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Pocket in the décolleté
Clad in flowing Fendi design, US model Bella Hadid walks the runway at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom.
The Roman fashion company is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its baguette bag – it's time to unzip it.
At New York Fashion Week, 140 designers presented their new collections at various locations in the city.
Photo: Andres Kudacki / AFP
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angry protest
Demonstrators throw stones at a barracks in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
Eight years ago, dozens of Mexican students were abducted by police officers on a field trip. The crime has not been solved to this day.
Relatives of the 43 disappeared led the protest in front of the military installations.
They claim soldiers are responsible for the disappearance.
Photo: David Guzmán/EPA
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With the right technique
At first glance, it looks like a jellyfish: to prepare his net for fishing, a Palestinian fisherman throws it onto the beach in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / REUTERS
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Have you ever seen the rain
A rickshaw driver enjoys the rain during the monsoon.
The picture was taken in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and the ninth largest city in the world with around 22 million inhabitants.
Photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS
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Under the bridge
Above is the city traffic, below is trading: vendors offer their goods at a market in Bangkok.
Markets in the Thai capital are a popular destination for tourists.
This one seems to be more of a meeting point for locals.
Photo: Jack Taylor / AFP
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Fireworks for the winner
William Ruto (right) is now President of Kenya.
Here, behind him, he accepts congratulations from his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta at an inauguration ceremony at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi.
Ruto won the August 9 elections and the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the official results by defeated candidate Raila Odinga.
Photo: Brian Inganga / dpa
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Guys, here comes the mask schedule
Indra Jatra is the largest religious street festival in Nepal, celebrated in honor of the deity Indra.
An important component are dances and performances, the participants of which are masked.
These three boys are also waiting for their assignment at Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
The square, part of Unesco World Heritage, was severely damaged in an earthquake in 2015.
Photo: Prakash Mathem / AFP
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The early bird
Storks are obviously early risers.
In the morning mist, these animals start a flight in Riedlingen, Baden-Württemberg.
It is not known whether they were able to muster
a sense for the aesthetic moment in the nature reserve near the Danube .
Photo: Thomas Warnack / dpa
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death notice
A holidaymaker reads a newspaper on the beach in Benidorm, Spain.
On page 1: the news of Queen Elizabeth's death.
Photo: Zowy Voeten / Getty Images
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Happy Birthday!
Hindus celebrate the birthday of the elephant-headed god Ganesha on September 9 with an offering.
Photo: Sam Panthaky / AFP
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Bloodless marketing
Zombie alert in the Indonesian capital Jakarta!
With the invasion of undead in trains and stations, the operator of Light Rail Transit (LRT) wants to attract more people to public transport.
"Train to Apocalypse" is what he calls the contradictory event where actors give their scariest performances.
Photo: Mast Irham/EPA
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Out with Her Highness
Two staff members at Zimbabwe's National Gallery in Harare carry a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II from the depot where it has been stored.
Zimbabwe only became fully independent in 1980 after Great Britain initially refused to recognize the independence of its colony of Rhodesia.
Elizabeth II had been proclaimed the head of state of Rhodesia, but did not accept the title.
Photo: Jekesai Njikizana / AFP
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monsoon victims
People seek refuge in a makeshift tent camp run by the United Nations refugee agency in Sukkur, Pakistan.
They are victims of the devastating floods caused by the monsoon rains.
The floods killed more than 1,000 people and left half a million homeless.
Photo: Fareed Khan/AP
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Famous blue raincoat
The fans of Eintracht Braunschweig had come up with something new for the second division derby against Hannover 96: they appeared in blue raincoats.
In the table, however, Eintracht is also pretty much in the rain.
Photo: Swen Pförtner / dpa
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nut nap
A worker tries to get some rest on top of a mountain of coconuts at a market in Yangon, Myanmar.
The nuts are harvested when they are still green and soft.
Because then they still contain a lot of coconut water.
The hairy, brown coconut that ends up in German supermarkets is the inner part of the entire fruit.
Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
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ball-bearing
A field near Izyum in the Kharkiv region is cratered after continuous shelling.
The Ukrainian troops recaptured the city from the Russian soldiers - one of the great successes of the counter-offensive
Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov / dpa
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prey
A Ukrainian soldier lifts a carpet covering Russian ammunition in the Kharkiv region.
Overall, more than 20 towns were recaptured within 24 hours, the Ukrainian General Staff said.
Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov / dpa
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inspectors
Ukrainian soldiers examine a church in the city of Izyum that was converted into a military hospital by Russian troops.
In their counter-offensive, Kiev's troops retook the strategically important city this week.
Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov / dpa
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When the Green Lung smokes
Parts of the Argentine city of Rosario have disappeared under thick clouds of smoke due to wildfires.
"It's like smoking 24 hours a day," said the provincial health minister.
This summer, gigantic areas around the world fell victim to natural fires.
Photo: Sebastián Granata / dpa
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after the fire
Harz cows graze in the fog on the Brocken.
After a forest fire, the mountain has been open to visitors again since September 9th.
The Harz narrow-gauge railway has also resumed operations.
Photo: Matthias Leg / dpa
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hero worship
Argentina's basketball superstar Manu Ginóbili is an icon in the South American country.
No wonder a basketball court in Buenos Aires is decorated with his portrait.
So large that you can see it from the air.
Photo: Luis Robayo / AFP
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turning manoeuvre
A woman casts her ballot for parliamentary elections at a polling station at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
The vote caused a change of power in the Scandinavian country.
The opposition right-wing alliance won, the Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigned.
Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP
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Escape aid in the firelight
Firefighters on a road leading to houses threatened by the forest fire in Saumos, France.
The fire has been raging since September 12th.
Meanwhile, more than 3600 hectares of forest have been burned, more than 1200 people have been evacuated.
Photo: Philippe Lopez / AFP
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Star over Görlitz
On September 12, the 600-kilogram Star of David is lifted onto the dome of the Kulturforum Görlitz Synagogue with a crane.
After more than eight decades, the synagogue will again be crowned with a Star of David.
Photo: Robert Michael / dpa
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A 19 year old's dream
Carlos Alcaraz has reached his goal - and yet it is probably just the beginning.
The 19-year-old tennis pro from Spain won the US Open and is now number one in the world rankings.
It won't be the last time he lifts such a trophy in front of the photographers.
Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
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buildings made of light
On September 11, two pillars of light will shine in Lower Manhattan.
They symbolize the two skyscrapers of the World Trade Center and are intended to commemorate the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP
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lander
There's still water on the runway ahead of the presentation of Tommy Hilfiger's fall collection during New York Fashion Week.
A worker at the Skyline Drive-In open-air movie theater in Brooklyn tries to make the walkway non-slip despite the rain.
Photo: Andrew Kelly / REUTERS
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For his queen
A man holding a bouquet of flowers waits for Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to be carried past.
On September 11, the Queen's body was transferred to Edinburgh from Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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Photo:Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
