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18 Amazing Photos You Definitely Missed This Week

A transgender beauty pageant, deadly tornadoes and compelling images from China, to name a few.
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Senior Photo Editor, HuffPost

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With the news cycle nowadays, it’s easy to miss the images that fly under the radar. We’ve got you covered.

Here, we’re highlighting exceptional photos from around the world for the week of March 2-8, 2019. Check them out below.

Above: Kanwara Kaewjin of Thailand prepares backstage for the final show of the Miss International Queen 2019 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand, March 8, 2019. Credit: Jorge Silva/Reuters

In this March 4, 2019, photo, bus ushers leap as they pose for a group photo during a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A year since removing any legal barrier to remaining China's leader for life, Xi Jinping appears firmly in charge, despite a slowing economy, an ongoing trade war with the U.S. and rumbles of discontent over his concentration of power.
In this March 4, 2019, photo, bus ushers leap as they pose for a group photo during a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A year since removing any legal barrier to remaining China's leader for life, Xi Jinping appears firmly in charge, despite a slowing economy, an ongoing trade war with the U.S. and rumbles of discontent over his concentration of power.
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Liquid iron in a steel-pouring ladle waits for further processing, during a guided media tour at the steel producer Salzgitter AG in Salzgitter, Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
Liquid iron in a steel-pouring ladle waits for further processing, during a guided media tour at the steel producer Salzgitter AG in Salzgitter, Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
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Granadas Baker, left, and son Granadas Jr. 18, right, retrieve personal items from the damaged home where they survived a tornado a day earlier in Beauregard, Alabama, Monday, March 4, 2019.
Granadas Baker, left, and son Granadas Jr. 18, right, retrieve personal items from the damaged home where they survived a tornado a day earlier in Beauregard, Alabama, Monday, March 4, 2019.
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Rev. Arthur Thomas, right, of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, is embraced by Greg Zanis, who built a cross for each victim of the tornado and placed them as a makeshift memorial in Beauregard, Alabama, March 6, 2019. Thomas said several of the dead were members of his congregation.
Rev. Arthur Thomas, right, of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, is embraced by Greg Zanis, who built a cross for each victim of the tornado and placed them as a makeshift memorial in Beauregard, Alabama, March 6, 2019. Thomas said several of the dead were members of his congregation.
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Choristers from Winchester Cathedral joke around in between being posed up for pictures by photographers on March 5, 2019, in Winchester, England. Winchester Cathedral held it's inaugural Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day race in the Cathedral grounds, with money raised going to local charities.
Choristers from Winchester Cathedral joke around in between being posed up for pictures by photographers on March 5, 2019, in Winchester, England. Winchester Cathedral held it's inaugural Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day race in the Cathedral grounds, with money raised going to local charities.
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Activists and supporters of the Ukrainian far-right party National Corps burn flares in front of the private house which supposedly belongs to Svynarchuk in Kiev region on March 3, 2019.
Activists and supporters of the Ukrainian far-right party National Corps burn flares in front of the private house which supposedly belongs to Svynarchuk in Kiev region on March 3, 2019.
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The Cameron Crazies taunt Isaiah Mucius #1 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the second half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 71-70.
The Cameron Crazies taunt Isaiah Mucius #1 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the second half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 71-70.
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An aerial view shows farmers working in a herb field in Bozhou in China's eastern Anhui province on March 6, 2019.
An aerial view shows farmers working in a herb field in Bozhou in China's eastern Anhui province on March 6, 2019.
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In this March 3, 2019, photo, a girl has her face painted with a missing plane during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Five years ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, had gone missing the day before while over the South China Sea with 239 people on board.
In this March 3, 2019, photo, a girl has her face painted with a missing plane during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Five years ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, had gone missing the day before while over the South China Sea with 239 people on board.
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A Chinese military band conductor rehearses before the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
A Chinese military band conductor rehearses before the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
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Kattie Jones and her husband, Clinton Jones, Sr., father of Corey Jones, walk down the hall from the courtroom after Nouman Raja was found guilty Thursday, March 7, 2019, in West Palm Beach. Raja, 41, faces a mandatory minimum of 25 years at sentencing April 26, and could spend his life in prison for the death of Corey Jones.
Kattie Jones and her husband, Clinton Jones, Sr., father of Corey Jones, walk down the hall from the courtroom after Nouman Raja was found guilty Thursday, March 7, 2019, in West Palm Beach. Raja, 41, faces a mandatory minimum of 25 years at sentencing April 26, and could spend his life in prison for the death of Corey Jones.
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Amy Drennen, right, of Lordstown, Ohio, an employee at General Motors for 12 years, receives a hug from Pam Clark, as people gather in front of the General Motors assembly plant, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Lordstown, Ohio.
Amy Drennen, right, of Lordstown, Ohio, an employee at General Motors for 12 years, receives a hug from Pam Clark, as people gather in front of the General Motors assembly plant, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Lordstown, Ohio.
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Father Chris Peschel of St. John's parish offers ashes to a commuter at the downtown Attleboro commuter station on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Father Chris Peschel of St. John's parish offers ashes to a commuter at the downtown Attleboro commuter station on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
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Poppy, a female Crowned sifaka, inspects a photographer's camera in the enclosure at the zoo of Mulhouse, eastern France, on March 5, 2019. The Crowned sifaka is a critically endangered species from Madagascar.
Poppy, a female Crowned sifaka, inspects a photographer's camera in the enclosure at the zoo of Mulhouse, eastern France, on March 5, 2019. The Crowned sifaka is a critically endangered species from Madagascar.
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A boy plays with his toy pistol next to an Indian policeman standing guard in front of closed shops during a strike called by Kashmiri separatists against the arrest of Yasin Malik, Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a separatist party, in Srinagar, March 8, 2019.
A boy plays with his toy pistol next to an Indian policeman standing guard in front of closed shops during a strike called by Kashmiri separatists against the arrest of Yasin Malik, Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a separatist party, in Srinagar, March 8, 2019.
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A demonstrator sits on the coffin containing the body of a protester who was killed during previous protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 4, 2019. Protesters are angry about skyrocketing inflation and the government's failure to prosecute embezzlement from a multi-billion Venezuelan program that sent discounted oil to Haiti.
A demonstrator sits on the coffin containing the body of a protester who was killed during previous protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 4, 2019. Protesters are angry about skyrocketing inflation and the government's failure to prosecute embezzlement from a multi-billion Venezuelan program that sent discounted oil to Haiti.
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In this March 6, 2019, photo, women are reflected on silver panels of the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton flagship store at the Central Business District in Beijing.
In this March 6, 2019, photo, women are reflected on silver panels of the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton flagship store at the Central Business District in Beijing.
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