World The Moon, twins and tributes to Liam: Photos of the week By: Admin Date: October 19, 2024 A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. The full October moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, sets behind Edinburgh Castle. A supermoon occurs when the Moon, which follows an elliptical (oval) orbit around Earth, is at its closest point to our planet. [Jane Barlow/PA Media] A 16-foot-tall (4.9m) pigeon sculpture, titled Dinosaur, by Colombian artist Ivan Argote, is seen on the High Line in New York City. [Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images] A seven-year-old boy and a man in his thirties died following an explosion which destroyed three houses in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. Emergency services searched the scene as part of an investigation into how the explosion happened. [Owen Humphreys/PA Media] The Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) streaks across the sky over the Dazhuangke section of the Great Wall in Beijing. Comet A3 was first spotted in January 2023 at the Tsuchinshan Observatory in China. Since 12 October, it has become more visible for stargazers, and can now be seen with the naked eye. [ Yang Wei/VCG via Getty Images] A keeper holds a two-month-old giant panda cub, one of the twin cubs of giant panda Meng Meng, at an enclosure in Berlin Zoo. [Lisi Niesner/REUTERS] FC Twente’s Lieske Carlee attempts to tackle Chelsea’s Mayra Ramirez during the Women’s Champions League match in Enschede, Netherlands. English champions Chelsea maintained their 100% start to the season by beating the Dutch 3-1, to move three points clear at the top of Group B. [Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters] Hot air balloons fly over Nevsehir, Cappadocia, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Turkey. [Behcet Alkan/Anadolu via Getty Images] Twins pose for a photograph during the Igbo-Ora World Twins Festival 2024. Nigeria’s self-proclaimed “twins capital of the world”, Igbo-Ora, holds its annual festival to celebrate the town’s unusually high incidence of multiple births. [OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP] Britain’s Queen Camilla at Sydney Airport. She arrived with King Charles III on a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft, following a torrential rainstorm, to begin their six-day tour of the country. [Victoria Jones/REUTERS] A group of young people light phones as they pay tribute to the British singer Liam Payne at the Revolucion monument in Mexico City. The former One Direction star died aged 31 in Argentina, after falling from the third floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. [ Yuri CORTEZ/AFP] TagsChelseaEdinburgh CastleGetty ImagesIvan ArgoteTsuchinshan Observatory Previous articleIonescu shares mentorship longtime friend Steph has given herNext articleLeo Horoscope Today: October 19, 2024 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Popular Real Madrid move casts further doubt on FIFA Club World Cup next summer ‘The emotions will be for the end’ – Nadal π Watch Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia LIVE and for FREE on Yahoo Sports πΊ UCF basketball: 3 reasons to like Knights’ undefeated start to 2024-25 season US no-frills pioneer Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection More like thisRelated Real Madrid move casts further doubt on FIFA Club World Cup next summer Admin - November 18, 2024 FIFA have been forging ahead with their plans for... ‘The emotions will be for the end’ – Nadal Admin - November 18, 2024 Retiring superstar Rafael Nadal says he will not be... π Watch Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia LIVE and for FREE on Yahoo Sports πΊ Admin - November 18, 2024 Itβs international soccer time, and OneFootball will be broadcasting... UCF basketball: 3 reasons to like Knights’ undefeated start to 2024-25 season Admin - November 18, 2024 Two-Minute Drill: FHSAA football playoffs set to begin; LSU...