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Week in pictures: 12 - 18 August 2017

Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

News imageJoshua Roberts/ Reuters Two groups of protesters clashJoshua Roberts/ Reuters
A group of protesters met with white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Violent clashes erupted across the city, leading to the killing of 32-year-old Heather Heyer when a car drove into a crowd of counter-protesters.
News imageTOMMY PEDERSEN/ Getty Images A white moose crosses the roadTOMMY PEDERSEN/ Getty Images
A white moose was pictured crossing a road near the town of Gunnarskog, Varmland County, Sweden. It was a rare sighting as there are only 100 of the animals in the country.
News imageCathal McNaughton/ Reuters A woman holds a photograph in her houseCathal McNaughton/ Reuters
Rinki Singh holds a photograph of her six-year-old daughter Aarushi, who died in the intensive care unit of the Baba Raghav Das hospital in the Gorakhpur district, India. More than 100 children have died at this public hospital amid allegations that the oxygen supply was cut as a result of unpaid bills. Authorities continue to deny the charge.
News imageIssei Kato/ Reuters A dove flies into the skyIssei Kato/ Reuters
A dove was released at the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead in Tokyo to mark the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two.
News imageDanish Siddiqui/ Reuters A huge mass of people lie on top of each otherDanish Siddiqui/ Reuters
In Mumbai, India, devotees jostle to form a human pyramid in order to break a clay pot containing curd. This forms part of Janmashtami, an annual Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna.
News imageNeil Hall/ Reuters Wrestlers perform at an all female wrestling event in LondonNeil Hall/ Reuters
Two competitors grapple with each other at an all-female wrestling event in London.
News imageBeawiharta/ Reuters A couple reacts as their colleague wins a bicycle during greased pole competition during the celebration of Independence Day at Ancol Dreamland Park in Jakarta, IndonesiaBeawiharta/ Reuters
At a greased pole competition in Jakarta, Indonesia, a couple react when their colleague wins a bicycle. The competition at Ancol Dreamland Park celebrates Indonesian Independence Day on 17 August.
News imageVictoria Jones/ PA A woman inspects a the clock face.Victoria Jones/ PA
In the Elizabeth Tower, a member of staff inspects the clock face ahead of Big Ben ceasing to ring from Monday. The bongs will sound for the final time until 2021, before being disconnected to allow the clock and surrounding tower to be restored.
News imagePAU BARRENA/ Getty Images People duck under a cordonPAU BARRENA/ Getty Images
People in Barcelona leave a cordoned-off area of the city, following an attack where a van ploughed pedestrians on the famous Las Ramblas boulevard. At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured in what Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said was a "jihadist attack".

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