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The choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, with a backdrop of Kandinsky paintings, is part of London City Ballet’s debut at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The programme runs until November 22
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A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department honour guard drapes a flag over the coffin of Deputy Andrew Nunez, who was shot dead last month during a motorcycle chase, at his funeral on Tuesday
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A vendor sells toys for blowing bubbles at the Galle Face promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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The Queen wears the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara at the annual diplomatic corps reception at Windsor Castle. Made by Boucheron in 1919, it was lent to Princess Eugenie by her grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth, for her wedding in 2018
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A grey seal with its pup at Blakeney Point in Norfolk. The pair were pictured by a solar-powered webcam set up by the National Trust to livestream England’s largest colony
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Mouhamed Dioubate of the Kentucky Wildcats dunks the ball during the Champions Classic game that marks the start of the NCAA college basketball season. Michigan State Spartans won 83-66
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Miss Sri Lanka, Lihasha White, “wears” a pot of Ceylon tea for the national costume competition, a preliminary contest to select finalists for the Miss Universe pageant, which takes place in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Friday
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An osprey enters the water hunting for food at Al Qudra Lakes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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A blue tit perches on the “arm” of a snowman made after an overnight flurry near Corwen, north Wales
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A member of the South African Police Service takes part in an “integrated law enforcement parade” as the country gets ready to host the G20 conference in Johannesburg
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The giant panda Meng Lan enjoys a bamboo shoot at Beijing Zoo in China. Two years ago the ten-year-old bear, nicknamed “Kung Fu Panda” because of his acrobatic skills, made headlines when he attempted an escape
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Ru Charlesworth, Nardus Williams and Jake Ingbar star in English National Opera’s production of Handel’s romantic comedy Parthenope at the London Coliseum, which runs until December 6
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The start of the Al-Sirr camel race in Al Hassana, Egypt. The race, in which camels are ridden by boys aged five to sixteen, is one of the most culturally significant sporting events among the Bedouin communities of Sinai
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A vet examines a great horned owl that was taken to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, after it fell into a concrete mixer at the nearby Black Desert Resort
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Nathaniel Lillington of Britain and Lilla Emese Varga of Hungary perform in the Budapest Ballet Grand Prix at the National Dance Theatre in the Hungarian capital. Young dancers from more than 20 countries compete in the event
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A street dog jumps up at a monkey perched on a low branch in Chandigarh, India
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Football fans in Port-au-Prince celebrate after Haiti beat Nicaragua 2-0, ending a 52-year wait to qualify for the World Cup
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A red squirrel takes a break from frolicking in the snow in a Bedfordshire garden to nibble on an acorn
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