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Week in Pictures: From Thai King’s death to Durga Puja

A photo round-up of some of last week’s key events, from the death of Thai King to the Hindu festival of Durga Puja.

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A woman poses with a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as others line up to hold the portrait after the announcement of the king's death, outside Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. The world's longest-reigning monarch died at the age of 88 on October 13. [Jorge Silva/Reuters]
Published On 14 Oct 2016
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Bangladeshi Hindu devotees prepare to immerse an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga on the last day of Durga Puja festival at the Patenga beach in Chittagong. The festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, ten-armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. [A.M. Ahad/AP]
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Clothes hang in an area destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Les Anglais, Haiti. Nearly a week after the storm smashed into southwestern Haiti, some communities along the southern coast have yet to receive any assistance. [Andres Martinez Casares/ Reuters]
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A protester looks on in front of a barricade during a demonstration demanding free education, at the Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. [Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]
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A Syrian boy clutches toys at Ritsona refugee camp, north of Athens. About 600 people, mostly families with small children, live in tents in the camp, which officials say will soon be replaced by prefabricated homes. [Petros Giannakouris/AP]
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A mother and her son stand amid the ashes of their hut and personal possessions in the Kaga Bandoro refugee camp in Central African Republic. Fighters with the former Seleka rebel group attacked a northern town overnight on Wednesday, leaving at least 30 dead. [David Belluz/International Rescue Committee/AP]
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Rebel fighters pray in front of their weapons as they advance towards Azaz city, northern Aleppo countryside. [Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]
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A woman holds out a Hillary Clinton doll as the US Democratic presidential nominee greets the crowd after a rally at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo. [Lucy Nicholson/Reuters]
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An Afghan man digs a grave for one of the victims of Tuesday's attack at the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul. At least 14 people were killed and more than two dozens wounded at the Shia shrine on the occasion of Ashoura. [Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]
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A man injured by a Saudi-led air strike on a community hall sits on a hospital bed in Sanaa. At least 140 people were killed and more than 500 wounded in several air strikes at a funeral reception in the Yemeni capital. [Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters]