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A child has their hair cut on the Spring Dragon festival in China – one of the busiest days of the year for hairdressers in China as it is widely believed to be good luck to have your hair cut on this day. Photograph: HAP/Quirky China News/Rex
A child has their hair cut on the Spring Dragon festival in China – one of the busiest days of the year for the country’s hairdressers as it is widely believed to be good luck to have your hair cut on this day. Photograph: HAP/Quirky China News/Rex
A woman watches a dedicated 24 hour television channel covering the trial of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius from her shack outside Cape Town
A woman watches a dedicated 24-hour television channel covering the trial of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius from her shack outside Cape Town. Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA
A masked demonstrator using a make-shift shield kicks a tear gas canister launched by the Bolivarian National Guard during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela.
A masked demonstrator using a makeshift shield kicks a teargas canister launched by the Bolivarian National Guard during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
Models Cara Delevingne, left, and Joan Smalls present creations by Stella McCartney as part of her Fall/Winter 2014-2015 women's ready-to-wear collection show during Paris Fashion Week.
Models Cara Delevingne, left, and Joan Smalls present creations by Stella McCartney as part of her fall/winter 2014-2015 women’s ready-to-wear collection show during Paris Fashion Week. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
A spring lamb born to a ewe rescued from a flooded farm on the Somerset Levels, looks out from a its enclosure in a building at the Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet.
A spring lamb, born to a ewe rescued from a flooded farm on the Somerset Levels, looks out from its enclosure in a building at the Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Performers from the Grande Rio samba school parade through the Sambadrome during carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Performers from the Grande Rio samba school parade through the Sambadrome during carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
Hands of security officers are seen at the back of the Great Hall of the People during the opening ceremony of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing.
Security officers at the back of the Great Hall of the People during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier stands inside the gate of a military base as unidentified heavily-armed soldiers stand outside, in Crimea.
A Ukrainian soldier stands inside the gate of a military base in Crimea as unidentified heavily armed soldiers stand outside. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Snakes are collected and rolled before they are put into an oven in Kertasura, Indonesia. The snake skins are manufactured into bags, shoes, wallets and belts.
Snakes are collected and rolled before they are put into an oven in Kertasura, Indonesia. The snakeskins are manufactured into bags, shoes, wallets and belts. Photograph: Nurcholis Anhari Lubis/Getty Images
Brides sit as they wait to take their wedding vows during a mass wedding ceremony at a temple in Delhi.
Brides wait to take their wedding vows during a mass ceremony at a temple in Delhi. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters
Snow falls in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
Snow falls on the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Police officers block a street as protesters attempt to march to the Supreme Court during a demonstration in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Protesters demanded the release of 21 detainees who have been jailed since January 3, when military police opened fire on workers striking over low pay, killing four people
Police officers block a street as protesters attempt to march to the supreme court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Demonstrators demanded the release of 21 detainees who have been jailed since 3 January, when military police opened fire on workers striking over low pay, killing four people. Photograph: Samrang Pring/Reuters
A man arranges stands at a market in Allahabad, India.
A man arranges stands at a market in Allahabad, India. Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Cate Blanchett holds her best actress Oscar for Blue Jasmine in the press room at the 86th annual Academy Awards ceremony. Photograph: Paul Buck/EPA
Cate Blanchett holds her best actress Oscar for Blue Jasmine in the press room at the 86th annual Academy Awards ceremony. Photograph: Paul Buck/EPA
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