Today in Pictures, Oct 24, 2023

About 1,500 devotees observing the Nine Emperor Gods Festival sending-off ceremony near Pulau Punggol Timor; solar panels installed in Saint-Auban near Nice, southern France, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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About 1,500 devotees observing the Nine Emperor Gods Festival Send-off ceremony near Pulau Punggol Timor on 23 Oct 2023. This is one of the major festivals celebrated by the Taoist community, as devotees seek blessings and good fortune from the Nine Emperor Gods. — About 1,500 devotees observing the Nine Emperor Gods Festival sending-off ceremony near Pulau Punggol Timor on Oct 23, 2023. This is one of the major festivals celebrated by the Taoist community, as devotees seek blessings and good fortune from the Nine Emperor Gods.
ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

Solar panels are installed on the site of the Prealpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park, in Saint-Auban near Nice, southern France, Oct 23, 2023. — Solar panels installed on the site of the Prealpes d’Azur Regional Natural Park in Saint-Auban near Nice, southern France, on Oct 23, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A design by Wackie Ju is presented during the Fashion X Theatre show as part of Melbourne Fashion Week in Melbourne, Australia, Oct 23, 2023. — A design by Wackie Ju is presented during the Fashion X Theatre show as part of Melbourne Fashion Week in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct 23, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Anna Keating of the US competing in the women's 200m breaststroke heat 2 swimming event of the Pan American Games Santiago 2023 at the Aquatics Centre in the National Stadium Sports Park in Santiago on Oct 23, 2023. — Anna Keating of the United States competing in the women’s 200m breaststroke heat 2 swimming event of the Pan American Games Santiago 2023, at the Aquatics Centre in the National Stadium Sports Park in Santiago on Oct 23, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP

Athletes competing in the men's 5000m-T54 final at the Huanglong Sport Centre Stadium during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Oct 23, 2023. — Athletes competing in the men’s 5000m-T54 final at the Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on Oct 23, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP

A woman walking at Tsaritsino park set in autumnal colors during a rainy day in Moscow, Russia, Oct 23, 2023. Temperatures in Moscow dropped to 7 degrees Celsius. — A woman walking in Tsaritsyno park set in autumnal colours on a rainy day in Moscow, Russia, on Oct 23, 2023. Temperatures in Moscow dropped to 7 deg C.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A person walking amongst trees and leaves filled with limestone and chalk from the Moens Cliff (Moens Klint), Zealand, Denmark, Oct 23, 2023. — A person walking among trees and leaves covered in limestone and chalk from the Moens Cliff, Zealand, Denmark, on Oct 23, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Israeli hostages arriving at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct 24, 2023, after being held captive by Hamas since Oct 7, 2023. — Israeli hostages arriving at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct 24, 2023, after being held captive by Hamas since Oct 7, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP

A child sitting in a wheelbarrow with pumpkins at The Pop up Farm, as people pick pumpkins ahead of Halloween, in Flamstead, St Albans, Britain, Oct 23, 2023. — A child sitting in a wheelbarrow with pumpkins at The Pop Up Farm, as people pick pumpkins ahead of Halloween in Flamstead, St Albans, Britain, on Oct 23, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A person walking through the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Oct 23, 2023. — A person walking through the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Oct 23, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP

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