november 2017 - pictures of the day - nov.11 - nov.15, 2017

NOVEMBER 2017Pictures of the day

Nov.11 – Nov.15, 2017

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NOVEMBER 2017Pictures of the day

Nov.11 – Nov.15, 2017

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November 11, 2017

Trump (R) and Putin talk during a family photo session at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang on Nov. 11.Jorge Silva / EPA

Nov.11, 2017


President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Nov.11, 2017


Reuters / Saturday, November 11, 2017

Leaders pose during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang,

Vietnam7. (Front L-R) China's President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's President Tran Dai

Quang, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, (back L-R) Philippines' President Rodrigo

Duterte, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump.

REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Nov.11, 2017


President Trump ponders the answer to a question from a reporter en route to Hanoi, Vietnam, aboard Air Force One. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Nov.11, 2017


Trump ponders the answer to a question from a reporter enroute to Hanoi aboard Air Force One on Nov. 11.Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Nov.11, 2017


President Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Nov.11, 2017


President Donald J. Trump and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday. KHAM - Pool -EPA

Nov.11, 2017



November 12, 2017

Demonstrators gather for a march and rally in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.Marchers wore T-shirts reading "Me Too" across the front, held signs and chanted "stop the violence, stop the rape!" and "survivors, united, we'll never be divided" as they made their way to the CNN building on Sunset Boulevard.Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

Nov.12, 2017


A woman wears an outfit with the names of all the men in Hollywood who she says have sexually harassed her.

Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

Nov.12, 2017


The #MeToo march was inspired by a social media campaign in which victims of sexual assault and harassment have come forward with their stories in solidarity following the series of allegations against powerful men in Hollywood, politics and beyond.

Mark Ralston / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.12, 2017


White House staff members deplane from

Air Force One after arriving with

President Trump at Ninoy-Aquino

International Airport in Manila,

Philippines. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Nov.12, 2017


President Trump talks with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

during the gala dinner marking ASEAN's 50th anniversary in Manila,

Philippines. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstNov.12, 2017


Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stands as his

partner Honeylet Avancena toasts Trump during the gala

dinner on Nov. 12.

Jim Watson / AFP - Getty ImagesNov.12, 2017


Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

crosses paths with Trump at the ASEAN Summit

gala dinner in Manila, on Nov. 12.

Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Nov.12, 2017


Trump smiles in front of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as they enter the Special Gala Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of

ASEAN in Manila, on Nov. 12.Aaron Favila/POOL / EPA

Nov.12, 2017


President Trump attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit gala dinner in Manila, Philippines. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Nov.13, 2017


Reuters / Sunday, November 12, 2017In a combination photo, U.S. President Donald Trump registers his surprise as he realizes other leaders, including Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President of the Philippines�RodrigoDuterte, are crossing their arms for the traditional "ASEAN handshake" as he participates in the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Nov.12, 2017


Reuters / Sunday, November 12, 2017Filipino student dancers are sprayed with cold water before performing during the arrival of leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings in Clark, Pampanga, northern Philippines. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

Nov.12, 2017


Protesters burn an American flag as they march in the streets of Manila on the day of Trump's arrival on Nov. 12, in Manila. Hundreds of Filipinos protested in Manila ahead of the president's arrival.Jes Aznar / Getty Images

Nov.12, 2017


Protesters are hit by a water cannon as they try to march towards the U.S. embassy during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's visit, in Manila, Philippines November 12, 2017. REUTERS/AthitPerawongmetha

Nov.12, 2017


MTV EMA red carpet

Rita Ora. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Demi Lovato. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Camila Cabello. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Lana del Rey. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Natalie Dormer. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Jedward. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Pixie Lott. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Julia Michaels. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Nov.12, 2017


Nov.12, 2017



November 13, 2017

EARTHQUAKE ON IRAN-IRAQ BORDER LEAVES SWATH OF

DESTRUCTIONby NBC NEWS

Over 400 people were killed and almost 6,500 others injured after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake

struck near Iran's border with Iraq.

A woman mourns as she holds the body of her daughter, who died in an earthquake, in Sarpol-e Zahab, western Iran on Nov. 13, 2017.Authorities reported that a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Iraq-Iran border region on Monday and killed more than 400 people in both countries, sending people fleeing their homes into the night. The quake was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast.Mosleh Pirkhezranian / IRNA via AP

Nov.13, 2017


Iranian rescuers search the wreckage of a building in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab in Kermanshah Province, Iran.Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA

Nov.13, 2017


Residents huddle by a fire in an open area following the earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab.Pouria Pakizeh / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Iranian Red Crescent and rescue workers carry the body of a victim out from the wreckage of collapsed building in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab.Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA

Nov.13, 2017


An Iraqi Kurdish man walks by a large rock which fell from the top of a mountain during the earthquake.Afan Abdulkhaleq / EPA

Nov.13, 2017


Destroyed buildings and a car lie abandoned in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab.

Pouria Pakizeh / AP

Nov.13, 2017


A rescue worker uses a dog to search for survivors in Sarpol-e Zahab.

Pouria Pakizeh / AP

Nov.13, 2017


.People mourn next to the body of a victim in Sarpol-e Zahab.Tasnim News Agency / Reuters

Nov.13, 2017


Iranian victims of the earthquake mourn and try to get closer to the body of a relative around the wreckage of their home in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab.Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA

Nov.13, 2017


People walk next to a destroyed house after an earthquake in the city of Darbandikhan, northern Iraq.Felipe Dana / AP

Nov.13, 2017


A man reacts as he looks at a damaged building in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/TasnimNews Agency

Nov.13, 2017


Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran

A damaged building is seen following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahabcounty in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


Residents gather near a damaged building following an earthquake in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Nov.13, 2017


A woman reacts next to a dead body following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahabcounty in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


A man looks at a damaged building following an earthquake in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Nov.13, 2017


People react as they run following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/TasnimNews Agency

Nov.13, 2017


A wounded boy is treated following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


A man walks past a damaged building following an earthquake in Darbandikhan in Sulaimaniya Governorate, Iraq. REUTERS/AkoRasheed

