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Our world in photos: October 21

October 21, 2020 Noah Singer

THAILAND — Filling the streets: Pro-democracy activists marched to the prime minister's office in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photo: Sakchai Lalit/AP

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PHILIPPINES — After the storm: A worker wearing a protective mask in Saudel on Wednesday pulled a plastic container full of debris washed ashore after a tropical storm hit the country. Photo: Aaron Favila/AP

ROMANIA — Flowers for sale: A flower vendor wore a face mask in Bucharest on Tuesday. Photo: Andreea Alexandru/AP

HONG KONG — Corporate changes: Cathay Pacific ground support members worked at the Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday. The airline is cutting 8,500 jobs as it grapples with the plunge in air travel due to the pandemic. Photo: Vincent Yu/AP

BRITAIN — Halloween treat: A gelada played with a pumpkin treat, which he was given in preparation for Halloween, at the Wild Place Project in Bristol on Wednesday. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA via AP

CANADA — Travel day: A person was silhouetted as they arrived at Union Station in Toronto on Tuesday. Photo: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

GUINEA — Riot police: Police faced supporters of Guinean opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo in Conakry on Wednesday. Diallo declared himself winner against incumbent President Alpha Conde in Sunday’s presidential elections. Photo: Sadak Souici/AP

GERMANY — New normal: Pupils of a high school class wore face masks as they took part in an electronic learning session in Frankfurt on Wednesday. Photo: Michael Probst/AP

ISRAEL — COVID test: A person was tested for the coronavirus by a healthcare worker at a testing center set up at a basketball court in Ramat Gan on Tuesday. Photo: Oded Balilty/AP

COLOMBIA — Surprise find: Archeologist Edgar Benitez on Tuesday worked on a 500-year-old skeleton that was found under a road by city workers fixing a street in Bogota. Photo: Fernando Vergara/AP

VATICAN CITY — Empty seats: A Swiss guard walked past empty seats during the weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP

ROMANIA — Safety first: Pedestrians wore face masks while crossing a street in Bucharest on Tuesday. Photo: Andreea Alexandru/AP

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