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World of Photos - October 9, 2016
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A resident works to repair his roof after it was ripped away by Hurricane Matthew in Jeremie, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. People across southwest Haiti were digging through the wreckage of their homes Friday, salvaging what they could of their meager possessions after Matthew killed hundreds of people in the impoverished country.Credit:AP Photo
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A Colombian flag and a white flag hang from a building in downtown Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, just days after voters narrowly rejected a peace deal he signed with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC. Credit:AP Photo
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Pope Francis prays in front of the rubble of destroyed buildings, with a standing bell tower in the background, in the quake-damaged town of Amatrice, Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Francis had made clear his intentions to visit the area in central Italy hit by tremors in August, but without announcing a date, indicating that he wanted to go alone "to be close to the people." Credit:AP Photo
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Ethan Rusbatch of New Zealand during warm up prior to the round one NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and Melbourne United at Vector Arena on October 7, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand.Credit:Getty Images
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Pedestrians walk near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. U.S. stocks fell after jobs data showing steady growth in the labor market likely kept the Federal Reserve on track to tighten monetary policy this year as investors turn to the third-quarter earnings season. Credit:Bloomberg
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Flowers decorate the statue of independence hero Simon Bolivar at the main square in downtown Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, just days after voters narrowly rejected a peace deal he signed with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC.Credit:AP Photo
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Kaleigh Black, 14, left, and Amber Olsen, 12, run for cover as a squall with rain and wind from the remnants of Hurricane Matthew pelt them as they explore the Cocoa Beach Pier on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Cocoa Beach, Fla.Credit:Tampa Bay Times via AP
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Jorge Luis Azahares, 52, waits for his wife to arrive with food, amid the ruins of his home destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, in Baracoa, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Matthew hit Cuba's lightly populated eastern tip Tuesday night, damaging hundreds of homes in the easternmost city of Baracoa but there were no reports of deaths. Nearly 380,000 people were evacuated and measures were taken to protect infrastructure. Credit:AP Photo
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Iori Hanabusa, left, and Yukkiy Koba of Tokyo, Japan pose in front of a billboard of the cover of The Who's album "The Kids Are Alright" on day 1 of the 2016 Desert Trip music festival at Empire Polo Field on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Indio, Calif. Credit:AP Photo
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The Kumari priest and his wife escort Jibika Bajracharya, the newly appointed child goddess Kumari, through the streets on October 7, 2016 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The Bhaktapur Kumari is a living child goddess and is an ancient tradition in Kathmandu Valley as devotees worship the newly appointed child goddess in order to receive blessings from ancestors or deities. Credit:Getty Images
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A passenger aircraft operated by British Airways, a unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG), waits to take off from London Heathrow airport in London, U.K., on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Europe's busiest hub is stepping up its pitch for a new runway with a much-delayed U.K. government decision on where to locate additional flight capacity for southern England likely to announced in the coming weeks. Credit:Bloomberg
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People laze around at the sea front at dusk in Mumbai, India, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.Credit:AP Photo