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May 16, 2016The Photos Of 2016 Week 20

Here's our selection from around the world from the past seven days.

Spectators watch as fireworks explode in the sky as part of celebrations for Victory Day in Moscow, Russia. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS

The burnt remains of a barbecue are pictured in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Fort McMurray CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest in Santiago IVAN ALVARADO/REUTERS

Sand dunes surround salt lakes located in outback Australia DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Iceland's Greta Salome rehearses the song ”Hear Them Calling” during the jury show at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm TT NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS

An Antonov An-225 Mriya, a cargo plane which is the world's biggest aircraft, is seen on an airfield before its first commercial flight to the Australian city of Perth, in the settlement of Hostomel outside Kiev VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS

A woman wearing a traditional hat, known as a non la, sweeps an entrance of a museum in Hoi An, Vietnam April 5, 2016. The non la hats are made of readily available materials such as palm leaves, tree bark and bamboo and are visible everywhere in the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Hoi An's history as a busy trading port is evident throughout its architecture, a mix of eras and styles, with traditional wooden Vietnamese houses, Chinese temples and French colonial buildings. JORGE SILVA/REUTERS

A police officer takes pictures at the train station after an attack in Grafing MICHAELA REHLE/REUTERS

Tea garden workers carry sacks of tea leaves at Fatikchera tea garden estate on the outskirts of Agartala JAYANTA DEY/REUTERS

A woman walks past chairs displayed on a red carpet in the Palace Festival on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France REGIS DUVIGNAU/REUTERS

Plainclothes police officers and security officers gather at the scene following a car bomb attack on a police vehicle in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir STRINGER/REUTERS

Participants carry torches and a picture of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung during a torchlight procession in the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang DAMIR SAGOLJ/REUTERS

A solider films military officers following a mass dance performance in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling Workers' Party of Korea party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years, in Pyongyang DAMIR SAGOLJ/REUTERS

Denmark's Jesper B. Jensen is tended to by medical personnel after being injured during the game. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS

Jury members Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino and Vanessa Paradis stand on the terrace at the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez on the eve of the opening of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER/REUTERS

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally in Stockton MAX WHITTAKER/REUTERS

Britain's Prince Harry speaks with Charlie Walker of the U.K. following Walker's sitting volleyball against Georgia during the Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speaks during the opening ceremony of the National Policy Conference for Women in Brasilia UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS

Lead guitarist Angus Young of veteran rock band AC/DC performs during the "Rock or Bust" world tour concert in the Andalusian capital of Seville MARCELO DEL POZO/REUTERS

West Ham's Winston Reid celebrates scoring their third goal John Sibley/REUTERS

General view as people run from smoke bombs before the final match at West Ham's Upton Park. Eddie Keogh/REUTERS

Cast members Gosling and Crowe pose at the premiere of "The Nice Guys" in Hollywood MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

Ali Haider Gilani shakes hands after he was rescued in Afghanistan in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. forces, at the Defence ministry in Kabul MOHAMMAD ISMAIL/REUTERS

Uniformed participant dance during a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang DAMIR SAGOLJ/REUTERS

Members of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), sit with an Arab tribal fighter (L) in a house in the village of Umm al-Dhiban, northern Iraq, April 30, 2016. They share little more than an enemy and struggle to communicate on the battlefield, but together two relatively obscure groups have opened up a new front against Islamic State militants in a remote corner of Iraq. The unlikely alliance between the Sinjar Resistance Units, an offshoot of a leftist Kurdish organisation, and Abdulkhaleq al-Jarba, a Arab tribal militia is a measure of the extent to which Islamic State has upended the regional order. Across Iraq and Syria, new groups have emerged where old powers have waned, competing to claim fragments of territory from Islamic State and complicating the outlook when they win. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS

Still image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaking to Commander Lucy D'Orsi during a garden party at Buckingham Palace in London REUTERS TV/REUTERS

Brazilian badminton players Lohaynny Vicente (L), 20, and her sister Luana Vicente, 22, pose for a photograph on the roof of a house in Chacrinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 4, 2016. The future once looked anything but bright for Lohaynny and Luana Vicente, Brazilian sisters whose father, a drug dealer, was killed in a shootout with police when they were four and six years old. But sixteen years after that tragic day, the two sisters are elite athletes and rising stars in badminton, a sport little played in a country better known for soccer and surfing. So far have they come that Lohaynny, now 20, classified to compete in the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. NACHO DOCE/REUTERS

Master of Ceremony actor Laurent Lafitte delivers a speech on stage during the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER/REUTERS

In reference to his lost leg, Mike Goody of Britain shows a tattoo which reads "I miss my friend", while standing poolside during a medal ceremony at the Invictus Games in Orlando CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS

An opposition supporter reacts in front of Venezuelan National Guards in a rally to demand a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas MARCO BELLO/REUTERS

Britain's Prince Harry cheers for competitors with athlete Dave Henson (R) of the U.K. at the Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS

Russia's Aleksandr Maltsev and Mikhaela Kalancha compete during the synchronised swimming mixed duet free final event. STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS

Brazil's President Rousseff and Chief of Staff Wagner look from a window at Planalto Palace in Brasilia ADRIANO MACHADO/REUTERS

U.S. actor and U.N. Messenger for Peace Douglas attends a news conference on nuclear disarmament a the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS

Former mayor of London and Vote Leave campaigner Boris Johnson wears protective equipment as he visits Reid Steel during a campaign stop in Christchurch DARREN STAPLES/REUTERS

A girl sits on a man's shoulders as she watches the Israeli Air Force Aerobatic Team fly over the Mediterranean Sea during celebrations for Israel's Independence Day in Tel Aviv BAZ RATNER/REUTERS

