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Acandí, Colombia
A mother pauses to put on dry socks and shoes after crossing a river in the Darién Gap en route to the US. The passage through dense rainforest is considered the most dangerous stretch for migrants travelling from South America to the US
Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
 

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Nonthaburi, Thailand
A waiter serves desserts at the Chaopraya Antique cafe as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the building in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok
Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images
 
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MOSCOW, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov dedicated the Nobel Peace Prize he won on Friday to six of his paper's journalists murdered for their work, and said he would try to use the award to help defend reporters under pressure.
 

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Princess Charlene collapsed last month, an episode she blamed on an infection after dental treatment
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Princess Charlene of Monaco has undergone fresh surgery in South Africa for a health complication that has kept her away from home for most of the year. The former Olympian needed a general anaesthetic for “her final procedure”, her spokeswoman said, as she recovers from a severe ear, nose and throat infection she contracted in May. A further delay to her return to Monaco is likely to add weight to speculation about her marriage to Prince Albert.
 
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Once a symbol of American achievement, the Panama Canal has become the latest target of China’s global ambitions

China’s influence in the Panama Canal has only grown since 2017 when then-president Carlos Varela severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognized China, further opening the door to China’s expanded footprint in critical Canal infrastructure and laying the groundwork for alignment with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)…… https://www.csis.org/analysis/key-decision-point-coming-panama-canal
 
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A group of gorillas gathers for an afternoon rest in Rwanda’s Volcanoes national park. Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups but keeping a distance appears to stop illness spreading between neighbouring groups, a new study suggests.
Photograph: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund/PA
 
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Ireland, the low-tax European headquarters for tech giants including Apple, Google, and Facebook, declined to sign up to the initial deal in July, objecting to a proposed rate of "at least" 15%.

But on Thursday, the country dropped its opposition to an overhaul of global corporate tax rules, agreeing to give up its 12.5% tax for large multinationals with revenues in excess of 750 million euros ($867 million).

They will join an international agreement to set a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%.

https://www.businessinsider.com/ire...-rate-2021-10?utm_source=reddit.com&r=AU&IR=T
 
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A US Navy engineer has been arrested for selling nuclear submarine secrets to a foreign official who was an undercover FBI agent. Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Diana Toebbe, were arrested and charged with violating the Atomic Energy Act after attempting to sell the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person they believed was a representative of a foreign power.
 
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La Palma, Spain
A church is illuminated by lava flowing after the partial collapse of the Cumbre Vieja volcano’s cone
Photograph: Getty Images

A volcanic cone is the triangle-shaped hill formed as material from volcanic eruptions piles up around the volcanic vent, or opening in Earth’s crust.
 
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Head and Shoulders of a Man by Lucian Freud up for auction.

One of the most important portraitists of the 20th century, Lucian Freud was the grandson of Sigmung Freud and grew up in Berlin as a Jew in the ‘20s. In 1933, he and his family fled to Britain to escape rising Nazism. There he began what would become a 60-year career marked by an often sombre and unsettling portraits.
 
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett with Angela Merkel as he escorts her outside the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum (Gil Cohen-Magen)

Angela Merkel said on Sunday (yesterday) that Germany remains committed to reviving the international nuclear agreement with Iran – a step Israel vehemently opposes. They also disagreed on a two-state solution. “I think that on this point, even if at this stage it seems almost hopeless, the idea of a two-state solution should not be taken off the table, it should not be buried … and that the Palestinians should be able to live securely in a state,” Merkel said at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
 
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The group has said it needs to pay government employees and provide services to Afghans amid a looming economic and humanitarian crisis [File: Wakil Kohsar/AFP]

Senior Taliban representatives have said they had “positive” discussions with a delegation from the United States in the Qatari capital Doha, and have begun a meeting with the European Union representatives. It was the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides since the Taliban took over. “They hope it paves the way for recognition of the Afghan government – not only by the United States, but the international community.”
 
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An Iraqi man votes at a polling station in the multiethnic northern city of Kirkuk during Iraq's parliamentary elections [Shwan Nawzad/AFP]

Two electoral commission officials said the nationwide turnout of eligible voters was 19 percent by midday. Turnout was 44.5 percent in the last election in 2018. The established, Shia-dominated ruling elite whose most powerful parties have armed wings is expected to sweep the vote.
 
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Negev desert, Israel
Members of a team of astronauts from Europe and Israel walk in spacesuits during a training mission for planet Mars at a site that simulates an off-site station at the Ramon Crater in Mitzpe Ramon
Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
 
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Soldiers of the Guard Battalion, which has several dozen members under investigation
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The German military is investigating a self-styled “wolf pack” of alleged right-wing extremists in the unit that forms a guard of honour at state visits. At least one corporal has been suspended and several dozen soldiers are being questioned amid claims that their ringleader wore a T-shirt glorifying Adolf Hitler and encouraged his underlings to force fresh recruits through humiliating “hazing” rituals.
 
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Actor Tom Cruise smiles during Game 2 of a baseball National League Division Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, 9 October 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu).

Several viewers took to Twitter and remarked on Cruise’s appearance, noting he looked different from his usual on-screen self.
 
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İzmir, Turkey
A 1,800-year-old mosaic is being restored at Metropolis ancient city in Torbalı district. After using modern techniques that ensure the preservation of colours and grains for a longer time, mosaics resembling paintings of Eros, Dionysus and his wife Ariadne were visible again
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
 
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Mexico City, Mexico
Volunteers pose during a press conference to announce the International Day of the Dead parade at the Museum of Mexico City. More than 1,000 people are expected to take part including musicians, acrobats and 10 allegorical floats along a 5.5-mile (9km) route from El Zócalo to Campo Marte
Photograph: Aidee Martinez/Eyepix Group/Rex/Shutterstock
 
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Sydney, Australia
Police on horseback ride past Sydney Opera House after Covid stay-at-home orders were lifted in New South Wales
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
 
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A demonstrator wears a traditional Native American headdress during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day protest outside the White Hiuse, Washington, US. 11 October 2021. Reuters/Sarah Silbiger TPX
 
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A gallery assistant poses by a sculpture entitled ‘Dark Place’ by Australian artist Ron Mueck displayed at Thaddaeus Ropac gallery in London. Reuters/Matthew Childs
 
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Winner, photojournalism
Elephant in the room, by Adam Oswell, Australia


Zoo visitors watch a young elephant performing underwater. Oswell was disturbed by this scene, and organisations concerned with the welfare of captive elephants say performances like this encourage unnatural behaviour. In Thailand, there are now more elephants in captivity than in the wild. With the Covid pandemic causing tourism to collapse, elephant sanctuaries are becoming overwhelmed with animals that can no longer be looked after by their owners.

Photograph: Adam Oswell/2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
 
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SPACE MISSION: Jeff Bezos greets William Shatner as he emerges from the capsule after landing following the New Shepard NS-18 mission to space near Van Horn, Texas, USA. The mission carried Shatner along with Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries. Photograph: Blue Origin/EPA
 


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