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David Cameron, the British prime minister, gives his keynote speech to delegates on the fourth and final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
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Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter’s square at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte / AFP Photo
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An Indonesian boy jumps into the Siak River amid thick haze in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia. Rony Muharran / EPA
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This aerial photo shows flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, South Carolina. Janet Blackmon Morgan / The Sun News via AP
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People on a swing ride at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas. Larry W Smith / EPA
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Afghan National Army officers participate in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
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Damaged cars are piled atop one another after flooding in Cannes, southeastern France. Jean-Christophe Magnenet / AFP Photo
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Spectators wearing masks watches the men’s singles match between Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay on a polluted day at the China Open in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
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David Cameron, the British prime minister, gives his keynote speech to delegates on the fourth and final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
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Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter’s square at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte / AFP Photo
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An Indonesian boy jumps into the Siak River amid thick haze in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia. Rony Muharran / EPA
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This aerial photo shows flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, South Carolina. Janet Blackmon Morgan / The Sun News via AP
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People on a swing ride at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas. Larry W Smith / EPA
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Afghan National Army officers participate in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
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Damaged cars are piled atop one another after flooding in Cannes, southeastern France. Jean-Christophe Magnenet / AFP Photo
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Spectators wearing masks watches the men’s singles match between Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay on a polluted day at the China Open in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
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David Cameron, the British prime minister, gives his keynote speech to delegates on the fourth and final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
World in focus — best photos for October 7, 2015
Rob Gurdebeke
07 October, 2015
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