A pogo-stick-record attempt in Pennsylvania, airport-fauna management in Brazil, lenticular clouds above Corsica, continued cleanup from Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, a heat wave in Brazil, holiday light shows in England, continued Israeli air strikes in Gaza, and much more
Photos of the Week: Snowy Dunes, Northern Lights, Plato’s Cave
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Read morePolice officers work to contain protesters trying to enter the train station in Barcelona, Spain, on November 11, 2023. Riot police briefly clashed with about 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters who stormed and occupied a commuter train station. #
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Read moreEthnic Inntha men demonstrate their leg-rowing techniques during a ceremony to mark Inntha National Day on Inle Lake in southern Shan State, Myanmar, on November 13, 2023. #
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Read moreA dog with vermillion on its forehead and a marigold garland placed around its neck looks on during an event to mark the Hindu festival Tihar, at the Armed Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu on November 12, 2023. #
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Read moreAlexander Rubio puts on a frightening costume in his family's house as part of the 56th International Folkloric and Tourist Festival of El Llano in San Martin, Colombia, on November 10, 2023. #
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Read moreThe dancer Amandine Albisson performs Chiroptera as thousands gather in front of the Palais Garnier Opera House in central Paris to watch the facade of the opera house transformed into a philosophical allegory of Plato's cave, as part of a new project by the French artist JR on November 12, 2023. #
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Read morePalestinians fleeing north Gaza ride a horse-drawn cart as they move southward, as Israeli tanks rolled deeper into the enclave, in the central Gaza Strip on November 12, 2023. #
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Read moreA large banner reading "Biden: Ceasefire Now," along with fake white body bags, representing those killed in the escalating conflict in Gaza and Israel, is displayed in front of the White House at dusk, on November 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C. #
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Read moreUnusually cold and dry weather conditions formed a thick, snow-free window of ice on Rabbit Lake in Alaska on October 24, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media and released by Reuters on November 12. #
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Read moreA photographer gets a shot beneath the Chinese artist Al Weiwel’s Illuminated Bottle Rack displayed in the Chapter House room of Durham Cathedral during the biennial Lumiere photocall in Durham, England, on November 15, 2023. #
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Read morePresident Joe Biden watches fireworks during a welcome reception for leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' week at the Exploratorium, in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. #
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Read moreHikaru Mori of Japan competes in the Women's Trampoline qualification on day three of the 37th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships at Utilita Arena on November 11, 2023, in Birmingham, England. #
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Read moreSpain's People's Party deputy Esteban Gonzalez Pons reacts while Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during an investiture debate in Madrid, Spain, on November 15, 2023. #
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Read moreA group of caimans rests on the banks of the almost-dried-up Bento Gomes River in the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, on November 15, 2023, during a heat wave. #
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Read moreWorkers clear debris on the grounds of the Hotel Flamingo in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, on November 10, 2023. Nearly three weeks after the Category 5 hurricane devastated this Pacific port, leaving at least 48 people dead and the city’s infrastructure in tatters, the cleanup continues. #
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Read moreMembers of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery carry out a 41-gun royal salute to mark the 75th birthday of King Charles III at Green Park on November 14, 2023, in London, England. #
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Read moreThis photograph, taken in Cognocoli-Monticchi on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on November 14, 2023, shows lenticular clouds above the Corsican mountains. #
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Read moreFarmers work at a tea plantation on a hill surrounded by clouds in Hefeng County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei province, China, on November 14, 2023. #
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Read moreMarcos Cruz, a biologist and fauna-management coordinator at Belo Horizonte International Airport, poses with Aurora, a Saker falcon who patrols the runways and airspace to scare away incursions of birds, in Confins, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on November 14, 2023. Six birds, including hawks and falcons, have been trained to patrol the skies around the terminal, and a pointer dog runs after the birds, chasing them away, which has reduced bird-aircraft collisions. #
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Read moreHenry Cabelus sets a record for the highest backflip pogo-stick jump, at 3.07 meters (10 feet, 1 inch), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 2023, in this picture released in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2023. #
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Read moreA newly arrived Rohingya refugee walks to the beach after the local community decided to temporarily allow a boat full of refugees to land for water and food in Ulee Madon, Aceh province, Indonesia, on November 16, 2023. About 250 Rohingya refugees reached western Indonesia on an overcrowded wooden boat on November 16, 2023, bringing the total number of refugees reported by local officials to have arrived this week to nearly 600. #
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