Week in pictures: 24 - 30 September 2022

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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the tax reform proposed by President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, on 26 September 2022.Image source, Diego Cuevas / Getty Images
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Anti-government demonstrators in Bogota protest against tax reforms proposed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Hurricane Ian is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea east of Belize.Image source, NASA / Shutterstock
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Hurricane Ian, pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea, east of Belize. At the time of this photograph, Hurricane Ian was just south of Cuba, gaining strength and heading toward Florida.

Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on 28 September 2022 in Sarasota, Florida.Image source, Sean Rayford / Getty Images
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Hurricane Ian, one of the most dangerous storms to hit the US in years, left more than two million homes and businesses in Florida without power.

An electrician carries out maintenance work on electric wires of a 500KV transmission line project at sunset in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province of China on 28 September 2022.Image source, Geng Yuhe / VCG / Getty Images
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Maintenance work on electric wires of a 500KV transmission line project in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China.

People wear traditional dress on the first day of the nine-day Navratri festival, at Modella Mill Compound in Mumbai, India.Image source, Praful Gangurde / Hindustan Times / Getty Images
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Hindu devotees perform traditional folk dances during the religious festival of Navratri in Mumbai, India.

Antelope by Samson Kambalu, is seen at Trafalgar Square on September 28, 2022 in London, England.Image source, Leon Neal / Getty Images
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A new statue has been unveiled in central London's Trafalgar Square. The sculpture, Antelope, by Samson Kambalu, is of Malawian Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule.

People clash with police during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Iran, 21 September 2022.Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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People clash with police during a protest in Tehran after a number of days of unrest sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old was arrested by Iranian morality police officers for allegedly violating the strict law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf.

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko pay respect during the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on 27 September 2022.Image source, Takashi Aoyama / REUTERS
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Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko pay their respects during the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, at the Budokan in Tokyo.

Members of the Turkana pastoralist community collect water from an open well dug on a dry riverbed in Kakimat village in Turkana, Kenya, 27 September 2022.Image source, THOMAS MUKOYA / Reuters
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Members of the Turkana pastoralist community affected by drought due to failed rainy seasons, collect water from an open well dug on a dry riverbed in the village of Kakimat in Turkana, Kenya.

US singer Cher (L) walks next to French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing as she presents a creation for the Balmain Spring-Summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on 28 September 2022.Image source, JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
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US singer Cher joined French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing at his show at the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week.

Orthodox devotees hold candles during the celebrations on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel in Addis Ababa on 26 September 2022.Image source, EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
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Orthodox devotees hold candles during celebrations on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa. It is the first big festival of the Ethiopian religious year and marks the finding of the cross that Jesus was crucified on, according to Orthodox Christian tradition.

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