Nov.13, 2017


Residents look at a damaged building following an earthquake in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Nov.13, 2017


A damaged building is seen following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/TasnimNews Agency

Nov.13, 2017


Residents look at a damaged building following an earthquake in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq. REUTERS/AkoRasheed

Nov.13, 2017


A man reacts following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


A damaged building is seen following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News AgencyNov.13, 2017


People walk past a damaged building following an earthquake in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Nov.13, 2017


Men tend to an injured woman following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


A man sits outside a damaged belonging following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahabcounty in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


People walk past a damaged building following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


Collapsed building is seen in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region, Iraq. REUTERS/Ako RasheedNov.13, 2017


People react following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


A woman reacts as medics cover dead bodies following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahabcounty in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/TasnimNews Agency

Nov.13, 2017


A man rides a motorcycle past a damaged building following an earthquake in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Nov.13, 2017


Damaged belongings are seen following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency

Nov.13, 2017


Singer Camila Cabello performs at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards at Wembley Arena in London. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Nov.13, 2017


Hanna Yoshida of Japan

performs at the ISU

Grand Prix of Figure

Skating gala in Osaka.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-

Hoon

Nov.13, 2017


Protesters light flares and carry Polish flags during a rally, organised by far-right, nationalist groups, to mark 99th anniversary of Polish independence in Warsaw, Poland. Agencja Gazeta/Adam Stepien via REUTERS

Nov.13, 2017


South Africa's Siya Kolisi and Ireland's

Tadhg Furlong in action during the

Rugby Union Autumn Internationals.

REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneNov.13, 2017


Protesters hold the lights of their mobile phones as they wave Estelada flags during a demonstration called by pro-independence associations asking for the release of jailed Catalan activists and leaders, in Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Nov.13, 2017


A woman looks as her husband climbs down a ladder at a partially destroyed bridge, after Hurricane Maria hit the area in September, in Utuado, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

Nov.13, 2017


Veterans attend a service of Remembrance at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, Scotland. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Nov.13, 2017


Ada Kennedy, 7, looks up at her mother as they participate in a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Nov.13, 2017


A farmer spreads red chili to dry at a village in Huaibei, Anhui province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

Nov.13, 2017


Dmitry Ushakov and Andrey Yudin of Russia compete at

the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.

REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Nov.13, 2017


Reuters / Monday, November 13, 2017A balloon shaped in the famous 'Christ the Redeemer' statue that overlooks the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro floats at sunrise as part of an advertisement campaign for an online betting company above the Australian city of Sydney. REUTERS/Steve Christo

Nov.13, 2017


Rohingya refugees cross the NafRiver with an improvised raft to reach to Bangladesh in Teknaf, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Mohammad PonirHossain

Nov.13, 2017


A Rohingya Muslim woman holds a baby as they wait to cross the border to go to Bangladesh, in a temporary camp outside Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. REUTERS/Wa Lone

Nov.13, 2017


People gather at the site of an air strike in Sanaa, Yemen. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Nov.13, 2017


Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel

celebrates winning the Brazilian

Grand Prix. REUTERS/Ueslei

Marcelino

Nov.13, 2017


A boy runs in shallow water on a beach in the coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Nov.13, 2017


Visitors take pictures as Al Fursan aerobatic team of the United Arab Emirates Air Force performs during the Dubai Airshow. REUTERS/Satish Kumar

Nov.13, 2017


Texas church reopens after shooting

Chairs and roses show where people were found dead at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Nov.13, 2017


People pray in the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs where 26 people were killed in a shooting attack last week, as the church was opened to the public as a memorial to those killed, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Nov.13, 2017


Chairs and roses show where Marc and Noah Holcombe were found dead at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Nov.13, 2017


People react as they look at chairs showing where the Holcolmbe family and others were found dead at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Nov.13, 2017


ITALY FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP, FIRST TIME

SINCE 1958by NBC NEWS

Italy fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, first time since 1958 as Sweden advances.

Italy's forward Ciro Immobile reacts at the end of the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification football match between Italy and Sweden on November 13, 2017 at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Italy failed to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958 on Monday as they were held to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their play-off at the San Siro by Sweden, who qualified with a 1-0 aggregate victory.Miguel Medina / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Italy's forward Ciro Immobile reacts at the end of the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification football match between Italy and Sweden on November 13, 2017 at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Italy failed to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958 on Monday as they were held to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their play-off at the San Siro by Sweden, who qualified with a 1-0 aggregate victory.Miguel Medina / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Alessandro Florenzi of Italy reacts after losing to Sweden.Marco Luzzani / Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Italy players show their dejection after being eliminated.Dino Panato / Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Italy players react to their loss.Dino Panato / Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is hugged by teammate Leonardo Bonucci after their team was eliminated.Luca Bruno / AP

Nov.13, 2017


Italy's defender Leonardo Bonucci

reacts at his team's loss.

Marco Bertorello / AFP - Getty

Images

Nov.13, 2017


Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi

Buffon reacts during the FIFA

World Cup 2018 qualification.

Marco Bertorello / AFP - Getty

Images

Nov.13, 2017


Gianluigi Buffon of Italy and Head coach Italy Gian Piero Ventura dejected at the end of the qualifier play-off.Claudio Villa / Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Gianluigi Buffon of Italy (L) cries as he waves after his team's loss to Sweden.Marco Luzzani / Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Sweden's players celebrate at the end of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier play-off.Valerio Pennicino / Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Sweden's players celebrate at the end of the World Cup qualifying play-off.Antonio Calanni / AP

Nov.13, 2017


Sweden's Sebastian Larsson and team mates celebrate after the match.Max Rossi / Reuters

Nov.13, 2017


ITALY FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR WORLD CUPThe Azzurri was eliminated at the hands of Sweden, marking the first time the national team will miss the tournament in 60 years.

