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Farmers from Crete island clash with riot policemen during a protest outside of the Agriculture Ministry in Athens, Greece, 08 March 2017. During the protest, clashes broke out with riot police using teargas to repel protesters. Farmers protested against the government's tax and pension system reforms. EPA-EFE/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
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Balinese Hindu devotees are in a state of trance during a cleansing ceremony called 'Melasti' at a beach in Petitenget, Bali, Indonesia, 25 March 2017. Hindus hold the ceremony to cleanse their souls before celebrating Nyepi Day, the Balinese Day of Silence that marks the Balinese Hindu New Year on 28 March. EPA-EFE/MADE NAGI
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An injured child, identified as Ayham, receives medical treatment at a hospital following shelling allegedly carried by forces loyal to the Syrian regime, in Douma, Syria, 27 March 2017. According to local and medical sources, one child was killed and nine people were injured in shelling on Douma. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT
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Conflict-affected Yemenis wait to receive local charity-provided food rations in Sana'a, Yemen, 20 March 2017. According to reports, Yemen is facing the largest humanitarian crisis in the world as two years of escalating conflict have left 18 million people of Yemen's 24-million population facing severe food insecurity and killed and injured more than 49,000 people. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB
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South Koreans release fireworks as they gather to celebrate after the court's ruling on the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a rally candlelight protest on the downtown in Seoul, South Korea, 11 March 2017. Impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye is to be permanently removed from office, after the Constitutional Court announced its ruling on 10 March. A snap election is expected to take place in early May 2017. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
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Cat 'Taika' is checked at the International Cat Exhibition in Wollerau, Switzerland, 04 March 2017. The event was organized by the Swiss Shorthair Cat Club and runs from 04 to 05 March. EPA-EFE/ALEXANDRA WEY
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) walks past Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) after delivering remarks on an executive order signed by US President Donald J. Trump, regarding issues related to visas and travel, at the US Customs and Border Protection press room in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, USA, 06 March 2017. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
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An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish child dressed as a clown (C) stands among men reading from the Book of Esther during a prayer for the Jewish Holiday of Purim in the Mea Shaarim neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, 12 March 2017.The joyful Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
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(L-R) Heather Morowitz, Sonia Sheron, Liana Fan and Liah Alonso cheer for a speaker during a rally and protest marking International Women's Day in New York, New York, USA, 08 March 2017. International Women's Day is celebrated globally on 08 March to promote women's rights and equality. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
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A picture made with a drone shows the Keukenhof in Lisse, The Netherlands, 22 March 2017. The flower garden opened for the season for public on 23 March. EPA-EFE/PETER BAKKER TAKEN WITH A DRONE
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An aerial photograph shows a group of people asking for help as they are cut off due to the flooding of the Viru River, which destroyed several bridges connecting various villages in the northern region of La Libertad, Peru, 19 March 2017. The victims of the floods in Peru increased to 75 dead, 263 injured, 20 disappeared and about 100,000 affected, according to the latest official report of damages published by the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN). EPA-EFE/Ernesto Arias
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Hindu men from the village of Nandgaon celebrate covered with colored powder the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana village, Mathura, India, 06 March 2017. Holi is the Hindu spring festival of colors. In Barsana, people celebrate a variation of holi, called 'Lathmar' Holi, which means 'beating with sticks'. During the Lathmar Holi festival, the women of Barsana, the birth place of Hindu God Krishna's beloved Radha, beat the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to throw color on them. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA
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Neil Gorsuch is overwhelmed by the number of photographers as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 20 March 2017. Gorsuch, who was nominated by US President Donald J. Trump on 31 January 2017, begins his confirmation hearing 401 days after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Senate Republicans refused to vote or hold confirmation hearings on former President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland, resulting in the longest opening on the court since the 1860s. EPA-EFE/PETE MAROVICH
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Skiers in action during the 49th Engadin skiing marathon from Maloya to S-chanf, Switzerland, 12 March 2017. The race goes over 42km from Maloya to S-chanf. Around 13,000 skiers took part in the race. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER
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A long time exposure shows green light illuminating the Rhine Falls during the 'Global Greening' of the Irish national holiday St. Patrick's Day, in Neuhausen on the Rhinefall, Switzerland, 16 March 2017. Saint Patrick's Day is annually celebrated on 17 March. EPA-EFE/ENNIO LEANZA LONG TIME EXPOSURE
