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Week in pictures: 26 Jan - 1 Feb

Passengers fight at a train station in southern China

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Passengers come to blows as they fight to board a delayed train at a railway station in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province.

Man photographing Beijing aquatic stadium 29/1/08

Man photographing Beijing aquatic stadium 29/1/08

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A man takes a photo of China's national aquatic centre, which has been built for this year's Olympics. Known as the Water Cube, it will host its first event on 31 January.

Woman silhouetted by Hirst painting 29/1/08

Woman silhouetted by Hirst painting 29/1/08

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A woman looks at Damien Hirst's "Beautiful, Shattered, Mellow, Exploding, paint filled balloons painting", which went on sale in London this week.

Members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security force throw snowballs at each other at the Muqataa, the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah

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Members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security force throw snowballs at one another at the Muqataa, the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah.

A woman works on a spinning wheel alongside a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi

A woman works on a spinning wheel alongside a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi

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India marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to independence.

Viking with burning torch

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Up Helly Aa - Britain's biggest fire festival and torchlight procession took place in Lerwick, Shetland, to celebrate its Norse heritage.

A Palestinian facing Egyptian forces at the Gaza border in Rafah

A Palestinian facing Egyptian forces at the Gaza border in Rafah

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A Palestinian man looks nervously at Egyptian security forces as he takes cheese snacks back to Gaza after a shopping trip across the breached border.

Iraqi soldier at the Ghazil market after Friday's bombing

Iraqi soldier at the Ghazil market after Friday's bombing

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The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, saw one its deadliest days in months on Friday after two bombs killed more than 50 people and injured 70 others.

Chinese soldiers hold back passengers gathered outside the railway station in the southern city of Guangzhou

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Chinese soldiers hold back passengers trying to get into the railway station in Guangzhou. Millions of travellers remain stranded as they try to get home for the Lunar New Year.

The ferry, Riverdance, lies stranded in the Irish Sea off Blackpool

The ferry, Riverdance, lies stranded in the Irish Sea off Blackpool

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The ferry Riverdance lies stranded in the Irish Sea off the British resort of Blackpool. The ship ran aground after being hit by a freak wave on Thursday night.

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