Sweden celebrate after the match. The Italians have only failed to qualify for the tournament once before -missing out on the 1958 finals in Sweden - after not entering the first World Cup in 1930. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Nov.13, 2017


Italy's Stephan El Shaarawy looks dejected as Sweden's Emil Forsberg looks on after the match. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Nov.13, 2017


Sweden coach Janne Anderssoncelebrates after the match. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Nov.13, 2017


Reuters / Monday, November 13, 2017Gian Piero Ventura, at 69 the oldest coach Italy has ever had, refused to confirm that he would step down, saying he needed to talk to the federation first. Ventura made four changes to the team which lost 1-0 in Stockholm on Friday in the first leg and which was fiercely criticised for its lack of flair in attack. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Nov.13, 2017


Italian team supporters watch the

World Cup qualifying play-off second leg soccer match between Italy and Sweden.Alessandra Tarantino / AP

Nov.13, 2017


Italy's supporters react to their team's loss.Piero Cruciatti / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Italy's supporters react at their team's disqualification.Piero Cruciatti / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Members of the U.S. team celebrate with the trophy after defeating Belarus in the Fed Cup Final. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Nov.13, 2017


France AttacksFrench President Emmanuel Macron hugs a relative of a victim at the Bataclan concert hall during a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Paris attacks, Monday Nov.13 2017. In silence and tears, families of France's deadliest terrorist attacks stood alongside President Emmanuel Macron to honor the 130 people killed two years ago Monday, when Islamic State extremists attacked the City of Light. (Etienne Laurent, Pool via AP)

Nov.13, 2017


Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksA view of the Hakim Para camp of Rohingya refugees in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. More than 600,000 members of the Muslim minority have fled to Bangladesh since August, when Rohingya insurgents attacked Myanmar police and paramilitary posts, and security forces responded with a scorched-earth campaign against Rohingya villages. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Nov.13, 2017


Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksA Rohingya Muslim sits with her baby in a makeshift tent at the Hakim Para refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. A Philippine official says Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has assured other Southeast Asian nations that her government is implementing the recommendations of a commission led by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the situation in Rakhine state, where more than half a million RohingyaMuslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Nov.13, 2017


Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksA Rohingya Muslim child looks to the camera, as he carries bamboo and walks towards at the Hakim Para refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. A Philippine official says Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has assured other Southeast Asian nations that her government is implementing the recommendations of a commission led by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the situation in Rakhine state, where more than half a million Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Nov.13, 2017


Indonesia Beached WhalesRescuers attempt attempt to push stranded whales back into the ocean at Ujong Karengbeach in Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. An official said 10 whales were stranded at the beach and attracted hundreds of onlookers who posed for pictures with them. (AP Photo/Syahrol Rizal)

Nov.13, 2017


Government workers, residents and environmentalists try to help to a pod of sperm whales stranded in shallow water in Aceh Besar, Aceh, Indonesia. Antara Foto/Ampelsa via REUTERS

Nov.13, 2017


Alabama Senate MooreBeverly Young Nelson, the latest accuser of Alabama Republican Roy Moore, reads her statement at a news conference, in New York, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Nelson says Moore assaulted her when she was 16 and he offered her a ride home from a restaurant where she worked. Moore says the latest allegations against him are a "witch hunt." (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Nov.13, 2017


Brazil AbortionWomen march against a proposal for a total ban on abortions, without exceptions, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. The sign reads in Portuguese: "What is sin for some, can not be a crime for all." Abortion is currently allowed in cases of rape, a pregnancy that threatens a woman's life or a fetus with anencephaly, but a congressional committee adopted a measure that would remove those exceptions. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Nov.13, 2017


Singapore Daily LifePeople are silhouetted as they enter a subway station where the glass entrance is decorated with decals of athletes in action on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 in Singapore. Singapore's rail system is one of the most popular and efficient ways for commuters to get around the city-state. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Nov.13, 2017


China Financial MarketsA man checks stock index through his smartphone at a brokerage house in Beijing, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday following Wall Street's losing week as investors looked ahead to a week of data releases and public comments by central bankers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Nov.13, 2017


Spain Daily LifeA group of pigeons fly over a tile roof during an autumn day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Nov.13, 2017


In Mongolia's Gobi desert, thousands of heavy-duty trucks laden with coal inch along a cluttered highway towards the Chinese border in a journey that can take more than a week.

Truckers cook, eat and sleep in vehicles covered in coal dust, many subsisting on the same meat soup that fuelled Genghis Khan's Mongol Horde more than eight centuries ago.


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Alongside the trucks a bustling microeconomy has sprung up of traders peddling cigarettes, water and diesel as drivers wait to clear Chinese customs in a queue that can stretch for 130 kilometres (80 miles).A rebound in coal prices and a surge in exports to China this year has meant a bonanza for miners in Mongolia, and a vital lifeline for the country's tiny economy, after a currency and debt crisis forced it to seek an economic rescue package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).But long delays at the GashuunSukhait-Gants Mod crossing, the main transit point between the two countries, are undercutting those gains as fleets of trucks carrying coal from Gobi desert mines to China pile up at the border.


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31 OCT 2017. KHANBOGD, MONGOLIA. REUTERS/B. RENTSENDORJ

The long delays have been blamed on a surge in traffic driven by the thriving cross-border coal trade. However, Mongolia's inability to stop rampant smuggling across the border has also played a role as China has imposed more stringent checks on incoming deliveries in recent months.Customs officials in China's Inner Mongolia declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. The General Administration of Customs in Beijing also did not respond to requests for comment.


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The rise in coal prices this year has doubled border traffic, according to local police, putting law enforcement and customs staff under heavy pressure in both China and Mongolia.

With Gobi miners hoping to boost output further next year in a bid to take advantage of higher prices in China the bottlenecks are expected to get worse.


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An environmental crackdown in China has resulted in the closure of hundreds of mines and the restriction of coal deliveries into smaller ports, driving up prices.Curbs on coal imports from North Korea as a result of international sanctions against Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program have also allowed Mongolia to fill the breach.Mongolia's coal exports to China rose more than four-fold in the first half of the year, but growth has petered out since the delays at the border crossings first arose in July.


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Bataa Davaasuren, director of Mongolia's Customs House at Gashuun Sukhait, said customs on both sides of the border were short-staffed, adding that the situation had been exacerbated by events like the Chinese Communist Party Congress in October.Mongolia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the problem was initially caused by the Naadam summer festival, when many Mongolians

take long holidays.


