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Grab him by the antlers:
After a successful stalking, hunters in Glen Markie in Scotland put a hunted deer on the back of their wagon.
The hunting season for red deer starts on July 1st and ends on October 20th.
The four-legged friends still have no rest afterwards - the hinds will be released to be shot directly from October 21st.
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Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
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2/22
Cremated:
From a house on the Canary Island of La Palma only the outline and the deduction can be seen.
The volcano on the Cumbre Vieja mountain range erupted on September 19, the first time in 50 years.
Since then, the islanders have had no rest from the force of nature.
Because of the approaching lava, the authorities ordered the evacuation of around 300 people on Thursday.
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Saul Santos / dpa
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3/22
On patrol:
Police officers use searchlights on the beach between Ambleteusse and Wimereux in northern France to look for migrants who want to cross the English Channel to England.
Photo: MARC SANYE / AFP
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4/22
They went undetected:
Also in Wimereux, France, 40 migrants are preparing in a rubber dinghy to steer towards England.
Photo: MARC SANYE / AFP
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5/22
In uncertain security:
migrants are resting on board the "Sea Watch 3" near Malta.
Between October 17 and 18 alone, the crew of the German rescue ship rescued 412 migrants on the open sea and are now looking for a safe harbor that will accept them.
Photo: Valeria Mongelli / AP
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6/22
With flowers and rifles:
Taliban fighters examine a cell in Pul-a-Charkhi prison on the outskirts of Kabul.
Meanwhile, Russia hosted an international conference in Moscow this week on the future of Afghanistan.
The US canceled their participation.
Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP
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7/22
Shaved bald:
Drug addicts are waiting in front of the Avicenna Hospital in Kabul to be admitted.
The radical Islamic Taliban have ordered the men 45 days of withdrawal.
Photo: BULENT KILIC / AFP
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8/22
Bold plans:
"I want to serve my fatherland and protect others from disease," says Samira: "And I want other girls to learn so that they can become doctors like me in the future."
The nine-year-old lives in an orphanage in Kabul.
Due to her young age, she is still allowed to go to school.
Photo: JORGE SILVA / REUTERS
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9/22
Fear of a new civil war:
Lebanon has not been able to calm down since the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut in August 2020.
This week Shiite Hezbollah and Amal supporters demonstrated in Beirut against an investigating judge who is supposed to investigate the background to the explosion.
Gun fights broke out during the protest.
At least six people were killed and dozen injured.
Photo: IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP
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10/22
3G in Italian:
As of October 15th, all workers in Italy have to show that they have been vaccinated, tested or recovered.
Otherwise there is a risk of absenteeism without payment.
The introduction of the so-called »Green Pass« caused protests, as here in Milan on October 16.
Photo: PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP
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11/22
Standstill:
In Haiti, many schools, shops and markets such as the Petion-Ville market in Port-au-Prince were closed this week.
The reason is a general strike with which the people demonstrate against the growing violence and crime in the country.
An armed gang had previously kidnapped 17 members of a missionary group from the USA not far from the Haitian capital.
The kidnappers demand a ransom of $ 17 million.
Photo: Matias Delacroix / AP
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12/22
Righteous Among the Nations:
67 years after his death, people in Lisbon remembered the Portuguese diplomat Aristides Sousa Mendes.
From Bordeaux, France, he had saved thousands of people from the Nazis during World War II, including many Jews.
Photo: MARIO CRUZ / EPA
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13/22
Hyper despite COVID-19:
In Amsterdam, visitors
rave
to the set of Russian techno DJane Nina Kraviz.
The "Amsterdam Dance Event" with electronic music has been taking place in the Dutch capital since 1994.
As in the previous year, the multi-day festival was a little smaller than usual due to Corona.
Photo: Paul Bergen / EPA
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14/22
Lively:
A woman in Nevşehir, Turkey is rocking towards the sky - numerous hot air balloons can be seen in the background.
What cannot be seen in this photo: The swing hangs on a crane that can also be rented by holidaymakers for such shots.
Nevşehir is located in Cappadocia, which is famous for its Unesco-protected cave architecture and is often explored by balloon.
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15/22
Founding myth:
People in the Plaza de Mayon in Buenos Aires celebrate the »Day of Loyalty«.
The holiday commemorates the release of Juan Domingo Peron on October 17, 1945 after thousands of Argentines campaigned for his release.
This is how Peronism began in Argentine historiography.
Photo: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni / EPA
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16/22
Practice early:
elementary school students compete against each other in sumo wrestling in Kawasaki, south of the Japanese capital Tokyo.
Photo: KIM KYUNG-HOON / REUTERS
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17/22
Under the ice
: Glaciologist Andrea Fischer from the Austrian Academy of Sciences is researching a natural cave on the Jamtalferner glacier near Galtür.
Giant ice caves have formed in glaciers, which are speeding up the melting process faster than expected as warmer air flows through the ice mass until it collapses.
Photo: LISI NIESNER / REUTERS
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18/22
Lively people for the Dead Sea:
around 200 models painted white pose in the desert near the Dead Sea for an action by the US artist Spencer Tunick.
He is known for his photographs of the naked in landscape or city views.
Around 200, white-painted naked people took part in an art campaign at the Dead Sea to draw attention to the ongoing destruction of the world's salty sea.
Photo: Ariel Schalit / dpa
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19/22
Sun salutation:
Supporters of the Samaritan community take part in a pilgrimage in the West Bank.
On the occasion of the Sukkot festival, the pilgrimage leads 881 meters up to the summit of Gerizim, the most holy place of the Samaritans.
The Samaritan calendar differs from the Jewish calendar.
That is why the religious community celebrates Sukkot this year in October, and not like Jews in September.
Photo: Majdi Mohammed / AP
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20/22
Good versus evil:
Hindus celebrate the Dashahara Festival for ten days each year, like here in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
The festival honors, among other things, the victory of the goddess Durga over demons.
Photo: Niranjan Shrestha / AP
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21/22
United in music:
The event "La Gala Mas IN" in Madrid, Spain promotes diversity and inclusion in art.
To this end, the organizers bring together dancers with and without disabilities, as here.
Other disciplines are also part of the program.
Photo: Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images
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22/22
Howl:
The art installation »La Lloreria« is supposed to create more awareness for mental health in Madrid, Spain.
The name of the installation is derived from a Spanish idiom, according to which you should go to a "wine room" with your feelings and not bother other people with your problems.
Photo: JUAN MEDINA / REUTERS