View of the sunrise at El Perdon hill in Navarra, Spain. EPA
View of the sunrise at El Perdon hill in Navarra, Spain. EPA
Team Deceuninck rider Portugal's Joao Almeida wearing the overall leader's pink jersey competes in the 8th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2020 cycling race, a 200-kilometre route between Giovinazzo and Vieste. AFP
Team Deceuninck rider Portugal's Joao Almeida wearing the overall leader's pink jersey competes in the 8th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2020 cycling race, a 200-kilometre route between Giovinazzo and Vieste. AFP
A man hangs jeans on a washing line, near the tail of a multiple 'Polonez' rocket laying in a nearby balcony of an apartment building after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery during military conflict in Stepanakert. AP Photo
A man hangs jeans on a washing line, near the tail of a multiple 'Polonez' rocket laying in a nearby balcony of an apartment building after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery during military conflict in Stepanakert. AP Photo
Poland's Iga Swiatek lifts the trophy after winning the final match of the French Open against Sofia Kenin of the US in two sets 6-4, 6-1, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. AP Photo
Poland's Iga Swiatek lifts the trophy after winning the final match of the French Open against Sofia Kenin of the US in two sets 6-4, 6-1, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. AP Photo
People wave North Korean flags beneath a fireworks display during commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Reuters
People wave North Korean flags beneath a fireworks display during commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Reuters
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks to residents at The Villages, a retirement community located north of Orlando, Florida, US. Reuters
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks to residents at The Villages, a retirement community located north of Orlando, Florida, US. Reuters
A home is seen destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta in Creole, Louisiana, US. Reuters
A home is seen destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta in Creole, Louisiana, US. Reuters
A cow covered with foam scavenges in the waste left on the banks of the polluted Yamuna river in New Delhi, India. AFP
A cow covered with foam scavenges in the waste left on the banks of the polluted Yamuna river in New Delhi, India. AFP
A general view shows the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India. AFP
A general view shows the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India. AFP
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez hold a press conference during the 31st Portuguese-Spanish summit this year dedicated to cross-border cooperation and articulation of a joint strategy for economic recovery in Guarda. AFP
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez hold a press conference during the 31st Portuguese-Spanish summit this year dedicated to cross-border cooperation and articulation of a joint strategy for economic recovery in Guarda. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for October 11, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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Marathon results

Men:

 1. Titus Ekiru(KEN) 2:06:13 

2. Alphonce Simbu(TAN) 2:07:50 

3. Reuben Kipyego(KEN) 2:08:25 

4. Abel Kirui(KEN) 2:08:46 

5. Felix Kemutai(KEN) 2:10:48  

Women:

1. Judith Korir(KEN) 2:22:30 

2. Eunice Chumba(BHR) 2:26:01 

3. Immaculate Chemutai(UGA) 2:28:30 

4. Abebech Bekele(ETH) 2:29:43 

5. Aleksandra Morozova(RUS) 2:33:01  

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