Showing of the cats, vintage car rally on slippery slate and typhoon remembrance in the Philippines | Nov. 8
Cats on display in Rome during the Super Cat Show 2014, vintage cars race on slippery, slate roads in the United Kingdom, and remembering the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. That, and more, in the day in pictures around the world.
- A resident walks past a grounded ship in the Anibong district in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- Visitors walk under a light installation of balloons tethered to lamps along the course of the Berlin Wall in the city center a day before the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall from November 7-9 with an installation of 6,800 lamps coupled with illuminated balloons along a 15km route where the Wall once ran and divided the city into capitalist West and communist East. The fall of the Wall on November 9, 1989, was among the most powerful symbols of the revolutions that swept through the communist countries of Eastern Europe and heralded the end of the Cold War. Built by the communist authorities of East Germany in 1961, the Wall prevented East Germans from fleeing west and was equipped with guard towers and deadly traps. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
- A young man spray-paints a graffiti-covered, still-standing portion of the original Berlin Wall the day before the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall from November 7-9 with an installation of 6,800 lamps coupled with illuminated balloons along a 15km route where the Wall once ran and divided the city into capitalist West and communist East. The fall of the Wall on November 9, 1989, was among the most powerful symbols of the revolutions that swept through the communist countries of Eastern Europe and heralded the end of the Cold War. Built by the communist authorities of East Germany in 1961, the Wall prevented East Germans from fleeing west and was equipped with guard towers and deadly traps. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
- A girl looks at a Christmas illumination at Yomiuri Land amusement park in Tokyo. The amusement park uses three millions LED lights for its Christmas illumination. (Yuya Shino/Reuters)
- A competitor enjoys the day during a vintage car rally stage at the Honister Slate Mine in the Lake District, England. The event, part of the Lakeland Trials, is held annually by the Vintage Sports Car Club and challenges drivers and their machines through hairpin bends and rocky terrain against a backdrop of awe-inspiring scenery. (Anna Gowthorpe/Getty Images)
- Competitors prepare for a vintage car rally stage at the Honister Slate Mine in the Lake District, England. The event, part of the Lakeland Trials, is held annually by the Vintage Sports Car Club and challenges drivers and their machines through hairpin bends and rocky terrain against a backdrop of awe-inspiring scenery. (Anna Gowthorpe/Getty Images)
- A competitor descends a hill during a vintage car rally stage at the Honister Slate Mine in the Lake District, England. The event, part of the Lakeland Trials, is held annually by the Vintage Sports Car Club and challenges drivers and their machines through hairpin bends and rocky terrain against a backdrop of awe-inspiring scenery. (Anna Gowthorpe/Getty Images)
- Competitors prepare for a vintage car rally stage at the Honister Slate Mine in the Lake District, England. The event, part of the Lakeland Trials, is held annually by the Vintage Sports Car Club and challenges drivers and their machines through hairpin bends and rocky terrain against a backdrop of awe-inspiring scenery. (Anna Gowthorpe/Getty Images)
- Competitors take a break at the top of the hill during a vintage car rally stage at the Honister Slate Mine in the Lake District, England. The event, part of the Lakeland Trials, is held annually by the Vintage Sports Car Club and challenges drivers and their machines through hairpin bends and rocky terrain against a backdrop of awe-inspiring scenery. (Anna Gowthorpe/Getty Images)
- Competitors descend a hill during a vintage car rally stage at the Honister Slate Mine in the Lake District, England. The event, part of the Lakeland Trials, is held annually by the Vintage Sports Car Club and challenges drivers and their machines through hairpin bends and rocky terrain against a backdrop of awe-inspiring scenery. (Anna Gowthorpe/Getty Images)
- Visitors in East German-era Trabant cars drive next to a still-standing section of the Berlin Wall at Bornholmer Strasse, where nearly 25 years before East Germans crossed into West Berlin, the day before the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall from November 7-9 with an installation of 6,800 lamps coupled with illuminated balloons along a 15km route where the Wall once ran and divided the city into capitalist West and communist East. The fall of the Wall on November 9, 1989, was among the most powerful symbols of the revolutions that swept through the communist countries of Eastern Europe and heralded the end of the Cold War. Built by the communist authorities of East Germany in 1961, the Wall prevented East Germans from fleeing west and was equipped with guard towers and deadly traps. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
- Friends and relatives of typhoon victims participate in a mass at Basper Cemetary, the original site of a mass grave which has now been moved to the Holy Cross Memorial Garden in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- Willie Villarosa places candles at the grave of his sister and relatives and at the mass grave on the grounds of the Holy Cross Memorial Garden in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- Lutze Mendiou writes the name of her mother and sister onto crosses at the mass grave on the grounds of the Holy Cross Memorial Garden in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- A woman sits at the grave of a loved one at the mass grave site at San Joaquin church on in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- Residents of San Joaquin walk through the towns streets during a dawn candle light procession in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- Residents of San Joaquin prepare to take part in a dawn candle light procession in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- People gather on the street around candles shaped in a cross during the candlelight memorial in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. People lined the roads with candles all across Tacloban from the airport to downtown in remembrance of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services, candlelight vigils and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless.(Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- A woman and her child light a candle on the roadside in San Jose during the candlelight memorial in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. People lined the roads with candles all across Tacloban from the airport to downtown in remembrance of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Residents and typhoon survivors from across the central Philippines attended memorial services, candlelight vigils and visited mass graves honouring those who lost their lives one year ago when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall swept across the region, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless.Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
