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Photos Of The Week #9
![The body of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov lies on Moskvoretsky Bridge near the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow. Nemtsov, a noted critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead late on February 27. (AFP/Dmitry Sereryakov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/79b8c761-6fff-4243-880f-e9f171163734_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The body of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov lies on Moskvoretsky Bridge near the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow. Nemtsov, a noted critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead late on February 27. (AFP/Dmitry Sereryakov)
![Several wild horses escape as a helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses into a trap along Highway 21 near the Sulphur Herd Management Area south of Garrison, Utah. The gathered horses will be made available for adoption. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)](https://gdb.rferl.org/493b04d1-2cd4-4667-a816-d56902871b70_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Several wild horses escape as a helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses into a trap along Highway 21 near the Sulphur Herd Management Area south of Garrison, Utah. The gathered horses will be made available for adoption. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)
![A boy plays billiards on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. (Reuters/Athar Hussain)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f53e28a7-4825-4874-a302-c49a0d35050d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy plays billiards on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. (Reuters/Athar Hussain)
![Chinese soldiers take part in winter training in temperatures below minus 10 degrees Celsius at China's border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang Province. (Reuters/China Daily)](https://gdb.rferl.org/447b661a-aea5-4e1b-8fb8-27d78970e92b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese soldiers take part in winter training in temperatures below minus 10 degrees Celsius at China's border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang Province. (Reuters/China Daily)
![The as-yet-unnamed polar bear twins of mother Olinka (not pictured) are allowed to go outside for the first time after three months in the maternity room in Rotterdam Blijdorp Zoo. (epa/Jerry Lampen)](https://gdb.rferl.org/3d14140f-c969-4dc5-b8b4-5365f8da583a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The as-yet-unnamed polar bear twins of mother Olinka (not pictured) are allowed to go outside for the first time after three months in the maternity room in Rotterdam Blijdorp Zoo. (epa/Jerry Lampen)
![A member of the Ukrainian armed forces stands guard as a convoy of the Ukrainian armed forces prepare to move as they pull back from the Debaltseve region on February 26. Ukrainian troops towed artillery away from the front line, a move that amounted to recognizing that a cease-fire meant to take effect on February 15 appeared to be holding. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)](https://gdb.rferl.org/b93d4771-f93e-4179-97c8-eeedce559c79_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of the Ukrainian armed forces stands guard as a convoy of the Ukrainian armed forces prepare to move as they pull back from the Debaltseve region on February 26. Ukrainian troops towed artillery away from the front line, a move that amounted to recognizing that a cease-fire meant to take effect on February 15 appeared to be holding. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
![American singer Madonna falls during her performance at the BRIT music awards at O2 Arena in Greenwich, London. (Reuters/Toby Melville)](https://gdb.rferl.org/e4fc5493-f802-4db6-8c0a-49a9c8434c5d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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American singer Madonna falls during her performance at the BRIT music awards at O2 Arena in Greenwich, London. (Reuters/Toby Melville)
![Ukrainian war prisoners are guarded by armed pro-Russian fighters in the Donetsk airport, damaged by months of fighting. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)](https://gdb.rferl.org/95468c5d-9569-4fbf-88a5-5a0b932600ba_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian war prisoners are guarded by armed pro-Russian fighters in the Donetsk airport, damaged by months of fighting. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)
![Afghan batsman Shapoor Zadran celebrates after hitting the winning runs to defeat Scotland in their 2015 Cricket World Cup Group A match in Dunedin. (AFP/William West)](https://gdb.rferl.org/1c1c18ae-8cce-4399-a8a5-4a3e820f5070_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan batsman Shapoor Zadran celebrates after hitting the winning runs to defeat Scotland in their 2015 Cricket World Cup Group A match in Dunedin. (AFP/William West)
![Children watch a supporter of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) paste a campaign poster on a wall in the capital, Dushanbe. (Reuters/Nozim Kalandrov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/26d58cf9-fe88-42bd-afdd-deacb296f075_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children watch a supporter of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) paste a campaign poster on a wall in the capital, Dushanbe. (Reuters/Nozim Kalandrov)
![A man holding an umbrella crosses a street at a business district in Tokyo. (Reuters/Yuya Shino)](https://gdb.rferl.org/cb912ef3-fc3a-4acc-b0ef-ca30018ef6d8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man holding an umbrella crosses a street at a business district in Tokyo. (Reuters/Yuya Shino)
![Participants attend a congress of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia at the Jewish Community Center in Moscow. (Sergei Fadeichev/TASS)](https://gdb.rferl.org/c7c0b14a-27fe-4a73-ab3d-6020645c8988_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Participants attend a congress of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia at the Jewish Community Center in Moscow. (Sergei Fadeichev/TASS)
