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The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most jaw-dropping images, gymnast Simone Biles defies gravity, Pokemon characters parade, and more

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by Lauren Hansen
August 12, 2016

American gymnast Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during women's qualification for artistic gymnastics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

(David Ramos/Getty Images)

A woman guides Pokemon performers as they prepare for a parade in Yokohama, Japan.

(REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

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Germany's Lisa Unruh shoots an arrow during the Olympic Games women's competition at the Sambodromo archery venue in Rio.

(JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Artisans work on an idol of Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, at a workshop in Mumbai, India.

(REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui)

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Chad le Close (back) of South Africa keeps an eye on American Michael Phelps in the men's 200m butterfly final in Rio.

(David Ramos/Getty Images)

A porter carries a bag of yellow cucumbers inside a wholesale vegetable and fruit market in Bengaluru, India.

(REUTERS/Abishek N.Chinnappa)

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Children attend a swim training session at Hangzhou Chen Jinglun Sport school Natatorium, in Hangzhou, China.

(REUTERS/Aly Song)

Farmers plant rice on a paddy field at Kampong Chhnag province, Cambodia.

(REUTERS/Samrang Pring)

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Jiaxin Tan of China competes on the uneven bars during women's qualification for artistic gymnastics in Rio.

(David Ramos/Getty Images)

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The Democracy and Martyrs Rally in Istanbul, Turkey.

(Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/REUTERS)

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Ostriches wear masks as they are transported by a truck for relocation in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.

(REUTERS)

China's Cao Yuan and China's Qin Kai compete in the men's synchronized 3m springboard final in Rio.

(GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)**Check out last week's best photojournalism**

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