Flashy projections, Abedin on Capitol Hill, fast trains in Indonesia | Oct. 16
The day in photos around the world.
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Indian artists dressed as Hindu deities Laxman, left, Rama, center, and Sita, sit in a tableau during a Dussehra festival procession in Allahabad, India, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil.
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Rafael Nadal of Spain serves against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during their quarterfinal match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
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Pope Francis leaves the Paul VI hall, after chairing the Synod on the family at the Vatican, on October 16, 2015.
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Huma Abedin, longtime aide to former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, arrives to speak to the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 16, 2015.
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Alan Palomo, the composer and singer of the Texas-based electronic band Neon Indian, performs during a sound-check at Webster Hall in New York on October 14, 2015. Neon Indian debuted a light show created with technology giant Microsoft in which sensors capture images of each band member and project them into explosively colorful creations on screen in real time. The show was one of the major attractions during the latest CMJ Music Marathon, an annual week in which hundreds of bands come to New York in hopes of boosting their profile with the music industry.
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Moto2 rider Tito Rabat of Spain crashes on the exit to turn 11 during free practice two for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island, Australia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
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French students and teachers take part in a demonstration organised by Unef and UNL unions to protest against precarity and austerity on October 16, 2015 in Paris.
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Italian designer lorenzo Perna shows his ” C-Bike” bicycle with with pedal assistance as part of “Maker Faire Rome” ” exhibition, at La Sapienza University in central Rome, on October 16, 2015. The event, the largest gathering of Makers in Europe, features 600 projects .
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Michael Walker riding Criterion as the sun rises above the horizon during a trackwork session at Moonee Valley Racecourse on October 15, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.
(Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)
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A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to hurl rocks towards Israeli border guards (background) during clashes at the Hawara checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Nablus on October 16, 2015. Palestinians called for a “Friday of revolution” against Israel, as Jews armed themselves with everything from guns to broomsticks, rattled by a wave of Palestinian attacks that have shaken the country.
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In this photo taken on August 13, 2015, Indonesian visitors look at scale models of Chinese-made bullet trains on exhibition at a shopping mall in Jakarta. Chinese and Indonesian state-owned companies on October 16, 2015 signed a USD 5.5 billion deal to build the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia’s top economy, after Beijing beat Tokyo to win the construction project.
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Indian Leftists activists shout slogans as they walk during a protest rally in Kolkata on October 16, 2015. Hundreds of activists participated in the rally to protest against the India-US-Japan joint naval exercise. The exercise, which began October 14, will continue till October 19 and is aimed at enhancing the maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.
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A migrant swims in the Aegean Sea near the port of Mytilene on October 16, 2015. The European Union’s top migration official was visiting the Greek island of Lesbos today, a day after the dangerous Aegean Sea crossing attempted by thousands of migrants claimed seven more lives.
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A man carries children on a bicycle cart on their way out of Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.
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- First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon takes a selfie with a fan as she visits a stall on day two of the 81st annual conference at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on October 16, 2015 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Scottish National Party are holding their first conference this week since the landslide victory in the May 2015 general election. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu waves to supporters as a member of the security stands guard during a campain rally as part of the upcoming legislative elctions, on October 16, 2015 in Bursa. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on October 12, 2015 vowed that November 1 legislative elections would go ahead, despite the double suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 97 people.
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A North Korean woman dressed in a traditional dress walks in the lobby of an art exhibition hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015.
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A runner runs past the overhead finish line sign of the 15th running of the Baltimore Running Festival. The festival’s main events are scheduled to take place Saturday, Oct. 17.
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