Members of staff of a Taiwanese wedding company help out with a couple’s photo shoot at the Yang Ming Shan National Park in Taipei. Sam Yeh / AFP Photo
Members of staff of a Taiwanese wedding company help out with a couple’s photo shoot at the Yang Ming Shan National Park in Taipei. Sam Yeh / AFP Photo
A rainy autumn day in Potsdam, Germany. Ralf Hirschberger / EPA
A rainy autumn day in Potsdam, Germany. Ralf Hirschberger / EPA
The outbreak of violence between Palestinians, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in recent weeks has worsened in October. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
The outbreak of violence between Palestinians, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in recent weeks has worsened in October. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
London mayor Boris Johnson, left, with the Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe, at a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Issei Kato / Reuters
London mayor Boris Johnson, left, with the Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe, at a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Issei Kato / Reuters
A bullet-ridden road sign in front of the destroyed Donetsk international airport. Aleksey Filippov / AFP Photo
A bullet-ridden road sign in front of the destroyed Donetsk international airport. Aleksey Filippov / AFP Photo
People gather around the carcass of a whale shark, caught by fishermen off Surabaya, East Java island in Indonesia. Juni Kriswanto / AFP Photo
People gather around the carcass of a whale shark, caught by fishermen off Surabaya, East Java island in Indonesia. Juni Kriswanto / AFP Photo
Indian artist N Shankar makes effigies of the Hindu demon king Ravana to celebrate the Dushhera-Vijaya Dashami festival at a workshop in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP Photo
Indian artist N Shankar makes effigies of the Hindu demon king Ravana to celebrate the Dushhera-Vijaya Dashami festival at a workshop in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP Photo

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World in focus — best photos for October 14, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

October 14, 2015

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

On Women's Day
Scoreline

Abu Dhabi Harlequins 17

Jebel Ali Dragons 20

Harlequins Tries: Kinivilliame, Stevenson; Cons: Stevenson 2; Pen: Stevenson

Dragons Tries: Naisau, Fourie; Cons: Love 2; Pens: Love 2

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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