Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
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Students cover freshman year medical students with food stuffs during a faculty of medicine hazing at the University of Granada, in Granada on October 16, 2014. (credit:JORGE GUERRERO via Getty Images)
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Freshman year medical students covered with food stuffs stand under plastic sheeting during a faculty of medicine hazing at the University of Granada, in Granada on October 16, 2014. (credit:JORGE GUERRERO via Getty Images)
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A picture taken on October 16, 2014 shows a young Barn Owl at the zoological park of the eastern French city of Amneville. (credit:JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN via Getty Images)
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A picture taken on October 16, 2014 shows an Eurasian lynx at the zoological park of the eastern French city of Amneville. (credit:JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN via Getty Images)
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Night time view from on top of the Cheesegrater as Aon launched the Insurance Apprenticeships Network in the Leadenhall Building. (credit:Jon Barlow)
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People walk their dogs on the grounds of Stormont estate, Belfast, during the autumn season. (credit:Brian Lawless/PA Wire)
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Agyness Deyn attends the world premiere red carpet arrivals of 'Electricity' during the 58th BFI London Film Festival at Vue Leicester Square in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for BFI) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center, alongside the Duke of Edinburgh, right, touches a wreath held by a Yeoman Warder before it is laid in the field of ceramic poppies at The Tower of London, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The poppies are part of a ceramic poppy installation called 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visit the Tower of London's 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' poppy installation at the Tower of London, in central London on October 16, 2014. The art installation will eventually consist of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, and serves to symbolises British and Colonial military fatalities in WW1. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BEN STANSALL via Getty Images)
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Undated handout photo issued by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of a cannabis factory that was discovered in Portadown, Northern Ireland, with an estimated street value of between £750,000 and £1 million. (credit:PSNI/PA Wire)
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Three-week-old baby sulcatta tortoises, which have been named Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo, hitch a ride on the back of their mother Margaret at the Lake District Wild Life Park near Keswick. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday October 16, 2014. It's the first time the wildlife park has successfully bred Africa's largest tortoise. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, second from right, joins protesters with the "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign marking the six month anniversary of the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants, in front of the Nigerian consulate in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Protesters in Nigeria were set to march on the presidency calling for the release of 219 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A girl walks with a lit candle during an event marking the international Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday night, Oct. 15, 2014,. Romania's infant mortality rate is more than double the European Union average, with one in 100 children not reaching their first birthday. (credit:AP Photo/Mediafax, Andreea Alexandru)
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Oscar Pistorius, left, is comforted by a supporter during the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Yesterday saw the first family member, first cousin of the late Reeva Steenkamp, Kim Martin, testified at the double-amputee athlete's trial. Pistorius faces up to 15 years in prison after being convicted of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, for shooting Steenkamp, although he could also receive a suspended jail sentence and a fine. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, skulls and bones are stacked in the Catacombs of Paris, France. As if visiting the Paris Catacombs in the daytime weren't creepy enough, you can now visit the underground maze of skeletons at night, too. The subterranean tunnels, stretching 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), cradle the bones of some 6 million Parisians from centuries past and once gave refuge to smugglers. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, skulls and bones are stacked in the Catacombs of Paris, France. As if visiting the Paris Catacombs in the daytime weren't creepy enough, you can now visit the underground maze of skeletons at night, too. The subterranean tunnels, stretching 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), cradle the bones of some 6 million Parisians from centuries past and once gave refuge to smugglers. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Stuart Semple - One Of These MorningsAcclaimed artists will join forces with premium Italian coffee machine brand, De’Longhi, and Macmillan Cancer Support to display a collection of contemporary artworks in a week-long exhibition, which will culminate in a silent auction to raise money for the cancer support charity. People can bid now online at www.macart.org. The seven-day public exhibition takes place from 21st – 27th October at the Darren Baker Gallery in London.
