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The week’s best photos

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Plum trees

People in traditional costumes glide past plum trees at the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

Pennsylvania fire

An American flag waves in the wind as a fire breaks out at the SBS Technologies warehouse in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (Image credit: Matt Rourke / AP)

A woman

A woman plunges into the icy waters of the Neva River in Russia (Image credit: Dmitri Lovetsky / AP)

Basketball

Students attempt to distract Stanford’s Oziyah Sellers during an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, North Carolina (Image credit: Ben McKeown / AP)

A statue

A rainbow appears over a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome (Image credit: Tiziana Fabi / Getty Images)

A parade

People carry a dragon through the rain during the Chinese Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown, New York (Image credit: Andres Kudacki / AP)

Balloons

Supporters release balloons to mark 500 days of captivity and demand the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel (Image credit: Ariel Schalit / AP)

Candles

Dog-shaped candles burn in honor of Angel, the dog who inspired an anti-animal abuse bill in Bogotá, Colombia (Image credit: Luisa Gonzalez / Reuters)

A plane crash

A plane crashes upside down at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, Canada (Image credit: Geoff Robins / Getty Images)

Boats

A man crosses from one pirogue to another during the annual boat regatta in Yauri, Nigeria (Image credit: Toyin Adedokun / Getty Images)

An art exhibition

A man performs during the Fire Show art exhibition at the Chinese Lantern Festival in Santiago, Chile (Image credit: Javier Torres / Getty Images)

Boys

A group of boys jump across a street gutter in Goma, DR Congo (Image credit: Michel Lunanga / Getty Images)

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