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Week in pictures: 3-9 May

Pilgrims in Donana national park during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in southern Spain

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Pilgrims ride to the El Rocio shrine in southern Spain. The pilgrimage is the largest in Spain with devotees in traditional outfits travelling on horseback across Andalusia.

Barack Obama and wife Michelle at a rally on 6 May 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Barack Obama and wife Michelle at a rally on 6 May 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Barack Obama wins North Carolina's Democratic primary, boosting his campaign after a recent rocky patch.

A Sunni supporter of parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri burns tires to block the highway linking Beirut with coastal village of Jiyeh, Lebanon,

A Sunni supporter of parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri burns tires to block the highway linking Beirut with coastal village of Jiyeh, Lebanon,

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Violence erupts in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, with clashes between government supporters and the Hezbollah-led opposition.

Thousands of Jewish youths celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 8, 2008.

Thousands of Jewish youths celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 8, 2008.

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Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary with fireworks, light shows and parties.

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Prince William plays a game on a Wii console with Martyn James during a visit to the Valleys Kids Project.

Workers clean Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China

Workers clean Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China

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Workers begin the huge task of cleaning Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the city's hosting of the Olympic Games in August.

Children beg passengers in a car for food in Bogalay on 8 May 2008

Children beg passengers in a car for food in Bogalay on 8 May 2008

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Almost a week after a devastating cyclone hit low-lying areas of southern Burma, hundreds of thousands of people are still in urgent need of help.

A woman looks at a rally of supporters of Serbia's pro-Western party in Belgrade

A woman looks at a rally of supporters of Serbia's pro-Western party in Belgrade

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A Serbian woman looks through a window of a tram as supporters of the pro-Western Liberal Democratic Parties wave flags in Belgrade.

Russian soldiers ride across Red Square in an armoured personnel carrier during a Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2008.

Russian soldiers ride across Red Square in an armoured personnel carrier during a Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2008.

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Tanks and other military hardware parade through Moscow's Red Square for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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The restored Vulcan XH558 arrives back at Bruntingthorpe airfield in England.

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