Day in Photos: Nobel Prize, a 22-Mile Detour, and Aurora Australis
Floodwaters submerge the A1101 in Norfolk on Oct. 8, 2024 in Welney, England. Drivers faced a 22-mile detour after the Old Bedford River and the River Delph burst their banks after recent heavy rain. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Day in Photos: Nobel Prize, a 22-Mile Detour, and Aurora Australis

A look into the world through the lens of photography.
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President Joe Biden (C) gives remarks alongside Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (L) and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm (R) during a briefing on the ongoing hurricane season in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall in New York on Oct. 8, 2024. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo
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A general view of the exterior of one of a number of multi-story cemetery buildings at Yarkon Cemetery in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 8, 2024. Tel Aviv is among the world's cities that have turned to multi-story cemeteries to cope with a shortage of burial space. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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People take pictures of the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, as it glows on the horizon over the waters of Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on Oct. 8, 2024. Sanka Vidanagama/AFP via Getty Images
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(Bottom L-R) Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics Ellen Moons, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren, and Member of the Nobel Committee for Physics Anders Irbaeck react under a screen (Top) that shows the laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, U.S. physicist John J. Hopfield and Canadian-British computer scientist and cognitive psychologist Geoffrey E. Hinton during the announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 8, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
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The sun sets near a cargo ship by the port of Haifa in northern Israel on Oct. 8, 2024. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a press conference announcing a bipartisan coalition of attorney generals filing lawsuits against TikTok for violation of state consumer protection laws in San Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 8, 2024. Minh Connors/AP Photo
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Humanitarian aid to Lebanon provided by Qatar and France is loaded onto a Qatari military aircraft at Al-Udeid airbase southwest of Doha, Qatar, early on Oct. 8, 2024. Callum Paton/AFP via Getty Images
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Prime minister Luc Friede of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Henri of Luxemburg, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg during the inauguration ceremony of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume as Lieutenant Representative of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, on Oct. 8, 2024. Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images
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A photo shows the “Sapeur” ship, an anchor handling tug supply vessel, during an “ORSEC” rescue management exercise at sea on the Saint-Brieuc bay, near Saint-Quay-Portrieux, western France, on Oct. 8, 2024. Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images
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View of a landslide in the Terra Preta Port on the banks of the Solimoes River in Manacapuru, Amazonas State, northern Brazil, on Oct. 8, 2024. Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during a parliamentary session debate on a vote on no confidence motion at The National Assembly in Paris on Oct. 8, 2024. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images
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A restorer works on the Cattedra de San Pietro (The Chair of St. Peter) during its restoration, in the Vatican, on Oct. 8, 2024. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images
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A man adds oil and ignites a lantern along a street in Varanasi, India, on Oct. 8, 2024. Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images
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Former First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump's new book 'Melania' is displayed for sale at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 8, 2024. Melania Trump's new memoir details her years as First Lady and expands on her thoughts regarding national issues including abortion rights and the 2020 Presidential election. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Indian Air Force (IAF) air chief marshal Amar Preet Singh (top R) salutes IAF personnel during the 92nd Indian Air Force (IAF) Day parade at the Tambaram Air Force station in Chennai, India, on Oct. 8, 2024. R. Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images
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French-speaking liberal party MR Georges-Louis Bouchez (L) delivers a speach during the opening lecture of the Political Sciences course of professor Devos at the political faculty of the UGent university in Gent, Belgium, on Oct. 8, 2024. Dirk Waem/Belga/AFP via Getty Images
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Women walk with a dog in front of the buildings of Moscow's International Business Centre (Moskva City) in Moscow on a foggy day on Oct. 8, 2024. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
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A man walks through an empty market in the Old City of Jerusalem on Oct. 8, 2024. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images
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Afghans walk across a footbridge over a canal in Arghandab district of Kandahar province on Oct. 8, 2024. Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images