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REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in this week.

Participants whirl cans filled with burning wood chips during a celebration ahead of "Jeongwol Daeboreum", or Great Full Moon, at a park in Seoul on February 16.  The traditional Korean holiday celebrates the first full moon of the lunar calendar. 

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Tibetan Buddhists and tourists view a giant Thangka, a religious silk embroidery or painting, displayed on a hill near the Langmu Temple in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province. Local Tibetan monks and pilgrims gather to celebrate "Monlam", or Great Prayer Festival, one of the most important festivals in Tibetan Buddhism.

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A boy poses on a motorbike during a religious procession to mark Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, or birthday celebrations of Prophet Mohammad, in the old quarters of Delhi.

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A model poses for a portrait backstage before the Betsey Johnson Fall/Winter 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week.

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A girl yawns as she waits with other children to greet Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski during his meeting with the Polish community in Maisiagala.

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A security guard kicks a man (Centre) who pulled out a gun on a public bus in Guatemala City. Robberies on buses are a daily occurrence in Guatemala, according to the GAM (Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo), an organisation that monitors human rights abuses. Twenty-four passengers were killed and 110 injured while using public buses last year, according to GAM. 

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A township resident holds an old drum used as part of a barricade during protests over the delivery of basic housing and education near Ermelo, 200 km (120 miles) east of Johannesburg. Local media reported that one resident was killed but the police would not confirm or deny the report.

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to social entrepreneurs at Somerset House, in central London. Cameron said the Big Society initiative would get all his "passion" over the five-year Parliament, local media reported.

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to social entrepreneurs at Somerset House, in central London. Cameron said the Big Society initiative would get all his "passion" over the five-year Parliament, local media reported.

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Monarch butterflies line a branch of a bush in the Pedro Herrada butterfly sanctuary on a mountain in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Monarch butterfly colonies in Mexico more than doubled in size this winter after bad storms devastated their numbers a year ago, conservationists said. However, the migrating insect remains under threat. Millions of butterflies make a 2,000-mile journey (3,200 km) each year from Canada to winter in central Mexico's warmer weather but the size of that migration can vary wildly.

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An engaged couple sits on a bicycle as they pose for wedding photographs to the theme of "naked wedding", on a pedestrian bridge on Valentine's Day in central Beijing. "Naked wedding" is a popular new expression in China which means young couples get married with no houses, cars or little bank savings.

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An art installation called 'The Runner' is seen on top of a car park in Liverpool, northern England. The artwork is one of 11 pieces on public display across the city as part of the month long  Liverpool Discovers festival.

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AC Milan's Gennaro Gattuso (R) argues with Tottenham Hotspur's first team coach Joe Jordan (C) next to manager Harry Redknapp during the Champions League soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan.

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Lady Gaga steps out of a translucent egg to perform her new song "Born This Way" at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

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Fans wait for Canadian singer Justin Bieber to arrive for the premiere of the film "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never", at the O2 Arena in London.

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Children play at an electricity pylon in Jakarta.

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England's Chris Ashton scores his fourth try against Italy during their Six Nations rugby union match at Twickenham in west London.

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Anti-government protesters celebrate inside Tahrir Square after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in Cairo. A furious wave of protest finally swept Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond.