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Week in pictures: From Syria strikes to DRC protests

A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including demonstrations in Morocco and Bolivia.

A demonstrator gives a flower to a riot police officer during a rally protest against Bolivia''s government new health care policies in La Paz, Bolivia, January 4, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado TPX IMAGE
A demonstrator in La Paz gives a flower to a riot police officer during a rally against Bolivia's new healthcare policies. [David Mercado/Reuters]
Published On 5 Jan 2018
People shout slogans during a protest after two miners died while working in a clandestine coal mine, in Jerada, Morocco December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
People protest in Morocco after two miners died while working in a clandestine coal mine in Jerada. [Youssef Boudlal/Reuters]
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A wounded rebel arrives in Daraa after evacuation from Beit Jann, in Daraa, Syria. [Alaa al Faqir/ Reuters]
A wounded rebel fighter arrives in Daraa after evacuating from Beit Jann, Syria. [Alaa al Faqir/Reuters]
Family members of the victims of an apartment fire in Bronx that took place on December 28, 2017 mourn their relatives in Bronx, New York, U.S., January 2, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky TPX IMAGES OF THE D
Family members mourn the victims of a December 28 apartment fire in New York's Bronx neighbourhood. [Amr Alfiky/Reuters]
Boys stands near a damaged site after an airstrike on the Eastern Ghouta town of Misraba, Syria, January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Children stand near a damaged site after an air strike hit the Eastern Ghouta town of Misraba in Syria. [Bassam Khabieh/Reuters]
Members of "Miracle Team", a soccer team made up of one-legged, crutch-bearing soccer players, listen to their coach before a training session at El Salam club on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt Decembe
Members of the 'Miracle Team', a soccer team made up crutch-bearing soccer players, listen to their coach before a training session at the El Salam club on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
People dance to celebrate the new year during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in Beijing, China, December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee
People celebrate the new year during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in Beijing, China. [Jason Lee/Reuters]
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Congolese boys take part in a protest against President Joseph Kabila''s refusal to step down from power in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Congolese security forces shot
Young men in Kinshasa protest the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila's refusal to step down from power. [John Bompengo/AP Photo]
People walk between candles during the "One Million Stars" event by Swiss humanitarian organisation Caritas as a sign of solidarity and cohesion with the infirm and the poor, in front of the Swiss Fed
People walk between candles during the 'One Million Stars' event by Swiss humanitarian organisation Caritas as a sign of solidarity and cohesion with the poor in Bern, Switzerland. [Stefan Wermuth/Reuters]