Today in Pictures, Oct 24, 2016

Inhabitants are affected by the expanding Tengger Desert in China, Thai art alumni paint portraits of Thailand's late King, other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures

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Oct 25, 2016, 05:23 PM
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Oct 24, 2016, 04:54 PM
A view of the home of Du Jinping's family, who lives on Swan Lake in the Tengger Desert in China, on June 15, 2016. China's deserts have spread at an annual rate of more than 3,500 sq km, making rural life near impossible for the farmers, herders and villagers who live on the edge of the expanding Tengger Desert. PHOTO: NYTIMES
Thai art alumni paint a portrait of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Silpakorn University in Bangkok on Oct 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton arrives at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Oct 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
People participate in the third national parade of 'Catrinas and Catrines' traditional Mexican characters, in the streets of Mexico City, on Oct 23, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
Refugees rest under a makeshift tent, among Iraqi refugees that fled violence in Mosul and internally displaced Syrians who fled ISIS-controlled areas in Deir al-Zor, near the Iraqi border, in Hasaka Governorate on Oct 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A policeman (right) and his assistant stand guard in an underground passage near Tiananmen Square on the first day of a plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), in Beijing on Oct 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Investigators confer at the scene of a mass casualty bus crash on the westbound Interstate 10 freeway near Palm Springs, California, on Oct 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
US President Barack Obama reacts as he is almost pulled off the catwalk by a supporter as he arrives to speak at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Liu Jiali, 3, runs through the dunes behind her home in the Tengger Desert, China, on June 15, 2016. PHOTO: NYTIMES
Iraqi refugees that fled violence in Mosul and internally displaced Syrians who fled ISIS-controlled areas in Deir al-Zor, buy food and water near the Iraqi border, in Hasaka Governorate on Oct 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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