Today in Pictures, October 25, 2017

Flower tunnel in Bangkok,Thailand, writer and composer are recipients of Singapore's Cultural Medallion, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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October 25, 2017 at 10:41 AM

Thai and foreign people visit the Flowers for Father exhibition at the flower market in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct 24,2017. About 400m of a flower tunnel made by the local villagers, vendors and volunteers are on display to pay final respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Writer Djamal Tukimin, pictured here in his home on Oct 12, 2017, was one of two arts pioneers who received the Cultural Medallion, Singapore's highest honour in the arts, from President Halimah Yacob last night (Oct 24) at the Istana. The other recipient was composer Law Wai Lun.
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Composer Law Wai Lun, pictured here at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre on Oct 17, 2017, was one of two arts pioneers who received the Cultural Medallion, Singapore's highest honour in the arts, from President Halimah Yacob last night (Oct 24) at the Istana. The other recipient was writer Djamal Tukimin. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

A volunteer works to put out a forest fire in an area of Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, in Alto Paraiso, Goias, Brazil, on Oct 24, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A general view shows delegates attending the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Oct 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Pro-democracy activists and Demosisto members Joshua Wong (centre, left) and Nathan Law (centre, right) walk from the Court of Final Appeal after their bail applications were successful at Hong Kong's highest court, on Oct 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Police apprehend a Leeds United fan after the soccer match between Leicester City and Leeds United at King Power Stadium in Leicester, Britain on Oct 24, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Workers tend to the tunnel boring machine which has finished digging the future west-east line of the tramway in Nice, south-eastern France, on Oct 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Performer Mitch Jones from Circus Oz reacts after climbing a light pole during the official launch of the annual cultural celebration The Sydney Festival, which showcases theatre, dance, circus, visual art and music during the month of January, in a park opposite the Sydney Opera House in Australia, on Oct 25, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Migrating Great White pelicans are fed as part of an Israeli Agriculture Ministry funded project aiming to prevent the pelicans from feeding from commercial fish breeding pools, at a water reservoir in Mishmar Hasharon, central Israel, on Oct 24, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Leicester City's Algerian striker Islam Slimani reacts after missing a good chance during the English League Cup fourth round football match between Leicester City and Leeds United at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England, on Oct 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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