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The week in 26 photos

Updated 4:21 PM EST, Fri February 21, 2014
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A protester is engulfed in flames during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev on February 18. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F19%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fukraine-protests-0218%2Findex.html">Violence has intensified</a> in Kiev's Independence Square, which has been the center of anti-government protests for the past few months.
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A protester is engulfed in flames during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev on February 18. Violence has intensified in Kiev's Independence Square, which has been the center of anti-government protests for the past few months.
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A baby elephant sits stuck in a ditch near the railway tracks in Assam, India, on February 17. A group of wild elephants was crossing the tracks when the calf got injured and fell.
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A baby elephant sits stuck in a ditch near the railway tracks in Assam, India, on February 17. A group of wild elephants was crossing the tracks when the calf got injured and fell.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F21%2Fus%2Fflorida-baby-cpr%2Findex.html">Pamela Rauseo performs CPR</a> on her 5-month-old nephew after pulling her vehicle over on the side of the road February 20 in Miami. Lucila Godoy, right, stopped to assist. The baby was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was in critical condition but expected to survive, his aunt said the next day.
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Pamela Rauseo performs CPR on her 5-month-old nephew after pulling her vehicle over on the side of the road February 20 in Miami. Lucila Godoy, right, stopped to assist. The baby was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was in critical condition but expected to survive, his aunt said the next day.
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Joan Verdu Sanchez of Andorra <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F08%2Fworldsport%2Fgallery%2Ffalling-down-in-sochi%2Findex.html">crashes in the first run</a> of the men's giant slalom during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on February 19.
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Joan Verdu Sanchez of Andorra crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on February 19.
Charles Krupa/AP
A man holds a baby who survived what activists say was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on February 14. The United Nations estimates more than 100,000 people have been killed <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F27%2Fworld%2Fmeast%2Fsyria-civil-war-fast-facts%2Findex.html">since the Syrian conflict began</a> in March 2011.
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A man holds a baby who survived what activists say was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on February 14. The United Nations estimates more than 100,000 people have been killed since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011.
Hosam Katan/Reuters/Landov
Children learn about disaster survival on February 17 at the Hongzhuan Primary School in Chongqing Municipality, China.
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Children learn about disaster survival on February 17 at the Hongzhuan Primary School in Chongqing Municipality, China.
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The morning sun is framed by ice crusted on a barrier on the observation deck of New York's Empire State Building on February 14. Commuters faced slick roads after <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F12%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fwinter-storm-0212%2Findex.html">a winter storm brought snow and ice</a> to the East Coast.
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The morning sun is framed by ice crusted on a barrier on the observation deck of New York's Empire State Building on February 14. Commuters faced slick roads after a winter storm brought snow and ice to the East Coast.
Richard Drew/AP
A Coton de Tulear dog is blown by strong winds on the beach in Lyme Regis, southern England, on February 14.
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A Coton de Tulear dog is blown by strong winds on the beach in Lyme Regis, southern England, on February 14.
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Stephen Colbert takes a selfie with Jimmy Fallon during the debut episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on February 17. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F18%2Fshowbiz%2Ftv%2Fjimmy-fallon-tonight-show-debut%2Findex.html">Fallon is the latest</a> in a six-decade line of "Tonight" hosts.
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Stephen Colbert takes a selfie with Jimmy Fallon during the debut episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on February 17. Fallon is the latest in a six-decade line of "Tonight" hosts.
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Relatives and friends stand over the recovered body of a 32-year-old immigrant who died when rocks fell into an abandoned gold shaft near Benoni, South Africa, on February 18.
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Relatives and friends stand over the recovered body of a 32-year-old immigrant who died when rocks fell into an abandoned gold shaft near Benoni, South Africa, on February 18.
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Residents evacuate to a safe place after <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F13%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Findonesia-volcano-eruption-evacuation%2Findex.html">Mount Kelud erupted</a> in Malang, Indonesia, on February 14. At least three people were killed and tens of thousands more were forced out of their homes.
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Residents evacuate to a safe place after Mount Kelud erupted in Malang, Indonesia, on February 14. At least three people were killed and tens of thousands more were forced out of their homes.
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A rebel fighter takes a break after a long walk on February 15 in Upper Nile, South Sudan. After decades of war, South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011, making it the world's youngest nation. Since then, South Sudan has become embroiled in its own internal conflict.
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A rebel fighter takes a break after a long walk on February 15 in Upper Nile, South Sudan. After decades of war, South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011, making it the world's youngest nation. Since then, South Sudan has become embroiled in its own internal conflict.
