Today in Pictures, Nov 8, 2019

The Rugby World Cup winning team parades in an open top bus in South Africa, a sculpture of a breaching whale made from plastic waste comes to Singapore, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Nov 08, 2019, 01:01 PM

South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi holds up the Web Ellis trophy as the World Cup winner team parades down Vilakazi street in Soweto, South Africa, in an open top bus on Nov 7, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A girl gestures near "Skyscraper", the Bruges Whale, on Nov 7, 2019 in front of the ArtScience Museum, Singapore. The sculpture of a breaching whale implores observers to consider whether humans have collectively breached the limit of plastic put into the environment each day. The 11-metre whale was made using 5 tonnes of plastic, all sourced from the Pacific Ocean. It uses plastic waste, ranging from hangers and kitchen bowls to toilet seats and car bumpers, collected from beaches in Hawaii. It is on display till next month. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

A man rows a boat on the Dal Lake as another holds an umbrella during the season's first snowfall in Srinagar Nov 7, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Russian servicemen dressed in historical uniforms take part in the military parade at Red Square in Moscow on Nov 7, 2019, as part of the ceremonies marking the 78th anniversary of the 1941 historical parade, when Red Army soldiers marched past the Kremlin walls towards the front line to fight Nazi Germany troops during World War II. PHOTO: AFP

Police deputy superintendents participate in a police graduation and promotion ceremony, in Bogota, Colombia, Nov 7, 2019. Colombian President Ivan Duque criticized the recruitment of minors by illegal armed groups that use them as 'human shields', in reference to the eight children who died in a bombing against the dissident fighters from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Protective gear are seen on the horses of mounted security forces during a protest against Chile's government, at Providencia, a wealthy neighbourhood, in Santiago, Chile, Nov 7, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Chinese zoo keeper Yang Liu examines one of the two three-month-old twin panda cubs at Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium, Nov 7, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Visitors view Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna Litta", depicting the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the Christ child, exhibited at the Poldi Pezzoli museum in Milan, Italy, Nov 6, 2019. A masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci returns to the city in which it was painted, after thirty years, from the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. PHOTO: AFP

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