A landslide in California, an anti-smog gun in India, art installations at the Giza pyramids, a saffron harvest in Iran, a herd of sheep in central Madrid, a carp haul in the Czech Republic, autumn colors in the Dolomites, and much more
A caption in an earlier version of this article misidentified a butterfly.
Participant Norbert Dopf from Austria arrives for the German Mustache and Beard Championships 2021 at Pullman City Western Theme Park in Eging am See, Germany, on October 23, 2021. #
Arina Averina of the Russian Gymnastics Federation competes during individual qualifications on day two of the 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, on October 28, 2021. #
A man takes a photo of a giant inflatable rubber duck designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman as it floats in a lake at the Parque de la Familia in Santiago, Chile, on October 28, 2021. #
Brittany Bautista gets dressed up for a Dia de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") procession hosted by the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project in Los Angeles, California, on October 26, 2021. #
A red-admiral butterfly is pictured as it sits on a cempasúchil marigold, the flower used during Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, at the San Luis Tlaxialtemalco nursery, in Xochimilco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, on October 28, 2021. #
Colorful trees stand in front of the Dolomites near St. Magdalena, in Val di Funes, in the northern Italian province of South Tyrol, Italy, on October 28, 2021. #
France's Victor Muffat-Jeandet, photographed during the first run of the Men's Giant Slalom at the Alpine Ski World Cup in Sölden, Austria, on October 24, 2021. #
The Via Etnea transformed into a river in Catania, Italy, as a result of heavy rainfall on October 26, 2021. Italian authorities issued a red alert for the south of the country after flash floods killed at least two people, turned streets into rivers, and created a power outage in Catania. #
A girl jumps from tomb to tomb, a day before a nationwide cemetery closure during All Saints' Day, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at a flooded cemetery in Masantol, Pampanga, Philippines, on October 28, 2021. #
A man swims in the sea in Olhos de Agua, Albufeira, Portugal, on October 28, 2021. #
A rescue-team member carries a rescue mannequin to the surface during a search-and-rescue exercise held in preparation for winter in Moscow, Russia, on October 27, 2021. #
A fisherman throws a fish during the traditional carp haul at a pond early in the morning in Buzice, Czech Republic, on October 28, 2021. Fried carp is the traditional Czech Christmas Eve meal served with potato salad, and is fished from southern Bohemian ponds. #
Visitors are seen giving carrots to a giraffe at the Xenpal Zoo in Garcia, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on October 21, 2021. #
A person bottle-feeds an orphaned squirrel kit in the Kahta district in Turkey's Adıyaman Province on October 21, 2021. #
Jessica Matthews takes a break from online learning to play with her pet lamb at home in Warkworth, in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 26, 2021. Both Angela Matthews, a vet, and husband Charlie Matthews, a Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron leader, are essential workers, so they juggle the online-learning commitments of their three children. Schools across Auckland remain closed for grades one through 10 as COVID-19 restrictions remain at Alert Level 3 settings, with students continuing online learning. #
A herd of sheep is guided through central Madrid, Spain, on October 24, 2021. Shepherds drove sheep through the streets of Madrid in defense of ancient grazing and migration rights that appear to be more and more threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices. #
Horses steam up after galloping during a trackwork session at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on October 26, 2021. #
Tourists ride ATVs while touring the chimney rocks in Gulludere Valley in the historical Cappadocia region, located in Central Anatolia's Nevsehir province, Turkey, on October 24, 2021. #
Spectators watch the qualifying session at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2021, ahead of the Formula One United States Grand Prix. #
Women prepare red peppers to make a traditional dipping sauce called ajvar in the village of Krusha e Madhe, Kosovo, on October 24, 2021. #
Farm laborers harvest saffron in Torbat-e Heydarieh County of Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, on October 26, 2021. #
A view of the autumn foliage in the Ovacik district of Turkey's eastern Tunceli province on October 27, 2021. #
A view of an installation during the fourth "Forever Is Now" exhibition at the Giza pyramids, in Cairo, Egypt, on October 23, 2021. Art D'Égypte, organizers of large-scale sculptures and installations, invited 10 international contemporary artists to take part in the exhibition, running until November 7. #
Ai-Da, the humanoid AI-robot artist, is displayed at the Great Pyramids of Giza on October 23, 2021, in Cairo, Egypt, as part of an exhibition presented by the organization Art D'Égypte. #
Visitors take photos near a model of the doll named "Younghee" that is featured in Netflix's series "Squid Game," displayed at the Olympic park in Seoul, South Korea, on October 26, 2021. #
Cricket fans in Ahmedabad, India, with their faces painted in the colors of the Indian and Pakistani national flags, pose for a picture ahead of the first match between India and Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai, on October 23, 2021. #
On October 25, 2021, a person collects dismantled and damaged objects from a Rio de Janeiro samba school's dumping ground after the school's parades were canceled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 607,000 people in Brazil. #
The "Sinking House" installation is partly submerged to highlight climate change, ahead of COP26, in Bath, England, on October 26, 2021. #
Tugboats pour water on the container ship Zim Kingston after it caught fire the day before, off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on October 24, 2021. #
An anti-smog gun operates to curb air pollution as vehicles make their way along a road in New Delhi, India, on October 25, 2021. The gun sprays tiny droplets of water in the air, which are meant to bind to bits of soot, dust, and other particulates. #
Frost appears on a fallen leaf in Moscow, Russia, early on October 25, 2021. #
An exhibitor dresses in a coffin costume during Necropolis Tanexpo 2021, the 29th edition of the international funeral fair, on October 26, 2021, in Moscow, Russia. #
Boston Dynamics' robot dog holds a checkered flag on the grid of the Indy Autonomous Challenge race at the Indianapolis Speedway in Indianapolis on October 23, 2021. #
Rocks and vegetation cover Highway 70 after a landslide in the Dixie Fire zone on October 24, 2021, in Plumas County, California. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires. #
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt, as seen from El Paso, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, on October 25, 2021. #
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