Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Friday 20th November 2015

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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 and Tahira Mirza.

Pictures of the day
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Olivia Wilde attends the "Revlon Love Is On Million Dollar Challenge" celebration at the Rainbow Room on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
(02 of23)
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National police officers remove a rock used as a street barricade by demonstrators, after a protest against the results of Oct. 25 elections, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. The demonstrators are claiming fraud in the recent first round of elections. The demonstrators are organized by three political parties who have joined to demand the cancellation of the Oct. 25 presidential election, or removal of ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise who is set to face Jude Celestin in a Dec. 27 presidential runoff election. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of23)
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Black women are stopped by military police from approaching the the Brazilian National Congress building, during a march in the nation's capital to protest the violence and discrimination they suffer, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. The women where blocked from approaching the building since another group of anti-government demonstrators was already there. A scuffle broke out later between the women who are pro-government and the anti-government demonstrators who are urging the impeachment of embattled President Dilma Rousseff. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of23)
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In this Nov. 18, 2015 photo, 9-year-old Mahiro Takano, three-time Japan karate champion in her age group practices in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, north of Tokyo. Mahiro stars in singer Siaâs latest music video âAlive,â the just-released single from the singerâs upcoming album.(AP Photo/ Eugene Hoshiko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of23)
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A migrant who was not allowed to cross into Serbia, sleeps on the ground near the village of Tabanovce, in northern Macedonia, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Four nations along Europe's Balkan refugee corridor shut their borders Thursday to those not coming from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq, leaving thousands of others seeking a better life in Europe stranded at border crossings. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of23)
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A supporter of ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Scioli holds a couple of flares during a closing campaign rally in La Matanza, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Scioli will face opposition candidate Mauricio Macri in a Nov. 22 runoff. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of23)
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A Palestinian protester uses a sling shot to hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of23)
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A Kashmiri protester throws back an exploded tear gas shell at Indian security personnel during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. Police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse Kashmiris who gathered after Friday afternoon prayers to protest against the arrest of separatist leaders and civilians. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of23)
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Conrad Keuck of agency for physics phenomena 'Effektschmiede' is struck by a lightning produced by a Tesla coil at the science center 'phaeno' in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on November 20, 2015. The museum on science phenomena opened its doors 10 years ago. AFP PHOTO / DPA / JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE via Getty Images)
(10 of23)
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Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on November 20, 2015. Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking that has left at least three people dead. AFP PHOTO / HABIBOU KOUYATE (Photo credit should read HABIBOU KOUYATE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HABIBOU KOUYATE via Getty Images)
(11 of23)
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Asda unveils the UK’s first edible Christmas House at Taste of London: The Festive Edition. The larger-than-life creation took a team of ten 84 hours to build and includes 1,200 mince pies, 75kg of parmesan, 30 lobsters and 35kg maple smoked salmon, as well as lots of other festive favourites. It stands at three and a half metres tall and two metres wide, with enough room to fit an entire family inside!”
(12 of23)
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A short eared owl flies over a field near Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
(13 of23)
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CAERNARFON, WALES - NOVEMBER 20: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge receives a bunch of flowers from Theo Hayward aged three, as she leaves after visiting a GISDA centre during a visit to Caernarfon on November 20, 2015 in Wales. (Photo by Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
(14 of23)
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A picture taken on November 20, 2015 shows a police barrier tape at the evacuated site of the Sint-Norbertus school in Antwerp, Belgium, following a bomb alert. Three Antwerp schools were evacuated this morning following a bomb alert. AFP PHOTO / BELGA / LUC CLAESSEN +++ BELGIUM OUT (Photo credit should read LUC CLAESSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LUC CLAESSEN via Getty Images)
(15 of23)
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A boy reacts as he waits along with other migrants and refugees to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija on November 20, 2015. Countries along the migrant route through the Balkans have begun tightening restrictions by accepting only those fleeing war, causing a backlog of hundreds of people on the Greek-Macedonian border. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIMITAR DILKOFF via Getty Images)
(16 of23)
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People run to flee from the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. The company that runs the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital says assailants have takenhostages in a brazen assault involving grenades. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of23)
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Susanna Reid attending the ITV Gala at the London Palladium. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 19, 2015. See PA story SHOWBIZ ITV. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
(18 of23)
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It’s been the scene of many memorable football battles – and Arsenal’s tussle with Chelsea with both teams dressed in ‘Zorb’ suits ranks high among them.Fans from the two teams clashed in a thrilling bubble football encounter to mark the opening of the winter ice rink at Wembley Park.A vociferous group of supporters, including dozens of children from a local school, watched the hilarious zorbing match which took place in front of Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.It was a physical game to say the least and one more suited to Ron "Chopper" Harris, Chelsea's tough-tackling defender from the 1960s, than the free-flowing football of modern day Arsenal under Arsene Wenger.The match was won 4-3 by The Gunners and organised by Wembley Park developers Quintain, in support of the Willow Foundation, which is a charity that works with seriously ill young adults aged 16 to 40 to fulfill uplifting and unforgettable Special Days.
(19 of23)
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Eamonn Holmes and Piers Morgan (right) attending the ITV Gala at the London Palladium. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 19, 2015. See PA story SHOWBIZ ITV. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
(20 of23)
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Marcia Dorsey, mother of chief executive officer Square Inc. Jack Dorsey, reacts outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Square Inc. jumped more than 60 percent after the mobile payments company priced its initial public offering low enough to entice skeptics as well as bulls who are confident in its growth prospects. Photographer: Yana Paskova/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(21 of23)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan after their singles tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(22 of23)
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MONTERREY, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 19: A general view during the UFC Fight Night Ultimate Media Day at the Sala Mitsubishi-Parque Fundidora on November 19, 2015 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (credit:Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
(23 of23)
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Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Flavin, Sistine Rose Stallone, Scarlet Rose Stallone and Sophia Rose Stallone attend the premiere of Warner Bros Pictures Creed on November 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. (credit:Hahn Lionel/ABACA USA)

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