Today in Pictures, Oct 9, 2019

Alpine Eagle Race preparation in Chamonix, France, vehicle catches fire in KPE tunnel in Singapore, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 09, 2019, 09:50 AM

Victor, a nine-year-old white-tailed eagle equipped with a 360 camera, flies over glaciers and mountains in Chamonix, France, during a preparation flight of the Alpine Eagle Race, an event aimed at raising awareness on global warming, in this still image taken from a video released to Reuters on October 8, 2019. PHOTO: EAGLES WINGS FOUNDATION VIA REUTERS

SCDF officers and LTA staff carrying out investigations after a lorry caught fire at the Upper Paya Lebar exit (towards TPE) in the KPE tunnel on Oct 8, 2019. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KEVIN LIM

Demonstrators climb into a sculpture during a protest against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures in Quito, Ecuador, October 8, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Police officers hold a revolver as they offer prayers to their weapons as part of a ritual at their headquarters on the occasion of Dussehra, or Vijaya Dashami, festival in Ahmedabad, India, October 8, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Chinese soldier has his cap aligned before taking part in a military honour guard in a welcome ceremony for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 8, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Firefighters stand on ladders spraying liquid from hoses as they attempt to control a factory fire in Villeurbanne, central-eastern France on October 8, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Indian Air Force (IAF) soldiers march as advanced light helicopters fly during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations at the Hindon Air Force Station on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, October 8, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A photo issued on Oct 8, 2019 shows Munduruku indigenous girls waiting for a class at a school in Praia do Mangue indigenous reserve, in Itaituba, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon rainforest, on September 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A Hindu woman reacts as "Sindhur", or vermillion powder, is applied to her face after worshipping an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Chandigarh, India, October 8, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A red squirrel stockpiles walnuts in Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain October 8, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A puppeteer handles Joey, a horse puppet and character of the "War Horse" show written by British author Michael Morpurgo, during a presentation at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on October 8, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

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