Fleeing Myanmar, on board with Pope Francis and Tiger dancing
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Cat walk Performers take part in the ‘Pulikali’, or Tiger, dance during the annual Onam folk art festival in Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala
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In the frame Pope Francis poses for a picture during a flight to Colombia for a five-day trip in which he will visit Bogotá, Villavicencio, Medellín and Cartagena
Path of the storm A man walks along a flooded street in the city of Fort Liberte, north-east Haiti, during the passage of Hurricane Irma
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