Fortnight in pictures: (October 20 – November 3)

Published: Nov 5, 2015

Nepalese citizens leave for their respective villages to celebrate Dashain, the biggest religious fe

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Nepalese citizens leave for their respective villages to celebrate Dashain, the biggest religious festival for Hindus in Nepal, on October 22, even as capital Kathmandu reels under a fuel crisis. In early November, oil supplies from China arrived in Nepal, easing fuel woes for the Himalayan nation struggling to contain an internal crisis triggered by the dissent over its new constitution

Locals are transported on a military truck along a flooded portion of a highway in Zaragoza, Nueva E

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Locals are transported on a military truck along a flooded portion of a highway in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija, in northern Philippines on October 20, after the province was hit by Typhoon Koppu that killed at least nine people. Trees, power lines and walls were toppled and flood waters spread far from riverbeds, but tens of thousands of people were evacuated in time

Residents search for belongings amidst rubble as several houses in Pakistan’s Peshawar collaps

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Residents search for belongings amidst rubble as several houses in Pakistan’s Peshawar collapsed after a major earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on October 26. At least 135 people in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan were killed and tremors could be felt as far as New Delhi

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Chinese President Xi Jinping are driven by carriage along The Ma

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Chinese President Xi Jinping are driven by carriage along The Mall to the Buckingham Palace in London on October 20. The president and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were the Queen’s guests during their state visit to Britain

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the media aboard his plane before he heads back to the US

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US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the media aboard his plane before he heads back to the US from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 25

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (right) chats with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a cent

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (right) chats with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a central and East European meeting over the Balkan refugee crisis at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on October 25

Argentina’s outgoing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner appears to talk to supporters at

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Argentina’s outgoing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner appears to talk to supporters at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires on October 29. Fernandez de Kirchner, a fiery leftist who often rails against Western excesses, will leave behind a divided nation, which will vote for a new president by November 22. The first lady is hailed by the poor for expanding social welfare programs and protecting local industry but loathed by others who blame her for strangling the economy

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is reflected in a glass teleprompter as she holds

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is reflected in a glass teleprompter as she holds a rally in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 23. Amid her presidential campaign, Clinton recently faced an 11-hour Congressional hearing, facing a barrage of questions from the Republicans over the details of the 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya, when she was the secretary of state

US President Barack Obama poses for a selfie taken by veteran star player Abby Wambach as he welcome

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US President Barack Obama poses for a selfie taken by veteran star player Abby Wambach as he welcomes the United States women’s national soccer team to the White House to celebrate their victory in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton leaps out of his car after winning the US F1 Grand Prix a

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Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton leaps out of his car after winning the US F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 25. Hamilton clinched his third Formula One world championship after winning a thrilling and unpredictable Grand Prix

A postwoman checks her phone in front of the headquarters of Poste Italiane in Milan on October 22.

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A postwoman checks her phone in front of the headquarters of Poste Italiane in Milan on October 22. Italy is set to raise up to 3.4 billion euros ($3.8 billion) from a stock market listing of state-owned post office operator Poste Italiane

YouTube Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl unveils the new paid subscription service at the YouTube

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YouTube Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl unveils the new paid subscription service at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, on October 21. Alphabet Inc’s YouTube has launched a $10-a-month subscription option in the US that lets viewers watch videos without advertisement interruption

Military conscripts wait for medical tests at a recruiting station in Stavropol, Russia, on October

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Military conscripts wait for medical tests at a recruiting station in Stavropol, Russia, on October 27. Vladimir Putin has conscripted 150,000 new troops into the Russian army as the country unleashed a new wave of airstrikes in Syria

People walk through the Rain Room at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California on October 3

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People walk through the Rain Room at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California on October 30. The art installation was created by London-based arts collective Random International and uses 528 gallons of recycled water

Tabajara tribal men chat in front of the Sports Arena before the World Games for Indigenous People i

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Tabajara tribal men chat in front of the Sports Arena before the World Games for Indigenous People in Palmas, Brazil on October 21

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