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A traditional Taiwanese group poses for a photograph 9 October 2023 at the celebration of the 112th National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan), held at the Centurion Country Club. The National Day is commemorated on 10 October. The event featured traditional dancing and food. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
People enjoy the water during warm weather at the Doninos beach, in Ferrol, Galicia, north-western Spain, 08 October 2023. The summer-like weather continues throughout Spain, with temperatures reaching up to 30 degrees. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIKO DELGADOFiremen try to remove a palm after a bus crashed into a mall in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, 09 October 2023. According to the police, three pedestrians died and one was injured after the bus got out of control on the descent from the ‘La Constitucion 1812′ bridge invading the oncoming lane and crashing with the El Corte Ingles’ store. Picture: EPA-EFE/Roman RiosRoad Accident Fund call center staff at the newly launched upgraded contact center at Thandanani Offices in Midrand, 9 October 2023. The centre was launched by Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga. Picture: Ayanda MhlongoA model displays a creation by designer Carlos Gil during the 61st Lisbon Fashion Week, held at Patio da Gale, in Lisbon, Portugal, 07 October 2023. The event runs until 08 October 2023. Picture: EPA-EFE/TIAGO PETINGAProtesters during the Palestine Solidarity Campaign outside Cape Town High Court on October 09, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. The group is standing in solidarity with the resistance against Israeli apartheid and settler colonialism. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)A person holds an Israeli flag as people gather in front of Nice town hall for a rally in support of Israel in Nice, France, 09 October 2023. More than 700 Israelis were killed and over 2,000 were injured since the Islamist movement Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October 2023, the Israeli army said on 09 October 2023. According to Palestinian officials, more than 500 people were killed and nearly 3,000 were injured as a result of Israel’s retaliatory raids and air strikes in the Palestinian enclave. Picture: EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERSoldiers of the UN peacekeeping mission, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL), stand guard next to posters of Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (L) and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (R), in the village of Aadaysit, southern Lebanon, 09 October 2023. More than 700 Israelis were killed and over 2,000 were injured since the Islamist movement Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October, the Israeli army said. According to Palestinian officials, more than 500 people were killed and nearly 3,000 were injured as a result of Israel’s retaliatory raids and air strikes in the Palestinian enclave. Picture: EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEHSoldiers from an Indian Air Force Drill Team present their skills during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations at the Air Force base in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 08 October 2023. The Indian Air Force celebrates its 91st anniversary. Picture: EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTAActivists from campaign group ‘Green New Deal Rising’ protest outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Britain, 08 October 2023. The Labour Party Conference runs from 08 to 11 October at ACC Liverpool. Picture: EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHANUrara Ashikawa of Japan performs in the Women’s Balance Beam Final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, 08 October 2023. Picture: EPA-EFE/OLIVIER MATTHYSFisherman and trader Raimundo Silva do Carmo, 67, goes out to fetch water from a well he had dug himself in a dry area of Lago do Puraquequara lake, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 06 October 2023 (issued 07 October 2023). Drought is severely hitting the Brazilian Amazon, where some inhabitants have been forced to dig handmade wells with a handful of boards on dry lake beds in search of water in order to survive. Picture: EPA-EFE/Raphael Alves
