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Oct 27, 2014

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U.S. Marines rest as they prepare to depart upon end of operations for the Marines and British combat troops in Helmand October 26, 2014. British troops ended their combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday as they and U.S. Marines handed over two huge adjacent bases to the Afghan military, 13 years after a U.S.-led invasion launched the long and costly war against the Taliban. Picture taken October 26, 2014. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Marine rest before departing Helmand, Afghanistan. Reuters

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (R) review a guard of honour at the Chancellery in Berlin October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet stroll in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

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U.S. Marines are seen on board a helicopter at Kandahar air base upon the end of operations for the Marines and British combat troops in Helmand October 27, 2014. A fleet of planes and helicopters airlifted the last U.S. and British forces from a key base in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a day after the international coalition closed the massive facility and handed it over to the Afghan military. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Marines board a helicopter at Kandahar Air Base upon the end of combat operations in Helmand, Afghanistan. Reuters

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People take pictures of the sunset in Berlin October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)
People photograph the sunset in Berlin. Reuters

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French chocolate maker Jean-Paul Hevin talks with his assistant next to his four-metre (13-foot) tall chocolate King-Kong created by Richard Orlinski in Paris, October 27, 2014, on the eve of the 20th Salon du Chocolat (Paris Chocolate Show). REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
French chocolate maker Jean-Paul Hevin discusses his 13-foot tall chocolate King Kong in Paris. Reuters

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Veterinarians clean the teeth of Tango, an eleven-year-old male jaguar, as it undergoes a full medical examination at the Buenos Aires Zoo October 27, 2014. Argentina's rare jaguar was added to Buenos Aires Zoo's DNA bank on Monday as conservationists step up efforts to save the big cat species that is on the brink of extinction. The 11-year-old jaguar called Tango could be the key to preserving the species for future generations. At the zoo's Biotechnology Reproduction Lab, vets took blood, hair and semen samples from Tango to be stored. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)
Veterinarians clean an 11-year-old jaguar named Tango’s teeth during an exam in Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina. Reuters

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Demonstrators take cover from tear gas released by the police during a protest against the construction of the Sivens dam in Albi October 27, 2014. Opponents of the project protested on Monday after a protester was found dead at the site of the controversial dam over the weekend. Results from the investigations into the death is expected on Tuesday. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT)
Protesters take cover from tear gas in Albi, France. Reuters

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A red-tailed hawk flies over bird watchers in Cape May Point State Parkin Cape May, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, durig the final day of The 68th Cape May Autumn Birding Festival. (AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael S. Wirtz) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT
A red-tailed hawk flies over Cape May, N.J. AP

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Geese fly past autumn foliage and above the Schuylkill River, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Canada geese fly over Philadelphia. AP

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SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 23: (TURKEY-OUT) Smoke and dust rise over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, October 23, 2014. The Syrian town of Kobani has yet again seen fierce fighting between Islamic State and Syrian Kurdish forces. Kurdish authorities have agreed to send Peshmerga fighters to the Northern Syrian town to fight ISIL after Turkey has allowed passage. (Photo by Kutluhan Cucel/Getty Images)
Smoke and dust ride over Kobani, Syria, after an airstrike. Getty

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SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 26: (TURKEY OUT) Kurdish refugee children prepare tea in front of their family tent in a refugee camp on October 26, 2014 in the southeastern town of Suruc, Turkey.The Syrian town of Kobani has yet again seen fierce fighting between Islamic State and Syrian Kurdish forces. Since mid-September, more than 200,000 people from Kobani have fled into Turkey. (Photo by Kutluhan Cucel/Getty Images)
Kurdish refugee children stand in front of a tent in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Getty

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MARYSVILLE, WA - OCTOBER 26: Members of the community and students grieve beside a makeshift memorial at Marysville-Pilchuck High School on October 26, 2014 in Marysville, Washington. High school freshman Jaylen Fryberg shot five students at the high school's cafeteria, injuring four, killing one and then killing himself on October 24th. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
Mourners grieve at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysvilla, Wash. Getty

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An snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is pictured at the Chapultepec Zoo, in Mexico City, on October 27, 2014. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
A snow leopard stalks around its Mexico City zoo enclosure. Getty

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 27: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on October 27, 2014 in New York City. Stocks were lower in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Getty

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This Oct. 26, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the lava flow front of from an eruption that began the June 27, as the front remains active and continues to advance towards the northeast threatening the town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Dozens of residents in this rural area of Hawaii were placed on alert as flowing lava continued to advance. Authorities on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 said lava had advanced about 250 yards since Saturday morning and was moving at the rate of about 10 to 15 yards an hour, consistent with its advancement in recent days. The flow front passed through a predominantly Buddhist cemetery, covering grave sites in the mostly rural region of Puna, and was roughly a half-mile from Pahoa Village Road, the main street of Pahoa. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey)
An ongoing volcanic eruption threatens Pahoa, Hawaii. AP

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Indonesian Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, center, adjusts her sunglasses as she prepares for a photo session after the inauguration ceremony for the newly appointed Cabinet members at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesian Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti adjusts her sunglasses in Jakarta. AP

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Members pray over flag-draped coffins of members of Iraq's Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and Shiite militiamen during their funeral procession inside the holy Shiite shrine of Imam Hussein in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. A suicide car bomber driving a military Humvee struck a checkpoint manned by Iraqi troops and pro-government Shiite militiamen in the Sunni town of Jurf al-Sakhar south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 24 people, officials said. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)
Mourners pray over coffins containing members of Iraq’s SWAT team in Karbala, Iraq. AP

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Toilet paper printed with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, at right, and fake ID cards with the identity of the main politicians in Ukraine are displayed for sale on a stand in Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. Two pro-European parties that campaigned for tough reforms to battle corruption shared the lead Monday after Ukraine's parliamentary election, according to partial results. With more than half the votes counted, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's Popular Front was leading with 21.6 percent of the vote while President Petro Poroshenko's party had captured 21.5 percent. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Toilet paper printed with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s face is displayed in Kiev, Ukraine. AP

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Two-year-old Shunto, wearing a Halloween outfit, sits on pumpkins before a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, October 26, 2014. More than 100,000 spectators turned up to watch the parade, where 2,500 participants dressed up in costumes, according to the organiser. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)
A precious lil’ pumpkin waits for a Halloween parade in Tokyo. Reuters

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