Cast members Julia Roberts and George Clooney pose during a photocall for the film "Money Monster" out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER/REUTERS

A Christie's employee poses with the 14.62 carats Oppenheimer Blue diamond during a preview in Geneva DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS

Violins made by students hang to dry at a laboratory of the Antonio Stradivari institute of higher education in Cremona, Italy, April 22, 2016. Making violins is a passion in Cremona, the ancient Italian town that has been producing them since the 16th century, but turning passion into profits has not been easy. Cremona, in northern Italy, has more than 100 workshops making violins and other stringed instruments for musicians worldwide, following in the tradition of its great violin-makers which have included Antonio Stradivari and Nicolo Amati. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS

A Russian An26 Curl aircraft is shadowed by a RAF Typhoon (R) in this photograph handed out by the Royal Air force HANDOUT/REUTERS

Cast member Julia Roberts arrives for the screening of the film "Money Monster" out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes REGIS DUVIGNAU/REUTERS

Denmark's Andreas Larsen and Martin Christensen compete during the diving men's synchronized platform final event. STAFF/REUTERS

A labourer loads metal scrap onto a truck in an industrial area in Mumbai SHAILESH ANDRADE/REUTERS

A Mexican cowboy or "charro" swings his lasso during the opening ceremony of the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City EDGARD GARRIDO/REUTERS

Paris St Germain's Ibrahimovic walks out of the pitch at the end of the French Ligue 1 soccer match against En Avant Guingamp at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS

A fire rages at a tyre dump near a residential development in Sesena SERGIO PEREZ/REUTERS

Migrants wait to disembark from the Italian coastguard vessel Peluso in the Sicilian harbour of Augusta ANTONIO PARRINELLO/REUTERS

Kazakhstan's goalkeeper Vitali Kolesnik lets the puck into his net. GRIGORY DUKOR/REUTERS

A member of a U.S. military honor guard is reflected during arrival ceremony for Nordic leaders at the White House in Washington KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

Actors perform in "Casa Assombrada" (haunted house) at the Quinta Nova da Assuncao mansion in Belas, near Sintra, Portugal April 9, 2016. During a tour of the empty Quinta Nova da Assuncao mansion, there are apparitions, shadows and the sound of doors randomly shutting. All accompanied by the terrified shrieks from the group of visitors. Portuguese theatre company Reflexo is terrifying audiences with its "Casa Assombrada" (haunted house) project, an immersive show where small groups of visitors walk through the 25-room house with just an audio guide - and each other - for company. RAFAEL MARCHANTE/REUTERS

An aerial view of the devastation caused by the wildfire that forced the evacuation of the city is seen during Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's helicopter tour in Fort McMurray Alberta POOL/REUTERS

A student of the General Yermolov Cadet School is pictured after jumping with parachute from an airplane, as the moon is seen in the sky, in the village of Novomaryevskaya outside the southern city of Stavropol EDUARD KORNIYENKO/REUTERS

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama react while waiting for the arrival of the Iceland Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson and his wife at a state dinner in the White House during the U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit in Washington, U.S. CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS

A sign protesting a recent North Carolina law restricting transgender bathroom access in Durham, North Carolina JONATHAN DRAKE/REUTERS

A representative of Makinarium production, specialized in special visual effects, displays a latex mask for horror movie on a stand inside the Festival Palace during the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes REGIS DUVIGNAU/REUTERS

A 8,000 square meter poster is pictured on the Plainpalais square in Geneva DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS

Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola and Xabi Alonso spray each other with victory beer. MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS

Actress Blake Lively arrives for the screening of the film "The BFG" (Le Bon Gros Geant) out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS

Juventus' players celebrate at the end of their match against Sampdoria. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS

Ukraine's Jamala reacts on winning the Eurovision Song Contest final at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm TT NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS

A view of beached jellyfishes at a beach of Cucao town at Chiloe island in Chile STRINGER/REUTERS

A girl takes a selfie with statues depicting late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong (L) and former general Zhu De during the War of Resistance against Japan, at Jianchuan Museum Cluster in Anren, Sichuan Province, China, May 13, 2016. Tucked away in southwestern China's Sichuan province, a private collector stands virtually alone in exhibiting relics from the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution. Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the political movement, with no official commemorations planned. Official records whitewash the details of both periods, but admit that Mao made major mistakes. KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS

The Harmony of the Seas ( Oasis 3 ) class ship leaves the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS

Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen of The Netherlands celebrates after winning Spanish Grand Prix. JUAN MEDINA/REUTERS

A woman walks across a blossoming field outside Almaty, Kazakhstan SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/REUTERS

General view as sections of the Manchester United stadium are evacuated before the match Andrew Yates/REUTERS

Denmark's goaltender Sebastian Dahm in action. GRIGORY DUKOR/REUTERS

Barcelona's players and staff members on an open-top bus celebrate with their supporters during a parade along the streets of Barcelona, after winning the Spanish Liga, in Barcelona ALBERT GEA/REUTERS

Cast member Marion Cotillard arrives on red carpet for the screening of the film "Mal de pierres" (From the Land of the Moon) in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS

The Queens 90th Birthday Celebrations At Windsor POOL/REUTERS

Everton's Tim Howard during the lap of honour at the end of the match Craig Brough/REUTERS

A police dog jumps through a burning ring during a show in Guiyang CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

Policemen beat a protester inside a building during clashes in Nairobi, Kenya GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS

U.S. Director Nagano conducts the 'Symphonic Mob' inside the Mall of Berlin shopping centre in Berlin FABRIZIO BENSCH/REUTERS

A girl sits on her boat at a Bak Angrout dried up pond at the drought-hit Kandal province in Cambodia SAMRANG PRING/REUTERS

Obama honors Thompson with the Medal of Valor at the White House in Washington JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS
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