Wildfires rage across northern California, the World Solar Challenge race in Australia, a show by the Swiss Air Force in the Alps, Puerto Ricans are still struggling to recover, an observation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and much more.
Photos of the Week: 10/7–10/13
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Rohingya refugee Azida Begum, 11, was shot twice, under her arm and her leg, by the Burmese military when they killed her mother as she was fleeing her village in Burma. Azida now lives with her grandmother, her father having died years ago. This photograph was taken in Palongkhali, Bangladesh, on October 10, 2017. Well over a half a million Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh since late August during the outbreak of violence in Rakhine state causing a humanitarian crisis in the region with continued challenges for aid agencies. #
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A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft flies past spectators during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, on October 12, 2017. #
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Riot policemen attempt to disperse supporters of the Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, during a protest along a street in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 11, 2017. #
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An opposition politician of the National Super Alliance coalition reacts after a gas canister fired by policemen hits his car during a protest along a street in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 13, 2017. #
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Russian President Vladimir Putin kisses a Turkmen shepherd dog, locally known as Alabai, given by Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on October 11, 2017. #
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The Punch Powertrain Solar Team car from Belgium competes during the second race day of the 2017 World Solar Challenge in Daly Waters, Australia, on October 9, 2017. 42 solar cars from 21 different countries are participating in a 3,000 km race from Darwin to Adelaide. #
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Bettina Billups, right, helps Brentley Lashum, 2, touch Superman's hand during superhero window washing day at Children's of Alabama, as part of the hospital's Superhero Month celebrations, on October 11, 2017, in Birmingham, Alabama. #
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Mercedes Quintana-Diaz, of Tlingit and Tsimshian tribes, has dots pained on her face, symbolizing a rite of passage for young Native American women, during an Indigenous Peoples' Day event on October 9, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. In 2014, the Seattle City Council voted to stop recognizing Columbus Day and instead turned the second Monday in October into a day of recognition of Native American cultures and peoples. #
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People cross the Espiritu Santo river during heavy afternoon rains more than two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island, on October 8, 2017, in Palmer, Puerto Rico. At the time, only 11.7 percent of Puerto Rico's electricity had been restored and some residents were going to the river to cool off and relax while others went to bathe, wash clothes, or gather water. #
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People shower in spring water flowing from a pipe along side a highway since they have no running water in their home after Hurricane Maria passed through on October 6, 2017, in Utuado, Puerto Rico. #
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A toy car is placed in the coffin of Juan Miguel Soares Silva, 4, one of the victims of the recent municipal daycare center attack, during his burial at Saint Luke's cemetery in Janauba, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on October 6, 2017. A Brazilian nursery school guard sprayed children with alcohol and set them on fire, killing six small children and a teacher on Thursday in an attack which horrified the nation. #
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A young Rohingya Muslim refugee collects wood among graves at Kutupalong refugee Camp in Bangladesh's Ukhia district on October 7, 2017. A top UN official said Saturday Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000+ Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly. #
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A woman clings to the body of Nasrullah Mir, a suspected militant, who according to the local media was killed during a gun battle with Indian security forces in the Hajin area of Bandipora district, Kashmir, on October 11, 2017. #
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Tomasa Mozo, 69, a housewife, looks up at the roof as she poses for a portrait inside the ruins of her house after an earthquake in San Jose Platanar, Mexico, near the epicenter, on September 28, 2017. The house was badly damaged but with the help of her family Mozo rescued some furniture. She lives in another room of her house and hopes to repair the damage as soon as possible. "I'm afraid to go out, I cannot sleep," Mozo said. #
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Firefighters watch from their fire trucks as wildfires continue to burn near Calistoga, California, on October 12, 2017. Some of the state's most historic tourist sites, including Sonoma city and Calistoga in Napa Valley, were ghost towns populated only by fire crews trying to stop the advancing infernos. #
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The San Francisco skyline is obscured by smoke and haze from wildfires on October 12, 2017, in this view from Sausalito, California. Gusting winds and dry air forecast for Thursday could drive the next wave of devastating wildfires that are already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history. #
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An Indian laborer rests after work as push carts and cycle rickshaws make their way through a crowded street at the old quarters of New Delhi, India, on October 10, 2017. #
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A local boy watches Australian Army soldiers and Australian Navy soldiers from HMAS Choules arrive to help deliver supplies and assist those affected by the Marano Voui volcano, on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island on October 8, 2017. #
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A Swiss Air Force Super Puma/Cougar helicopter releases flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, on October 12, 2017. #
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