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The Week in Pictures: October 10, 2015

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From Beijing’s massive traffic jam to cross-dressing Bolivian pro wrestlers, the most compelling images from the past seven days.

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Andrew Kelly / Reuters
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East Jerusalem
October 7, 2015


A masked Palestinian youth adds tires to a fire during clashes with Israeli police in Sur Baher, a village in the city’s Arab suburbs. A suspected Palestinian militant stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier, snatched his gun, and was then shot dead by special forces, according to police.

Ammar Awad / Reuters
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Gran Canaria, Spain
October 8, 2015


An African migrant is helped by a Red Cross worker after arriving at Maspalomas beach in the Canary Islands. Some 41 African migrants arrived in a fishing boat on their way to European soil from Africa, Spanish police said.

Borja Suarez / Reuters
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Beijing
October 6, 2015


Vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic jam near a toll station as people return home at the end of a weeklong Chinese national holiday.

China Daily via Reuters
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Sochi, Russia
October 7, 2015


Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) takes part in a ceremony before a gala game opening a new season of the Night Ice Hockey League.

Ria Novosti / Reuters
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Morek, Syria
October 7, 2015


Syrian army howitzers fire as part of an offensive this week aided by Russian airstrikes.

Alexander Kots/AP
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New York City
October 8, 2015


People dressed as Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas and the Joker from Batman sit in the foodcourt at the New York Comic Con. The event draws thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop-culture luminaries, and features a sprawling floor of vendors in a space equivalent to more than three football fields at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center.

Andrew Kelly / Reuters
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Mato Grosso, Brazil
October 4, 2015


The Amazon rain forest (R), bordered by deforested land prepared for the planting of soybeans, is pictured in this aerial photo. Brazil will produce a record 97.8 million tons of soybeans in 2015/16, a 3.2 percent rise from a year earlier.

Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
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Georgetown, South Carolina
October 8, 2015


Jeffrey Cokely returns for valuables at his flooded home. Cokely had evacuated but had to return with the help of the South Carolina National Guard for extra clothes and medicine.

Randall Hill / Reuters
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Paris
October 7, 2015


Models present creations by Italian designer Giambattista Valli as part of his Spring/Summer 2016 women's ready-to-wear collection for Moncler Gamme Rouge during Paris Fashion Week.

Charles Platiau / Reuters
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Pyongyang, North Korea
October 9, 2015


A man reads newspapers displayed inside a subway station visited by foreign reporters during a government-organized tour. One of the world's most inaccessible countries, North Korea has invited foreign journalists this week for celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party.

Damir Sagolj / Reuters
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Madrid, Spain
October 8, 2015

Bolivian professional wrestlers Yenny Mamani (R), nicknamed Martha “La Altenaî,” and Leonor Cordova, nicknamed Angela “La Simpatica,” battle during a match. 

Juan Medina / Reuters
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 7, 2015


Hot-air balloons lift off during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Lucas Jackson / Reuters

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