• Vietnam's National Assembly meets in Hanoi. EPA
    Vietnam's National Assembly meets in Hanoi. EPA
  • Tourists walk around a field of Kochia (Bassia scoparia), a kind of tumbleweed, at the Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Japan. EPA
    Tourists walk around a field of Kochia (Bassia scoparia), a kind of tumbleweed, at the Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Japan. EPA
  • Belarusian ornithologist Vladimir Ivanovski, 72, stands on a tree as he builds an artificial nest for birds of prey in a marsh near the village of Kazyany, Belarus. Reuters
    Belarusian ornithologist Vladimir Ivanovski, 72, stands on a tree as he builds an artificial nest for birds of prey in a marsh near the village of Kazyany, Belarus. Reuters
  • People dressed as cows walk toward the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Reuters
    People dressed as cows walk toward the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Reuters
  • A worker checks on oysters at a cultured pearl farm in Huaian, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters
    A worker checks on oysters at a cultured pearl farm in Huaian, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters
  • A Shiite Muslim child beats his chest next to his father during a procession to mark the end of the 40th day of Ashura. AP
    A Shiite Muslim child beats his chest next to his father during a procession to mark the end of the 40th day of Ashura. AP
  • Two large cranes on the Hard Rock Hotel construction come crashing down in a controlled explosion in New Orleans. AP
    Two large cranes on the Hard Rock Hotel construction come crashing down in a controlled explosion in New Orleans. AP
  • A demonstrator holds up his hands toward advancing soldiers during a protest as a state of emergency remains in effect in Santiago, Chile. AP
    A demonstrator holds up his hands toward advancing soldiers during a protest as a state of emergency remains in effect in Santiago, Chile. AP
  • A man react as firefighters work to put out a blaze of a shop during a pro-democracy march at the Mongkok district in Hong Kong, China. Getty
    A man react as firefighters work to put out a blaze of a shop during a pro-democracy march at the Mongkok district in Hong Kong, China. Getty
  • Northern Districts huddle prior to the Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Northern Districts at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand. Getty
    Northern Districts huddle prior to the Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Northern Districts at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand. Getty

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World in focus - best photos for October 21, 2019

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