GORAN TOMASEVIC/Reuters/Landov
People attend Shaohuolong, an annual folk event on February 14 at Puzhai township in south China's Guangdong province. Shaohuolong, or fire dragon dance, occurs on the night of the Chinese Lantern Festival.
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People attend Shaohuolong, an annual folk event on February 14 at Puzhai township in south China's Guangdong province. Shaohuolong, or fire dragon dance, occurs on the night of the Chinese Lantern Festival.
LIAN ZHICHENG/XINHUA/LANDOV
A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' mantle as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on February 19.
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A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' mantle as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on February 19.
Max Rossi/Reuters/Landov
Liana Wolf performs as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, watches during a reception of German carnival societies at the Chancellery in Berlin on February 18.
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Liana Wolf performs as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, watches during a reception of German carnival societies at the Chancellery in Berlin on February 18.
THOMAS PETER/Reuters/Landov
A wounded person lies on the ground during clashes in central Kiev on February 18.
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A wounded person lies on the ground during clashes in central Kiev on February 18.
Stringer/Reuters/Landov
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is placed into a National Guard armored vehicle in Caracas on February 18. The Latin American country's government blames him for <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F18%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fvenezuela-protests%2Findex.html">inciting clashes</a> that have left at least five people dead.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is placed into a National Guard armored vehicle in Caracas on February 18. The Latin American country's government blames him for inciting clashes that have left at least five people dead.
Jorge Silva/Reuters/Landov
A man riding a horse waves a Syrian flag during a rally on February 14 in Majdal Shams, a Druze village on the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria.
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A man riding a horse waves a Syrian flag during a rally on February 14 in Majdal Shams, a Druze village on the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria.
Hamad Almakt/XINHUA/LANDOV
A South Korean marine bites a chicken neck during a jungle survival training course at a military base in Thailand's Chanthaburi province on February 15.
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A South Korean marine bites a chicken neck during a jungle survival training course at a military base in Thailand's Chanthaburi province on February 15.
Narong Sangnak/EPA/Landov
During Valentine's Day celebrations on February 14, a man takes a picture of a red heart in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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During Valentine's Day celebrations on February 14, a man takes a picture of a red heart in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Ludovic Marin/AFP/ Getty Images
A man carries a charred mannequin wearing a Muslim veil in front of looted stores, past a convoy of more than 100 vehicles of Muslims fleeing Bangui, Central African Republic, on February 14. The United Nations -- estimating more than half the country's population is affected by the worsening humanitarian crisis -- has said <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F14%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2Fcentral-african-republic-france-troops%2Findex.html">it fears genocide brewing</a>.
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A man carries a charred mannequin wearing a Muslim veil in front of looted stores, past a convoy of more than 100 vehicles of Muslims fleeing Bangui, Central African Republic, on February 14. The United Nations -- estimating more than half the country's population is affected by the worsening humanitarian crisis -- has said it fears genocide brewing.
Jerome Delay/AP
An Olympic ski jumper warms up with his coach before <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F08%2Fworldsport%2Fgallery%2Fvisions-of-sochi%2Findex.html">competing in Sochi</a> on February 15.
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An Olympic ski jumper warms up with his coach before competing in Sochi on February 15.
Lars Baron/Getty Images
Iraqi security forces arrest suspected militants of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant during clashes in Jurf al-Sakhar, Iraq, on February 15.
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Iraqi security forces arrest suspected militants of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant during clashes in Jurf al-Sakhar, Iraq, on February 15.
Stringer/Reuters/Landov
Asylum seekers take part in a day of protest on February 17 at the Holot detention center, where hundreds of migrants are being held in the southern Negev desert of Israel.
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Asylum seekers take part in a day of protest on February 17 at the Holot detention center, where hundreds of migrants are being held in the southern Negev desert of Israel.
Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images
Secretary of State John Kerry takes a selfie with a group of students before delivering <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F16%2Fpolitics%2Fkerry-climate%2Findex.html">a speech on climate change</a> in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 16.
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Secretary of State John Kerry takes a selfie with a group of students before delivering a speech on climate change in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 16.
Evan Vucci/AP
Ultraorthodox Jewish bride Rivka Hannah Krois watches her groom dance at their wedding in Jerusalem on February 19.
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Ultraorthodox Jewish bride Rivka Hannah Krois watches her groom dance at their wedding in Jerusalem on February 19.
Ronen Zvulun/Reuters/Landov

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