Day in Photos: Nov. 17, 2011

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A protester wears a Guy Fawkes mask as he attends an anti-government rally at Old Town Square in Prague. The Czech Republic marks the 22nd anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution today. REUTERS

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Members of the U.S. Army Old Guard walk away after a wreath-laying ceremony at President John F. Kennedy’s gravesite at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia. Getty Images

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Sri Lankan prisoners prepare to perform a traditional dance at the main Welikada prison in Colombo. The cultural event is organized by the prisons department as part of the rehabilitation program for convicts. AFP/Getty Images

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A US-made F-16 fighter of the Taiwanese air force flies at a low-altitude over a highway in Chiatung, a township in the southern Pingtung county, during a drill. Taiwan military planes conducted mock sorties on a highway in one of the island’s biggest wargames this year simulating an invastion by the giant neighbour China. AFP/Getty Images

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President Barack Obama addresses the troops at RAAF Darwin as Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard looks on during the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia in Darwin. Getty Images

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Students and demonstrators march to protest against the cuts in the education budget and against the austerity measures in Europe in Rome. Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti, who took office the day before, is set to unveil his economic program, under heavy scrutiny from global leaders, financial markets and parliamentarians wary of hard-hitting reforms. AFP/Getty Images

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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (C) walks with Ron Dennis (2nd L), the Executive Chairman of McLaren Automotive, racing drivers Lewis Hamilton (2nd R) and Jenson Button (R) and cyclist Mark Cavendish (L), during a visit to the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, southern England. REUTERS

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A U.S. soldier takes position as an Afghan girl stands next to him during a patrol as part of an overall security and disruption insurgency mission in Wardak province, eastern Afghanistan. REUTERS

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Merina Begum tries to salvage her belongings after a fire in a slum at Rayerbazar in Dhaka. More than 250 shanties have been burned down after a blaze swept through the slum. REUTERS

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A boy holds a machete during clashes between Coptic Christians and residents in Shoubra neighbourhood in Cairo. REUTERS

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A Mexican soldier stands guard next to packages of marijuana found at a warehouse in Tijuana. Approximately 17 tons of marijuana were discovered in a cross-border tunnel that appears to be one of the most significant drug smuggling passages found between the U.S. and Mexico. Bloomberg

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Occupy Wall Street demonstrators gather with student activist groups at Union Square during what protest organizers called a “Day of Action” in New York. REUTERS

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Kuwaiti protesters scuffle with riot police at a demonstration near Kuwait’s parliament in Kuwait City. Kuwait’s emir ordered security forces to take all necessary measures to safeguard “public order” after protesters stormed parliament to demand the resignation of the prime minister. Protesters want the government headed by Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah, an influential member of the ruling family, to be sacked. REUTERS

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Juan Alcala, 62, rides his bicycle adorned with colorful balloons as police officers make their way along the street during a rally in Los Angeles. Occupy Wall Street demonstrators held modestly sized, but energetic rallies around the country Thursday to celebrate two months since the movements birth and signal that they aren’t ready to quit yet. AP Photo

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A man with a paddle walks past pictures of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at his flooded house in Bangkok. REUTERS

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A woman prays beside a statue at Notre Dame cathedral in Benin’s economic capital Cotonou. Pope Benedict will visit the cathedral on Friday at the start of a three-day visit to Benin, his second trip as pontiff to Africa after visiting Cameroon and Angola in 2009. REUTERS

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Light trails shine from a passing bus in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London. REUTERS

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