People are framed by a flame burning at the cenotaph, before a Remembrance Day ceremony, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Canadian Press via AP
People are framed by a flame burning at the cenotaph, before a Remembrance Day ceremony, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Canadian Press via AP
Rescuers pull a rubber boat carrying residents through a flooded street after Typhoon Vamco hit in Marikina City, suburban Manila, Philippines. AFP
Rescuers pull a rubber boat carrying residents through a flooded street after Typhoon Vamco hit in Marikina City, suburban Manila, Philippines. AFP
Covington Police and Covington Fire departments work at an accident and fire scene on the Brent Spence Bridge in Covington, Kentucky. The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP
Covington Police and Covington Fire departments work at an accident and fire scene on the Brent Spence Bridge in Covington, Kentucky. The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP
Campbell Pino, 14 months old and from Manhattan, looks at an arrangement of US flags that was planted for Veterans Day in the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, USA. Reuters
Campbell Pino, 14 months old and from Manhattan, looks at an arrangement of US flags that was planted for Veterans Day in the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, USA. Reuters
Cyprus' goalkeeper Demetris Demetriou catches the ball during the international friendly soccer match between Greece and Cyprus at the Georgios Kamaras Stadium in Athens. AP Photo
Cyprus' goalkeeper Demetris Demetriou catches the ball during the international friendly soccer match between Greece and Cyprus at the Georgios Kamaras Stadium in Athens. AP Photo
A Coleigena helianthea hummingbird is photographed during a birdwatching trail at the Monserrate hill in Bogota. AFP
A Coleigena helianthea hummingbird is photographed during a birdwatching trail at the Monserrate hill in Bogota. AFP
A farmer works on a paddy field in Pekan Bada, Aceh province. AFP
A farmer works on a paddy field in Pekan Bada, Aceh province. AFP
A worker transfers packages for delivery at a warehouse of China Post Group in Hengyang, in central China's Hunan province. AFP
A worker transfers packages for delivery at a warehouse of China Post Group in Hengyang, in central China's Hunan province. AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron stands by the coffin of late French writer Maurice Genevoix ahead of his induction to the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris, where key figures from France's history are honoured. AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron stands by the coffin of late French writer Maurice Genevoix ahead of his induction to the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris, where key figures from France's history are honoured. AFP
Activist women confront riot police during a demonstration against the murder of Bianca Alejandrina Lorenzana Alvarado, who was found dead on November 8 in Cancun, in front of the Quintana Roo State house in Mexico City. AFP
Activist women confront riot police during a demonstration against the murder of Bianca Alejandrina Lorenzana Alvarado, who was found dead on November 8 in Cancun, in front of the Quintana Roo State house in Mexico City. AFP
A local vendor carries an assortment of vegetables on a boat at the floating vegetable market at Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bloomberg
A local vendor carries an assortment of vegetables on a boat at the floating vegetable market at Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bloomberg
Shortly before sunrise, seagulls fly in front of a panorama of the Alps above the Illasberg Lake in Germany. dpa via AP
Shortly before sunrise, seagulls fly in front of a panorama of the Alps above the Illasberg Lake in Germany. dpa via AP
Participants in the Independence March burn fireworks at the Dmowski roundabout in Warsaw, Poland. EPA
Participants in the Independence March burn fireworks at the Dmowski roundabout in Warsaw, Poland. EPA

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