• Chinese gold medallists Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi in the free routine segment of the Artistic Swimming Women's Duet competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AP Photo
    Chinese gold medallists Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi in the free routine segment of the Artistic Swimming Women's Duet competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AP Photo
  • South Africa's anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, who would have been 92 on Saturday, is depicted as a sculpture swinging from a chandelier at the Desmond and Leah Tutu building in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    South Africa's anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, who would have been 92 on Saturday, is depicted as a sculpture swinging from a chandelier at the Desmond and Leah Tutu building in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • Second-placed Jordan Sarrou from France, right, pushes the line during the UCI MTB Short Track Men Elite, XCC, Mountain Bike World Cup, in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada. EPA
    Second-placed Jordan Sarrou from France, right, pushes the line during the UCI MTB Short Track Men Elite, XCC, Mountain Bike World Cup, in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada. EPA
  • A rocket is launched from the coastal Gaza Strip towards Israel by militants of the Ezz Al Din Al Qassam militia, the military wing of Hamas movement, in Gaza City. EPA
    A rocket is launched from the coastal Gaza Strip towards Israel by militants of the Ezz Al Din Al Qassam militia, the military wing of Hamas movement, in Gaza City. EPA
  • The illuminated Berlin Cathedral during the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. EPA
    The illuminated Berlin Cathedral during the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. EPA
  • Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka bowls during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in New Delhi, India. AP Photo
    Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka bowls during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in New Delhi, India. AP Photo
  • Simone Biles of the US celebrates with coach Laurent Landi after winning the women's individual all-around final at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium. Reuters
    Simone Biles of the US celebrates with coach Laurent Landi after winning the women's individual all-around final at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium. Reuters
  • BC Lions players run onto the field for a Canadian Football League game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, in Vancouver, British Columbia. AP Photo
    BC Lions players run onto the field for a Canadian Football League game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, in Vancouver, British Columbia. AP Photo

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October 07, 2023

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