Week in pictures: 10 - 16 February 2018
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Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
Mourners hug after placing flowers on a memorial honouring the victims of a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. A former student, Nikolas Cruz, opened fire leaving 17 people dead. On the memorial, the same number of angels represent the lives lost.
A child jumps from a promenade after attempting to sell heart-shaped balloons to a couple on Valentine's Day in Mumbai, India.
A worshipper dressed as Hindu goddess Kali performs a dance during the Maha Shivratri festival in Allahabad, India.
A climber moves up an ice cascade under a starry night in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
In Lisbon, performers participate in a Chinese New Year parade to mark the Year of the Dog.
Firefighters put out a blaze at Port-au-Prince's historic Iron Market. Haitian vendors lost large amounts of merchandise in the early morning blaze, just as the capital was preparing for the start of Carnival.
A pedigree highland cow is put on show in Oban, Scotland. The show and sale is held over two days and is open to all highland breed enthusiasts, attracting many buyers from across Europe and North America.
Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada won 10,000m speed skating gold on his Winter Olympics debut at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
A Congolese festival-goer dressed as a robot attends the Amani Festival in Goma, an event organised to promote peace and culture in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Great Lakes region.
A dog competes in the Masters Agility Championship during the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City.
A street in the Balduina district of Rome collapsed into a construction site up, swallowing six cars. Although no casualties were reported, more than twenty families were evacuated.
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