The Observer's 20 photographs of the week

The Observer's 20 photographs of the week

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  A South Korean car loaded with goods arrives at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the demilitarised zone separating North and South Korea. This week Pyongyang rejected a call for formal talks to end a standoff that forced operations at the joint industrial complex to be halted. South Korea in turn said it would pull out all its remaining workers

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  Ultra Orthodox Jewish women pray on Mount Meron during the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer near the grave site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Lag Baomer commemorates Bar Yochai's death, and it is tradition to visit his resting place, create bonfires, and give three-year-old boys their first haircuts

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