The day in photos

Jessica Sager

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Oct 13, 2014

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People dressed as horror figures promote at Potsdamer Platz square in Berlin a upcoming horror show at the Filmpark Babelsberg theme park October 10, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY)

Horror fans promote a spooky show in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

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A soldier goes through the decontamination process with U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), who are earmarked for the fight against Ebola, take part in training before their deployment to West Africa, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky October 9, 2014. The U.S. military is ramping up its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, where it has already killed more than 3,400 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. REUTERS/Harrison McClary (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH MILITARY DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A soldier is decontaminated at Ft. Campbell, Ky., before deploying to West Africa. Reuters

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Typhoon Vongfong is seen in the Pacific Ocean as it approaches Japan's main islands on its northward journey, in this Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image taken from NASA's Aqua satellite at 0425 GMT on October 9, 2014. Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north toward the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain. Vongfong, which at one point rivaled last year's devastating typhoon Haiyan in strength, was weakening slightly as it moved north across the open ocean, but still carried winds gusting as high as 259 kph (160 mph). Picture taken October 9, 2014. REUTERS/NASA/Handout via Reuters (PACIFIC OCEAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION WILL BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY

Typhoon Vongfong approaches Japan. Reuters / NASA

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A mechanical installation named "Long Ma" is operated at a rehearsal of the Long Ma performance in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing October 10, 2014. "Long Ma", a 17-meter (56-ft) long and 15-meter (49-ft) tall mechanized dragon sculpture, and "The Spider", a 5.7-meter (19-ft) tall and 6-meter (20-ft) wide machine, are operated by French performance art company La Machine. The structures are operated by an automatic control system and electronic equipment. The performance, which combines Chinese culture and French art, will be held next week in Beijing in honour of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, an organiser of the event said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

“Long Ma” rehearses in Beijing, China. Reuters

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A girl performs with hoops during a training session at a circus school in Havana, September 26, 2014. Inside an abandoned movie theatre on a noisy avenue in a working-class section of Havana, some 70 Cuban children as young as nine pursue their dream of joining the circus. The circus is a lucrative career path and a rare opportunity for Cubans to make real money on the communist-led island. Picture taken September 26, 2014. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A girl practices hula hooping at a circus school in Havana, Cuba. Reuters

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Pro-democracy protesters block a main road during a rally outside government headquarters in Hong Kong October 10, 2014. Thousands of protesters regrouped in central Hong Kong on Friday to push their call for democracy, a day after the government called off talks with students amid a two-week standoff that has shaken communist China's capitalist hub. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CITYSCAPE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Pro-democracy protesters block a main road in Hong Kong. Reuters

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A woman walks by a memorial set up for Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, October 10, 2014. Brown was killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Brown was unarmed when he was shot at least six times, and outrage over his death has fuelled weeks of sometimes violent protests. (REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

A memorial for Michael Brown rests in Ferguson, Mo. Reuters

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ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 09: Demonstrators march through the streets protesting the October 8 killing of 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers Jr. by an off duty St. Louis police officer on October 9, 2014 in St Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis area has been struggling to heal since riots erupted in suburban Ferguson, Missouri after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Protesters march in St. Louis, Mo. Getty

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BERGEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 10: The NH-90 Helicopter is pictured during an evacuation of an injured soldier during an exercise in Munster prior the arrival of German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen at the Bundeswehr training ground on October 10, 2014 near Bergen, Germany. Von der Leyen is having to deal with revelations that a large portion of Germany's military hardware, including helicopters, jet fighters, transport planes and tanks, are currently inoperable due to a shortage of spare parts and a lack of investment over recent years. In addition a recent independent audit she commissioned claims that all of the nine biggest investment projects in new hardware by the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, over the last few decades have been beset by massive cost overruns and debilitating delays. Critics have called for a total overhaul of the Bundeswehr's procurement process. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)