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Mongolian customs officers are also taking more time to screen cargoes after their Chinese counterparts complained that raw meat and even guns had been secreted in coal heading to China, Davaasuren said.There was even one incident when a driver tried to sneak a live wolf across the border, he said."Nobody wants the long queue, of course," said Davaasuren, who said the problem would quickly disappear if Mongolian customs could raise its handling capacity to 3,000 trucks a day from 700 currently. "It's bad for the drivers and the country, so we're all working to resolve the issue."


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When trucks aren't stuck in grinding traffic, just getting to the border is also a harrowing ordeal, as vehicles speed towards China and back down the one-lane road. With no street lamps to guide the way and drink-driving a constant problem, danger levels increase at night, drivers say.


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"It's very risky," said one driver, who identified himself as Bat-Erdene. "We see flipped-over cars on the side of the road every day."

On a recent trip down the road, a team of Reuters journalists saw numerous overturned trucks and vehicles smashed up from head-on collisions littering the side of the road.

"We see unbelievable things," said Dunshig Baasanjav, a driver standing outside his truck amid the motionless traffic. "Others who see it would think it's the worst they've ever seen, but we see it all the time. We're numb to it."


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Miners say the long-term solution to the border bottleneck problem is a new rail link connecting mines with the Gashuun Sukhait crossing.Mongolia built more than 200 kilometres of foundations for railway tracks for the link but the project was put on hold after financing ran dry.Local authorities believe the project may have to start again from scratch because the foundation blocks have been left at the mercy of Mongolia's harsh environment for so long.


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Whatever the fate of the railroad, those plying the roads from the Gobi to China in stop-and-go traffic have little choice but to keep driving given the lack of opportunities in a country strapped by austerity measures linked to the IMF bailout."This job is very risky and life threatening, but we have no other choice," said Choijiljav Ganbold, a trucker who emerged from his truck as the sun set on the motionless traffic."We have nothing else to do."


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Thousands of heavy-duty trucks loaded with coal are lined up for up to 130 kilometres from the Mongolia-China border on a sole road in the Gobi desert, Mongolia. The journey can take more than a week. REUTERS/B. Rentsendorj


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NASA’S ANTARCTIC FLYOVER REVEALS ICE IN RETREAT

by NBC NEWSNASA's airborne survey investigates how ice in Antarctica

is responding to a changing climate.

NASA's Operation IceBridge research aircraft flies over Antarctica on Oct. 31. NASA’s view from space shows our planet is changing, but to really understand the nitty-gritty of these shifts and what they mean for our future, scientists need a closer look. Mario Tama / Getty Images


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Now in its ninth year, the operation conducted a set of nine-hour research flights over West Antarctica to monitor ice loss aboard a retrofitted 1966 Lockheed P-3 aircraft. Mario Tama / Getty Images


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Here, the aircraft flies over the western edge of the famed iceberg A68, calved from the Larsen C ice shelf.The massive iceberg was approximately the size of Delaware when it first calved in July. It's such a colossal chunk of ice that maps of the peninsula must be redrawn.Related: Giant Iceberg That Broke Free From Antarctica Has Begun DriftingMario Tama / Getty Images


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Project scientist Nathan Kurtz takes pictures out the window.

Mario Tama / Getty Images


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An isolated peak, called a nunatuk, projects through ice near the coast of Antarctica.



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A laser altimeter aboard the aircraft measures the height of the ice surface.



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IceBridge instruments allow researchers to create detailed photographic maps of polar ice and measure the temperature of the surface below.



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The National Climate Assessment, a study produced every 4 years by scientists from 13 federal agencies of the U.S. government, released a stark report on Nov. 2 stating that global temperature rise over the past 115 years has been primarily caused by "human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases."



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. Ice lines a rocky ridge.Mario Tama / Getty Images


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Sea ice floats next to land ice, lower right.Despite its apparent icy stillness, Antarctica is alive with motion. Huge masses of frozen water slip, slide and grind with enormous pressure against the continent below. Mario Tama / Getty Images


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Mission scientist John Sonntag walks to the hangar following a long flight on Nov. 3. Photos: NASA's Arctic FlyoverMario Tama / Getty Images


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TRUMP ON TOUR: FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT THROUGH ASIA

by NBC NEWSTrump's first trip to Asia covers five countries in 12 days, making stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and

the Philippines.

PhilippinesTrump smiles with other leaders, including

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc,

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, as

they cross their arms for the traditional "ASEAN

handshake" at the opening ceremony of the

ASEAN Summit in Manila on Nov. 13.

Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Nov.13, 2017


Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attend the ASEAN Summit in Manila on Nov. 13.Jim Watson / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,

Trump and Australian Prime Minister

Malcolm Turnbull attend a trilateral

meeting during the opening ceremony

of the ASEAN Summit on Nov. 13.

Jim Watson / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


Trump PhilippinesU.S. President Donald Trump, center left, and Philippines

President Rodrigo Duterte, center right, hold a bilateral

meeting at the ASEAN Summit at the Philippine

International Convention Center, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in

Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nov.13, 2017


Philippines ASEAN SummitProtesters clash with police as the former try to march closer to the venue of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits which opens Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Twenty one leaders from the ASEAN and their Dialogue Partners which included U.S. President Donald Trump, are on a two-day summit which is expected to discuss North Korea, South China Sea and other issues facing the region. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Nov.13, 2017


Philippines ASEAN SummitLeftist protesters burn an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally to protest the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits which opens Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Twenty one leaders from the ASEAN and their Dialogue Partners are on a two-day summit which is expected to discuss North Korea, South China Sea and other issues facing the region. (AP Photo/BullitMarquez)

Nov.13, 2017


Protesters are soaked as they clash with riot police while marching the streets of Manila during the start of the ASEAN meetings on Nov. 13. Thousands of Filipinos protested in Manila as the U.S. president attended meetings.Jes Aznar / Getty Images

Nov.13, 2017


President Trump boards Air Force One to depart as he returns home to the U.S. from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Nov.13, 2017


President Trump is reflected in the fuselage as he boards Air Force One to depart as he returns home to the U.S. from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Nov.13, 2017


Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi looks on during the opening session of the ASEAN and European Union summit in metro Manila, Philippines. REUTERS/DondiTawatao

Nov.13, 2017


A worker climbs a ladder as he carries clam shells to be loaded onto a truck, on the banks of Murinjapuzha River on the outskirts of Kochi, India. REUTERS/Sivaram V

Nov.13, 2017


Primary school children play outside

their classroom as Mount Sinabung,

active since 2010, erupts in the

distance in Naman Teran Village, Karo,

North Sumatra, Indonesia.

