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Week in pictures: From US school shooting to Zuma exit

A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including the Russian passenger plane crash and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Orthodox youth gather at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow lighting 71 candles in memory of those killed in the An-148 plane crash, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. The Russian passenger plane carryi
Young people gather at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow lighting 71 candles in memory of those killed in the An-148 plane crash. The Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed on Sunday near Moscow, killing everyone aboard. [Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo]
Published On 16 Feb 2018

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A student mourns the loss of her friend during a community vigil at Pine Trails Park, in Parkland, Florida, for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Nikolas Cruz, a for
A student mourns the loss of her friend during a community for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday. [Brynn Anderson/AP Photo]
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Supporters of Bekele Gerba, secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), chant slogans to celebrate Gerba''s release from prison, in Adama, Oromia Region, Ethiopia February 14, 2018. REUTE
Supporters of Bekele Gerba, secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), chant slogans to celebrate Gerba's release from prison, in Ethiopia. [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]
Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighter holds a mobile phone in the town of Tadef in Aleppo Governorate, Syria February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighter holds a mobile phone in the town of Tadef in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. [Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]
Akwasi Frimpong of Ghana starts his practice run during the men''s skeleton training at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Akwasi Frimpong of Ghana starts his practice run during the men's skeleton training at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Frimpong is the first West African to compete in the skeleton competition. [Wong Maye-E/AP Photo]
An Indian woman working at a building construction site has her eighteen month child wrapped on to her back as she walks carrying a heavy construction material on her head in Greater Noida, near New D
An Indian woman working at a construction site carries her 18-month old child on her back as she works in Greater Noida, India. The mother, one among the many migrant workers from the northern Jharkhand state says she always carries her child to work since she doesn't have the option of leaving him with anyone else. [R S Iyer/AP Photo]
Palestinian demonstrator reacts during clashes with Israeli troops, near the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A Palestinian protester reacts during clashes with Israeli forces, near the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip. [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters]
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Acting President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa addresses Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday Feb. 15, 2018, prior to being sworn in later. Ramaphosa on Thursday was elected unopposed as
Cyril Ramaphosa addresses parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, prior to being sworn in as president. The ANC-dominated parliament elected Ramaphosa as South Africa's new president after the resignation of Jacob Zuma. [Mike Hutchings/Pool/AP Photo]
Folk artists perform a fire dragon dance under a shower of sparks from molten iron, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shangqiu, Henan province, China February 14, 2018. Picture taken February 14
Folk artists perform a fire dragon dance under a shower of sparks from molten iron, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shangqiu, Henan province, China. [Reuters]
In this Jan. 22, 2018 photo, young wrestlers train in the street during the week-long student wrestling championship coined "The truth of my neighborhood," organized by locals in the Chicharrones neig
Young wrestlers train in Cuba's streets during the week-long student wrestling championship coined 'The truth of my neighbourhood', organised by locals in the Chicharrones neighbourhood of Santiago. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]
Thousands of students and faculty from the Catholic-run St. Scholastica''s College, dance en masse in their campus to reiterate their call on the global issue on violence against women and children Wed
Thousands of students and faculty from the Catholic-run St Scholastica's College, dance en masse for women's rights in Manila, Philippines. The annual mass dancing event, dubbed One Billion Rising, is held every Valentine's Day. [Bullit Marquez/AP Photo]