Snapshots of the Fortnight (March 7-20)

Mar 22, 2013, 06:52 IST2 min

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Cross-country skiers start during the Engadin Ski Marathon on the frozen Lake Sils near the village of Maloja on March 10. More than 12,000 skiers participated in the 42.2 km (26.2 miles) race between Maloja and S-chanf near the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz

Image by Michael Buholzer / Reuters

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Tons of dead fish float on the waters of the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon at the foothills of Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 13

Image by Getty Images

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Lesleigh Coyer, 25, of Saginaw, Michigan, lies down in front of the grave of her brother, Ryan Coyer (who served with the US Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan) at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on March 11. Coyer died of complications from an injury sustained in Afghanistan

Image by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

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A member of the media takes pictures of the parabolic antennas of the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array) project at the El Llano de Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert, some 1730 km (1074 miles) north of Santiago, Chile and 5000 metres above the sea level, on March 12. ALMA has been constructed by the ESO (European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere) with its partners NAOJ (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan) and NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory). It was inaugurated on March 13

Image by Forbes

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Palestinians react to tear gas fired by Israeli police during clashes on March 8, after Friday prayers at a compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli police fired stun grenades to disperse Palestinian worshippers who had thrown rocks and firebombs at them after prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, police said

Image by Ammar Awad / Reuters

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People sunbathe by the wall of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 10

Image by Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters

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Adelina Sotnikova of Russia performs during the ladies free skating at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario on March 16

Image by Mark Blinch / Reuters

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A woman cycles as she carries baskets to sell in a market near Lapdaung Mountain in Sarlingyi Township, Burma on March 13

Image by Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters