The week in pictures, 12/06
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 3:14 PMFrom Paris to Tokyo, this week's images of the week promise to take you on another visual odyssey of our beautiful, culture-rich world.
Paris
A person rides on a zip-line descending from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower to the Plateau Joffre on June 5, 2017 in Paris.
Singapore
Visitors stand inside an installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusuma titled 'The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heaven' during a media preview at National Gallery Singapore on June 6, 2017. Over 120 works from Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's titled 'YAYOI KUSAMA: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow' will be on exhibit at National Gallery Singapore from June 9 to September 3.
Berlin
An aerial artist performs at the Stadium Gala of the 2017 Deutsches Turnfest (German Gymnastics Festival) at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on June 6, 2017.
Besançon, France
Members of the "Cirque Plume" perform during the last show called "La dernière saison" on June 06, 2017, in Besançon.
Ardingly, England
Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, jokingly knights actor Callum Arnott with a leek, as she visits the 50th South of England Show at the South of England Showground in Ardingly, south-east England on June 8, 2017.
London
Palmerston, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) cat stalks past 10 Downing Street in front of the waiting media in central London on June 9, 2017 after results in a snap general election.
A Lama, Spain
A woman walks past two scarecrows that are diplayed on June 10, 2017 during a scarecrows contest in the village of A Lama in northwestern Spain. The annual contest sees villagers prepare their own scarecrow to place them in the gardens, courtyards or streets.
Ahmedabad, India
A young Indian gymnast is watched by fellow students as he takes part in a Mallakhamb practice session at CN Sports Academy in Ahmedabad on June 10, 2017, ahead of the forthcoming Annual Rath Yatra. Mallakhamb is a traditional Indian sport in which gymnasts perform feats and poses in concert with a vertical wooden pole or rope.
New York
Models get their bodies painted in Times Square while being watched by the public June 9, 2017 in New York. The models displayed personal messages as a way to express how they feel about themselves and their bodies.
Tokyo
This time exposure photograph taken on June 11, 2017 shows light trails from some 150 fireflies fluttering in an acrylic cage at the Adachi Park of Living Things in Tokyo. The fireflies bred in the park will be displayed on weekends until the 18th of this month in an event called Hotaru Mi-Night (Firefly Gazing Night).
AFP Relaxnews
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