News photos of the day

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London, UK
Politicians, from left, the former prime ministers Sir John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May; the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle; the home secretary Priti Patel, and the prime minister, Boris Johnson, attend the requiem mass for Sir David Amess MP at Westminster Cathedral. The Southend West MP was killed during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. Ali Harbi Ali has been charged with his murder and also with preparing acts of terrorism
Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
 
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Jerusalem, Israel
Ari Levi, an archaeologist at the Israeli antiques authority, holds an ancient shekel coin made of pure silver, which was used for trade in Jerusalem about 2,000 years ago during the Second Temple period. It was discovered at the City of David excavation site
Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA
 

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REDRESS PROTEST: Survivors of mother and baby homes protested outside the Dáil against the terms of last week’s redress scheme. Rita Cahill (centre) is comforted by Clodagh Ledwidge after speaking at the event in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
 
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AFGHANISTAN POVERTY: A child receives medical treatment at a hospital in Kandahar in Afghanistan. According to a report by the World Health Organization 14 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity, and an estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of 2021. Photograph: Stringer/EPA
 
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Kevin Spacey and his production companies have been ordered to pay the studio behind House of Cards more than $US30 million because of losses brought on by his firing for sexual misconduct.
 
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Stockholm, Sweden
Magdalena Andersson is congratulated after being appointed as prime minister following a vote in the Swedish parliament. The Social Democratic party leader is the first female PM of Sweden
Photograph: IBL/REX/Shutterstock
 
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Cairns, Australia
Corals fertilise billions of offspring by casting sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of colour as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes
Photograph: Gabriel Guzman/Calypso Productions/AP
 
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Washington, DC, US
President Joe Biden assembles Thanksgiving meal kits at the DC Central Kitchen, alongside the first lady, Jill Biden, the vice-president, Kamala Harris, and the second gentleman, Doug Emhoff
Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
 
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighbourhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.
 
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PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Thirty-one people, including five women and a little girl, died on Wednesday after their rubber boat capsized while crossing the English Channel from France to Britain, in the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the waters separating the countries.
 
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Havana, Cuba
Students mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro
Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
 
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COVID SURGE: Healthcare workers from Prague Ambulance Service transport a Covid-19 patient from Brno to Motol University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic. Photograph: Martin Divisek/EPA
 
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National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the west’s evacuation of Afghans after the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government has said.

The office of the prime minister, Mario Draghi, said Italy organised the evacuation of Sharbat Gula after she asked to be helped to leave the country. The Italian government would help to get her integrated into life in Italy, the statement said on Thursday.
 
mellowyellow said:
National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the west’s evacuation of Afghans after the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government has said.

The office of the prime minister, Mario Draghi, said Italy organised the evacuation of Sharbat Gula after she asked to be helped to leave the country. The Italian government would help to get her integrated into life in Italy, the statement said on Thursday.
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I bought four or five copies of this NG, I wanted to have this picture and extras.
This is the best example I've seen where the camera captured: Fear, uncertainty, suspicion ...

The picture moved me then, still does.

Unaware of her move to Italy(?)
Saw the documentary where the original photographer traced her, found her as a grown woman with husband, children...

Again, Kudos to you Mellowyellow for your interesting post.
 
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As many as 10,000 US Marines are expected to miss the branch's mandate to be fully vaccinated by Sunday as the branch and the Pentagon weigh how to deal with the service members who don't get the jab. The Marines' vaccination rate, 94 percent, is the lowest among the military, raising questions about what it means for safety and readiness for the branch that is often the US's first line of defense.
 
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A mining accident in Siberia has killed 52 people, including six rescue workers. Some 285 people were inside the mine when smoke spread through the ventilation shaft, the Emergencies Ministry said and 239 made it to the surface. The regional Investigative Committee said three people, including the director of the Listvyazhnaya mine and his deputy, had been arrested on suspicion of violating industrial safety rules.
 
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Naples, Italy
A statue dedicated to Diego Maradona, by the sculptor Domenico Sepe, is exhibited one year after his death. Photograph: Pasquale Senatore/Pacific Press/Rex/Shutterstock
 
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Pakora Chowk, India
Farmers gather to mark the first anniversary of their protests
Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters


Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the repeal of the three laws on November 19 and the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Bill to repeal the legislation. However, farmers unions have said that they will continue to hold agitations at the borders of Delhi till the farm laws are revoked in Parliament. Several other demands are pending, including a law to guarantee minimum support price for crops and withdrawing cases lodged against protestors during the agitation.
 

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