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Friday, 17 May, 2002, 12:53 GMT 13:53 UK
Europe's week in pictures: May 12 - May 18

Wizard win

The leader of the Christian Democrats, Jan Peter Balkenende (right), who has emerged as a likely prime minister, after a dramatic swing to the right during the vote
Harry Potter lookalike, Jan Peter Balkende (right), led the Christian Democrats to victory in the Dutch general elections
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Holy revelation

The Pope, John Paul II (left) and the Honduran Cardinal, Oscar Maradiaga
A Catholic Cardinal suggested the ailing Pope John Paul II (left) could resign if his health declined
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Loose cannon

Macedonian Interior Minister, Ljube Boskovski, during the live-firing exercises
Macedonian Interior Minister, Ljube Boskovski, faced the sack after injuring several people in a firing exercises
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Woody's debut

American film director Woody Allen (centre) during the opening ceremony of the 55th Cannes film festival
Woody Allen (centre) opened the Cannes film festival making his first ever appearance at the two-week show in France
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Lost loot

French soldiers check a canal in eastern France where stolen artefacts have been dumped
In a fit of rage, the mother of a thief destroyed a hoard of stolen art worth more than $1.4bn
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Hair triumph

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won a court case against a news agency which said his hair was dyed
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Goodbye, master!

Tens of thousands people gathered in Ukraine's capital Kiev to pay their last tributes to the Dynamo Kiev football coach, Valery Lobanovsky
Ukraine's capital came to a standstill, as tens of thousands people bid farewell to the country's greatest football coach
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