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Passengers are seen silhouetted by the moon as they ride on the Emirates Air Line cable car over the River Thames in London. REUTERS/Toby Melville
People embrace ahead of a Veterans Day Parade and Wreath Laying ceremony attended by President Trump in Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
People run as riot police fire tear gas in central Hong Kong. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
A mock-up of a typical British suburban home is seen sinking into the River Thames, in a protest by Extinction Rebellion to demand faster government action on climate change in London. Extinction Rebellion/Guy Reece/via REUTERS
A medium dressed as a deity stands near the fire as he performs during the traditional Kartik Dance Festival at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A relative reacts during the burial of Rhonita Miller and her children Howard, Kristal, Titus, and Teana, who were killed by unknown assailants, in LeBaron, Chihuahua, Mexico. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
People ride a boat across Yamuna river on a smoggy morning in the old quarters of Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A WWII Spitfire can be seen out the window of a C47 A Dakota plane, while veteran Roy Briggs looks on, during Remembrance Sunday celebrations in Dover, Britain. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Riot police officer tries to subdue a protester during an anti-government demonstration in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Palestinian Hamas militants pray during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
A newly born penguin is weighed at Prague Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W Cerny
A woman prays outside the Cathedral of La Paz, following the announcement of Bolivia's President Evo Morales' resignation, in La Paz, Bolivia. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Fireworks explode over Brandenburg Gate during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
A man walks past buses burned during a protest after Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced that he was resigning, in La Paz. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Police officers stand guard as protesters hit the fencing as they demonstrate outside of Lebanon Central Bank during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump look out at the crowd during the N.C.A.A. Division I college football game between Louisiana State University and University of Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. REUTERS/Tom...more
A demonstrator uses a sink as a shield during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
The Seattle Sounders celebrate with the MLS Cup after beating the Toronto FC at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
A service is performed by a vicar at North Weald Airport ahead of a commemorative flight by two WWII Spitfires and a C47 A Daktoa during Remembrance Sunday celebrations in Britain. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers during their royal parade to mark the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Cadets hold portraits of loved ones who died during World War II at a Veterans Day Observance to honor "the 16 million men and women who served in World War II" in Washington. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Charlize Theron speaks on stage at the American Cinematheque Awards in Beverly Hills. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Rolf Buchholz of Germany, who says that he is holding the world record with his 480 piercings, poses during the 2019 International Brussels Tattoo Convention in Brussels, Belgium. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A woman sits on a bus as fire burns in the middle of the street during an anti-government demonstration in Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
A demonstrator confronts riot police during a protest against Chile's government at Plaza Italia in Santiago, Chile. REUTERS/Henry Romero
A still image from a social media video shows a police officer aiming his gun at a protester in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. CUPID PRODUCER via REUTERS
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison comforts 85-year-old evacuee Owen Whalan of Half Chain road in Koorainghat during a visit to Club Taree Evacuation Centre in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. AAP Image/Darren Pateman
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves the Brazilian flag after being released from prison, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Italy's Assunta Legnante in action during the Women's Shot Put F12 Final at the World Para Athletics Championsips in Dubai. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
German Chancellor Angela Merkel lights a candle at the memorial of the divided city and the victims of communist tyranny during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Wall memorial on Bernauer Strasse in Berlin....more
A Muslim man adjusts the head gear of his son during a religious procession to mark Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, or birthday celebrations of Prophet Mohammad, in the old quarters of Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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