Week in pictures: 10 - 16 March 2018

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

People walk to work in midtown Manhattan during a storm.Image source, Bernadette Baum/ Reuters
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People walk to work in Manhattan during the third winter storm to hit New York in two weeks.

Saint Patrick arrives as the re-enactment of the first landing.Image source, Clodagh Kilcoyne/ Reuters
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Saint Patrick stands in a boat at Inch Abbey in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, a re-enactment of the first landing of the saint on Irish soil.

People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the US-Bangla plane crash.Image source, Allison Joyce/ Getty Images
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People attend a candlelit vigil in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the victims of the US-Bangla plane crash. At least 49 people were killed on Monday when a passenger plane crashed and burst into flames as it was attempting to land at Nepal's Kathmandu airport.

Skiers compete during the first stage of the 33rd edition of the Pierra Menta ski mountaineering competition.Image source, JEFF PACHOUD/ AFP
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Skiers compete during the first stage of the Pierra Menta ski mountaineering competition in Areches-Beaufort, France.

Swiss artist Chanel Marie Knie with her llamas during her performance.Image source, MELANIE DUCHENE/ EPA
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Chanel Marie Knie performs with her llamas during the final rehearsal of Circus Knie in Rapperswil, Switzerland.

President Donald Trump tosses a hat into the crowdImage source, Kevin Lamarque/ Reuters
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US President Donald Trump tosses a hat into the crowd as he arrives to speak at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California.

Saudi men perform a stunt known as "sidewall skiing"Image source, Mohamed Al Hwaity/ Reuters
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Saudi men perform a stunt known as "sidewall skiing", when a car is driven on two wheels, as a youth takes a selfie in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

Approximately seven thousand pairs of shoes representing lost children to guns.Image source, MICHAEL REYNOLDS/ EPA
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Approximately 7,000 pairs of shoes in front of the US Capitol in Washington DC. The footwear represents the children lost to guns since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, including those killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February.

Stranded boats are pictured on the dried out shoes of the Lake of Gruyere.Image source, VALENTIN FLAURAUD/ EPA
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Stranded boats on the dried-out shores of Lake of Gruyere in La Roche near Bulle, Switzerland. The level of the reservoir is lowered every year to make way for melting snow coming down from Swiss Alpine peaks in the spring.

Maggie Moss stands with EU branded dress.Image source, Jane Barlow/ PA
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Maggie Moss, from the Scottish town, Bridge of Allan, demonstrates against Brexit outside the Scottish Labour Party Conference in Dundee.

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