Diwali lights in England, families fleeing the violence in Mosul, a pair of scary clown masks in Nicaragua, a rat stuck in a New York garbage can, a bioluminescent jellyfish in the Marianas Trench, cliff diving in Japan, a little Hitler, and much more.
Photos of the Week: 10/15–10/21
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Azalea, a 19-year-old female chimpanzee whose Korean name is "Dallae," smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea, on October 19, 2016. According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, the chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesn’t inhale. #
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Russia's Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station crew of US astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko blasts off to the ISS from the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome on October 19, 2016. #
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Students from St Andrew's University indulge in a tradition of covering themselves with foam to honor the 'academic family' on October 17, 2016, in St Andrews, Scotland. #
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Sergio Guzman of Mexico dives from the 6 meter practice platform while Alain Kohl of Luxembough watches on during the eighth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Shirahama, Japan. #
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An artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan entitled 'Him', depicting Hitler on his knees in prayer, is displayed prior to the opening of the exhibition "Not Afraid of Love" at the Hotel de la Monnaie on October 17, 2016, in Paris, France. #
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Haitian soldiers shoot in the air to try to control the crowd as they wait for food to be handed out after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, on October 18, 2016. #
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Fourth grade students do exercises on fitness apparatus for bodybuilding and physiotherapy invented by Valery Titov, graduate of Leningrad State University, as part of an experiment in the non-use of traditional chairs during mathematics lessons at school number 78 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on October 20, 2016. The invention promotes the evolution of psychomotor functions, the formation of a correct back posture, and better concentration, according to Titov and school representatives. #
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This April 24, 2016 image made available by NOAA shows a bioluminescent jellyfish during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan. Dives in the expedition ranged from 250 to 6,000 meters (820 feet to 3.7 miles) deep. #
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The head of a rat pokes through a hole in the bottom of a garbage can, where it became stuck, in Brooklyn, New York, on October 18, 2016. A paramedic on the scene was able to free the rat. #
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Smoke rises as firefighters battle a blaze after a gas explosion in Portland, Oregon, on October 19, 2016. A powerful natural gas explosion that neighbors said felt like an earthquake rocked the busy intersection, injuring two firefighters and two civilians. One building in the popular shopping district was reduced to rubble and the exterior of one side of another building had been ripped off, its windows blown out. #
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Men wearing clown masks and holding Nicaraguan national flags take part in a protest demanding fair elections in Diriamba city, 40 kilometers from Managua, on October 16, 2016. #
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Men of Nakamura village use salt to ritually purify their bodies before carrying Mikoshi, or portable shrines, on the second day of Nada Fighting Festival the Matsubara Shrine on October 15, 2016 in Himeji, Japan. During the Nada Fighting Festival, men from seven villages participate in the parades where they carry the portable shrines and jolt against one another until one smashes to compete for the god's blessings of good harvest next season. #
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Thousands of pedestrians gather downtown for a lighting exhibition on a Catholic church, as part of the UN Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador, on October 18, 2016. #
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A Muslim woman is caned 23 times after being caught in close proximity with her boyfriend in Banda Aceh on October 17, 2016. Out of seven couples caught spending time together outside marriage, 13 were caned while one woman was spared after it was discovered that she was pregnant. Indonesia's Aceh province has gained international infamy for its strict Islamic laws. #
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A young family pictured in their provisional shelter built of old corrugated sheet metal on October 15, 2016 in Saut-Maturin near Camp Perrin, Haiti. Hurricane Matthew heavily devastated the southern half of Haiti last week. #
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A model displays a creation designed by Japanese musician Yoshiki as he plays the drums during the opening of the 2017 Spring/Summer Collection at the Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo on October 17, 2016. #
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A stray dog and a puppy peer from behind a fence in Bucharest, Romania, on October 20, 2016. The stray dog population of the Romanian capital numbers above 60 thousand, according to city hall sources. #
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A motorcyclist wearing a skull helmet sits on his bike during a group tour to La Cumbre Mountain on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, on October 15, 2016. Riders were attempting to break the Guinness world record for most motorcyclists gathered at the highest altitude. La Cumbre stands at 4,650 meters (15,256 feet) above sea level. #
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Protesters lie on the ground after being hit by a police van during a rally in front of the US embassy in Manila on October 19, 2016. The Philippine police van rammed and ran over baton-wielding protesters outside the US embassy in the Philippine capital. #
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Migrants and refugees rest on the deck of a ship after being rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya on October 20, 2016. More than 200 migrants and refugees were rescued off the Libyan coast on Wednesday, according to a "Save the children" NGO media spokesman. The migrants were taken to Italy. #
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A woman prepares to sleep on the floor next to her baby in a partially destroyed school used as a shelter after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, on October 11, 2016. #
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