World Toilet Day, humanoids and London students protest education cuts | Nov. 19
The day in pictures around the world.
- A man moves his finger toward SVH (Servo Electric 5 Finger Gripping Hand) automated hand made by Schunk during the 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid on November 19, 2014. The conference theme “Humans and Robots Face-to-Face” confirms the growing interest in the field of human-humanoid interaction and cooperation, especially during daily life activities in real environments.(Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images)
- A humanoid robot face is displayed at a stand during the International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid November 19, 2014. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)
- Humanoid robots sit on the floor during the International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid November 19, 2014. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)
- Programmers work on their laptop past “NAO”, a programmable humanoid robot developed by French robotics company Aldebaran Robotics during the 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid on November 19, 2014. The conference theme “Humans and Robots Face-to-Face” confirms the growing interest in the field of human-humanoid interaction and cooperation, especially during daily life activities in real environments. (Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images)
- A boy looks at robots during the International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid November 19, 2014. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)
- Drew Ahmed makes his way through nearly five feet of snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. The record setting Lake effect snowstorm dumped up to six feet of snow in less than 24 hours closing a one hundred mile section of The New York State Thruway as well as other major roads around Buffalo. Four deaths have already been attributed to the storm and a second round beginning late Wednesday evening will bring up to three more feet of snow overnight. (John Normile/Getty Images)
- French President Francois Hollande touches the poppies on the Roll of Honour Wall as Director of the Australian War Memorial Brendan Nelson look ons at the Australian War Memorial on November 19, 2014 in Canberra, Australia. French President Francois Hollande is attending meetings in Sydney and Canberra following the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
- United Nations staff install a 15-door-high inflatable toilet to mark the World Toilet Day in front of the UN headquarters in New York on November 19, 2014. The UN on November 19 called for an end to defecation in the open, with fears growing that it has helped spread the deadly Ebola virus ravaging west Africa. The UN estimates that 2.5 billion people do not have access to an improved sanitation facility, including toilets or latrines, with consequences on human health, dignity and security, the environment, and social and economic development. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman walks past a row of recycled toilet bowls for sale at 1,500 pesos ($34) each along a major street in Manila November 19, 2014. The United Nations General Assembly has declared November 19 as World Toilet Day to raise awareness about the need for all human beings to have access to sanitation. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)
- Thierry Grappe of Thailand carves during the Open Men’s Waterski Slalom during the 2014 Asian Beach Games at Bangneow Dam on November 19, 2014 in Phuket, Thailand. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
- Family members of Abdel Rahman Al-Shaludi, the Palestinian who drove his car into passengers at a railway station causing the death of a 3-month-old baby last month in Jerusalem, look at his destroyed house on November 19, 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel. Last night Israeli Army and Police destroyed the house of Abdel Rahman Al-Shaludi. The Israeli goverment have announced they will demolish the houses of terrorists following any terror attacks carried out. (lia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
- A Kurdish refugee girl from the Syrian town of Kobani stands in a refugee camp in the border town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province November 19, 2014. (Osman Orsal/Reuters)
- Pakistani children play on the roof of a house on the outskirts of Lahore on November 19, 2014. The United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day is celebrated annually on November 20 to promote worldwide fraternity and understanding between children.(Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Chinese man plays with a dog near his home with a coal fired power plant in the background on November 19, 2014 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama and China’s president Xi Jinping agreed on a plan to limit carbon emissions by their countries which are the world’s two biggest polluters at a summit in Beijing last week. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
- A policeman beats a man as people run on the pitch at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on November 19, 2014 at the end of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations group D qualifying football match between Ivory Coast and Cameroon. (Issouf Sanogo//AFP/Getty Images)
- A protester attempts to smash a Starbucks window during a demonstration against fees and cuts in the education system on November 19, 2014 in London, England. A coalition of student groups have organized a day of nationwide protests in support of free education and to campaign against cuts. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (Carl Court/Getty Images)
- Police officers stand guard outside a Starbucks as they clash with protesters after a march against university fees in London on November 19, 2014. The demonstration organized by the Student Assembly Against Austerity, alongside the Young Greens and National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts demands free education and an end to tuition fees, education cuts and student debt. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)
- A police officer clashes with protesters outside the Conservative Campaign Headquarters after a march against student university fees in central London on November 19, 2014. The demonstration organized by the Student Assembly Against Austerity, alongside the Young Greens and National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts demands free education and an end to tuition fees, education cuts and student debt. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)