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People walk past the sculpture 'The Fearless Girl' by US artist Kristen Visbal which was installed overnight facing the famous sculpture of the charging bull in Lower Manhattan by State Street Global Advisors to promote the idea of women in leadership positions in New York, New York, USA, 07 March 2017. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
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A Chinese couple has their wedding photos taken next to Erhai Lake in Dali, Yunnan province, southwest China, 19 March 2017. Dali is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Yunnan, known for its natural scenery, historical and cultural heritage. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY
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The tomb of Jesus Christ with the rotunda is seen in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, 21 March 2017. The tomb of Jesus Christ in the rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, was on 26 February 2017 without its iron cage for the first time since it was placed around the stone tomb by the British in 1947 to keep the Edicule from falling apart. Greek archaeologists have been working since June 2016 to restore the tomb, believed to be the place where Jesus Christ was buried and then resurrected from after his crucification. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
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Members of a police forensic team search Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, 23 March 2017. Scotland Yard said that police have made seven arrests in raids carried out over night in Birmingham, London and elsewhere in the country after the terror attack in the Westminister Palace grounds and on Westminster Bridge on 22 March 2017 leaving four people dead, including the attacker, and 29 people injured. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
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US President Donald J. Trump gets in the driver's seat of an 18-wheeler while meeting with truck drivers and trucking CEOs on the South Portico prior to their meeting to discuss health care at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 23 March 2017. The House of Representatives has yet to vote on the Republican-crafted American Health Care Act, that would replace the Affordable Care Act, as it remained unclear whether Republicans had enough votes to overcome opposition from Democrats and those within their own party. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
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US President Donald J. Trump (C) reacts after signing the NASA transition authorization act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 March 2017. The bill boosts the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) budget, much of which will be directed to the pursuit of a Mars mission. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
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German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Ferrari celebrates with the champagne on the podium after winning the 2017 Formula One Grand Prix of Australia at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, Australia, 26 March 2017. EPA-EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL
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The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in the colors of the British Union Jack to show solidarity with the victims after the 22 March terror attack in central London, in Berlin, Germany, 23 March 2017. Scotland Yard in Britain said on 23 March 2017 that police have made seven arrests in raids carried out over night after the terror attack in the Westminster Palace grounds and on Westminster Bridge on 22 March 2017 leaving at least four people dead, including the attacker, and 29 people injured. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN
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Shadows of member of the public are seen by floral tributes next to the Houses of Parliament, in the aftermath of the 22 March terror attack in London, Britain, 25 March 2017. Scotland Yard said on 24 March 2017 that police have made nine arrests in relation to the terror attack in the Westminster Palace grounds and on Westminster Bridge on 22 March 2017 leaving at least five people dead, including the attacker, and more than 31 people injured. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
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People carrying inflatable rafts, a form of transportation used by refugees, march against the Trump administration's proposed immigration and refugee policies in front of a Trump Building in lower Manhattan in New York, New York, USA, 28 March 2017. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
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European Council President Donald Tusk holds the letter giving Britain's official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to leave the European Union as he makes a statement at the EU Council in Brussels, Belgium, 29 March 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May signed the letter giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which was delivered to Donald Tusk by the British ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow on 29 March 2017. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET
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Kashmiri villagers carry the body of militant Shahbaz Shafi, also known as Rayees Kachroo, during his funeral procession at village Belov in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 27 March 2017. Two Hizbul-Mujahideen militants were killed in a brief gunfight in Padgampora village in Awantipora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on 26 March 2017. EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN
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Chinese people enjoy the cherry blossoms at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China, 27 March 2017. Yuyuantan Park is a famous place for tourists and locals in Beijing. The park has around 199,500 plants including about 2,000 cherry trees of over 20 different species. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY
