The day in photos

The day in photos

Nov 18, 2014

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Rainbow is seen over the JK Memorial in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. The JK Memorial was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, inaugurated on September 12, 1981 and is dedicated to former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek, founder of Brasilia. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A rainbow appears over the JK Memorial in Brasilia, Brazil. AP

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Thousands of colourful notes are displayed on "Lennon Wall" as a couple carrying a yellow umbrella, a symbol of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement, walks past at the Admiralty protest site in Hong Kong November 17, 2014. Police will take action this week to clear protesters from some occupied sites, according to South China Morning Post on Monday. Protesters have occupied key areas of Hong Kong for more than six weeks, camping out in some of the world's most expensive real estate and paralysing parts of the financial centre to demand free elections for the city's leader in 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EDUCATION CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Notes stick to the “Lennon Wall” in Hong Kong. Reuters

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Workers lifted by a crane to clean the windows of an office building are seen next to a statue of Don Juan de Borbon, grandfather of Spanish King Felipe, in Madrid November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

A crane lifts workers to clean office windows near the statue of Don Juan de Borbon in Madrid, Spain. Reuters

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An explosion following an air strike is seen in central Kobani in Syria, November 17, 2014. Picture taken from the Turkish side of the Turkish-Syrian border. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An explosion follows an airstrike over Kobani, Syria. Reuters

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Palestinian protesters climb a ladder at Israel's controversial barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem November 17, 2014. A Palestinian bus driver was found hanged inside his vehicle on Monday, an incident Israeli police described as a suicide but which the driver's family said they believed was an attack. Israeli police said the evidence suggested al-Ramouni had committed suicide, but rumors quickly spread in the Palestinian media that he had been killed by Jewish assailants, fuelling tension and violence in the divided city. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Palestinian protesters scale a wall between Abu Dis, West Bank, and Jerusalem, Israel. Reuters

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People wearing masks march through the city center to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague November 17, 2014. Czech Republic marks the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which led to the fall of the communist regime 25 years ago, on Monday. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)

Marchers in pig masks mark the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague. Reuters

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People, one wearing a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, march through the city center to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague November 17, 2014. Czech Republic marks the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which led to the fall of the communist regime 25 years ago, on Monday. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Demonstrators mark the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague. Reuters

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REFILE - UPDATING OBJECT NAME A tower at Abengoa solar plant at "Solucar" solar park is seen in Sanlucar la Mayor, near the Andalusian capital of Seville November 17, 2014. Shares in Spanish renewable energy and engineering firm Abengoa rebounded on Monday - after falling sharply last week - after the company gave details of how it accounted for debt and set new leverage targets for 2014 and 2015. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ENERGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A tower at Abengoa solar plant at “Solucar” solar park beams in Seville, Spain. Reuters

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Orphan children play at the SOS Children's Villages compound in al-Hamah area in Damascus suburbs November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Orphans play at an SOS Children’s Villages compound al-Hamah, Syria. Reuters

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Protesters burn a U.S. flag during a rally marking the 41st anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against a military dictatorship then ruling Greece, outside the U.S. embassy in Athens November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)

Protesters burn a US flag in Athens, Greece. Reuters

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People walk with umbrellas past a United States flag as it rains in Times Square in New York November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Rain falls over Times Square. Reuters

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Sunni tribesmen take part in a military training, as they prepare to fight against militants of the Islamic State, on the outskirt of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, November 16, 2014. Islamic State's systematic massacre of hundreds of Iraq's Albu Nimr tribe should have been an unmistakable wake up call for a country that may not be able to stabilise without long-term support from Sunni tribesmen. Picture taken November 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)

Sunni tribesmen take part in military training in Ramadi, Iraq. Reuters

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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference in the Brooklyn Borough of New York November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Mayor Bill de Blasio gives a press conference in Brooklyn. Reuters

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A protester holds a burned U.S. flag during a rally marking the 41st anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against a U.S. backed military dictatorship in then ruling Greece, outside the U.S. embassy in Athens November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE - Tags: ANNIVERSARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A protester holds a burned US flag in Athens. Reuters

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A plume of smoke from Alaska's Pavlof volcano on the lower Alaska peninsula is pictured in this November 15, 2014 NASA handout satellite image. By November 15, Pavlof was lofting ash plumes to an altitude of 30,000 feet (9 kilometers), high enough to disrupt commercial airline flights. REUTERS/NASA/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Smoke rises from the Pavlof volcano in Alaska. Reuters

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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 16: Demonstrators mark with a protest the 101st day since 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed on November 17, 2014 in Clayton, Missouri. Brown was killed by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson police officer, on August 9. A grand jury in Clayton is sorting through evidence from the shooting to decide if Wilson should be charged in the shooting. The decision is expected sometime this month. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Protesters mark the 101st day since Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo. Getty

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Riot police pass a flare thrown by protesters during a protest to commemorate the deadly 1973 student uprising, in Athens on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Protesters clashed briefly with riot police during an otherwise peaceful rally of 20,000 people in Athens Monday to mark the 41st anniversary of a deadly student uprising against the country's former dictatorship. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Riot police cover protests marking the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising in Athens, Greece. AP

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Pedestrians make their way through downtown Cincinnati, Monday morning, Nov. 17, 2014, as the season's first snowfall resulted in thousands of power outages in the Cincinnati area. The National Weather Service reported accumulations of 2 to 4 inches of snow in northern and central Ohio by Monday morning, while the southwest section of the state got 3 to 5 inches. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES

Snow falls in Cincinnati, Ohio. AP

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Landslide and bad weather in Varese province, 2 dead, on November 16, 2014. Pictured: General view Ref: SPL890222 171114 Picture by: Fotogramma / Splash News Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

Landslides wreak havoc in Varese, Italy. Splash

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Jimbelung, a two-year-old koala, is held in the media center at the G20 Summit in Brisbane November 16, 2014. Jimbelung and another koala became famous after being held by world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the summit on Saturday. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ANIMALS)

Jimbelung, a 2-year-old koala, makes the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia, a bit cuter. Reuters

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