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20 MOMENTS of the week that was

Last updated on: July 21, 2014 13:33 IST

Missed the happening moments of last week? Don't worry, here's a recap of all that happened across the world in photographs.

We start off with this photograph of festival goers wrestling in the mud during the annual Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach on July 18 in Boryeong, South Korea. The mud, which is believed to have beneficial effects on the skin due to its mineral content, is sourced from mud flats near Boryeong and transported to the beach by truck.

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The son (left) of one of the Palestinian members of Tayseer Al-Batsh's family, who hospital officials said were killed in an Israeli air strike, mourns during their funeral in Gaza City July 14.

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A policeman keeps vigil through the window of a residential building next to the Martyrs' graveyard, during Martyrs' Day in Srinagar.

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An Argentine fan stands between policemen as they gather to welcome their team outside the Argentine Football Association after Argentina lost to Germany in their 2014 World Cup final soccer match, in Buenos Aires.

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A model walks off stage in the backstage area during Frankie's Bikinis show at Mercedes Benz Swim Fashion Week in Miami on July 18

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Pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung is stopped by security guards as he throws a plastic hammer towards Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam during a meeting on proposing electoral reforms at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong July 15, 2014. 

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School boys get drenched in a large wave during high tide at a sea front in Mumbai July 14, 2014.

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Palestinians ride a donkey cart past a police station, which was under construction when it was destroyed in what police said was an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip July 15, 2014.

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French army helicopter approach the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille day parade in Paris, July 14, 2014.

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An Afghan resident points his weapon at the dead body of an unidentified militant, as a way of showing his hatred for insurgents, at a building where three other militants were located at, after an attack in Kabul July 17

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Schoolchildren walk through an alley after attending private tuition at a slum in Mumbai July 16

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Liu Ling, whose husband was onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which disappeared on March 8, cries during an interview with Reuters in Beijing July 18.

World leaders have demanded an international investigation into Thursday's shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 with 298 people on board over eastern Ukraine in a tragedy that could mark a pivotal moment in the worst crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. The loss of MH17 is the second devastating blow for Malaysia Airlines this year, following the mysterious disappearance of Flight MH370 in March, which vanished with 239 passengers and crew on board on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Liu said she "felt more terrible after hearing about Thursday's incident and is now more certain that MH370 did not crash because the downed MH17 showed how a crash should look like".

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Fishing boats are pictured amid heavy winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun (locally named Glenda) as it hit the town of Imus, Cavite southwest of Manila, July 16

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A local woman greets Ukrainian soldiers in central Slaviansk July 15. The city, which the government wrested control from pro-Russian separatists 10 days ago, suffers from a lack of electricity and water.

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Young surfers, nicknamed 'grommets' in local surfing parlance, wait for their friends to finish a post-sunset session on the waves off Wanda Beach in Sydney, July 16. Many of Sydney's famed beaches remain popular with surfers during the southern hemisphere winter months despite early sunsets and cooler ocean temperatures.

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Debris from a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed on Thursday lies on the ground near the village of Rozsypne in the Donetsk region July 18

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An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards the Gaza Strip July 18, 2014.

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A man pushes his electric bicycle against strong wind and heavy rainfalls along a flooded seaside street as Typhoon Rammasun hits Haikou, Hainan province July 18, 2014.

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A flamingo and flamingo chicks are seen in a corral before being tagged at dawn at the Fuente de Piedra natural reserve, near Malaga, southern Spain, July 19

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Former soccer player David Beckham gets "slimed" as he accepts the Legend Award from sons Cruz (left) and Romeo during the inaugural 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports awards at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California July 17

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