Twenty to 25-foot waves break off Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Large waves upwards of 30 feet are battering the coast of northern California. In the foreground is the Sunset district of San Francisco.
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A group of acrobats from Canadian troupe Cirque du Soleil performs the show “Dralion” in Mexico City.
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Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito Edison Mendez celebrates his goal against Fluminense during their Copa Sudamericana first leg final match at Casa Blanca stadium in Quito.
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The top of the highrise buildings seen above the fog over Wenling, in east China’s Zhejiang province.
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Railway workers wave banners reading “Stop restructure” during a rally in front of Seoul station in Seoul. South Korean railway workers went on strike to cripple the nation’s cargo train service after talks with management over working conditions failed.
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Police rescue villagers trapped in the roof of their houses as floodwaters submerged large areas of Pandeglang and other villages in Banten following heavy rains that triggered two rivers to overflow trapping hundreds of residents in the roof and detroying farms.
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People hold hands near an inscription reading “I love you” made with stones on a Nice beach south eastern France.
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A Chinese parathlete competes in the T-54 class 100 m wheelchair event at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore. More than 800 disabled athletes from 43 countries are participating in the week-long International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Federation’s World Games.
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A pure gold statue of Buddha is displayed at the Ginza Tanaka store in Tokyo. Gold hit a record high above $1,192 on Thursday as sentiment remained solid on expectations of more central bank buying of bullion and further dollar weakness.
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The International Space Station is visible in this photo taken by an STS-129 crew member on Atlantis soon after the station and shuttle undocked.
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A Chilean police officer walks between packs of marijuana confiscated in an anti-narcotics operation and displayed for the media in Vina del Mar city, about 121 km northwest of Santiago. At least one ton of marijuana was confiscated with nine Argentines and 12 Chileans arrested on suspicion of possessing and distributing drugs, during an anti-narcotics operation in the boundaries between Chile and Argentina in Los Andes city.
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Britain’s Prince Charles, Colonel in Chief of the Mercian Regiment, shares a light moment with a soldier from the 4th Battalion, during a medal ceremony at Clarence House in London .
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A model presents a creation by designer Nataly Jojoa during the Biofashion show in Cali.
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Shoppers line up to pay for their purchases at a Kohl’s store in Omaha, Neb. on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.
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Birds scatter as the space shuttle Atlantis touches down on Kennedy Space Center’s Runway 33 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The shuttle completed an 11-day mission to the international space station.
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Muslim pilgrims on their way to throw pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrim in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son.
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Children play as the sun sets over the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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