Nov 8, 2012

Nov. 8 Photo Brief: A giraffe hitches a ride, a nor’easter hits New York and the Archduke Joseph diamond goes to auction

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Kitota the giraffe travels to a new home in Sydney, the same areas hit by Hurricane Sandy get a blanket of snow, the 76 carat Archbishop Joseph diamond goes to auction at Christie’s and more in today’s daily brief.

: Racegoers watch the races on Crown Oaks Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 8, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. ( Robert Prezioso/Getty Images)

: Red deer stag roars as the rutting season draws to a close on November 08, 2012 in Glen Etive,Scotland. The rutting season sees the large red deer stags compete against each other for mating rights and can be heard roaring and bellowing in an attempt to attract the hinds. The rut draws to a close in early November when the males will spend the winter feeding to regain strength for the following year’s season. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

: A worker, at the photographer’s request, walks past the casing of a gas turbine at the Siemens gas turbine plant on November 11, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Earlier in the Siemens announced plans to save EUR 6 billion by 2014 in order to strengthen its competiveness. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: A woman pays her respects in front of the coffin of the late Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church during a memorial ceremony in St. Nedelia cathedral in Sofia on November 8, 2012. Patriarch Maxim, Bulgaria’s religious leader for over 40 years and the longest-serving Orthodox Christian leader in Europe, died early on November 6, 2012 the Holy Synod announced. He was 98, (Nikolay Doychinov/Getty Images)

: Kitoto, a two-year-old female giraffe arrives in a crate on a trailer at Taronga zoo in Sydney on November 8, 2012. Kitoto who arrived from Taronga Western Plains zoo will share an exhibit with a male and two female giraffes to help maintain the herd structure at Taronga zoo.(Roslan Rahman/Getty Images)

: A cow is washed before entering the slaughterhouse of the Frigorifico San Jacinto, one of the most important Uruguayan meat processing plants, in San Jacinto, Canelones during a visit attendants to the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Develpment (2012 GCARD) which is taking place in Punta del Este, 140 km east of Montevideo. (Pablo Porchiuncula/Getty Images)

: Residents riding on a motorcycle look at U.S. Marines of Police Advisory Team Now Zad, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment (not pictured) as they pass an Afghan police checkpoint at Now Zad district in Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan November 8, 2012. (Erik De Castro/Reuters photo)

: A Muslim boy carries a basket of corn as he walks over corn kept for drying, outside a mosque, at Mathwar village, 36 km (22 miles) northwest of Jammu November 8, 2012. India’s corn exports may fall by nearly 40 percent in the current 2012/13 crop year, crimped by an increase in domestic demand and an expected drop in output, traders said on Thursday. (Mukesh Gupta/Reuters photo)

: A member of the Air-Naval carries packages of seized cocaine during a drug presentation to the media at their base in Panama City November 8, 2012. The Panamanian Air-Naval police seized more than 441 kg (972 lbs) of cocaine found floating on the coast of Colon, 80 km (50 miles) from Panama City, according to Air-Naval officials. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters photo)

: Fenerbahce’s supporters react during their Europa League soccer match against AEL Limassol at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul November 8, 2012. (Osman Orsal/Reuters photo)

: Gilber Hernandez clears snow from a sidewalk in New York’s financial district, November 8, 2012. An unseasonably early nor’easter winter storm brought snow, rain and dangerous winds to the Northeast, plunging many residents of the most populous region of the country back into darkness just as they were recovering from Superstorm Sandy. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters photo)

: An American flag is seen among trees destroyed by Superstorm Sandy and covered in snow in Manhasset, New York November 8, 2012. An unseasonably early nor’easter winter storm brought snow, rain and dangerous winds to the U.S. Northeast, plunging many residents of the most populous region of the country back into darkness just as they were recovering from Superstorm Sandy. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: An employee poses with the Archduke Joseph diamond during an auction preview at Christie’s in Geneva November 8, 2012. The 76 carat diamond is expected to fetch between 15 million and 20 million US dollars as it auctions in Geneva on November 13th. (Valentin Flauraud/Reuters photo)