World in focus - best photos for November 9, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Lanterns and lit ornaments are seen for sale during the festive season at a shop in San Fernando town in Pampanga province. The Philippines boasts one of the world's longest Christmas seasons, kicking off in September with fairy lights and artificial trees decorating malls, festive tunes on the radio and party-packed calendars. But the coronavirus pandemic looks set to be the grinch that spoils the four-month-long celebration this year. AFP

People of the Miao ethnic group wear traditional costume attending an annual "Chixin" festival ceremony in celebration of this year's harvest in Danzhai County, in southwest China's Guizhou Province. AFP

Honduras soldiers evacuate local residents from a flooded area in the municipality of Baracoa, department of Cortes, Honduras. Scores of people have died or remain unaccounted for as the remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashed floods and triggered landslides on its deadly march across Central America. AFP

Bursts of explosions, smoke and flame are seen during fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijan's forces near the Holy Savior Cathedral in Shushi, outside Stepanakert, the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has continued for weeks, with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks. AP Photo

The portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is seen reflected in water in Bangkok. AFP

Chase Elliott holds up the season championship trophy as he celebrates with his race crew in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, in Avondale, Ariz. AP Photo

Firefighters attend to the debris of a plane crash, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The plane, with supplies for victims of the storm Eta, crashed a few kilometres from the centre of Guatemala City for reasons that are unknown. EPA

Members of the Crew-1 mission, Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left) NASA Mission specialist Shannon Walker (second left), NASA pilot Victor Glover (second right) and NASA Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins (right) arrive at the John F Kennedy Space Center in preparation for their upcoming mission into space, on Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. The Crew-1 astronauts are scheduled to launch onboard the SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft on November 14 to join the Expedition 64 crew aboard the International Space Station, increasing the crew to seven astronauts. EPA

Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party wave flags in front of the party's office in Mandalay, as ballots for the parliamentary elections, are being counted after the polls closed. AFP

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