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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This handout image provided by NASA, taken in 2012, shows citylights worldwide. People are changing Earth so much with global warming and other pollution that many scientists are turning to a new way to describe the time we live in. They’re calling it the Anthropocene _ the age of humans. Most non-experts don’t realize it, but science calls the time we live in the Holocene, Greek for “entirely recent.” The Holocene started nearly 12,000 years ago. But the way humans and their industries are altering the planet, especially its climate, have caused an increasing number of scientists to use the word Anthropocene to better describe when and where we are. (AP Photo/NASA)
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Prime Minister David Cameron and Education Secretary Nicky Morgan pose for a group photograph with almost 200 head teachers from 300 free schools from across the country, at a reception held in London.
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Protesters gather around the St. Louis University campus clock tower after a march through the streets of St. Louis, protesting against the recent shootings of two young black men by law enforcement officers, early Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Mount Sinabung spews pyroclastic smoke, seen from Tiga Pancur village on October 13, 2014 in Berastagi, Karo district, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Mount Sinabung, which has lain dormant for over 400 years, has been intermittently erupting since September 15 last year, killing 15 people and forcing hundreds to flee their homes. According to The National Disaster Mitigation Agency, more than 3,000 residents are still displaced. (credit:Ulet Ifansasti via Getty Images)
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A figure of Barong Brutuk runs during a performance of the sacred Barong Brutuk dance at Pancering Jagat Temple on October 13, 2014 in Trunyan Village, Bali, Indonesia. The Barong Brutuk, is a rarely performed ritual that has costumes made from dry banana leaves and wooden masks. It is held irregularly only in the Bali Aga village of Trunyan, an ancient village whose inhabitants refer to themselves the original Balinese, or people who had inhabited the island of Bali before Majapahit migration from Java began 1340. This dance is only danced by young men of Trunyan village who had been purified, selected and then go through a quarantine for 42 days. There are 21 masks of Barong Brutuk that represent the role as a King, a Queen, a Knight, the Queen's brother and other members. During the dance, the people who watch will attempt to steal the banana leaf while the dancers will try and whip the people who tried to take the leafs. Banana leaves that are stolen are believed to be a lucky charm and give fertility. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) (credit:Agung Parameswara via Getty Images)
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People watch as Mount Sinabung spews pyroclastic smoke at Tiga Pancur village on October 13, 2014 in Berastagi, Karo district, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Mount Sinabung, which has lain dormant for over 400 years, has been intermittently erupting since September 15 last year, killing 15 people and forcing hundreds to flee their homes. According to The National Disaster Mitigation Agency, more than 3,000 residents are still displaced. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) (credit:Ulet Ifansasti via Getty Images)
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Pakistani residents carry water pots along the banks of the Ravi river on the outskirts of Lahore on October 13, 2014. Pakistan has a workforce of around 56 million people among a population of 186 million, according to Pakistan's official figures compiled by the Federal Bureau of Statistics. (credit:ARIF ALI via Getty Images)
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A car covered with gold colored fifty-cent coins is seen on October 13, 2014 in Xiamen, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Arizona Cardinals cheerleader Claire Thorton, center, smiles as Air Force Capt. Eric Straub proposes to her during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. Thorton accepted the proposal, (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Zoe Saldana arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Book Of Life' held at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on October 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) (credit:Michael Tran via Getty Images)
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A woman walk as smoke rises behind her, from the the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds, after a strike from the US-led coalition as it seen from the Turkish - Syrian border in the southeastern village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province, on October 13, 2014. (credit:ARIS MESSINIS via Getty Images)
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U.S singer Kimberly Wyatt arrives for the Women of the Year Awards, at a central London venue, London, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
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U.S actress Lindsay Lohan arrives for the Women of the Year Awards, at a central London venue, London, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
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A member of the military returns to an ambulance with a paramedic outside the Royal Liverpool Hospital in Liverpool, north west England on October 13, 2014. Workers in England's state-run National Health Service went on strike on Monday for the first time since 1982 following a government refusal to hike their pay. NHS staff including nurses, ambulance crews and midwives stopped working between 7:00 am and 11:00 am (0600 GMT and 1000 GMT). The move is intended to pile pressure on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who rejected the recommendations of an independent panel for a one-percent wage increase for all health service staff. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 13: A general view of Bronte Beach as a severe storm hits Sydney at Bronte Beach on October 13, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) (credit:Ryan Pierse via Getty Images)
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Pro-democracy demonstrators stand their ground as a line of police separate them from anti-occupy protesters (not in picture) in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 13, 2014. Dozens of masked men rushed barricades at Hong Kong's main pro-democracy site October 13, triggering clashes as demonstrators tried to push them back and police struggled to contain the chaos. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
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Pro-democracy demonstrators stand their ground as they confront anti-occupy protesters (not in picture) in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 13, 2014. Dozens of masked men rushed barricades at Hong Kong's main pro-democracy site October 13, triggering clashes as demonstrators tried to push them back and police struggled to contain the chaos. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
