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The week's best photojournalism

In this week's most striking images, a hippo celebrates its birthday, waves crash in South Korea, and more

Picture of Jacob Lambert
by Jacob Lambert
August 24, 2018

A hippopotamus enjoys a birthday treat at a zoo in Bangkok.

(EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT)

Puppy-shaped ice cream at a restaurant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

(REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher)

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A woman stands beside the carcass of an unknown creature near Pakhachi, Russia.

(Tolstikova Lyubov/Social Media/via REUTERS)

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An owl perches in a ventilation opening at a fireworks workshop in Tultepec, Mexico.

(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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A hajj pilgrim exits a sleeping capsule in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

(EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA)

Muslim worshippers gather during the hajj pilgrimage, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

(EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA)

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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of The Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

(EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA)

A gymnast competes on the rings during the Asian Games in Indonesia.

(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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Youths practice parkour in Najaf, Iraq.

(REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani)

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Waves hit Jeju Island, South Korea.

(EPA-EFE/YONHAP)

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A section of the collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy.

(REUTERS/Massimo Pinca)

The Perseid meteor passes above telecommunications masts in Russia.

(REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin)**See last week's best photojournalism**

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