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The week in pictures

From the solar eclipse in Indonesia to the Canadian PM’s visit to the White House, here is this week’s news in photos.

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Journalists react as riot police enter the headquarters of Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper Zaman in Istanbul, Friday, March 4, 2016. The police raid came hours after a court placed it under the management of trustees on Friday. The move against the paper, which is linked to an opposition cleric, heightened concerns over deteriorating press freedoms in the country. [AP]
Published On 11 Mar 2016
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People watch a solar eclipse outside the planetarium in Jakarta, Indonesia. [Garry Lotulung/Reuters]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets scientists and technicians in the field of research into nuclear weapons in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. [Kcna/Reuters]
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Activists participate in a march to mark International Women's Day in San Salvador, El Salvador. [Jose Cabezas/Reuters]
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Refugees try to get products from a truck at a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece. [Stoyan Nenov/Reuters]
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Maria Sharapova speaks to the media announcing a failed drug test after the Australian Open during a press conference. [Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA Today/Reuters]
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard test-fired two ballistic missiles on Wednesday with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" written on them, a show of deterrence power by the Islamic Republic as US Vice President Joe Biden visited Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. [Omid Vahabzadeh/Fars News Agency/AP]
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toasts US President Barack Obama during a state dinner at the White House in Washington. [Joshua Roberts/Reuters]