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A woman competes in the ‘Fashions in the Field’ event before the start of the Melbourne Cup horse race at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on November 7, 2023. – Held on the first Tuesday of November since 1876, the punishing 3,200 metre (two-mile) handicap at Flemington is regarded as the ultimate test of stamina and staying power. With Aus$8 million (US$6 million) at stake, the winner of the 24-strong field will bank Aus$4.4 million and instantly become a household name in Australia where the race is a cultural institution. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)
Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla travel down the Mall by royal carriage for the State Opening of Parliament in London, Britain, 07 November 2023. King Charles III delivered his first King’s Speech, announcing a list of proposed new laws drawn up by British Prime Minister Sunak’s Conservative government. Picture: EPA-EFE/ANDY RAINA pedestrian carrying an umbrella passes the Orlando Towers in Soweto, 7 November 2023, as rain falls across Johannesburg. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenAfghan refugees climb on a truck to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on November 7, 2023, following Pakistan’s government decision to expel people illegally staying in the country. More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said on November 2. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP)Horticulture specialist Lebogang Monchwe (R) explains to the Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development staff member Sinethemba Sibiya at Bekkersdal Agri-Park in Randfontein, West of Johannesburg, 7 November 2023, about vertical hydroponics system after harvesting. The visit forms part of the Legislature’s oversight work driven by the Portfolio Committee, to whom the Department accounts for the use of taxpayers’ money in maintaining Gauteng’s nature reserves and agriparks. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The CitizenA taxi passes through a flooded section of New Canada Road in Pennyville, 7 November 2023, as rain falls across Johannesburg. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenThe puppet ‘Little Amal’ appears to look through the bars of the fence upon her arrival at the border wall in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, 06 November 2023. Little Amal, a puppet that represents a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, arrived in the Mexican city of Tijuana, on the border with the United States, to share a message of hope with the population of migrants and refugees who are in the city, waiting for asylum and protection from the USA. Picture: EPA-EFE/Joebeth TerriquezBronia Roets Lasec guides school children in some science experiments at a ribbon cutting event where Ford in conjunction with Gift of the Givers, Maersk and the Dept of Basic Education handed over one of the Maths and Science labs made out of a repurposed container to Agnes Chidi Primary School in Mamelodi, 7 November 2023. Picture: Neil McCartney / The CitizenIsraeli army flares illuminate the sky over west Gaza in the northern Gaza Strip, on 06 November 2023. More than 10,000 Palestinians and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Palestinian health authority, since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABERA model displays henna tattoo designs on her hands during a Henna tattoo competition in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 07 November 2023. The tradition of coloring body parts is a ritual carried out by Acehnese Muslim women when they are about to get married, using henna leaves known as Lawsonia inermis. Henna has long been used as a cosmetic for coloring women’s nails and hair. Picture: EPA-EFE/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAKA herd of cattle on a flooded street at in Randfontein Plots, west of Johannesburg, 7 November 2023. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The CitizenAn artist tries to affix a giant fiber-made face of a hundred-foot-tall icon of the Hindu goddess Kali made by Krishanu Pal near a workshop ahead of the Diwali festival in Kolkata, eastern India, 06 November 2023. Diwali, the festival of lights, symbolizes the victory of good over evil and commemorates Lord Ram’s return to his kingdom, Ayodhya, after completing a 14-year exile. This year, Diwali will be celebrated across the country on 12 November, on the same day as Kali Puja, which is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. Picture: EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
