Fortnight in pictures (Aug 20 - Sept 1)

Published: Sep 3, 2015

A Palestinian reveller takes part in a festival of colours in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Augu

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A Palestinian reveller takes part in a festival of colours in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 20. The festival is inspired by Holi

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 24, 2015. After weeks of turmoil

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 24, 2015. After weeks of turmoil in global markets, major US stock indexes gained about 1 percent on Wednesday. The news stabilised global markets and soothed concerns that slowing growth in China will hurt the global economy

A soldier runs behind animals in cages near the site of blasts in Binhai new district in Tianjin, Ch

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A soldier runs behind animals in cages near the site of blasts in Binhai new district in Tianjin, China. Four new fires broke out at the site where two huge blasts killed 116 people in August

The remains of a waterfront home on Lake Chelan destroyed by the Chelan Complex fire in Washington o

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The remains of a waterfront home on Lake Chelan destroyed by the Chelan Complex fire in Washington on August 24, 2015

An injured national guard officer is carried away by comrades outside parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, o

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An injured national guard officer is carried away by comrades outside parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, on August 31. Nearly 90 people were wounded after several explosive devices were thrown in front of the Ukrainian parliament building in Kiev

A South Korean soldier takes his position as a man photographs him during an anti-terror drill in Se

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A South Korean soldier takes his position as a man photographs him during an anti-terror drill in Seoul, South Korea, on August 19, 2015. South Korea staged a nationwide civil defence drill, called the annual Ulchi Exercise, where they hope to prepare the general public for all possible emergencies

Migrants telephone near a fence topped with barbed wire near the makeshift camp called ‘The Ne

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Migrants telephone near a fence topped with barbed wire near the makeshift camp called ‘The New Jungle’ in Calais, France, on August 19. The French interior minister and his British counterpart visited Calais to sign a new Franco-British agreement on bilateral migratory policies. Calais remains an open wound between the two countries with more than 3,000 migrants trying to scale fences and cross the Channel Tunnel to reach Britain

An Israeli soldier detains a Palestinian boy during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West

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An Israeli soldier detains a Palestinian boy during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah on August 28

Supporters of the pro-democracy group "Bersih" (Clean) gather outside the Dataran Merdeka

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Supporters of the pro-democracy group "Bersih" (Clean) gather outside the Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 30 to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak. The country is reeling under a political crisis over a multi-million-dollar payment made to an account under his name

Greece's Supreme Court judge Vassiliki Thanou (left) during her swearing-in ceremony as the coun

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Greece's Supreme Court judge Vassiliki Thanou (left) during her swearing-in ceremony as the country's caretaker PM, in Athens on August 27. Thanou, the country's first woman PM, was named the head of a caretaker government to lead the country to elections expected next month. Outgoing PM Alexis Tsipras has signalled that he would accept an easing of Greece's huge debt burden if he wins the elections

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff prior to a meeting

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff prior to a meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on August 20, 2015

Indian captain Virat Kohli reacts after his teammate Lokesh Rahul misses a catch during the third da

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Indian captain Virat Kohli reacts after his teammate Lokesh Rahul misses a catch during the third day of the second Test match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on August 22, 2015. India won the three-match series 2-1, their first series victory in the island nation since 1993

Members of the Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) participate in a juggling competition i

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Members of the Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) participate in a juggling competition in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 12. The MMCC, founded by David Mason from Denmark, teaches cooperation and creativity to children scarred by years of war in Afghanistan. Despite the dangers, the project has grown so popular that it now runs centres in ten provinces and has hundreds of regular students. The circus makes visits to internally displaced persons' camps, schools, orphanages, and holds annual festivals