An injured soldier is evacuated by helicopter in Bergen, Germany. Getty

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*** EXCLUSIVE *** KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 24: A mother baboon lifts its baby into the air, on March 24, 2013, in Kruger National Park, South Africa. ITS a scene weve witnessed before - doting parents playing aeroplane with their young child. But astonished tourists watched as a loving baboon played the popular human game with its young. The touching moment was spotted in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, by Mariana de Klerk, 54, in March 2013. The pictures, which have not been seen before, clearly show the delight on the newborns face as its mother lovingly lifts it up to the sky. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mariana de Klerk /Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A baboon spoils her baby. Barcroft Media

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shares his memories of former White House Press Secretary James Brady during his memorial service at the Newseum October 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. After Brady was seriously wounded and permanently disabled as a result of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Ronald Reagan in 1981, he became an ardent supporter of gun control. After Brady's death last month at the age of 73, the Virginia medical examinerÕs office ruled his death a homicide and a result of the gunshot wound he received 33 years ago. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Washington. Getty Images

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10: Malala Yousafzai (R) stands with her mother Torpekai after speaking during a press conference at the Library of Birmingham after being announced as a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, on October 10, 2014 in Birmingham, England. The 17-year-old Pakistani campaigner, who lives in Britain where she received medical treatment following an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012, was jointly awarded the Nobel peace prize with Kailash Satyarthi from India. Chair of the Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland made the announcement in Oslo, commending Malala for her 'heroic struggle' as a spokesperson for girls' rights to education. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Malala Yousafzai (right) and her mother, Torpekai, pose for photos after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Birmingham, England. Getty

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$WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Ray Kemble of Dimock, Pennsylvania, shows a water sample collected from Dimock, Pennsylvania during a rally on fracking-related water investigations October 10, 2014 outside EPAs Headquarters in Washington, DC. Residents from Dimock, Pennsylvania held a rally to call on EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to re-open investigations into frackings impact on people and the environment. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)$

An anti-fracking activist brings a water sample from Dimock, Pa., to Washington. Getty

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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 10: Varney Jonson, 46, grieves as an Ebola burial team takes away the body of his wife Nama Fambule for cremation on October 10, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. He and his family said that she had been sick for more than a year with an undiagnosed illness and protested her body being taken away as an Ebola victim. The burial of loved ones is important in Liberian culture, making the removal of infected bodies for cremation all the more traumatic for surviving family members. The World Health Organization says the Ebola epidemic has now killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Varney Jonson and his family mourn his wife, who died of Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia. Getty

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Sherwood Howard, left, embraces Nevada State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson as they get married outside of the Marriage License Bureau, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Las Vegas. The two had just obtained a same-sex marriage license and were the first same-sex couple married in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The first same-sex married couple in Las Vegas, Nevada state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson and Sherwood Howard, hug in Las Vegas. AP

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Turkish soldiers hold their positions with their tanks on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of the Islamic State group, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Soldiers hold their positions in Suruc, Turkey. AP

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 09: A fan poses for a picture during 2014 New York Comic Con - Day 1 at Jacob Javitz Center on October 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Bruce Wayne arrives at New York Comic Con. Getty

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epa04439992 Looking more like sci-fi creatures, German soldiers are heavily camouflaged in their role as snipers during a military exercise "Landoperation" in Bergen, Germany, 10 October 2014. The German Defense Minister will attend the exercise. EPA/PETER STEFFON

Soldiers wear extreme camouflage during exercises in Bergen, Germany. EPA

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PIC BY GORAN ANASTASOVSKI/MERCURY PRESS/CATERS NEWS(PICTURED: The Baboon wearing pyjamas)This is the adorable young baboon who acts like a child by drinking milk and wearing PYJAMAS. Goran Anastasovski, 45, looked on as the tiny baboon played with his drink bottle while wearing the snug nightwear. Keen animal photographer Goran, from Macedonia, said the animal had been abandoned by its mother and keepers at Skopja Zoo took him under their wing. The tiny animal was given his own bed and keepers even gave him a fresh set of baby clothes. See Mercury Copy

This baboon thinks he’s a little boy. Caters News

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