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Flying the flag
Before the final of the Rugby World Cup, the people of Cape Town gathered at the harbour – and were allowed to celebrate. South Africa beat New Zealand 12-11 in Paris to become the record world champions.
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Photo: Marco Longari / AFP
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»You'll never walk alone«
That's what Liverpool fans sing before every game, and not being alone is always a good idea, especially in the dark. Overall, however, the Premier League game was a cheerful affair for Liverpool supporters. The Reds won 3-0 against Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
Photo: Jon Super / AP
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In the middle of the war
A family looks at photos of fallen soldiers of World War II. She visits an exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in Kyiv.
Photo: Bram Janssen / dpa
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All Saints' Day
As everywhere in Catholic countries, the sliding graves in the cemetery of Ronda, Andalusia, are showered with flowers on this day. The largest bouquet, however, lands in front of the tomb of the fallen republicans who fought in vain against the seizure of power by fascism during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939.
Photo: Jon Nazca / REUTERS
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Broken in
Hurricane Otis has made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast with wind speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour, devastating homes and roads. At least 27 people were killed and several were missing. In Acapulco, many people could only get around on foot through the flooded streets blocked by debris. Where there is now rubble, there was once an office.
Photo: Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP
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Dog days for Colombia's government
A dog waits in front of a voting booth in Bogotá. The results of the regional elections are a slap in the face for the Colombian government.
Photo: Vannessa Jimenez / REUTERS
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National holiday
A young woman in front of the silhouette of quiet, evening Istanbul. The Turkish Republic turned 100 years old on October 29, 2023, but the celebrations were only modest – with reference to the war in relatively nearby Israel.
Photo: Yasin Akgul / AFP
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Fruit Sequences
In Italy and other southern European countries, the olive harvest has begun. But the farmers are worried: After the last harvest was already well below the average of the last five years, there are no signs of much improvement in the beginning of the harvest season so far. Olive cultivation is affected by climate change.
Photo: Tiziana Fabi / AFP
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Bivouac
A car drives by as Palestinians prepare to spend the night in a camp set up by the United Nations Development Programme in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the United Nations, there are over 7.1 million internally displaced persons in the Gaza Strip as of October 4.
Photo: Haitham Imad / EPA
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Hope for homecoming
Kateryna Zahidko, who is waiting for her husband to return from the front, holds a placard with the inscription "Defined service means rest for families of soldiers". She takes part in a gathering of families of Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv. They are demanding the return of their loved ones after 18 months of military service, while the war with Russia is approaching its second year.
Photo: Alex Babenko / AP
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Behind bars
During free practice in Mexico, fans tried to capture photos of the Formula 1 cars speeding past. Local hero Sergio Pérez in particular may have been a popular motif. However, his home Grand Prix could hardly have gone worse: Pérez caused a crash in the first corner and retired. It was won – for the 16th time this season – by his teammate Max Verstappen. He thus improved his victory record set last year.
Photo: Fernando Llano / AP
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Stormed away
On Thursday night, storm "Ciarán" swept across northwestern France with wind speeds of up to almost 200 kilometres per hour. In many places, people sat in the dark because power lines were damaged, fallen trees blocked roads. Initially, no major damage was reported from the region. However, this shutter in the municipality of Porspoder could not withstand the forces of nature.
Photo: Damien Meyer / AFP
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Ultimatum
Afghans who have fled to Pakistan are resting in a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Pakistan has given them an ultimatum: either they leave or they face arrest and deportation. More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan since then.
Photo: Wakil Kohsar / AFP
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Self protection
Applicants for a gun license take an exam at a shooting range in Kfar Saba, Israel. After the Hamas attack, Israelis are arming themselves in record numbers. Gun shops and shooting ranges are working overtime to meet the sudden demand.
Photo: Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS
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Protest approaching
At Ajaccio Airport on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, banners of Air Corsica and Air France employees are hanging. They demonstrate for better working conditions. The Spanish airline Volotea is attacking its competitors based on the island – and apparently even wants to apply for EU subsidies for flights from the island to the mainland.
Photo: Pascal Pochard-Casabianca / AFP
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Dark Figures
In Essen, frightening figures paraded through the city on Halloween during the so-called zombie walk – under the motto "City and country in zombie hands". Some of them wore elaborate costumes with a lot of fake blood and masks.
Photo: Martin Meissner / AP
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Sad Anniversary
One year after the deadly stampede in Seoul, the 159 victims have been commemorated in the South Korean capital. At the same time, some participants called for further investigations into the accident on October 29, 2022, during unorganized Halloween celebrations in the Itaewon entertainment district.
Photo: Anthony Wallace / AFP
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Building in a square
In Huai'an in eastern China, workers toil away on a construction site. The construction industry of the People's Republic is in crisis. For example, shares in the indebted construction giant Evergrande could temporarily no longer be traded. Large private developers such as Country Garden are also struggling. The end of the construction boom is here.
Photo: AFP
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Goodbye, Friend
In front of the New York apartment building where the main characters of the TV series "Friends" lived, fans laid flowers and messages of mourning: The sympathy for the death of Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing in "Friends", was huge.
Photo: Katie Godowski / MediaPunch / IMAGO
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Chewie also needs a break from time to time
Visitors to the MCM Comic Con in London relax their legs on a bench. As is customary at such events around the universes of comics, films and series, many fans dress up after the example of their heroes – this is called cosplay. Here, in the middle, a cosplayer can be seen as Chewbacca from the »Star Wars« films.
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Photo: Tolga Akmen / EPA