Today in Pictures, March 18, 2016

Students protest in France, St Patrick's Day parade in New York, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 18, 2016, 03:04 PM

A student is illuminated by a flare as he takes part in a demonstration against the government's controversial labour reform, in Paris, France, on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Students demonstrate against the government's proposed labour reform on March 17, 2016, in Lyon, France. PHOTO: AFP

People taking part in the St Patrick's Day parade in New York on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge presenting a sprig of shamrock to a four-year-old Irish Wolfhound called Domhnall, who is the mascot of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, during a St Patrick's Day Parade in Hounslow, west London, on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Kung fu practitioners from a local martial arts school demonstrating skills on cliffs near the renowned Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, central China, on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Refugees dragging another refugee to the police, accusing him of abusing a young girl, at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators gather next to Planalto Palace to protest against the government in Brasilia on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A polar bear mother named Cora and her three-month-old cub are seen at the zoo in Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic, on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Austrian runner Rolf Majcen competing in the Eiffel Tower Vertical Race in Paris, France, on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Poland's Piotr Lisek competing in the pole vault at the IAAF World Indoor athletic championships in Portland, Oregon, on March 17, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

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