Week in pictures: 2-8 March 2024

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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Raye performing on stage during the Brit Awards 2024 at the O2 Arena, LondonImage source, James Manning/PA Wire
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Raye made history at the Brit Awards, winning six of the seven prizes for which she was nominated - beating Blur, Adele and Harry Styles' record four wins at a single ceremony.

Devynne Charlton of Team Bahamas gestures after winning and setting a new world recordImage source, Ian MacNicol / Getty Images
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Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas broke her own 60m hurdles world record in a time of 7.65 seconds at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow.

A tourist poses for a photo in the Pachamama sculpture by artist Jorge JaramilloImage source, Jaime Saldarriaga / AFP
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A tourist poses for a photo in the Pachamama sculpture by artist Jorge Jaramillo, aka Jordy, and 3D printer Juan David Escandon in Medellin, Colombia. The sculpture comprises 1,500 pieces printed with 3D technology printers.

Jeremy Hunt, UK chancellor of the exchequer departs 11 Downing Street to present his Budget to Parliament in LondonImage source, Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street to present his Budget to Parliament in London, where he announced a number of measures, including cuts to tax paid by workers from April.

Healthcare agent Robson Ribeiro applies larvicide at a junk yard for vehicles in Sao Paulo, BrazilImage source, Amanda Perobelli / Reuters
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Healthcare agent Robson Ribeiro applies larvicide at a junk yard for vehicles in Sao Paulo, following an increase in the number of cases of dengue in Brazil.

US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of CongressImage source, Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
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US President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address in Washington, his last before the presidential election this coming November.

Elena Quispe Tincuta, Julia Quispe Tincuta, Alicia Quispe Tincuta, and Pasesa Alana Llusco climbing a mountainImage source, Claudia Morales / Reuters
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Elena Quispe Tincuta, Julia Quispe Tincuta, Alicia Quispe Tincuta, and Pasesa Alana Llusco, the cholita climbers whose goal is to reach the summit of Everest in the 2025 season, climb the snow-capped Huayna Potosi mountain, near El Alto, Bolivia.

Danai Deligiorgi and Alexia Beziki at their wedding ceremonyImage source, Louiza Vradi / Reuters
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Danai Deligiorgi and Alexia Beziki became one of the first couples to marry after Greece became the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalise same-sex marriage last month.

Boston Bruins centre Morgan Geekie ends up in the Edmonton Oilers netImage source, Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sport / Reuters
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Boston Bruins centre Morgan Geekie ends up in the Edmonton Oilers net during an ice hockey match at TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.

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