• Soccer Football - Bobby Charlton Tributes - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - October 21, 2023 A fan places a scarf around a statute of Bobby Charlton outside Old Trafford following his passing REUTERS / Carl Recine TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Soccer Football - Bobby Charlton Tributes - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - October 21, 2023 A fan places a scarf around a statute of Bobby Charlton outside Old Trafford following his passing REUTERS / Carl Recine TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • England's Ben Stokes loses his wicket at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. Reuters
    England's Ben Stokes loses his wicket at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. Reuters
  • Andrea Rojas of Ecuador beats Sophia Curcio of US in the Bronze medal match in Sports Climbing - Women's Speed at Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos on the first day of the Santiago Pan Am Games 2023 in Chile. Getty
    Andrea Rojas of Ecuador beats Sophia Curcio of US in the Bronze medal match in Sports Climbing - Women's Speed at Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos on the first day of the Santiago Pan Am Games 2023 in Chile. Getty
  • Jeremy Doku of Manchester City, left, and James Milner of Brighton and Hove Albion in action during the English Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. EPA
    Jeremy Doku of Manchester City, left, and James Milner of Brighton and Hove Albion in action during the English Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. EPA
  • A collapsed cliff at the Gedser Odde Marine Station in the aftermath of strong winds and severe weather in Gedser, southern Denmark. Reuters
    A collapsed cliff at the Gedser Odde Marine Station in the aftermath of strong winds and severe weather in Gedser, southern Denmark. Reuters
  • A Ladybower reservoir plug hole spillway after heavy rain from Storm Babet at Castleton in Derbyshire, England. Reuters
    A Ladybower reservoir plug hole spillway after heavy rain from Storm Babet at Castleton in Derbyshire, England. Reuters
  • The top division women's skating peloton during the first competition of the KNSB Marathon Cup at Groningen in the Netherlands. AFP
    The top division women's skating peloton during the first competition of the KNSB Marathon Cup at Groningen in the Netherlands. AFP
  • French skyscraper climber Alain Robert, alias the French Spiderman, climbs the 220-metre tall Hekla tower to call for peace in the Middle East. AFP
    French skyscraper climber Alain Robert, alias the French Spiderman, climbs the 220-metre tall Hekla tower to call for peace in the Middle East. AFP
  • Flags are waved during a rally in support of Palestine in Brooklyn, New York. AFP
    Flags are waved during a rally in support of Palestine in Brooklyn, New York. AFP
  • South Africa's hooker Bongi Mbonambi celebrates South Africa's victory over England at the end of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris. AFP
    South Africa's hooker Bongi Mbonambi celebrates South Africa's victory over England at the end of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris. AFP
  • A temporary lake at Badwater Basin salt flats, which was caused by flooding in August from Tropical Storm Hilary, at the recently reopened in Death Valley National Park, California. AFP
    A temporary lake at Badwater Basin salt flats, which was caused by flooding in August from Tropical Storm Hilary, at the recently reopened in Death Valley National Park, California. AFP

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October 22, 2023

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