• Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s work ‘Novecento’, the body of a thoroughbred racehorse preserved by taxidermy and suspended from the ceiling of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, England. Getty Images
    Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s work ‘Novecento’, the body of a thoroughbred racehorse preserved by taxidermy and suspended from the ceiling of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, England. Getty Images
  • In this aerial picture people gather to release paper-lanterns for good luck during the mid-autumn festival down the Thu Bon river in the old quarters of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site. AFP
    In this aerial picture people gather to release paper-lanterns for good luck during the mid-autumn festival down the Thu Bon river in the old quarters of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site. AFP
  • Members of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment participate in a mock rescue and raid operation during the ongoing 'Ex Cormorant Strike X 2019' in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
    Members of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment participate in a mock rescue and raid operation during the ongoing 'Ex Cormorant Strike X 2019' in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
  • Doctor Padet Siridumrong plays with his patient, two-and-a-half year-old Thai elephant Fah Jam, crippled by wire snares in 2017, before handing her over to Thai national park after two years of treatment in Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand. Reuters
    Doctor Padet Siridumrong plays with his patient, two-and-a-half year-old Thai elephant Fah Jam, crippled by wire snares in 2017, before handing her over to Thai national park after two years of treatment in Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand. Reuters
  • The harvest moon rises over the St Louis, US, skyline and the Arch. AP
    The harvest moon rises over the St Louis, US, skyline and the Arch. AP
  • Pro-democracy protesters form a human chain and wave laser pointers, phones and lanterns in the air on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, China. Getty
    Pro-democracy protesters form a human chain and wave laser pointers, phones and lanterns in the air on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, China. Getty
  • Celine Boutier of Team Europe plays her shot from the first tee during Day 1 of The Solheim Cup at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Scotland. Getty
    Celine Boutier of Team Europe plays her shot from the first tee during Day 1 of The Solheim Cup at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Scotland. Getty
  • A firefighter prepare extinguish the fire on burned house and fields in Pulang Pisau regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Getty
    A firefighter prepare extinguish the fire on burned house and fields in Pulang Pisau regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Getty

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