaty, Kazakhstan. April 19.
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A model checks her mobile phone as she waits backstage during Kazakhstan Fashion Week in Almaty, Kazakhstan. April 19.
© Sputnik / Maksim BlinovSiamese crocodile in the Moscow Zoo. April 17.
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Siamese crocodile in the Moscow Zoo. April 17.
© AP Photo / Amel EmricMigrant children wait in line for a toy, at the makeshift camp, situated by the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece. April 17.
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Migrant children wait in line for a toy, at the makeshift camp, situated by the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece. April 17.
© REUTERS / Mohamed AzakirA model displays a creation from Spring/Summer 2016 Haute Couture collection by Lebanese designer Abed Mahfouz during the Beirut Fashion Week in Beirut, Lebanon. April 19.
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A model displays a creation from Spring/Summer 2016 Haute Couture collection by Lebanese designer Abed Mahfouz during the Beirut Fashion Week in Beirut, Lebanon. April 19.
© REUTERS / Adriano MachadoOpponents of President Dilma Rousseff celebrate after the Lower House of Congress voted to proceed with her impeachment in Brasilia. April 17.
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Opponents of President Dilma Rousseff celebrate after the Lower House of Congress voted to proceed with her impeachment in Brasilia. April 17.
© AFP 2023 / Bas Czerwinski Riders start the Amstel Gold Race in Maastricht, Netherlands. April 17.
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Riders start the Amstel Gold Race in Maastricht, Netherlands. April 17.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy TimkivSpring field work in the Krasnodar Region, Russia. April 19.
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Spring field work in the Krasnodar Region, Russia. April 19.
© REUTERS / Roosevelt CassioNative Brazilian competes in a tora competition, which is a race while carrying a log, during the Indigenous Youth Games of Pataxos nation in Santa Cruz de Cabralia, Bahia state, Brazil, April 18, 2016.
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Native Brazilian competes in a tora competition, which is a race while carrying a log, during the Indigenous Youth Games of Pataxos nation in Santa Cruz de Cabralia, Bahia state, Brazil, April 18, 2016.
© REUTERS / StringerGirls perform yoga at a tea plantation as a part of TV program selecting members for a female performance group in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. April 17.
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Girls perform yoga at a tea plantation as a part of TV program selecting members for a female performance group in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. April 17.
© AFP 2023 / Noorullah ShirzadaAfghan farmers harvest opium sap from a poppy field in the Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province. April 19.
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Afghan farmers harvest opium sap from a poppy field in the Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province. April 19.
© AFP 2023 / Mark RalstonCheerleading candidates parade on stage during the Los Angeles Rams Cheerleading Final auditions at the Forum in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 2016.
The St. Louis Rams, relocated to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, have chosen 30 new cheerleaders from the city.
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Cheerleading candidates parade on stage during the Los Angeles Rams Cheerleading Final auditions at the Forum in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 2016.
The St. Louis Rams, relocated to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, have chosen 30 new cheerleaders from the city.
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