Today in Pictures, Oct 9, 2015

Kids enjoy clear skies on Children's Day in Singapore and Cotopaxi volcano spews ash and steam in Ecuador. These, and more from around the world, in Today in Pictures.

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October 9, 2015 at 4:12 PM

A young boy popping his head through the window of Doodle City - one of the exhibit displayed outside Esplanade Theatres in celebration of Octoburst! A Children's Festival. Many kids here are celebrating Children's Day on Oct 9, 2015, in the outdoors as the skies finally cleared up following weeks of gloomy weather due to the haze. Photo: ST/Alicia Chan

Cotopaxi volcano spews ash and steam near Quito, Ecuador, Oct 8 2015. The Security Coordinator Ministry, based on reports from the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School, said that Cotopaxi volcano 'continues its moderate internal and surface activity with emissions of gases and water vapor containing a burden moderate ash.' Photo: EPA/Jose Jacome

Team Oracle stunt pilot Sean Tucker (R) flies ahead of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels (L) as part of a practice run for Fleet Week over the bay in San Francisco, California on Oct 8, 2015. Fleet Week started on Oct 5 and goes till Oct 12 and will include ship tours and an air show. Photo: AFP/Josh Edelson

People look at an illuminated light installation called "House of Cards" during a technical check for the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Oct 8, 2015. Several landmarks of the German capital, including boulevards, squares, towers, historical and modern buildings, will be illuminated during the festival. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

Children ride their bicycles while wearing face masks to protect them from pollution caused by haze in the Banjarbaru district of South Kalimantan province on Oct 8, 2015. Indonesia agreed on Oct 8 to accept international help to combat forest and agricultural fires cloaking Southeast Asia in haze, after weeks of failed attempts to douse the blazes that have infuriated its neighbours. Photo: AFP

The pack is on the way during the first stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour cycling race over 160km from Qasr Al Sarab to Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates, Oct 8, 2015. Photo: EPA/Claudio Peri

A woman films with her phone from behind a curtain at the Kim Il Sung Stadium as North Korean national anthem is played before their team's preliminary 2018 World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying soccer match against Philippines in Pyongyang Oct 8, 2015. Smartphones, traffic jams and modern, energy-saving lights casting a dim glow on the streets - North Korea's capital shows signs of change even as it prepares for a pageant of military muscle and propaganda of the kind the country is know for. North Korea is getting ready to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Oct 10. Photo:Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Opposition lawmakers throw tear gas during a session of Kosovo's parliament in Pristina, Kosovo Oct 8,2015. Kosovo's opposition political parties protest against the agreements that has been reached during the EU-brokered dialogue with Serbia. Photo: EPA/Petrit Prenaj

A combination photo shows the faces of various attendees of New York Comic Con in Manhattan, New York, Oct 8, 2015. The event draws thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and features a sprawling floor of vendors in a space equivalent to more than three football fields at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on Manhattan's West side. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly

An Emirati man walks down stairs in Masdar City, on the outskirts of the rich Emirate of Abu Dhabi, on Oct 7, 2015. Masdar City is a high-density, pedestrian-friendly development where current and future renewable energy and clean technologies are showcased, marketed, researched, developed, tested and implemented. Photo: AFP/Karim Sahib

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