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This Week in Pictures: September 29 - October 5

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Would you like to know what kind of equipment the police in New Delhi used to disperse protesting farmers? Are you curious about what kind of outfits models wore during Paris Fashion Week in Paris? Do you want to see how Palestinians opposed the Israeli authorities’ plans to demolish a village near Ramallah? Dig into this gallery and find out.

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A tourist watches as base jumpers (R) leap from the 300-metre high skydeck of Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower against the backdrop of the city's skyline on September 30, 2018 during the annual International KL Tower Base-Jump event.
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Quake survivors make their way around a washed out passenger ferry in Wani, in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 3, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28.
Nearly 1,400 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Indonesia's Sulawesi island as UN officials warned the "needs remain vast" for both desperate survivors and rescue teams still searching for victims.
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A model presents a creation by designer Esteban Cortazar as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women's ready-to-wear collection show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 1, 2018.
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New Delhi police use a water canon to disperse and stop farmer activists from the Bhartiya Kisan Union at the border with Ghazipur during their march to New Delhi on October 2, 2018.
Clashes broke out on the outskirts of Delhi on October 2 as police used water cannon and tear gas to stop thousands of protesting farmers entering the Indian capital, with at least one person reportedly injured. The farmers, marching from adjoining northern states, blocked one of the highways into the city and used tractors to try and break through a police barrier, television pictures showed. Some reportedly threw stones at police.
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US President Donald Trump addressing supporters during a Make America Great Again rally, in this combination photo in Johnson City, Tennessee, US on October 1, 2018.
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Pro independence demonstrators throw paint at Catalan police officers during clashes in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. Catalan separatists clashed with police on Saturday in downtown Barcelona as tensions increase before the anniversary of the Spanish region's illegal referendum on secession that ended in violent raids by security forces.
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Photo taken on September 29, 2018 shows a reveler cracking a bull whip on top of her ute at the annual Deni Ute Muster in Deniliquin.
Thousands of people flocked to the rural Australian town of Deniliquin in a rowdy celebration of their love of utility vehicles and the outback, with whip-cracking and bull-riding contests among the highlights.
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Women dressed in traditional attire display their decorated hands as they pose for pictures during rehearsals for Garba, a folk dance, ahead of Navratri, a festival during which devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga and youths dance in traditional costumes, in Ahmedabad, India October 4, 2018.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C) meets inhabitants of Quartier Orleans, on September 29, 2018 on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Martin, during a trip to the French West Indies, one year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged the Island.
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Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Botafogo v Sao Paulo - Nilton Santos Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 30, 2018.
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New Audi Sport model being presented at the Mondial de l'Automobile car show in Paris.
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Soyuz MS-08 space capsule.
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Models present creations by German designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his Spring/Summer 2019 women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Chanel at the Grand Palais, which was transformed as a beach scene during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2018.
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A woman performs as she carries a bowl with red ink symbolizing the bloodshed that would come if Jair Bolsonaro, the presidential front-runner, were elected, during a protest against Bolsonaro, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. Bolsonaro has long been known for offensive comments about gays, women and black people, and he hasn't tempered his rhetoric during the campaign. He has also maintained his praise of Brazil's two-decade military dictatorship and promised to give police permission to shoot first and ask questions later.
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A Palestinian demonstrator hurls stones at Israeli troops during clashes at a protest against Israel's Nation State Law and Israel's plan to demolish the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on October 2, 2018.
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Actors participate in a street performance called 'The Fisherwives', by Bru Theatre group, portraying the fishing community as it would have looked 100 years ago, at the Spanish Arch in Galway, Ireland September 30, 2018.
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Spectators watch as Viktor Liu is suspended from hooks pierced through his skin by professional body artist Wei Yilaien at a bar in Shanghai, China September 16, 2018.
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People feed vegetables to a hippopotamus on the last day of opening at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok on September 30, 2018.
Dusit Zoo, the nation's oldest and most famous animal park, closed on September 30 after 80 years of operation.
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Miriam Carranza from Atlantico department competes during the Miss Colombia beauty pageant in Medellin, Colombia on September 30, 2018.
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Miss Valle del Cauca Valeria Morales (L) catches her crown after being crowned Miss Colombia by Miss Colombia 2017 Laura Gonzales during the Miss Colombia beauty pageant in Medellin, Colombia on September 30, 2018.
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A surfer rides a wave with Surf Dog Giselle during the 10th annual Surf City Surf Dog contest in Huntington Beach, California on September 29, 2018.
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A participant of the IgroMir 2018 expo and Comic Con Russia 2018 in Moscow.
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