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This Week in Photos, Week of March 2-8, 2012

Prince Harry hangs with Usain Bolt in Jamaica, University students celebrate Holi in Kolkata, the 82nd Geneva Auto Show and more.

Prince Harry stretches with Usain Bolt at the Usain Bolt Track at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 6. Prince Harry is in Jamaica as part of a Diamond Jubilee Tour, representing Queen Elizabeth II. Other destinations include Belize, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Brazil.

Hotel attendants for delegates walk across a road toward Tiananmen Square after the opening session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People on March 3, in Beijing.

Rabindra Bharati University students apply colored powder to each other's faces to celebrate Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, in Kolkata, India, on March 6. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and was celebrated all over India on March 8.

Lotto team rider Gianni Meersman of Belgium (C) celebrates winning the fourth stage of the 70th Paris-Nice cycling race between the French towns of Brive-la-Gaillarde and Rodez.

Kim Seoyeong of Korea competes in heat 5 of the Women's 400m Individual Medley during day 1 of the British Gas Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre on March 3 in London.

The new Bentley Continental GT V8 car is pictured during the second media day of the 82nd Geneva Auto Show at the Palexpo Arena in Geneva on March 7. The Geneva Motor Show takes place March 8-18, 2012.

A US flag is lowered by 2 US Marines for a ceremony honoring members of the military at the Iwo Jima Memorial (also called the US Marine Corps War Memorial) in Arlington, VA, on March 5. During the first week of every month, Marines raise flags, salute them, then lower them to honor members of the military. Flags are then returned to the person being honored.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh attend a service for the Order of the British Empire at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Rebecca Tunney of England competes on the balance bar at the 2012 AT&T American Cup at NYC's Madison Square Garden on March 3.

An Israeli man walks dogs while taking part in a "zombie walk" during the Jewish holiday of Purim on March 6 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire 2,500 years ago, as described in the Book of Esther.

A man jumps into the Mediterranean Sea after a week of snow and heavy rainstorms in Lebanon, at the American University beach in Beirut.

Sophia, 5, assists her father William as he fills out his ballot at a polling station setup in Steubenville, OH. Voters in several states headed to the polls on Super Tuesday as the Republican Party continues the process of deciding who will be its general election candidate against President Barack Obama.

Competitors climb along a suspended rope on Hells Gate as they compete in The Tough Bloke Challenge on March 4 in Melbourne, Australia. The Tough Bloke Challenge is one of the most grueling adventure runs in Australia consisting of 18 obstacles over a 3.7-mile cross-country course laden with thick mud pits and ice-cold water crossings.

James McDonald riding Captain Marvel races in the George FM 2100 during Auckland Derby Day.

Contestants participant in the World Cornish Pasty Championships at The Eden Project on March 3 in St Austell, England. Cooks from around the world have flown into Cornwall to celebrate the popular local delicacy, which was given protective status under EU law in 2011, and is said to date as far back as the 1300s.

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