![A member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards chants slogans after attacking a naval vessel during a military drill in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on February 25. (AFP/Hamed Jafarnejad)](https://gdb.rferl.org/9a6ad870-8d98-4e2c-b620-5e57ba313279_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards chants slogans after attacking a naval vessel during a military drill in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on February 25. (AFP/Hamed Jafarnejad)
![Activists from the Right Sector political party attend an antigovernment march in Kyiv on February 25. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)](https://gdb.rferl.org/8d035e97-e28f-4e57-bacf-d049cdbb2e13_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists from the Right Sector political party attend an antigovernment march in Kyiv on February 25. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
![Pro-Russia militants sit next to a flag with the face of Jesus Christ as a convoy of self-propelled howitzers takes a break as they move from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian town of Starobeshevo. (AFP/Vasily Maximov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/e6a35a52-1cb7-4f61-af2b-ab36b11f6fdb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Russia militants sit next to a flag with the face of Jesus Christ as a convoy of self-propelled howitzers takes a break as they move from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian town of Starobeshevo. (AFP/Vasily Maximov)
![A woman in Kyiv begs for money next to a board showing currency exchange rates. (epa/Roman Pilipey)](https://gdb.rferl.org/507814b0-ec6b-41b2-9eaa-98a07e32b09d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman in Kyiv begs for money next to a board showing currency exchange rates. (epa/Roman Pilipey)
![Acrobatic pilots perform at the Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airfield in the city of Lara, southwest of Melbourne. (AFP/Paul Crock)](https://gdb.rferl.org/0db2f0f3-1681-4fdc-af0c-89c41106e141_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Acrobatic pilots perform at the Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airfield in the city of Lara, southwest of Melbourne. (AFP/Paul Crock)
![NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore is caught on camera as the Earth's surface passes by in the background on the International Space Station. (Reuters)](https://gdb.rferl.org/c216df27-c32d-4418-8761-cc96c74982a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore is caught on camera as the Earth's surface passes by in the background on the International Space Station. (Reuters)
![An emptied cluster munitions container is seen stuck in the ground outside apartment blocks in the Ukrainian town of Yenakiieve on February 23. Kyiv accused pro-Russian rebels of violating the latest cease-fire by opening fire with rockets and artillery. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)](https://gdb.rferl.org/69099c8c-9301-4253-85ec-bf0041560b91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An emptied cluster munitions container is seen stuck in the ground outside apartment blocks in the Ukrainian town of Yenakiieve on February 23. Kyiv accused pro-Russian rebels of violating the latest cease-fire by opening fire with rockets and artillery. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)
![Workers walk within one of the largest brick factories in Iraq, located on the eastern outskirts of the capital, Baghdad. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)](https://gdb.rferl.org/65530c1c-8fc1-4ca7-82f1-7219e8b801f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers walk within one of the largest brick factories in Iraq, located on the eastern outskirts of the capital, Baghdad. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
![Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall to mark the Defenders of the Fatherland Day in Moscow on February 23. (epa/Maxim Shipenkov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/083ce9f3-fe38-4f51-b548-4d84bceef345_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall to mark the Defenders of the Fatherland Day in Moscow on February 23. (epa/Maxim Shipenkov)
![Turkish soldiers plant their national flag as they make their way to the tomb of Suleyman Shah for an evacuation operation near Aleppo on February 22. Shah's grave is a historic Ottoman tomb and dozens of Turkish troops who protect it have been evacuated from the embattled Syrian province. (epa/Okan Ozer)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f02b8ea7-96a5-43c5-a81e-85febbda14a4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Turkish soldiers plant their national flag as they make their way to the tomb of Suleyman Shah for an evacuation operation near Aleppo on February 22. Shah's grave is a historic Ottoman tomb and dozens of Turkish troops who protect it have been evacuated from the embattled Syrian province. (epa/Okan Ozer)
![A man stands with a queue of people waiting for relief packages given out by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve on February 23. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)](https://gdb.rferl.org/753cef03-9664-4208-9dd1-1dcf2ad89ece_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man stands with a queue of people waiting for relief packages given out by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve on February 23. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)
![A Russian sailor lifts a weight while participating in a competition during celebrations for the Defender of the Fatherland Day in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on February 23. (Reuters/Yuri Maltsev)](https://gdb.rferl.org/cb9bb37c-8e1f-44b9-bad4-5c7e4c690a69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian sailor lifts a weight while participating in a competition during celebrations for the Defender of the Fatherland Day in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on February 23. (Reuters/Yuri Maltsev)
![Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski holds his Oscar for best foreign language film for Ida during the 87th Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on February 22. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)](https://gdb.rferl.org/3d3dab84-7596-421c-b0d0-42728bf3d1f1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski holds his Oscar for best foreign language film for Ida during the 87th Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on February 22. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)