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This Week in Pictures: 12 - 18 January

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Sputnik's weekly photo gallery gives you a glimpse into what's been going on in different corners of the world during the past seven days.

Have you seen protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration of Greek schoolteachers? Are you interested in a large, circular ice floe that sits in the Presumpscot River? Would you like to see Austrian troops shovel snow on a rooftop after a heavy snowfall?

Check out this gallery compiled for you by Sputnik.

© AP Photo / Andy BrownbillSpectators cool themselves down at a water mist fan during day one at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, 14 January 2019.
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Spectators cool themselves down at a water mist fan during day one at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, 14 January 2019.
© AFP 2023 / Johannes EISELEParticipants in the 18th Annual "No Pants Subway Ride" go underground on 13 January 2019 in New York.
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Participants in the 18th Annual "No Pants Subway Ride" go underground on 13 January 2019 in New York.
© Sputnik / Alejandro Martinez Velez / Go to the mediabankA horseman rides through the fire during the annual Las Luminarias festival in the Spanish village of San Bartolome de Pinar.
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A horseman rides through the fire during the annual Las Luminarias festival in the Spanish village of San Bartolome de Pinar.
© Sputnik / Justin Griffiths-Williams / Go to the mediabankDemonstrators voice their opposition to Brexit in front of the UK Parliament in London.
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Demonstrators voice their opposition to Brexit in front of the UK Parliament in London.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankDogs bark during a sled and skijoring race in the town of Berdsk, Novosibirsk region, Russia.
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Dogs bark during a sled and skijoring race in the town of Berdsk, Novosibirsk region, Russia.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatModels present creations by Off-White during the men's Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collection fashion show in Paris on 16 January 2019.
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Models present creations by Off-White during the men's Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collection fashion show in Paris on 16 January 2019.
© REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis Schoolteachers demonstrating against government plans to change hiring procedures in the public sector clash with riot cops outside the Greek parliament building in Athens, Greece, 14 January 2019.
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Schoolteachers demonstrating against government plans to change hiring procedures in the public sector clash with riot cops outside the Greek parliament building in Athens, Greece, 14 January 2019.
© REUTERS / Brian SnyderA large, circular ice floe sits in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine, US, 16 January 2019.
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A large, circular ice floe sits in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine, US, 16 January 2019.
© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankBoat on the Moscow River.
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Boat on the Moscow River.
© AP Photo / Antonio CalanniModel Winnie Harlow wears a creation as part of the John Richmond men's Fall-Winter 2019-20 collection, which was presented in Milan, Italy on Sunday, 13 January 2019.
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Model Winnie Harlow wears a creation as part of the John Richmond men's Fall-Winter 2019-20 collection, which was presented in Milan, Italy on Sunday, 13 January 2019.
© REUTERS / Leonhard Foeger Austrian troops clear off a rooftop after a heavy snowfall in Werfenweng, Austria on 16 January 2019.
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Austrian troops clear off a rooftop after a heavy snowfall in Werfenweng, Austria on 16 January 2019.
© AP Photo / Koji SasaharaKimono-clad Japanese women celebrating their 20th birthday take in a roller coaster ride following a coming of age ceremony at Toshimaen amusement park on Coming of Age Day, a national holiday, in Tokyo, Monday, January 14, 2019.
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Kimono-clad Japanese women celebrating their 20th birthday take in a roller coaster ride following a coming of age ceremony at Toshimaen amusement park on Coming of Age Day, a national holiday, in Tokyo, Monday, January 14, 2019.
© REUTERS / Thomas MukoyaCars are seen on fire at the scene of explosions and gunshots in Nairobi, Kenya 15 January 2019.
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Cars are seen on fire at the scene of explosions and gunshots in Nairobi, Kenya 15 January 2019.
© AFP 2023 / Karim Sahib Syria supporters wait for the start of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup group B football match between Australia and Syria at the Khalifa bin Zayed stadium in al-Ain on 15 January 2019.
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Syria supporters wait for the start of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup group B football match between Australia and Syria at the Khalifa bin Zayed stadium in al-Ain on 15 January 2019.
© AFP 2023 / Hasan Shirvani / various sourcesA picture taken on 14 January 2019 shows a Boeing 707 cargo plane that reportedly crashed into a residential complex near the Iranian capital Tehran with 10 people on board. The plane overshot the runway during its landing, Iran's aviation organisation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told state broadcaster IRIB.
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A picture taken on 14 January 2019 shows a Boeing 707 cargo plane that reportedly crashed into a residential complex near the Iranian capital Tehran with 10 people on board. The plane overshot the runway during its landing, Iran's aviation organisation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told state broadcaster IRIB.
© REUTERS / Mohammad Ponir HossainCoal workers are seen at a market as they unload a ferry in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13 January 2019.
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Coal workers are seen at a market as they unload a ferry in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13 January 2019.
© AP Photo / Khalil SenosiCivilians flee as security forces aim their weapons at the buildings of a hotel complex in Nairobi on Tuesday, 15 January 2019. Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex. A police officer said he saw bodies, "but there was no time to count the dead".
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Civilians flee as security forces aim their weapons at the buildings of a hotel complex in Nairobi on Tuesday, 15 January 2019. Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex. A police officer said he saw bodies, "but there was no time to count the dead".
© Sputnik / KAMAZ-master / Go to the mediabankThe crew of the KAMAZ-master sports team consisting of Dmitry Sotnikov, Dmitry Nikitin and Ilnur Mustafin at the third stage of the Dakar-2019 rally-marathon.
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The crew of the KAMAZ-master sports team consisting of Dmitry Sotnikov, Dmitry Nikitin and Ilnur Mustafin at the third stage of the Dakar-2019 rally-marathon.
© AFP 2023 / Mauro PimentelBrazilian marine biology student Isabela Cardoso, 21, swims like a mermaid at Rio de Janeiro Aquarium (AquaRio) to call attention to the dangers of ocean pollution in marine life in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 14 January 2019.
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Brazilian marine biology student Isabela Cardoso, 21, swims like a mermaid at Rio de Janeiro Aquarium (AquaRio) to call attention to the dangers of ocean pollution in marine life in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 14 January 2019.
© REUTERS / Danish Siddiqui Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men after taking a dip during the first "Shahi Snan" (grand bath) during "Kumbh Mela" or Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, 15 January 2019.
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Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men after taking a dip during the first "Shahi Snan" (grand bath) during "Kumbh Mela" or Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, 15 January 2019.
© Sputnik / Julien Mattia / Go to the mediabank"Yellow vests" protests in Paris.
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"Yellow vests" protests in Paris.
© REUTERS / Mike Blake The 24th Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, 13 January
2019 - Sarah Silverman walks out on stage blindfolded to present an award.
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The 24th Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, 13 January
2019 - Sarah Silverman walks out on stage blindfolded to present an award.
© REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany A man covers his face during a sandstorm near the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt 16 January 2019.
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A man covers his face during a sandstorm near the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt 16 January 2019.
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