X-ray analysis of an 18th-century violin in France, scenes from the Academy Awards in Hollywood, a march for International Women’s Day in Mexico, the launch of a SpaceX rocket in Texas, white-water canoeing in New Zealand, Ramadan prayers in Indonesia, the Crufts dog show in England, and much more
Photos of the Week: Bridal Carry, Ostrich Hug, Godzilla Oscar
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Viking, a three-year-old Australian shepherd co-owned by Melanie Raymond, John Shaw, and Kerry Kirtley, wins Best in Show during Crufts 2024, at NEC Arena, on March 10, 2024, in Birmingham, England. #
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A Tibetan man with his face painted participates in a protest march held to mark the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, in the northern hill town of Dharamsala, India, on March 10, 2024. #
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Indonesian Hindus carry Ogoh-ogoh, a statue symbolizing an evil spirit, before a parade on the eve of Nyepi, Bali's Day of Silence, in Klungkung, Bali, on March 10, 2024. #
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Mohammed El-Dahshan, a "Mesaharati," or dawn-caller, prepares to ride his camel decorated with colored lights to wake Muslims for a meal before sunrise, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the Delta city of Dikernis, Egypt, on March 14, 2024. #
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On the first night of Ramadan, Indonesian Muslims take part in the evening mass prayers called Tarawih, at the Grand Mosque of Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 11, 2024. #
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Men carry women during a competition and Guinness World Record attempt in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 8, 2024. Hundreds of couples braved the tropical heat to set an unusual world record—for the most people performing a "bridal carry" at the same time. #
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Riders Augusto Fernandez (foreground) and Brad Binder lean into a turn during the first free-practice session of the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, north of Doha, on March 8, 2024. #
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King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands wears VR goggles during a visit to MINDbase, an initiative of the Dutch Materiel and IT Command, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on March 13, 2024. #
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Finn Butcher paddles down a white-water course during a Paris 2024 NZOC Canoe Slalom Selection Announcement at Vector Wero Whitewater Park, in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 13, 2024. #
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The SpaceX Starship Flight 3 Rocket launches from the Starbase facility in Brownsville, Texas, on March 14, 2024. This was SpaceX's third attempt at launching this rocket into space. #
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Revelers watch a bonfire as Bulgarians celebrate Mesni Zagovezni, an Orthodox Christian holiday during which they chase away evil spirits with fire rituals, in the village of Lozen, some 15 kilometers southwest of Sofia, on March 10, 2024. #
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A model displays a creation from the apparel brand "FAF" by Japanese designer Kazuho Arai for the autumn/winter collection during Tokyo Fashion Week, in Japan, on March 12, 2024. #
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Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima pose with the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Godzilla Minus One" in the Oscars photo room at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 2024. #
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Messi, a dog performer featured in the film "Anatomy of a Fall," is photographed in the audience during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024, in Hollywood, California. #
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This photograph taken on March 11, 2024, shows the famous violin "Il Cannone," made in 1743 and played by the great virtuoso Niccolo Paganini, being examined by a synchrotron during a non-destructive X-ray analysis by scientists at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France. #
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A member of a family of mountain gorillas, living under protection in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Kanungu District of Uganda, photographed on March 11, 2024 #
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Wendy Adriaens, the founder of De Passiehoeve, an animal-rescue farm where animals support people with autism, depression, anxiety, or drug problems, offers a hug to Blondie, a six-year-old female ostrich, in Kalmthout, Belgium, on March 8, 2024. #
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A retired British Airways Concorde supersonic airliner is lifted by a crane on March 14, 2024, in New York City. The Concorde, one of a fleet of seven once owned by British Airways, departed the Weeks Marine in Jersey City, New Jersey, for its return to the Intrepid Museum following a months-long restoration project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. #
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A Palestinian woman reacts after her apartment was destroyed in an Israeli raid in Hamad City, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 13, 2024. #
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