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Metal band 'The Defiled' play world's first ever gig on a floating iceberg. Video can be viewed here (credit:@thedefiled)
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Actor Brad Pitt arrives for the world premiere of âFuryâ at the Newseum on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Washington D.C. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP) (credit:Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
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Indonesian military and police commandos attend a security roll call in Jakarta on October 16, 2014, ahead of the inauguration of the elected president, Joko Widodo, on October 20. About 2,400 soldiers and policemen have been deployed to secure the inauguration ceremony at the House of Representative building and along the road towards the palace. (credit:BAY ISMOYO via Getty Images)
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Actor Shia LaBeouf arrives for the world premiere of âFuryâ at the Newseum on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Washington D.C. (credit:Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
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Camping tents are set on a street outside of Hong Kong Government Complex are seen on October 16, 2014 in Hong Kong. Pro democracy supporters continue to occupy the streets surrounding Hong Kong's Financial district after talks broke down with the government. Protesters continue to call for open elections and the resignation of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. (credit:Anthony Kwan via Getty Images)
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Damian King of Australia competes in the 2012 Shark Island Challenge at Shark Island, near Cronulla on July 24, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (credit:Matt King via Getty Images)
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People start queuing to audition for next seasons X-Factor at New Zealand Institute of Sport on October 16, 2014 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (credit:Martin Hunter via Getty Images)
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Sand artist Ross Andrews at work on a piece entitled 'Legacy No.II' on Ramsgate beach in Kent, Andrews who grew up in Kent, uses the coast of Thanet as his canvas for artworks produced in about four hours in a race against the tides, he uses a rake and a stick to create his freestyle designs, which he says he does not plan before he starts. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Inna Shevchenko (L), leader of the women's rights organization Femen, along with another activist, protest against Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the first day of the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on October 16, 2014 at the Piazza del Duomo in Milan. Vladimir Putin will take centre stage at an Asia-Europe (ASEM) summit that opens today in Milan, where the Russian leader due to hold face-to-face talks with Ukraine counterpart Petro Poroshenko. (credit:MARCO BERTORELLO via Getty Images)
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Kenny Dalglish, left, shakes hands with FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez, from Uruguay, after receiving the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season shared with Cristiano Ronaldo in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters wearing suits and masks stand, during a protest against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Parliament Square in London, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Vigils will be held on Wednesdays during Oct. and Nov. calling for the release of prisoner Shaker Aamer and a closure to the camp. (credit:AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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A protester wearing a mask depicting United States President Barack Obama holds a banner during a protest against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Parliament Square, London, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Vigils will be held on Wednesdays during Oct. and Nov. calling for the release of prisoner Shaker Aamer and a closure to the camp. (credit:AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Undated handout photo issued by Belfast Zoo of Namoki, the Western lowland gorilla, who arrived on the shores of Belfast after her journey from Bristol Zoo this morning (credit:Belfast Zoo/PA Wire)
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Today (15 Oct), Campari is officially unveiling imagery of Eva Green as leading lady for the 2015 Campari Calendar, entitled 'Mythology Mixology'. This year's iconic Calendar, which stars the beautiful French born actress Eva Green, is the 16th edition in the collection and is dedicated to celebrating Campari's unique and intriguing history and the intrinsic stories linked to twelve of its best-loved classic cocktails. (credit:Rex Features)
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In this photo released via Twitter by the City of Dallas Public Information Managing Director Sana Syed, members of Dallas Fire-Rescue Haz Mat Unit tape off the door at the The Village Bend East apartment of a second healthcare worker who has tested positive for Ebola, in Dallas, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said. (credit:AP Photo/Courtesy of Sana Syed/PIO, City of Dallas)
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First lady Michelle Obama hugs Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, as she campaigns for him at the Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center in Philadelphia.1234188875 PAGESFILTERSORIENTATIONCATEGORYPHRASE MATCHFIELDORDER BYENTERTAINMENT SUBCATEGORIES:SPORT SUBCATEGORIES:NEWS SUBCATEGORIES: HIDE FILTERS (credit:AP Photo/Matt Rourke)