Pictures of the week brings you the best images over the past seven days from around the world, chosen by our very own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.
Pictures of the Week
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 27: Host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show', Jimmy Fallon (3rd L) joins Madame Tussauds to debut five unique, brand new, never before seen wax figures of the television host at Madame Tussauds New York on March 27, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Madame Tussauds New York) (credit:Cindy Ord via Getty Images)
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A plume of ash and steam rises from the crater of the Popocatepetl volcano as seen from the town of San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Mexico, early Wednesday, March 25, 2015. During the last 24 hours, activity at the volcano has increased moderately but the alert level remains unchanged. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 26: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS, SPECIAL RATES APPLY) Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift perform onstage during Kenny Chesney's The Big Revival 2015 Tour kick-off for a 55 show run through August. The high-energy opening night included 2½ hours of music, including five songs from his #1 The Big Revival, surprise guests and a leaner, cleaner stage and 2.3 million pixel screen that gave the sold out house the best view theyve ever had of the 8-time Entertainer of the Year at the Bridgestone Arena on March 26, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Kenny Chesney) (credit:Rick Diamond via Getty Images)
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A few-hour-old giraffe stands up beside its mother, the 7-year-old Szandra in the 'giraffe house' at Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on March 25, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ATTILA KISBENEDEK via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives to be interviewed by Jeremy Paxman of Channel 4 during the filming of 'Cameron & Miliband ; The Battle For Number 10' on March 26, 2015 in London, England. The TV show will air tonight at 9pm on Sky News. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/ Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Surfers ride the wave of the tidal bore called Severn bore on the River Severn at Newnham in Gloucestershire, South West England on March 21, 2015. The Severn bore is an annual 'supertide' phenomenon on the River Severn. AFP PHOTO / GEOFF CADDICK (Photo credit should read GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GEOFF CADDICK via Getty Images)
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British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson (C) leaves his home on a bicycle in west London on March 26, 2015. The BBC announced Wednesday that it was dropping one of its most popular presenters, 'Top Gear' host Jeremy Clarkson, for physically attacking a producer. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Honour guards by members of the British Legion stand by the coffin of King Richard III as the public view it in repose inside Leicester Cathedral on March 23, 2015 in Leicester, England. The skeleton of King Richard III was discovered in 2012 in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester, 500 years after he was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field. Richard III's casket will lie inside Leicester Cathedral for public viewing for three days until 26 March when he will be re-interred during a service attended by members of the royal family. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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A trumpeter falls off his horse as the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment parades in Hyde Park in London, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The regiment was undergoing their annual inspection to validate their ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. 160 horses were paraded accompanied by the mounted Band of the Life Guards and Band of the Blues and Royals. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 27: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leaves the Stephen Lawrence Centre on March 27, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 26: Bella Thorne is seen on March 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by NCP/Star Max/GC Images) (credit:NCP/Star Max via Getty Images)
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In this March 21, 2015 pool photo, made available Monday, March 23, 2015, Pope Francis wears a helmet as he meets youths in Naples, Italy. Pope Francis made an impassioned defense of the unemployed during a speech to people in the poor Neapolitan neighborhood of Scampia Saturday. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Two visitors take an escalator after attending a press preview of the exhibit "The Oasis of Matisse" at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The exhibit with over 100 loaned pictures opens for the public on Friday March 27 and runs till Aug. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A rescue worker is lifted into an helicopter at the crash site near Seyne-les-Alpes, France, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and ìintentionallyî rammed the plane full speed into the French Alps, ignoring the captainÃs frantic pounding on the cockpit door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday. In a split second, he killed all 150 people aboard the plane. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People help firefighters try to contain a fire at a petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday, March. 26, 2015. Witnesses said no one was injured in the fire that consumed a number of trucks and cars at the site. Authorities continue to investigate what caused the blaze. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Raffaele Sollecito, right, leaves Italy's highest court building, in Rome, Friday, March 27, 2015. American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Sollecito expect to learn their fate Friday when Italy's highest court hears their appeal of their guilty verdicts in the brutal 2007 murder of Knox's British roommate Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca ) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Orange flames and black smoke are billowing from the facade and roof of the building near several New York University buildings. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The male polar bear cub plays with its mother Vilma in their outdoor enclosure at the zoo in Rostock, Germany, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The three and a half month old polar bear cub will get a name on March 31. (AP Photo/dpa, Bernd Wuestneck) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SHENZHEN, CHINA - MARCH 24: (CHINA OUT) Models walk the runway during the Rony EI Areif show as part of the Shenzhen Fashion Week A/W 2015 at OCT Harbour on March 24, 2015 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A lady takes a photo with her phone of President Barack Obama after he spoke to a group of people at Lawson State Community College, Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. The president talked about the progress to financial systems and economic policies. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales ride in a rickshaw at Clarence House on March 26, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 27: Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party, arrives at the launch of his political party's general election campaign at the ArcelorMittal Orbit at Olympic Park on March 27, 2015 in London, England. Speaking before Monday's official start of campaigns for the May 7 general election, when Parliament is dissolved, Mr Milliband pledged to prevent further privatisation of the National Health Service. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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A two-year old Asiatic lion boy (Panthera leo persica), 'Kamal' is transported by local zoo keepers in front of the lion garden at Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on March 25, 2015. According to a propagation program, the three lion boys are put over into their new home, the Nagyerdeo's cultural park of Debrecen town, about 200 km east from Hungarian capital Budapest. PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ATTILA KISBENEDEK via Getty Images)
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Corporal Anna Cross holds a press conference at the Royal Free Hospital in London on March 27, 2015. Army reservist, Anna Cross has recovered from the Ebola virus and been discharged today after being the first patient in the world to have received a new special treatment for Ebola, 'MIL 77'. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: WWF Pandas are seen in London to celebrate the organisation's Earth Hour event which will be held between 20:30 and 21:30 on Saturday 28 March on March 26, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Miles Willis/Getty Images for WWF / Earth Hour) (credit:Miles Willis via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 26: Singer Katy Perry and dog Butters attend the screening of EPIX's 'Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour' at The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown LA on March 26, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Merritt via Getty Images)