• A woman holds up a sign that reads “We want us alive” among umbrellas during a demonstration to demand policies to prevent gender-related violence, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
    A woman holds up a sign that reads “We want us alive” among umbrellas during a demonstration to demand policies to prevent gender-related violence, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
  • Race goers watch the last race after the Geelong Cup on Geelong Cup day at Geelong Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
    Race goers watch the last race after the Geelong Cup on Geelong Cup day at Geelong Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
  • A visitor looks through a book on display at the stand of Piper publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. The book fair is the largest in the world. EPA
    A visitor looks through a book on display at the stand of Piper publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. The book fair is the largest in the world. EPA
  • A Chinese migrant worker walks past a poster placed outside of a construction site showing the design of future high-raise buildings and skyscrapers in Beijing, China. China’s economy grew 6.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. EPA
    A Chinese migrant worker walks past a poster placed outside of a construction site showing the design of future high-raise buildings and skyscrapers in Beijing, China. China’s economy grew 6.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. EPA
  • People wait in the line to get supplies during a distribution after Hurricane Matthew in Torbeck, Haiti. Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters
    People wait in the line to get supplies during a distribution after Hurricane Matthew in Torbeck, Haiti. Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters
  • Iraqi forces sit in the back of a vehicle as troops advance through the desert on the banks of the Tigris river, northeast of the main staging base of Qayyarah, during an operation against ISIL to retake the main hub city of Mosul. AFP
    Iraqi forces sit in the back of a vehicle as troops advance through the desert on the banks of the Tigris river, northeast of the main staging base of Qayyarah, during an operation against ISIL to retake the main hub city of Mosul. AFP
  • Fans arrive for the UEFA Champions League group D match between Bayern Munich and PSV Eindhoven at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany. EPA
    Fans arrive for the UEFA Champions League group D match between Bayern Munich and PSV Eindhoven at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany. EPA
  • Tourists take pictures on the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, central China. Claimed by China to be the longest and highest glass bridge in the world, the tourist attraction measures 430 metres long, 6 metres wide and is suspended some 300 metres above ground. The floor of the bridge is made of 99 pieces of reinforced glass. EPA
    Tourists take pictures on the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, central China. Claimed by China to be the longest and highest glass bridge in the world, the tourist attraction measures 430 metres long, 6 metres wide and is suspended some 300 metres above ground. The floor of the bridge is made of 99 pieces of reinforced glass. EPA
  • Barcelona’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi, right, shoots and scores beside Manchester City’s Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo during the UEFA Champions League football match between FC Barcelona and Manchester City at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. AFP
    Barcelona’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi, right, shoots and scores beside Manchester City’s Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo during the UEFA Champions League football match between FC Barcelona and Manchester City at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. AFP
  • A Palestinian youth takes a rest while surfing at a beach in Gaza City. EPA
    A Palestinian youth takes a rest while surfing at a beach in Gaza City. EPA

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World in focus – best photos for October 20, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

October 20, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world for Thursday, October 19.

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