An office chair endurance race in Japan, a school for Santas in Brazil, the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Australia, autumn scenes in New York City’s Central Park, an art exhibition near Egypt’s Giza pyramids, Halloween preparations in Malta, a dog festival in Nepal, a flying fox in Singapore, and much more
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Read moreA woman dressed as the character of La Catrina poses before taking part in the Catrinas Parade, commemorating the Day of the Dead, in Mexico City, on October 23, 2022. #
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Read moreA soldier of the German Army's Special Forces Command (Kommando Spezialkräfte, KSK) is pictured with a vision device at the shooting center of the Graf-Zeppelin-Kaserne in Calw, Germany, on October 24, 2022. #
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Read moreSoldiers of the KSK German military special forces show German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht their amphibious training with a dog named Marc on October 24, 2022, in Calw, Germany. This leap into a swimming pool simulates a jump from a helicopter. #
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Read moreA Nepalese policeman pats his dog before performing rituals during the Kukur Tihar dog festival at their kennel division in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 24, 2022. Dogs are worshipped to acknowledge their role in providing security during Kukur Tihar, which falls on the second day of the Tihar festival, one of the most important Hindu festivals of this Himalayan nation. #
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Read moreA steam train travels through bare trees—destroyed by a bark beetle infestation—toward the Brocken, in the Harz mountains near Schierke, Germany, on October 23, 2022. #
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Read moreNASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) team members practice with a moon rover prototype for future Artemis missions at the Black Point Lava Flow near Flagstaff, Arizona, on October 24, 2022. #
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Read moreA dog is offered a tika on his forehead while being worshipped during the Kukur Tihar festival at Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs in Lalitpur, Nepal, on October 24, 2022. #
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Read moreThis photograph taken on October 25, 2022, shows a view of a partial solar eclipse visible behind a bird on a tree in Istanbul, Turkey. The partial eclipse began over Iceland, crossing parts of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. #
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Read moreA visitor takes a photo by the "Orb: Under the Same Sun" installation by Madrid-based artist SpY, at the Giza pyramids necropolis during the second edition of the Art D’Égypte exhibition titled "Forever is Now," in Giza, Egypt, on October 27, 2022. #
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Read moreA Russian fighter jet flies above a burning railway junction, following recent shelling during Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in the town of Shakhtarsk (Shakhtyorsk) near Donetsk, in Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 27, 2022. #
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Read moreA monastery and warehouse lie in ruins after being destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian occupying forces, on October 23, 2022, in Slovyansk, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. #
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Read moreDevotees light candles while paying respect at the illuminated Golden Temple on the occasion of the Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh festival coinciding with Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Amritsar, India, on October 24, 2022. #
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Read moreTudor Popescu chops firewood that he will use for heating in a storage room attached to his home in Chisinau, Moldova. Europe's energy crisis, triggered by Russia slashing natural gas flows amid its war against Ukraine, has forced some people to turn to cheaper heating sources like firewood as the weather gets colder. But, as more people stock up and burn wood, prices have skyrocketed, shortages and thefts have been reported, and scams are emerging. #
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Read morePeople look at "The Fall" sculpture by Steve Cramb, on display between Bondi and Tamarama beach, as part of the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney, Australia, on October 21, 2022. #
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Read moreAn installation featuring one of artist Tyrone "Rone" Wright's murals is seen during a media preview of "Time" at Flinders Street Station on October 27, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia. The immersive installation is made up of eleven transformed rooms across the hidden upper level and ballroom of Flinders Street Station. #
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Read moreAn activist from the "On the Spot" parkour team climbs up the face of a building at night, as members of the team reach for switches to turn off the lights on dozens of storefronts, to raise awareness about saving energy and reducing light pollution in Paris, France, on October 23, 2022. #
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Read moreRacers riding on office chairs compete during the ISU-1 Grand Prix in Ichinomiya, Japan, on October 22, 2022. The ISU-1 Grand Prix, or "chair-one grand prix," is a two-hour endurance race organized by the Japan Office Chair Racing Association. #
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