• Hurricane Florence seen from the International Space Station as the storm churned across the Atlantic in a west-northwesterly direction with winds of 130 miles an hour. EPA
    Hurricane Florence seen from the International Space Station as the storm churned across the Atlantic in a west-northwesterly direction with winds of 130 miles an hour. EPA
  • A Syrian child sits in a cave seeking shelter from government forces' bombardment, in the village of Al Habit in Idlib. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP
    A Syrian child sits in a cave seeking shelter from government forces' bombardment, in the village of Al Habit in Idlib. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP
  • Nozomi Okuhara competes in during day three of the Yonex Japan Open at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan. Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images
    Nozomi Okuhara competes in during day three of the Yonex Japan Open at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan. Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images
  • The sun can be seen rising behind the financial district of central London, UK. Hannah McKay/Reuters
    The sun can be seen rising behind the financial district of central London, UK. Hannah McKay/Reuters
  • A veterinarian tends to a rescued baby black gibbon in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP
    A veterinarian tends to a rescued baby black gibbon in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP
  • Hindus carry an idol of the deity Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. Punit Paranjpe/AFP
    Hindus carry an idol of the deity Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. Punit Paranjpe/AFP
  • Explosions are seen during the Vostok 2018 military drills at Tsugol training ground not far from the Chinese and Mongolian border in Siberia. Mladen Antonov/AFP
    Explosions are seen during the Vostok 2018 military drills at Tsugol training ground not far from the Chinese and Mongolian border in Siberia. Mladen Antonov/AFP
  • A young Buddhist monk holds his umbrella as he walks along a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Samrang Pring/Reuters
    A young Buddhist monk holds his umbrella as he walks along a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Samrang Pring/Reuters
  • A shoe cleaner sleeps during a protest against corruption in public institutions, in Lima, Peru. Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters
    A shoe cleaner sleeps during a protest against corruption in public institutions, in Lima, Peru. Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters
  • Visitors stand on a promenade that runs along Victoria Harbour as clouds loom over the skyline of Hong Kong. Anthony Wallace/AFP
    Visitors stand on a promenade that runs along Victoria Harbour as clouds loom over the skyline of Hong Kong. Anthony Wallace/AFP
  • Champion racehorse Winx is paraded during trackwork at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, Australia. Joel Carrett/EPA
    Champion racehorse Winx is paraded during trackwork at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, Australia. Joel Carrett/EPA
  • Flamengo's players line up before a match at Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pilar Olivares/Reuters
    Flamengo's players line up before a match at Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pilar Olivares/Reuters

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