March 1, 2014

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People carry the coffin of Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia to the Nuestra Señora de la Palma Church in Algeciras, southern Spain. Paco de Lucia, 66, one of the world's greatest guitarists, who dazzled audiences with his lightning-speed flamenco rhythms and finger work, died in Mexico Feb. 26, 2014.

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Mah Meri women wearing their traditional dresses perform the "Main Jo-oh" dance during the Ari Muyang festival in the village of Sungai Bumbun on Pulau Carey, some 140 km (87 miles) southwest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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A hamster wears a whistle and a ribbon in Thailand's national colors as he is placed by his owner at one of the protesters' encampment in Bangkok's shopping district.

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Dancers from the Dragoes da Real samba school perform on a float during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil.