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Week in pictures: From China floods to Kashmir protests

A photo round-up of some of the key events of last week, including N Korea’s nuclear test and violent rallies in France.

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Hindu devotees participate in a procession towards the Arabian Sea where a giant idol of the elephant-headed god Ganesha will be immersed on the final day of the 10-day long Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP]
Published On 16 Sep 2016
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A malnourished boy lies on a bed at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Houdieda, Yemen. [Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters]
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A suspected illegal miner is questioned by South African police in Johannesburg's oldest gold mine in Langlaagte. [Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]
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A man in a balaclava jumps over burning debris during a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Indian-administered Kashmir. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]
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Britain's Jonnie Peacock, centre, celebrates crossing the finish line first, followed by Americans Jerome Singleton, right, and Jarryd Wallace during the men's final 100-metre event at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Jason Cairnduff/Reuters]
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A rally celebrating the success of a recent nuclear test is held in Kim Il-sung square in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. [KCNA/Reuters]
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US actress and UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie visits a Syrian refugee camp in Azraq in northern Jordan. Jolie called on the international community to end the protracted Syrian civil war and increase support for refugees across the region. [Ahmad Alameen/AP]
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Native Americans head to a rally at the State Capitol in Denver, Colorado to protest in solidarity with members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in North Dakota over the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The protesters say that the pipeline, which crosses four states to move oil from North Dakota to Illinois, threatens water supplies and has already disrupted sacred sites. [David Zalubowski/AP]
A demonstrator is sprayed by a water canon during clashes with French riot police at a march in Nantes, western France, to demonstrate against the new French labour law, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/St
A demonstrator is sprayed by a water cannon during clashes with French riot police at a march in Nantes, western France, as protesters rallied against a controversial new labour law. [Stephane Mahe/Reuters]
A man rides through a flooded street after Typhoon Meranti made landfall on southeastern China, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE W
Streets in Fuzhou, in China's Fujian province, were flooded after Super Typhoon Meranti made landfall on the southeastern part of the country. [Stringer/Reuters]