Datacentre protest and a giant statue of Pope Leo: photos of the day – Friday

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The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Activists hold flares as they climb a structure during a protest against the construction of a Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters

A police officer tackles a protester as another demonstrator kicks the officer’s helmet during a student protest against government policies in Santiago.Photograph: Esteban Félix/AP

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