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From bishops to battles - seven days in pics

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From bishops to battles - seven days in pics
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In this week's news review, our round-up of the best pictures ranges from bishops to battles and goals to gummy-bears.

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Tuesday night's stunning qualifier match against Sweden made the list with Germany's exciting comeback to win 5-3 wowing crowds.

Tuesday also brought the sad news that Hans Riegel, German-born CEO of the Haribo sweets empire, had died at the age of 90.

And Thursday saw a German TV broadcaster receiving over 500 tip-offs after airing a programme about the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann.

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These are joined by shots from the "bishop of bling" Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst's journey to Rome on Ryanair and the protests around the funeral of former SS officer Erich Priebke.

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