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Pictures of the week - 19 to 25 May 2014
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WHAT A WEEK!

The past week brought lots of interesting moments and events - Towering Lego structures, a Prime Minister's face on sweets, a thrilling trophy cup win...

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  An Indian sweet shop employee works as a tray with confectionery bearing the portrait of Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi is pictured in Kolkata on May 25, 2014. The sweets, which are selling for 120 rupees (2.05 USD) are in high demand according to the shopkeeper, ahead of Modi's swearing-in ceremony to take place in the Indian capital New Delhi on May 26. AFP PHOTO/ Dibyangshu Sarkar Newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's portrait is printed on sweets. Here, a tray of sweets with Prime Minister Modi's portrait is prepared at an Indian sweet shop employee in Kolkata on May 25, 2014. The sweets, which are selling for 120 rupees (2.05 USD) are in high demand according to the shopkeeper, ahead of Modi's swearing-in ceremony to take place in the Indian capital New Delhi on May 26. AFP PHOTO/ Dibyangshu Sarkar   The Sydney Opera House in multiple colours during a light show called The Sydney Opera House in Australia in multiple colours during a light show called "Vivid" on May 23, 2014. "Vivid" is a major annual outdoor cultural event featuring spectacular light shows. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS   Towering Legos! A 34.76-metre high tower of Lego plastic bricks in Budapest on May 25, 2014. The tower was constructed by more than five thousand volunteer school children during the last five days and consists of about 500,000 plastic bricks according to their certificate of the Guinness world record. The old record was held by US students of Dickinson High School in Milltown, Delaware with 34,43 meters.  AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK Towering Legos! A 37-metre high tower of Lego plastic bricks stands tall in Budapest, Hungary on May 25, 2014. It set a new Guinness World Record for the world's tallest Lego tower. The tower was built by more than five thousand school children using about 500,000 Lego bricks. The old record of 34.43 metres was held by students of an American high school. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK   Brazilian singer and pastor Fernanda Brum sings while filming her music video on a street decorated for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 20, 2014.  AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA Streets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have been beautifully decorated for the FIFA World Cup 2014 which will kick off on June 12, 2014. Here, a Brazilian singer sings while filming her music video on a decorated street. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA   A first for the Japanese team! The Japanese men's badminton team won their first ever Thomas Cup badminton title. They beat Malaysia in the final match in New Delhi, India on May 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN What happy faces! The Japanese men's badminton team won their first ever Thomas Cup badminton title. They beat Malaysia in the final match in New Delhi, India on May 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN

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