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The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most memorable photos, Hindus honor Krishna, zoo animals get their annual weigh-in, and more

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by Lauren Hansen
August 26, 2016

A girl dressed up as Krishna performs during festival celebrations marking the birth of the Hindu god in Ahmedabad, India.

(REUTERS/Amit Dave)

A fishmonger carries a shark on his motorcycle in Padang, Indonesia.

(Antara Foto/Iggoy el Fitra/via REUTERS)

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Rescuers work following a deadly earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.

(REUTERS/Adamo Di Loreto)

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Devotees form a human pyramid to celebrate a festival of marking the birth anniversary of Krishna in Mumbai, India.

(REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade)

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Diver Qiu Bo competes in the Men's 10m Platform Final in the Rio Olympics.

(REUTERS/Michael Dalder)

Workers carry sacks of tea leaves in Assam, India.

(REUTERS/Stringer)

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A statue of the Virgin Mary is partially submerged in flood water in Sorrento, Louisiana.

(REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman)

A man balances himself on a Ferris wheel as he inspects it at a public park on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan.

(REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz)

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A Humboldt penguin jumps off a scale during the annual weigh-in at the London Zoo.

(REUTERS/Neil Hall)

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Swimmers during the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event, a distance of 4,921 feet, in Switzerland.

(REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)

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People affected by flooding stand on a partially submerged house as they wait to receive food parcels being distributed by an Indian Air Force helicopter on the outskirts of Allahabad, India.

(REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash)

Aviator Frantisek Hadrava pilots Vampira, an ultralight plane, near the village of Zdikov, Czech Republic.

(REUTERS/David W Cerny)**See last week's best photojournalism.**

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