REUTERS/Albert Damanik

Nov.13, 2017


Reuters / Monday, November 13, 2017French President Emmanuel Macron poses for a selifie picture with a child as he meets residents of the Cite du ChenePointu during his visit focused on the theme of urban planing in Clichy-sous-Bois, Paris suburb, France. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/Pool

Nov.13, 2017


Rohingya refugees take shelter along

the roadside after crossing

Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in

Teknaf, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nov.13, 2017


A Rohingya refugee child runs

with a kite on a hill in the

Balukhali Refugee Camp in Cox's

Bazar, Bangladesh.

REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir

Hossain

Nov.13, 2017


Rohingya refugees take

shelter along the roadside

after crossing Bangladesh-

Myanmar border, in Teknaf,

near Cox's Bazar,

Bangladesh.

REUTERS/Navesh

Chitrakar

Nov.13, 2017


USA's Bob Bryan and USA's

Mike Bryan celebrate winning

their group stage match

against Great Britain's Jamie

Murray and Brazil's Bruno

Soares. Action Images via

Reuters/Tony O'Brien

Nov.13, 2017


A windsurfer gets airborne over a wave as strong winds hit the waterfront in Marseille, France. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Nov.13, 2017


CRISIS AT MANUS ISLAND DETENTION CENTER

Hundreds of asylum seekers have barricaded themselves into the Manus Island center for two weeks

without regular food or water supplies, defying attempts by Australia and Papua New Guinea to close the facility, saying they fear for their safety if removed

to transit centers.

An undated image released November 13, 2017 shows detainees staging a protest inside the compound at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea. Refugee Action Coalition/Handout via REUTERS

Nov.13, 2017


Dismantled objects lie on the ground at the asylum seekers detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Social Media/Handout via REUTERS

Nov.13, 2017


Asylum seekers build a makeshift fence with fabric, at a detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Social Media/via REUTERS

Nov.13, 2017


Workers dismantle structures in

Lombrum detention camp on Manus

island, Papua New Guinea. Behrouz

Bouchani/Social Media/via REUTERS

Nov.13, 2017


WHERE THE ROHINGYA ONCE LIVEDAerial views of Rohingya villages torched during violence in Myanmar's

Rakhine state.

Aerial view of a burned Rohingya village near Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. REUTERS/Wa Lone

Nov.13, 2017


Aerial view of a burned Rohingyavillage near Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. REUTERS/WaLone

Nov.13, 2017


Aerial view of boats near Rohingya village outside Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. REUTERS/Wa Lone

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Aerial view of a burned Rohingya village near Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. REUTERS/Wa Lone

Nov.13, 2017


Aerial view of a burned Rohingyavillage near Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. REUTERS/Wa Lone

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Aerial view of a burned Rohingya village near Maungdaw, north of Rakhine state, Myanmar. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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November 14, 2017

Reuters / Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The winner of the Miss International

2017 Kevin Lilliana (R) representing

Indonesia receives her crown from Miss

International 2016 Kylie Verzosa

representing Philippines at the 57th

Miss International Beauty Pageant in

Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Nov.14, 2017


The winner of the Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana (C) representing Indonesia waves at the 57th Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Nov.14, 2017


Iran Iraq EarthquakeSurvivors sit in front of a destroyed house on the earthquake site in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Rescuers are digging through the debris of buildings felled by the Sunday earthquake in the border region of Iran and Iraq. (AP Photo/VahidSalemi)

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Nepal FireA Nepalese firefighter works to extinguish a fire at Patan Industrial Estate in Lalitpur, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. According to local authority, a fire broke out at two plastic factories and a furniture factory. No casualties were reported. (AP Photo/NiranjanShrestha)

Nov.14, 2017


Old Rape CasePlem Jones, center, brother of Wilbert Jones, reacts with his wife Wilda Jones, right, and WajeedahJones, left, niece of Wilbert, on the steps of state district court in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. The Louisiana man who has spent nearly 50 years in prison will be freed after a judge overturned his conviction in the kidnapping and rape of a nurse. State District Court Judge Richard Anderson set Wilbert Jones' bail at $2,000 after hearing arguments from defense attorneys and prosecutors in a Baton Rouge courtroom. One of his lawyers expects him to be released Wednesday. Anderson threw out Jones' conviction on Oct. 31, saying authorities withheld evidence that could have exonerated Jones decades ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Nov.14, 2017


India KashmirKashmiri villagers watch from the window of a residential house as people carry body of Ashiq Ahmed Bhat, a local rebel during his funeral in Palhalan, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. A pair of gunbattles have left three rebels and an Indian army soldier dead in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Nov.14, 2017


India KashmirKashmiri protesters run for cover amid tear gas smoke fired by

Indian police men during a protest after the funeral of Kashmiri

rebel Ashiq Ahmed Bhat, in Palhalan, some 35 kilometers (22

miles) north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday,

Nov. 14, 2017. A pair of gunbattles have left three rebels and an

Indian army soldier dead in the disputed Himalayan region of

Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Nov.14, 2017


India Kashmir GunbattleKashmiri villagers watch the funeral procession of Ashiq Ahmed Bhat, a local

rebel during his funeral in Palhalan, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of

Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. A pair of gunbattles

have left three rebels and an Indian army soldier dead in the disputed Himalayan

region of Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Nov.14, 2017


Philippines ASEANMyanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi watches during the closing ceremonies of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, POOL)

Nov.14, 2017


Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksA view of the Thaingkhali refugee camp for Rohingya

Muslims in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 14,

2017. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

expressed alarm over the plight of Rohingya Muslims

in remarks before Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and

other leaders from a Southeast Asian bloc that has

refused to criticize her government over the crisis. (AP

Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Nov.14, 2017


Trump Russia Probe SessionsAttorney General Jeff Sessions listens at the beginning of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nov.14, 2017


Kenya ElectionsKenyan police stand under the rain by a barrier blocking off vehicle and pedestrian access, amid tight security outside the Supreme Court in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. The Supreme Court is due to hear petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in October's repeat presidential poll, after it previously had nullified Kenyatta's August reelection citing irregularities and illegalities. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.14, 2017


Argentina Journalists ProtestPhotojournalists with their eyes blindfolded raise their cameras to protest the closing of the DyN news agency, outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. DyN is the latest in a series of closures of news outlets in Argentina that have left over 2,000 workers unemployed. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Nov.14, 2017


Alabama Senate MooreRep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, holds up pictures of women, left, who are accusing Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, shown right, as she questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nov.14, 2017


Alabama Senate MooreFormer Alabama Chief Justice and U.S.

Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a

revival, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in

Jackson, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Nov.14, 2017


Spain Daily LifeA woman is reflected in the display window of a book and music shop, as she walks along a commercial street in downtown Madrid, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Nov.14, 2017


Czech Republic Tiger CubsTwo cubs of critically endangered Malayan tigers are about to be weighed in their enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. The two cubs, a male and a female were born on Oct 3, 2017. So far, only two European zoos managed to breed this subspecies of tiger, last time the zoo in Halle, Germany in 2013. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Nov.14, 2017


Germany Daily LifeFallow deer stand on a meadow as the sun rises near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Nov.14, 2017


Iraq MuharramShiite faithful pilgrims gather between the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, bottom, and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, during the Muslim month of Muharram, in Karbala, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. Iraqi security forces take extra security measure during Muharram, a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Iraq AshouraShiite pilgrims gather around the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during the holy day of Ashoura in Karbala, south of Baghdad, Iraq, early Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)


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Iraq AshouraEDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Iraqi Shiite faithful cut themselves with swords and knives to show their grief during the holy day of Ashoura in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)


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IraqMourners take the coffin of former Iraq

President Jalal Talabani, seen in the

poster, for burial during his funeral

procession in Sulaimaniyah, 260

kilometers (160 miles) northeast of

Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. (AP

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Iraq HawijaDisplaced men from Hawija are lined up against a wall facing away in order not to see security officers at a Kurdish screening center in Dibis, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. They are brought to the center for a screening process before being moved to camps for displaced people in the Kurdish region of Iraq. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)


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Lebanon AshouraLebanese Shiite supporters of Hezbollah cry as listen to the story of Imam Hussein, during activities marking the holy day of Ashoura, in southern Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Ashoura is the annual Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


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Lebanon AshouraLebanese Shiite supporters of Hezbollah listen to the story of Imam Hussein, during activities marking the holy day of Ashoura, in southern Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Ashoura is the annual Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


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Pakistan AshouraA Shiite Muslim flagellates himself with knives attached to chains during a procession to mark Ashoura in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)


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Pakistan AshouraShiite Muslims flagellate themselves with knives attached to chains during a procession to mark Ashoura in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)


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Iran AshouraA Shiite Muslim on horsebaack re-enacts events of Ashoura while Iranian and Iraqi Shiites mourn in a procession in southern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the Muslim month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad and one of Shiite Islam's most beloved saints, during the 7th century Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)


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Pakistan AshouraA Shiite Muslim flagellates himself with knives attached to chains during a procession to mark Ashoura in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)


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Pakistan Britain AirshowThe British Royal Air Force's aerobatic team, the 'Red Arrows,' demonstrates its skills during an airshow in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)


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Israel PalestiniansIsraeli and Palestinian women participate in a march organized by the "Women Wage Peace" organization, near the Dead Sea, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Thousands of women are wrapping up the march around the region, demanding that their leaders act to achieve a peace agreement. “The group says the two-week march sends a message to their leaders to work toward a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to make sure women have equal representation in any talks. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)


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Soccer WCup 2018 Israel SpainSecurity guards evict Israeli fans who invaded the pitch after the World Cup Group G match between Israel and Spain in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct.9, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)


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Israel Jerusalem MarchIsraeli Rafael weapon company worker holds a model rocket during the Jerusalem March, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in downtown Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Thousands of Evangelical Christians from around the world took part in the event which was organized by the International Christian Embassy and the Jerusalem municipality. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


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Israel Jerusalem MarchIsraeli soldiers participate in the Jerusalem March, on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in downtown Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Thousands of Evangelical Christians from around the world took part in the event which was organized by the International Christian Embassy and the Jerusalem municipality. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


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Israel Ultra-OrthodoxIsraeli Police officers arrest an ultra-Orthodox

Jew as they block a main road during a protest

against Israeli army conscription, in Jerusalem,

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Israeli police say they

have arrested 40 people in protests by a fringe

group within Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish

community. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)


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Israel Pelican BriefGreat White Pelicans gather in Mishmar HaSharon reservoir in Hefer Valley, Israel, to catch food, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Israel’s ministry of agriculture says it will continue funding a pet project to feed thousands of Great White Pelicans who fly annually over the country. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)


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Pakistan Sri Lanka

CricketSri Lanka's wicket keeper

appeals as Pakistan's Babar

Azam looks on during their

first ODI cricket match against

Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab

Emirates, Friday, Oct. 13,

2017. (AP Photo/Kamran

Jebreili)


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Pakistan Sri Lanka CricketSri Lanka's Seekuge Prasanna dives to

catch the ball during their third ODI

cricket match against Pakistan in

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Friday,

Oct. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran

Jebreili)


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FIFA Pakistan SuspendedPakistani youth play soccer at a dusty ground in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. FIFA suspended Pakistan from international soccer on Wednesday because of government interference after disputed national federation elections. The Pakistan soccer federation's "offices and its accounts remain in control of a court-appointed administrator," FIFA said. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)


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Pakistan WeatherA Pakistani boy jumps in a water at Clifton beach in the afternoon when the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct.12, 2017. Authorities declared emergency at all various hospitals in Karachi, after the mercury soared unexpectedly and temperature increased this week. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)


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Pakistan Bridal Fashion WeekA model presents a creation of designer NickeNina during the Bridal Fashion Week organized by the Pakistan Fashion Design Council, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)


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Pakistan Daily LifeA Pakistani man carries grass and bushes to be used as fuel for cooking and heating during winter, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)


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AfghanistanAfghan National Amy commandos take their position near a building during a military exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)


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AfghanistanAfghan National Amy

commandos open fire during a

military exercise in Kabul,

Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 17,

2017. (AP Photo/Massoud

Hossaini)


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AfghanistanAfghan men bury a victim of Friday night's suicide attack at the Shiite mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing attack on a Shiite mosque in Kabul that killed at least 39 and wounded at least 41. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)


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AfghanistanAfghan men carry the coffin of a victim who was killed in Friday night's suicide attack at the Shiite mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing attack on a Shiite mosque in Kabul that killed at least 39 and wounded at least 41. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)


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IraqIraqi security forces and Popular Mobilization Forces patrol in Tuz Khormato, that was evacuated by Kurdish security forces, 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Two weeks after fighting together against the Islamic State, Iraqi forces pushed their Kurdish allies out of the disputed city of Kirkuk on Monday, seizing oil fields and other facilities amid soaring tensions over last month's Kurdish vote for independence. (AP Photo)


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IraqFederal Iraqi security forces gather

outside the Kurdish hold City of Altun

Kupri, outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Thursday

Oct. 19. 2017. A Baghdad court has

issued an arrest warrant for the vice

president of Iraq's Kurdish region for

saying Iraqi forces were "occupying" the

disputed Kirkuk province. (AP

Photo/Khalid Mohammed)


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Iraq KurdsA butcher sells meat in a bazaar in central Irbil, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)


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Iraq KurdsA man sits outside a store selling photos of Kurdish President Masoud Barzani and members of his family, in central Irbil, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. A Kurdish official said Sunday that Barzani, has informed parliament that he'll not stay in office as his term expires Nov. 1 in the wake of a controversial vote on independence from Iraq. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)November 27, 2017 Pictures of the day - Nov.11 - Nov.15, 2017 230

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Palestinians MilitantsA masked militant of Great Prophet Brigades, the military wing of the Al-Sabreen movement, wears camouflage with his rifle during a rally along the streets of Deir el-Balah refugee camp City, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)


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Palestinians Conjoined TwinsA doctor checks on a pair of conjoined twin sisters as a relative takes a photo, at Shifa hospital, in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Dr. Allam Abu Hamda, a neonatal specialist at the hospital, said Monday that the girls are in "stable" condition and doctors have begun feeding them, but they will need treatment abroad. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)


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Palestinians EgyptSupporters of Mohammed Dahlan, the former

exiled Gaza intelligence chief, hold pictures

of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

while waving Egyptian and yellow Fatah flags

during a protest In solidarity with Egypt, in

the Rafah refugee camp, Gaza Strip,

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel

Hana)


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Israel WWI 100 YearsHistory enthusiasts, many descendants of Australian

Mounted Division and ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division) Mounted Division

soldiers packing up their camp as they prepare for reenactment of the Battle of Beersheba when

British and ANZAC forces captured Beersheba from the Ottoman Empire during the World War I, as part of the 100 years anniversary in Eshkol National Park

near the Gaza border, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


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Israel WWI 100 YearsHistory enthusiasts and descendants of Australian Mounted Division and ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division) Mounted Division soldiers play cricket before riding their horses during the reenactment of the Battle of Beersheba when British and ANZAC forces captured Beersheba from the Ottoman Empire during the World War I, as part of the 100 years anniversary in near Beersheba, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)November 27, 2017 Pictures of the day - Nov.11 - Nov.15, 2017 235

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Israel WWI 100 YearsDescendant of Australian horseman practise their riding skills ahed of the 100 years anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba when British and ANZAC forces captured Beersheba from the Ottoman Empire during the World War I, in Eshkol National Park near the Gaza border, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


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Reuters / Tuesday, November 14, 2017People celebrate after it was announced the majority of Australians support same-sex marriage in a national survey, paving the way for legislation to make the country the 26th nation to formalise the unions by the end of the year, at a rally in central Sydney, Australia. REUTERS/David Gray

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November 15, 2017

AUSTRALIANS CELEBRATE MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

by NBC NEWSNearly 62 percent of voters supported gay marriage in a survey that

ensures parliament will consider legalizing same-sex weddings this year.

A crowd celebrates with heart-shaped confetti after hearing the result of a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 15, 2017.The majority of Australians support the country becoming the 26th nation to legalize same-sex marriage.Scott Barbour / Getty Images

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A woman celebrates as supporters of same-sex marriage march down Oxnard Street in Sydney.

Dan Himbrechts / EPA

Nov.15, 2017


Two men hug as people celebrate in Sydney.

William West / AFP - Getty Images

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Two men watch a parade from a window in Sydney.

Rick Rycroft / AP

Nov.15, 2017


.Couples embrace as a crowd gathers to celebrate in Sydney.

William West / AFP - Getty Images

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Two men dressed as brides kiss as they wait to hear the result of the survey in Melbourne.

David Crosling / EPA

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.People celebrate in Sydney.

Dan Himbrechts / EPA

Nov.15, 2017


Pope Francis blesses a Lamborghini donated to him by the luxury sports car maker, at the Vatican on Nov. 15, 2017. The car will be auctioned off by Sotheby's, with the proceeds going to charities including one aimed at helping rebuild Christian communities in Iraq that were devastated by the Islamic State group. L'OsservatoreRomano / Pool Photo via AP-15

Nov.15, 2017


Muslims pray on a street in front of an illegally built mosque which was destroyed in the district of Zemun Polje in Belgrade, Serbia. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Nov.15, 2017


Hong Kong fans turn their backs and boo during Chinese national anthem, at the Asian Cup preliminary match between Hong Kong and Lebanon, in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Nov.15, 2017


A member of security forces organized by the Saudi-led coalition inspects a mosque damaged in a suicide car bomb attack outside a police forces camp in Aden, Yemen. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Nov.15, 2017


An Israeli soldier from the navy jumps into the water as he takes part in a drill practicing the defense of Israel's borders, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Ashdod, southern Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Nov.15, 2017


A Rohingya refugee boy gets a

haircut at Kutupalong refugee

camp near Cox's Bazar,

Bangladesh. REUTERS/Navesh

Chitrakar

Nov.15, 2017


A Rohingya refugee girl carries a

vessel filled with water from a tube

well at Palong Khali refugee camp,

near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nov.15, 2017


Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad holds a Barbie doll made in her likeness as she attends the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Nov.15, 2017


Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner

celebrates scoring their fifth goal

during their World Cup qualifying

match against Ireland.

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Nov.15, 2017


Brandy Halladay, wife of former Major League Baseball player Roy Halladay, gives a tribute during a memorial service celebrating his life, at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Nov.15, 2017


Birds fly over Guanting lake in

Zhangjiakou, Hebei province,

China. REUTERS/Stringer

Nov.15, 2017


Balloons are released during a funeral service for six members of the Holcombe family and 3 members of the Hill family, victims of the Sutherland Springs Baptist church shooting, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. REUTERS/Darren Abate

Nov.15, 2017


Church Shooting Family FuneralBalloons are released at a graveside service for members of the Holcombe family who were killed in the Sutherland Springs Baptist Church shooting, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community Sunday, Nov. 5, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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The caskets of Richard and Therese Rodriguez arrive at the graveside after the husband and wife were killed in the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

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A toy monkey hugs the cross for 16-year-old Haley Krueger near the site of the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

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DEADLY FLASH FLOODS IN GREECE

Reuters / Wednesday, November 15, 2017A local, carrying a dog in his jacket, saves a cat that was trapped in a tree, following a heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. A raging torrent sweeps through towns west of Athens after heavy rains, killing at least seven. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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Greece StormsA barefoot man stands in front of a pile of vehicles in the municipality of Madrawestern Athens, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Flash floods in the Greek capital's western outskirts Wednesday turned roads into raging torrents of mud and debris, killing at least nine people, inundating homes and businesses and knocking out a section of a highway. (AP Photo/PetrosGiannakouris)

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Part of a destroyed house is seen following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. REUTERS/AlkisKonstantinidis

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Hellenic Red Cross volunteers and firemen evacuate an elderly man following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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A destroyed car is seen next to a flooded street following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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A local cleans the mud from the entrance of his house as another crosses a flooded street following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. REUTERS/AlkisKonstantinidis

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A local looks at debris piled up under her balcony following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. REUTERS/AlkisKonstantinidis

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A local wearing a raincoat looks at a flooded street following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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A local cleans the mud from the street following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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ARMY TAKES CONTROL IN ZIMBABWE

Military vehicles and soldiers patrol the streets in Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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Military vehicles and soldiers patrol the streets in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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Zimbabwe Political TurmoilAn armed soldier patrols a street in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Zimbabwe's army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capital's streets following a night of unrest that included a military takeover of the state broadcaster. (AP Photo)

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People queue to draw money outside a bank in Harare. REUTERS/PhilimonBulawayo

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Zimbabwe Defence Forces Major-General SB

Moyo (R) makes an announcement on state

broadcaster ZBC. ZBC/Handout via REUTERSNov.15, 2017


Soldiers stand on the streets in Harare. REUTERS/PhilimonBulawayo

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People queue to draw money outside a bank in Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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Soldiers stand beside military vehicles just outside Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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Honduras� Alberth Elis in action with Australia�s Trent Sainsbury during World Cup qualifications. REUTERS/Steve Christo

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Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksA Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, holds the hands of her grandchildren at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the U.S. is deeply concerned by "credible reports" of atrocities committed by Myanmar's security forces and called for an independent investigation into a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

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Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksRohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait in queues to receive aid at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the U.S. is deeply concerned by "credible reports" of atrocities committed by Myanmar's security forces and called for an independent investigation into a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

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Mnuchin CurrencyTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, and his wife Louise Linton, hold up a sheet of new $1 bills, the first currency notes bearing his and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza's signatures, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in Washington. The Mnuchin-Carranza notes, which are a new series of 2017, 50-subject $1 notes, will be sent to the Federal Reserve to issue into circulation. At left is BEP Director Leonard Olijar. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Iran Iraq EarthquakePeople clean away debris after a powerful earthquake in Sarpol-e-Zahab, in western Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Survivors are awaiting badly needed aid, three days after a powerful earthquake along the Iraq border killed hundreds and left thousands injured. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Exonerated Rape CaseWilbert Jones, center, hugs William Aquino, attorney for Innocence Project New Orleans, as he leaves East Baton Rouge Parish Prison with his niece Wajeedah Jones, right, in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Jones, who has spent nearly 50 years in prison was freed after a judge overturned his conviction in the kidnapping and rape of a nurse. State District Court Judge Richard Anderson threw out Jones' conviction on Oct. 31, saying authorities withheld evidence that could have exonerated Jones decades ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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India Air PollutionSchool children take out a march to express their distress on the alarming levels of pollution in the city, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Thick smog has constricted India's capital this week, smudging landmarks from view and leaving residents frustrated at the lack of meaningful action by authorities. The air was the worst it has been all year in New Delhi, with microscopic particles that can affect breathing and health spiking to 75 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organization. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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Cyprus Turkey AnniversaryA Turkish air force war plane flies and releases flares over a military parade over a balloon like a Turkish flag, in the Turkish occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Nov. 15 , 2017. November 15 marks the 34rd anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence by the occupation regime, recognized only by Turkey. (AP Photo/PetrosKaradjias)

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California Daily LifeA man wearing a black suit walks along Rodeo Drive Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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A dead whale is seen on the shore of the Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

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Brazil Beached WhaleA woman poses for a selfie backdropped by the carcass of a humpback whale on Ipanema beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Biologist Rafael Carvalho said the whale appears to have been dead for a few days. Authorities were urging beachgoers who had flocked to Ipanema on a national holiday to stay away from the animal. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Spain Daily LifeTwo workers descends from of giant crane between buildings and a street light during in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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