Poland's Adrian Meronk, left, celebrates with his partner Melania Bobrowicz during the Australian Open golf championship at Victoria golf course in Melbourne, Australia. AP Photo
Poland's Adrian Meronk, left, celebrates with his partner Melania Bobrowicz during the Australian Open golf championship at Victoria golf course in Melbourne, Australia. AP Photo
A man holds a falcon during a demonstration of falconry in Doha, Qatar. Reuters
A man holds a falcon during a demonstration of falconry in Doha, Qatar. Reuters
Australia's Keanu Baccus reacts after Julian Alvarez scores Argentina's second goal during Round of 16 of the Argentina v Australia match at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar. Reuters
Australia's Keanu Baccus reacts after Julian Alvarez scores Argentina's second goal during Round of 16 of the Argentina v Australia match at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar. Reuters
Migrant workers watch on a big projection screen the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia in the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, Qatar. AP Photo
Migrant workers watch on a big projection screen the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia in the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, Qatar. AP Photo
Pyroclastic flow rolls down the slope of Mount Semeru during an eruption in Lumajang, East java, Indonesia. Indonesia’s highest volcano on the country’s most densely populated island of Java erupted Sunday. AP Photo
Pyroclastic flow rolls down the slope of Mount Semeru during an eruption in Lumajang, East java, Indonesia. Indonesia’s highest volcano on the country’s most densely populated island of Java erupted Sunday. AP Photo
Fireworks are set off as Palestinians light a Christmas tree at Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Fireworks are set off as Palestinians light a Christmas tree at Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Smoke and flames rise during an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip. Reuters
Smoke and flames rise during an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip. Reuters
Models are silhoutted against the Pyramids at the Christian Dior fashion show at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis on the outskirts of the twin city of Egypt's capital. French fashion house Dior today held its first show at Egypt's ancient Giza pyramids, presenting its 2023 fall men's collection in the shadow of the millennia-old tombs. AFP
Models are silhoutted against the Pyramids at the Christian Dior fashion show at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis on the outskirts of the twin city of Egypt's capital. French fashion house Dior today held its first show at Egypt's ancient Giza pyramids, presenting its 2023 fall men's collection in the shadow of the millennia-old tombs. AFP
A street musician plays during snowfall as power outages continue in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
A street musician plays during snowfall as power outages continue in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From an erupting volcano to a golf championship win

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

December 04, 2022

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Tuesday's best photos: from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano to stowaways on a ship's rudder

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Spider-Man: No Way Home

Director: Jon Watts

Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon 

Rating:*****

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Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
Updated: December 05, 2022, 10:52 AM`
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