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An Indian mahout smears vermilion mixed with mustard oil on the forehead of an elephant as part of rituals before beginning elephant ride for tourists in Pobitora, outskirts of Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India. Credit:AP
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Horses stand on a road severed by floodwaters in Tepetitan, Mexico.Credit:AP
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A security guard overlooks thousands of Canadian flags on the eve of Remembrance Day in downtown Toronto.Credit:Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
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Temporary workers wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus shout during a rally to demand better working conditions in Seoul, South Korea. The sign on headband read "Elimination of temporary workers. " Credit:AP
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Alejandra Rodriguez is embraced by her sister Luciana as police block them and other supporters of former President Martin Vizcarra from reaching Congress where lawmakers voted the previous night to remove Vizcarra from office in Lima, Peru. Congress voted to oust Vizcarra over his handling of the new coronavirus pandemic and unproven allegations of corruption years ago.Credit:AP
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A protester helps a vendor in a wheelchair seek refuge from tear gas launched by police to disperse protesters near Congress where lawmakers swore-in a new president after voting to oust President Martin Vizcarra the day before, in Lima, Peru.Credit:AP
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Francis Garcia, left, leads her sisters Anna Garcia, center, and Olga Garcia in prayer at an afternoon family meal, in the family home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. On any other Thanksgiving, dozens of Olga's family members would squeeze into her home for the holiday. But this year, she'll deliver food to family spread along 30 miles of the North Cascades Highway in Washington state. If the plan works, everyone will sit down to eat in their own homes at precisely 6:30 p.m. and join a group phone call. Credit:AP
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A woman prays in her partition to prevent the transmission of the Covid-19 coronavirus at a shelter in Glagaharjo village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Authorities evacuated residents living close to the summit to a socially-distanced shelter on Friday, as the active volcano showed renewed signs of activity almost exactly ten years after eruptions wiped out villages and claimed almost 300 lives. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. Credit:Getty
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Passers-by, wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, walk along a commercial area during a rainy autumn day in Brussels. This autumn, Belgium was the European country with the highest number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 cases at some point but the situation has been gradually improving over the past seven days.Credit:AP