- A survivor prepares to launch candle-filled mini boats made from sections of banana trees, as residents commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City, central Philippines. Survivors of the strongest typhoon ever to hit land wept at mass graves on November 8, during ceremonies to mark one year since the storm devastated the central Philippines and condemned millions to deeper poverty. (Ted Aljibe/AFP-Getty Images)
- Residents and survivors release lanterns as part of the memorial service to commemorate the first year anniversary of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City, central Philippines. Survivors of the strongest typhoon ever to hit land wept at mass graves on November 8, during ceremonies to mark one year since the storm devastated the central Philippines and condemned millions to deeper poverty. (Ted Aljibe/AFP-Getty Images)
- A cat is in the arms of his owner during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- The field cross the line in race two the SecondBite Plate on Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
- National Heritage Trust historical re-enactors wear gas masks as they attack the enemy during a re-enactment of trench warfare on the Western Front during World War One. They were at the Fort Rinella coastal battery in Kalkara, outside Valletta. The event was organized as part of the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of World War One. (Darrin Zammit LupiReuters)
- Israeli policemen detain an Arab youth during clashes at the entrance to the town of Kfar Kanna, in northern Israel. Thousands took to the streets on Saturday hours after Khayr al-Din al-Hamdan was shot by police, after he attacked them as they came to arrest a relative. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players take the field against the Montreal Alouettes before their CFL football game in Hamilton, Canada. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
- Kurdish refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani prepare tea at a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province. Turkey hosts about 1.5 million Syrian refugees, including almost 200,000 Syrian Kurds from Kobani. (Yannis BehrakisReuters)
- Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan reacts after competing at the men’s free skating program during the Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Shanghai. Hanyu crashed with Chinese skater Han Yan during the warm up period and finish in the second place. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
- Scotland’s Tommy Seymour scores a try against Argentina during their Autumn International rugby union match at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Russell Cheyne/Reuters)
- England’s Dave Attwood (L) wins the line up against New Zealand’ Kieran Read during their international rugby union match at Twickenham in London. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
- A volunteer makes preparations at a polling place for the 9N consultation in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, near Barcelona. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Saturday called for renewed dialogue and a “return to sanity” in Catalonia as the region prepares to hold the symbolic vote on independence that is strongly opposed by the central government. (Albert Gea/Reuters)
- Cats play as they are kept in a cage during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- Military personnel mark Remembrance Day during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool, England. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
- A cat waits to be examined with its owner by the jury during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- A cat is examined by the jury during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- A cat is pampered by his owner as he waits to be examined by the jury during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- A cat is in the arms of his owner during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- A cat waits to be examined by the jury during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- A cat is kept in a cage during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- Cats are kept in a cage during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- A cat is in the arms of his owner during the first day of the Super Cat Show 2014 in Rome, Italy. The Super Cat Show 2014, which takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, involves the participation of 800 cats of different breeds from all over the world. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
- Visitors peek into the former “death strip” between layers of the former Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse on the day before the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall from November 7-9 with an installation of 6,800 lamps coupled with illuminated balloons along a 15km route where the Wall once ran and divided the city into capitalist West and communist East. The fall of the Wall on November 9, 1989, was among the most powerful symbols of the revolutions that swept through the communist countries of Eastern Europe and heralded the end of the Cold War. Built by the communist authorities of East Germany in 1961, the Wall prevented East Germans from fleeing west and was equipped with guard towers and deadly traps. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
- Lilli, 8, looks out into the former “death strip” between layers of the former Berlin Wall next to a former East German guard tower at the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse on the day before the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall from November 7-9 with an installation of 6,800 lamps coupled with illuminated balloons along a 15km route where the Wall once ran and divided the city into capitalist West and communist East. The fall of the Wall on November 9, 1989, was among the most powerful symbols of the revolutions that swept through the communist countries of Eastern Europe and heralded the end of the Cold War. Built by the communist authorities of East Germany in 1961, the Wall prevented East Germans from fleeing west and was equipped with guard towers and deadly traps. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)