Snapshots of the fortnight (November 3 to 17)

Published: Nov 19, 2015

US President Barack Obama (left) with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and US security advis

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US President Barack Obama (left) with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and US security advisor Susan Rice (second from left) prior to the opening session of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders Summit in Antalya, Turkey, on November 15. In the wake of the horrific Paris attacks, leaders from the world’s top economies vowed to intensify the fight against terrorism

Supporters of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi eagerly wait for the election results outside the Nati

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Supporters of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi eagerly wait for the election results outside the National League for Democracy (NLD) Party headquarters in Yangon on November 8, 2015. The NLD enjoyed a landslide victory, taking nearly 80 percent of the seats in the polls, which are likely to reshape the political landscape of the country controlled for half-a-century by the army

A woman sits outside an outpatient clinic at the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City after it was c

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A woman sits outside an outpatient clinic at the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City after it was closed on November 9. According to the hospital authorities, 17 outpatient clinics at the public hospital were shut down as they lacked medical supplies due to insufficient funds

A woman walks on a street at Apgujeong luxury shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on November 1

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A woman walks on a street at Apgujeong luxury shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on November 12. South Korea's central bank left interest rates at a record low of 1.5 percent for the fifth consecutive month, and countered calls for a cut arguing that strong domestic demand could still lead to economic recovery despite weak exports

Employees walk on the sidewalks inside the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong on November 3. HSBC is see

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Employees walk on the sidewalks inside the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong on November 3. HSBC is seeking to overtake Western rivals in the race for a slice of China's $4 trillion onshore bond market thanks to an investment banking partnership with a state-owned investor it announced last week

A Palestinian protester uses a sling to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes near the Jewis

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A Palestinian protester uses a sling to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes near the Jewish settlement of Bet El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 16

Health workers administer polio vaccine for children during a house-to-house vaccination campaign in

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Health workers administer polio vaccine for children during a house-to-house vaccination campaign in Yemen's capital Sanaa on November 11

A man carries the coffin of Emanuele Vitoria Fernandes, 5, who died in Bento Rodrigues district afte

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A man carries the coffin of Emanuele Vitoria Fernandes, 5, who died in Bento Rodrigues district after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Mariana, Brazil, on November 10. Search and rescue teams have confirmed four deaths after two dams burst and unleashed mudslides on a village. Twenty-two people have been missing and hundreds have been displaced around the iron ore mine operated by Samarco, a joint venture owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton

A mine worker speaks on his phone as he returns from the Lonmin mine at the end of his shift, outsid

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A mine worker speaks on his phone as he returns from the Lonmin mine at the end of his shift, outside Rustenburg, South Africa, on November 10. As loss-making platinum producer Lonmin LMI.L appeals for cash from shareholders and slashes costs, many of its mine workers are eager to grab redundancy deals and leave a company battling to stay afloat. Battered by strikes, rising costs and weak platinum prices, Lonmin is seeking to raise $407 million in a share issue - priced at a 94 percent discount this week - and another $370 million in loans. It says the money is crucial for its survival

A businessman crosses a road under autumn leaves at Tokyo's business district in Japan on Novemb

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A businessman crosses a road under autumn leaves at Tokyo's business district in Japan on November 11. Most Japanese companies do not expect the nation's flagging economy to recover until well into next year, as a China-led slowdown keeps overseas demand weak and consumer spending at home remains sluggish. However, Japan's core machinery orders rose by 7.5 percent in September - the first increase in four months - an encouraging sign for capital expenditure

People jump rope during a lunch break in a financial district in Beijing, China, on November 12

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People jump rope during a lunch break in a financial district in Beijing, China, on November 12

Deadwood is seen at sunset in Epecuen Village, southwest of Buenos Aires, on November 6. Over the pa

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Deadwood is seen at sunset in Epecuen Village, southwest of Buenos Aires, on November 6. Over the past few years, Epecuen has been attracting tourists with its eerie apocalyptic atmosphere after a flood submerged it in salt water for more than two decades. Originally a busy lakeside tourist village in the 1920s renowned for its saltwater baths, Epecuen came to a sudden end on November 10, 1985, when a succession of rainy winters caused Lago Epecuen to overflow and water surged through a special retaining wall and into the town. Residents and tourists were forced to evacuate and in just a few days, homes and buildings were covered by almost 33 feet of salt water. Now, 30 years on, the water has evaporated and former residents can walk amidst the rusted out ruins of what was once their town

An exterior view of 390 Madison Avenue, an office building in midtown Manhattan in New York, that is

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An exterior view of 390 Madison Avenue, an office building in midtown Manhattan in New York, that is undergoing complete reconstruction. A new skyline rising across Manhattan poses a challenge for the owners of the city's ageing office buildings as they face expensive overhauls in order to compete against a wave of amenity-rich towers nearing completion. Manhattan has the oldest office infrastructure in the world, and record levels of available space by 2017 will test the moxie of landlords who are losing top tenants to new buildings mostly going up in Lower Manhattan and on the West Side

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