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Pictures of the week: From giant sharks to record-breaking diamonds Here's our pick of the best pictures around the world this week...

 

1: A keeper with a baby tiger at Zhengzhou zoo, Henan Province, China. The adorable cub was among a litter of six which were born a month ago. (Rex)

 

2: Lance Bombardier James Simpson, a double amputee, dives over a burning obstacle during the Spartan Race in Ripon, North Yorkshire, last Sunday. (PA)

 

3: A passenger aboard the Staten Island Ferry snaps a cell phone photo of the annual Tribute in Lightcommemorating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as the twin beams shine beside and above the city's skyline. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

4: The Royal Albert Hall is a sea of red, white and blue for the Last Night of The Proms last weekend. (PA)

 

5: A Sotheby's employee holds a white diamond which, at 118.28 carats, is the largest D colour Flawless diamond nd estimated to be worth between 18-22 million. (PA)

 

6: A farmer was amazed to find a rare brood of seven baby barn owls in his nesting box in Spalding, Lincolnshire. (Rex)
 

 

7: Hannah Davey, from London, touches the worlds largest polar bear puppet, unveiled by Greenpeace at North Weald airfield in Essex. (PA)

 

8: Workers prepare to start the rescue mission of the Costa Concordia. The 500m salvage operation will take 12 hours, and starts on Monday. (Reuters)

 

9: Presenter and former footballer Gary Lineker has been painted to camouflage him amongst a backdrop of home-grown food to launch Walker's new campaign, Gary's Great Ingredient Hunt. (Rex)

 

10: A huge nine-tonne shark, measuring more than 10m long, which was caught by a fisherman in Rizhao, Shandong province, in China. (Rex)

 

11: A bizarre underwater park in Tragoess, Austria which is submerged under 12m of water every year due to rising temperatures. (Rex)
 

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