Week in pictures: 2 – 8 February 2019 – Men of Influence magazine

Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Henry Nicholls / Reuters A performer in a metallic costume adjusts seat markings in a theatre — A Cirque du Soleil cast member adjusts a seating arrangement at the Royal Albert Hall in London, ahead of the 72nd British Academy Film Awards (Bafta) ceremony this Sunday.

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A dog shows off a fetching costume at the 16th annual New York Pet Fashion Show.

Johannes Eisele / AFP A dog is dressed in a masked carnival costume — A dog shows off a fetching costume at the 16th annual New York Pet Fashion Show.

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Transgender model Jessica Cortez is prepared backstage before an underwear show during New York Fashion Week.

Andrew Kelly / Reuters A model is seen sitting whilst her hair is styled — Transgender model Jessica Cortez is prepared backstage before an underwear show during New York Fashion Week.

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A member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces plays the piano in a destroyed house near his position on the front line in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. More than 10,000 people have died in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk region since conflict began in April 2014.

Oleksandr Klymenko / Reuters A soldier plays a piano in a damaged house — A member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces plays the piano in a destroyed house near his position on the front line in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. More than 10,000 people have died in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk region since conflict began in April 2014.

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Tracey Emin poses with her sculpture The Mother in a preview of her new exhibition A Fortnight of Tears, at the White Cube art gallery in Bermondsey, London.

Kirsty O'Connor / PA Artist Tracey Emin standing next to a large bronze sculpture of a female figure — Tracey Emin poses with her sculpture The Mother in a preview of her new exhibition A Fortnight of Tears, at the White Cube art gallery in Bermondsey, London.

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Revellers scramble for a leather ball during the annual Jedburgh Hand Ba’ event in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. The aim of the game is to carry a leather ball to a goal at either end of the town, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Andrew Milligan / PA A crowd of people scramble to grab a leather ball in the street — Revellers scramble for a leather ball during the annual Jedburgh Hand Ba’ event in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. The aim of the game is to carry a leather ball to a goal at either end of the town, a tradition that dates back centuries.

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A man paints a giant effigy of US president Donald Trump, part of a float that will be displayed at the 135th Nice Carnival in France.

Valery Hache / AFP A man paints a giant model of a head — A man paints a giant effigy of US president Donald Trump, part of a float that will be displayed at the 135th Nice Carnival in France.

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An Indian man receives a blessing from a temple elephant at a Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair in Chennai, India.

Arun Sankar / AFP An elephant touches a man's head with its trunk — An Indian man receives a blessing from a temple elephant at a Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair in Chennai, India.

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People walk along a street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the country’s third Car Free Day. The event is promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian government to encourage a more healthy lifestyle and to reduce air pollution in the capital city.

Eduardo Soteras / AFP People walk along a street — People walk along a street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the country’s third Car Free Day. The event is promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian government to encourage a more healthy lifestyle and to reduce air pollution in the capital city.

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Wolves are pictured in an enclosure at the Wildpark Neuhaus, near Gottingen, in Germany.

Swen Pfortner / AFP Two wolves pictured outside — Wolves are pictured in an enclosure at the Wildpark Neuhaus, near Gottingen, in Germany.

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