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Our world in photos: November 1

November 1, 2022 Michaela Keil
LEBANON — Sunset: A Syrian boy played at Beirut's seaside promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea as the sun set over the capital Beirut, on Monday. Photo: Hassan Ammar/AP
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PENNSYLVANIA — Pre-game: Philadelphia Flyers’ Carter Hart waited to step out onto the ice before an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, on Saturday, in Philadelphia.
Photo: Matt Slocum/AP

 

INDIA — Chhath Puja: Hindu devotees pray in the river Yamuna during Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, on Sunday. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth.
Photo: Manish Swarup/AP

 

MEXICO — Kicker: Pumas’ kicker Andrea Martinez adjusts her helmet during a Liga Mayor football match against Aztecas in Mexico City, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Martinez stopped playing soccer to become the first woman to play college football amongst men in Mexico’s top amateur division.
Photo: Fernando Llano/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Gymnastics Championships: Clay of Australia Mason Stephens competed on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships men’s qualifications at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, on Monday.
Photo: Jon Super/AP

 

IRAQ — Prosperity Day: A woman in the Sabean Mandaean community takes part in a ritual during the Prosperity Day celebration in the Tigris River in central Baghdad, on Tuesday. Mandaeism follows the teachings of John the Baptist, a saint in both the Christian and Islamic traditions, and its rites revolve around water and prosperity.
Photo: Hadi Mizban/AP

 

BRAZIL — Polls closed: Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro embraced as they listened to partial results after polls closed in a presidential run-off election in Brasilia, on Sunday. Brazilians had to choose between incumbent Bolsonaro and his rival, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after neither got enough support to win outright in the Oct. 2 general election.
Photo: Ton Molina/AP

 

NEW YORK — Paper storm: Crowds and a paper storm greet President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he drives down 7th Ave. in New York City, October 28, 1940.
Photo: AP




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