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Week in pictures: 8 - 14 May 2021

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

ANN WANG / Reuters People eat using the light from a phone while experiencing a blackout due to an outage at a power plant, in Taipei, Taiwan, 13 May 2021.ANN WANG / Reuters
People eat by the light from a phone during a blackout caused by an outage at a power plant in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Chris Jackson / Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II reads the Queen's Speech on the The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London on 11 May 2021.Chris Jackson / Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II attends the State Opening of Parliament, her first major public engagement since the death of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, last month.
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Robertus Pudyanto / Getty Images A large group of Indonesian Muslims pray at Al-Mabrur mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia to mark the end of Ramadan.Robertus Pudyanto / Getty Images
Muslim worshippers around the world celebrated the festival of Eid al-Fitr, commonly known as Eid, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Andrew Milligan / PA Media A man is released from the back of an Immigration Enforcement van in Glasgow, accompanied by Mohammad Asif, director of the Afghan Human Rights Foundation.Andrew Milligan / PA Media
Two men detained in an immigration van in Glasgow were released when it was surrounded by protesters. Hundreds gathered around the van, with one man crawling under the vehicle to prevent it from moving.
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Chen Jimin/China News Service/Getty Images Women perform yoga at Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom to celebrate Mother's Day on May 9, 2021 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China.Chen Jimin/China News Service/Getty Images
Women participate in a yoga session on Mother's Day at Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China.
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UESLEI MARCELINO / Reuters Activists protest against racism and police violence in Brasilia, Brazil, 13 May 2021.UESLEI MARCELINO / Reuters
Activists in Brasilia protest against racism and police violence, on the day that marked 133 years since the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
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VICKIE FLORES / EPA A member of staff looks at an 800-year-old stained glass window on loan from Canterbury Cathedral for a new exhibition about Thomas Becket at London's British Museum.VICKIE FLORES / EPA
A member of staff admires an 800-year-old stained glass window on loan from Canterbury Cathedral for a new exhibition entitled "Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint," at the British Museum in London.
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SAMUEL RAJKUMAR / Reuters Family members of Vijay Raju, who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mourn before his cremation at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, 13 May 2021.SAMUEL RAJKUMAR / Reuters
Family members of Vijay Raju, who died as a result of coronavirus, mourn at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru. India is in the midst of a healthcare crisis as the death toll from coronavirus continues to climb.
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PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP A Kaizer Chiefs football club supporter gestures during a march to deliver a memorandum of concerns relating to the running of the club at the Chiefs Village in Naturena, Johannesburg on 14 May 2021.PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP
Kaizer Chiefs supporters march in protest over the running of the football club, outside the training facility in Naturena, Johannesburg.
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MAHMUD HAMS / AFP Palestinians assess the damage caused by Israeli air strikes, in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 14, 2021.MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
Palestinians assess the damage caused by Israeli air strikes, in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. Israel intensified its assault on Gaza, as Palestinian militants continued to fire rockets into Israel on the fifth day of hostilities.
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ANAS BABA / AFP Missiles from Israel's Iron Dome defence system rise to intercept rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.ANAS BABA / AFP
Missiles from Israel's Iron Dome defence system rise to intercept rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The fighting between Israel and Hamas was triggered by days of escalating clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police.
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