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An anti-occupy protester is taken away by police near the site of a pro-democracy demonstration in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 13, 2014. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover as pro-democracy activists take over the streets following China's refusal to grant citizens full universal suffrage.AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS (Photo credit should read XAUME OLLEROS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:XAUME OLLEROS via Getty Images)
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An anti-occupy protester shouts at pro-democracy demonstrators in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 13, 2014. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover as pro-democracy activists take over the streets following China's refusal to grant citizens full universal suffrage.AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS (Photo credit should read XAUME OLLEROS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:XAUME OLLEROS via Getty Images)
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NHS health workers including Midwives protest outside the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading as hundreds of thousands of health workers have walked out on strike, many for the first time in their lives, in protest at the Government's decision not to give them a recommended 1\% pay rise. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
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A hoard of Viking treasure has been unearthed by a metal-detecting enthusiast in one of the most significant finds of its kind ever made in Scotland.More than 100 objects, some of them made of gold, were discovered on church land at an undisclosed location in Dumfries and Galloway. (credit:PA)
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South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius arrives at the High Court in Pretoria on October 13, 2014. Fallen paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius returns to court today at the start of his sentencing hearing after he was convicted of culpable homicide in the killing of his girlfriend, with his lawyers set to argue for leniency. The double-amputee track star last month escaped a murder conviction in a verdict that shocked the country and fuelled criticism of South Africa's legal system. AFP PHOTO/MUJAHID SAFODIEN (Photo credit should read MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MUJAHID SAFODIEN via Getty Images)
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Active regions on the sun gave it the appearance of a jack-o'-lantern. This image is a blend of 171 and 193 angstrom light as captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. (credit:NASA/GSFC/SDO)
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Pumpkin farmer James Bramley during harvest at Poskitts farm in Goole, Yorkshire. Asda reports that pumpkins are set to be bigger than ever this year due to warmer than average weather over the summer months. Asda is preparing to sell over 1.4 million pumpkins in the lead up to Halloween
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A hoard of Viking treasure has been unearthed by a metal-detecting enthusiast in one of the most significant finds of its kind ever made in Scotland.More than 100 objects, some of them made of gold, were discovered on church land at an undisclosed location in Dumfries and Galloway. (credit:PA)
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DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 12: A worker with hazmat company CG Environmental Cleaning Guys hangs a tarp blocking view of the apartment where a second person diagnosed with the Ebola virus resides on October 12, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. A female nurse working at Texas Heath Presbyterian Hospital, the same facility that treated Thomas Eric Duncan, has tested positive for the virus. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images) (credit:Mike Stone via Getty Images)
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DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 12: A man dressed in protective hazmat clothing leaves after treating the front porch and sidewalk of an apartment where a second person diagnosed with the Ebola virus resides on October 12, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. A female nurse working at Texas Heath Presbyterian Hospital, the same facility that treated Thomas Eric Duncan, has tested positive for the virus. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images) (credit:Mike Stone via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 13: Miley Cyrus is interviewed for Sunrise at Sydney Opera House on October 13, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images) (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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Chanting Hungarian soccer fans hold flares while arriving on a train at a railway station in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. Romanian authorities took exceptional security measures to prevent violence between soccer fans ahead of a Euro 2016 Group F qualifier soccer match between Romania and Hungary.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rioben Vivero does a backflip on his skimboard at the shoreline of the coastal town of Tanauan, Leyte province, central Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Skimboarding is gaining popularity in this coastal town that was badly hit by Typhoon Haiyan last year. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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As seen from Mursitpinar in the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, a Turkish forces armoured vehicle patrols the border road as in the background thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Kobani, Syria as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man, bottom jumps into the water to rescue a woman, center, who fell due to strong tidal waves on the Bay of Bengal coast at Gopalpur, Orissa, about 285 kilometers (178 miles) north east of Visakhapatnam, India, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Trees were uprooted and power cables snapped as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and slammed into the southern city of Visakhapatnam, one of two storms pounding Asia on Sunday. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An Ultra-right wing anti-separatist burn flares during a demonstration for the unity of Spain as they celebrate a holiday known as "Dia de la Hispanidad" or Spain's National Day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Spain celebrates the day Christopher Columbus discovered America in the name of the Spanish Crown. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chief executive of the Formula One Bernie Ecclestone shake hands during the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom Formula One circuit, in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Pro-democracy protesters stand around the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 13, 2014. Hong Kong police started removing street barricades at sites where pro-democracy demonstrators have been holding more than two weeks of rallies, paralysing parts of the Chinese financial hub. AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
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Employees pose with a painting by Vincent Van Gogh entitled 'Vase with Dasies and Poppies' during a press preview at Sotheby's in London, England. Due to be auctioned in New York on November 4th, it is expected to fetch in excess of 50 million USD (31 million GBP) (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)