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A selection of striking news photographs from around the world this week.
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Bill Ingalls / Nasa / AFP
Nasa astronaut Christina Koch is helped out of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after she and fellow space adventurers Alexander Skvortsov and Luca Parmitano, landed near Zhezkazgan, in Kazakhstan. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space – the longest spaceflight in history by a woman – on the International Space Station.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Images
US President Donald Trump holds up a copy of the Washington Post, reporting his acquittal in the Senate on two articles of impeachment.
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Rebecca Naden / Reuters
A new piece of art that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol was been confirmed as the work of street artist Banksy.
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Phil Noble / Reuters
Robyn Peoples and Sharni Edwards became Northern Ireland’s first legally married same-sex couple. Same-sex marriage was finally extended to Northern Ireland in July 2019, as part of a commitment by Westminster in the event that devolution was not restored by 21 October 2019. It has been legal in England, Wales and Scotland since 2014.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
This year’s Oscars made history when South Korean film Parasite was named best picture, making it the first non-English-language film to take the top prize. Bong Joon-ho collected the prize for best director and also took the best original screenplay award.
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Russell Cheyne / Reuters
A boy sledges on a snow-covered field near Pitlochry. Scotland has recorded its coldest night of the year so far with a low of -10.2C at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. There has also been heavy snow across parts of southern Scotland, making driving conditions difficult during the morning commute.
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Alba Vigaray / EPA
A model prepares to take to the catwalk as the latest collections go on show during New York Fashion Week.
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Migeul Riopa / AFP
Spanish surfer Axier Muniain rides a wave during the Nazare Tow Surfing Challenge in Portugal.
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China Daily / Reuters
A worker with sanitising equipment crosses the road in front of a hospital in Yichang city, Hubei, the province at the centre of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
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Annegret Hilse / Reuters
A woman poses for a picture during the pre-opening party at The WOW! Gallery Berlin, an interactive pop-up selfie museum.
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Ibrahim Amro / AFP
A Lebanese protester is hit with a burst from a water cannon during clashes with the army as demonstrators gathered in the heart of Beirut to try to prevent a confidence vote for a new government. The Red Cross reported that more than 20 people had needed hospital treatment.
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