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Day in photos National Day celebrations in Taiwan, presidential candidates in Ohio, Global Handwashing Day and more in the day in photos.
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Oct. 9, 2012
A man stands in front of the illuminated Cathedral of Berlin as technicians test the lights ahead of the opening of the Festival of Light in the German capital. During the yearly event, famous landmarks are used as a canvas for light installations.
Odd Andersen
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AFP/Getty Images
Oct. 9, 2012
Syrian rebel fighters take their position inside a house during clashes with government forces in the Saif al-Dawla district of the northern city of Aleppo. Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital, has become a battleground marked by burned cars and trucks, piles of refuse and constant danger from shelling and bombing.
Tauseef Mustafa
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AFP/Getty Images
Oct. 9, 2012
A Syrian man carries the body of his 5-year-old son, Mohammed Mustafa, outside a hospital after shelling by Syrian government forces during battle with rebel fighters in Aleppo.
Tauseef Mustafa
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AFP/Getty Images
Oct. 10, 2012
Syrians cross to Turkey by boat over the Orontes River. Scores of Syrian civilians, many of them women with screaming children clinging to their necks, have crossed the narrow river to flee fighting in their villages. Residents from the Turkish village of Hacipasa, nestled among olive groves, have helped pull them across in small metal boats.
Osman Orsal
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Reuters
Oct. 10, 2012
A Syrian boy walks from the bank of the Orontes River after crossing from Syria to Turkey by boat.
Osman Orsal
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Reuters
Oct. 10, 2012
Islamist activists in Lahore, Pakistan, carry photos of 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai during a protest against her assassination attempt. The teen was shot in Mingora on Tuesday on her way home from school. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying Yousafzai, who advocated for girls’ right to education, generated “negative propaganda” about Muslims.
Arif Ali
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AFP/Getty Images
Oct. 9, 2012
Bernadine Sifoir, 7, sits as she poses for pictures at Gaston Margon, a camp for people displaced by the 2010 Haitian earthquake, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Dieu Nalio Chery
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AP
Oct. 10, 2012
Children wave their hands during an event marking Global Handwashing Day in Taguig City, Philippines. The day aims to educate kids about hand-washing before eating and handling food, after using the toilet, after handling pets and after playtime.
Francis R. Malasig
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EPA
Oct. 10, 2012
Students in Taipei perform during National Day celebrations marking the 101st anniversary of the founding of Taiwan. President Ma Ying-jeou pledged greater efforts to help the island's economy, which is limping along at about a 2 percent annual growth rate.
Chiang Ying-ying
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AP
Oct. 10, 2012
People wearing hats in the colors of Taiwan's flag take part in the country's National Day celebrations in front of the presidential office in Taipei.
Pichi Chuang
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Reuters
Oct. 10, 2012
Terry Campbell,10, asks Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, for a hug as she greets well-wishers in the street during a visit to Newcastle Civic Center in Newcastle, England. The duchess carried out a string of solo engagements Wednesday.
Paul Edwards
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AP
Oct. 9, 2012
Firefighters are reflected in a fountain at the Empire State Plaza as they lower a flag after a ceremony at the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Albany. The names of six firefighters who died in the line of duty were added to the memorial’s wall.
Mike Groll
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AP
Oct. 9, 2012
President Obama delivers remarks at the Oval at Ohio State University in Columbus. His visit marked his 15th trip this year to the battleground state.
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Oct. 9, 2012
President Obama gives a speech at the Oval at Ohio State University in Columbus. Tuesday was the last day for Ohioans to register to vote.
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Oct. 9, 2012
Supporters of Mitt Romney watch the Republican presidential nominee speak at a rally in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Oct. 9, 2012
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney arrives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, via his campaign plane.
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Oct. 10, 2012
A security guard stands next to Switzerland's Roger Federer as he takes a break during his singles tennis match against Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun at the Shanghai Masters tournament in Shanghai. The tournament’s organizers increased security for the event, which started Saturday, after a threat to decapitate Federer surfaced online, the Shanghai Youth Daily newspaper reported Friday.
Carlos Barria
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Reuters
Oct. 10, 2012
France's Richard Gasquet reacts after missing a point during his singles tennis match against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic at the Shanghai Masters tournament.
Aly Song
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Reuters
Oct. 9, 2012
Sergio Romo, a pitcher for baseball’s San Francisco Giants, celebrates the last out of Game 3 against the Cincinnati Reds in a National League Division Series game in Cincinnati. The Giants won 2-1.
Jeff Haynes
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Reuters
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