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Almost two-year-old male baby orang-utan Dalai looks on in the zoo in Dresden, Germany, 30 March 2017. Dalai was born to mother Daisy in June 2016. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
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Spanish artist Mario Mankey poses next to his piece 'Ego Erectus' as part of THE HAUS - Berlin Art Bang exhibition, in Berlin, Germany, 31 March 2017. 165 artists have worked in over 100 spaces combining various disciplines for their ideas ranging from graffiti to video installations. Every participant was given a room to develope its own art concept. Designed as a temporary exhibition THE HAUS - Berlin Art Bang project opens for public on 01 April for two months. The former bank offices will be demolished in June 2017. EPA-EFE/FELIPE TRUEBA EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Seven-year-old Walter Escobar of Texas holds a photo of his family, including his father Jose Escobar who was deported from the US, at a news conference held by US Democratic Senators, the National Council of La Raza and immigration advocates, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 28 March 2017. The news conference was held to voice opposition to the immigration policies of the Trump administration. The administration is advocating a proposed wall on the border of Mexico and the supplemental Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriation request of three billion dollars in the fiscal year 2017 for an expansion of the country's deportation force. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
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A Sotheby's employee adjusts a photograph by British photographer Chris Levine of Queen Elizabeth II called 'Lightness of Being' during a press preview Sothebys in London, Britain, 31 March 2017. The piece is part of a collections of over 130 drawings by Gerald Scarfe that will be on sale at Sotheby's on 05 April 2017. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER
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Dogs sit in a frame at a photo booth at the 'Interpets' international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, 31 March 2017. Some 400 exhibitors are presenting their products to business visitors and pet lovers until 02 April at the event, which is the largest international trade fair in the Japanese pet market. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
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(L-R) Ivan Martinic of Croatia, John-Henry Krueger of the USA, Andrea Cassinelli of Italy, Thibaut Fauconnet of France and Ren Ziwei of China in action during the men's 1000m heats at the ISU World Short Track Championships 2017 at the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10 March 2017. EPA-EFE/JERRY LAMPEN
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A model prepares backstage before the 'Life as Barbie' fashion show by Hu Sheguang during the Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week in Beijing, China, 31 March 2017. The Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week runs from 24 March to 01 April. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (R) shows his handcuffed hands during a hearing at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, 30 March 2017. The court checks legality of Navalny's 15 days administrative arrest for resisting police during his detention at an non-authorized opposition rally in central Moscow on 26 March 2017. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY
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Peter Fill of Italy celebrates with the crystal globe after winning the Downhill overall title during the FIS Word Cup Finals in Aspen, Colorado, USA, 15 March 2017. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO
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Participants of the professional peleton in action during Stage 1 of the 2017 ABSA Cape Epic mountain bike stage race over 101km, Hermanus, South Africa, 20 March 2017. The race is called the 'Tour de France' of mountain biking and sees 1200 riders racing over 691km during 8 stages and climbing twice the height of Mount Everest. The race sees the worlds best professional riders racing with amateur riders. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
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A 70-meter-long giant inflatable installation imitating a life boat by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is on display at the National Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic, 16 March 2017. The Law of the Journey shows the inflatable boat installation filled by more than 250 life-size refugees figures. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
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Julian Eberhard of Austria is on his way to win the men's 10km Sprint race of the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, South Korea, 03 March 2017. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
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A video grabbed still image, made available by former Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski, showing people attending to an injured person at the Westminster Bridge, near the Houses of Parliament in central London, Britain 22 March 2017. Scotland Yard said on 22 March 21017 the police were called to a firearms incident in the Westminster palace grounds and on Westminster Bridge amid reports of several people injured in central London. EPA-EFE/RADOSLAW SIKORSKI BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE
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(L-R) Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hold a joint press conference during a summit gathering heads of state and governments from France, Germany, Spain and Italy, in Versailles, near Paris, France, 06 March 2017. The Versailles Summit comes in preperation for a meeting of EU leaders on 25 March in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT