Today in Pictures, Nov 7, 2017

Sea lice become a problem for fish farms in Norway, Loy Krathong festival in Thailand, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Nov 07, 2017, 03:34 PM

An aerial view of fish hatcheries at the Haveroy fish farm near Solsvikvegen, Norway. Sea lice have emerged as a huge problem for Norway’s fish farms, where they multiply in such numbers that they kill farmed fish and pose a risk to young wild salmon as they pass the holding pens on their way to the open sea. PHOTO: NYT

An Indian Sikh devotee takes a dip in the holy sarovar (water tank) on a foggy day at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 7, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A dead sea turtle is retrieved from the water in Bahia De Jiqulisco, Usulutan, off the Pacific coast of El Salvador November 3, 2017, in this still image take from social media. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children play on the monkey bars at the Mashal Model school in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Houthi follower emerges from a gap in a flag as he attends a rally to show support to the Palestinians in Sanaa, Yemen November 6, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Russian athletes at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. Top Olympic leaders are said to be considering barring Russia’s flag and anthem from the 2018 Winter Olympics in response to its doping violations in Sochi. PHOTO: NYT

Sonia Yanez, left, from New Braunfels, and Laura Torres, from San Antonio, look upon a long row of 26 crosses set up on the edge of Sutherland Springs, Texas, Nov. 6, 2017, one for each person killed by a single gunman as they attended a service on Sunday at the town's Baptist church. PHOTO: NYT

Women dressed in traditional Thai clothing wait to participate in a float parade through the streets of downtown Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is considered as one of the best places to experience the Loy Krathong festival in Thailand which is celebrated on the first full moon of the 12th traditional Thai calendar and which includes a theme float parade through town. PHOTO: AFP

Israelis take a dip in a hot water pool in the northern part of in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the Shaal settlement, on Nov 4, 2017. The water flows from a pipeline from a dip drilling in the Hula valley, in an effort to ease the drought in the surrounding agricultural area. PHOTO: AFP

Students memorise the Koran at the Al-Nadwa Madrassa in Murree, Pakistan, October 3, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

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