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HomeWorld News28 October – 1 November: Photos of the week Posted in News World News 28 October – 1 November: Photos of the week 1 month ago A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. Nathan Howard/REUTERS US President Joe Biden playfully bites a baby during a trick-or-treaters celebration for Halloween at the White House in Washington DC. David Ramos/Getty Images Cars are piled high in the street, in the Sedaví area of Valencia. Torrential rains brought devastation to communities in eastern Spain as flash floods killed more than 200 people, swept away buildings and destroyed bridges. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Performers take part in a procession as part of the Samhuinn Fire Festival in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The festival is a modern take on an ancient Celtic festival, marking the transition between summer and winter, with fire-dancing, drumming, acrobatics and theatre performances. Monirul BHUIYAN/AFP A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in the Botswana capital Gaborone, during the country’s general election. BILAWAL ARBAB/EPA A child receives polio vaccine drops during a vaccination campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan. A nationwide anti-polio campaign aims to vaccinate 45 million children under five years old, across 71 districts. Esa Alexander/REUTERS A boy plays at the feet of a statue of former President Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg. ANDY RAIN/EPA Members of the Treasury stand alongside UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, as she holds up her budget box in Downing Street. Reeves announced tax rises worth £40bn to fund the NHS and other public services, in Labour’s first Budget since 2010, after the party’s return to power in July’s general election. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Swans are seen in front of Japan’s Mount Fuji on the beach of Lake Yamanakako. The mountain has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since records began 130 years ago. JUSTIN LANE/EPA A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty buys a hot dog near the 51st Annual Village Halloween Parade in New York. The annual parade passes through Greenwich Village, and claims to be the largest Halloween parade in the world. DIVYAKANT SOLANKI/EPA People light firecrackers during the Diwali Festival in Ahmedabad, India. The Hindu festival of lights symbolises the victory of good over evil, and commemorates Lord Rama’s return to his kingdom after completing a 14-year exile. Source link Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
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