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October 2019
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This year's coverage included these topics:
- News:
e.g. climate change protests, Syria civil war, Syria civil war, Syria/Turkey Conflict, Venezuela crisis, Donald J. Trump Administration, Europe migration crisis, Britain: Brexit, Theresa May resigns/ Boris Johnson appointed Prime Minister, Fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, Ebola Crisis in Congo, G7 Summit in Biarritz, G20 Summit in Osaka, Sudan crisis, Protests in: Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, China Hong Kong, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen Civil War, Elections: Argentina, Bolivia, India, Israel, Spain, United Kingdom, and European Parliament elections, and Regional elections in Russia, France Yellow Vests / Gilets Jaunes protests, North Korea - United States Summit in Hanoi, UN Climate Change Conference COP25, Australia heat wave & bushfires, Carlos Ghosn, Brazil Brumadinho dam collapse, terrorist attack in Nairobi, Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attacks, Tunis bombings, Tlahuelilpan Pipeline Explosion, Same Sex Marriage in Taiwan, earthquakes in Albania and California, Cyclone Idai, White Island volcano eruption, Danube boat accident, floods in Venice and Australia, Christchurch Mosque shooting, Poway Synagogue shooting, Virginia Beach shooting, Gaza–Israel clashes.
- Sports:
e.g. Rugby World Cup, WTA Finals, World Para Athletics Championships, FIFA Club World Cup, Men's and Women's Handball World Championship, Ice Hockey World Championship, Four Hills Ski Jumping tournament, Road Cycling World Championships, UEFA Nations League, IAAF World Championships in Doha, FIFA Women's World Cup, FINA World Championships, FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, Alpine Skiing World Cup, Rally Dakar, Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Formula One Grand Prix, Golf Majors: The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open Championships, The Open Championship, NFL Super Bowl LIII, Moto GP, UEFA Champions League, Tour de France, NBA basketball, NFL American Football, Winter Sport World Cups, Tennis Grand Slams: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, ATP World Tour Finals.
- Arts, Culture and Entertainment:
e.g. Prix de Lausanne, 76th Venice International Film Festival, Duke and Duchess of Sussex: Royal Tour of South Africa, Easter Celebrations, Japan’s New Emperor, Kumbh Mela Festival, carnival, MET Gala Ball, Nobel prizes, Hajj, Art Basel, Emmys, Oscars, Eurovision Song Contest, Cannes Film Festival, SAG Screen Actors Guild Awards, Prince Charles Visit to Cuba, Grammys, Venice Biennale, San Fermin / Pamplona Bull Run, Pride Parade marches, Fashion Weeks, Award Ceremonies, Music Festivals, Film Festivals.

Noah Lyles of the USA prepares to compete in the men's 200m final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, 01 October 2019. Lyles won the race. EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presides over the House vote on a resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry against US President Donald J. Trump on the House floor in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 31 October 2019. The resolution passed by 232-196. EPA-EFE/Shawn Thew

A Spanish National Police van is covered in paint during a march called by the Committees for the Defense of the Republic to demand the resignation of Catalan Regional Interior Minister Miquel Buch, in Barcelona, Spain, 21 October 2019. Thousands of people took on the streets against the Supreme Court's sentencing of Catalan pro-independence leaders for sedition, and in some cases embezzlement, for holding an illegal referendum on 01 October 2017. EPA-EFE/Toni Albir

Austrian writer Peter Handke poses for photographs at his home in Chaville, near Paris, France, 10 October 2019. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 was awarded to Peter Handke, the Swedish Academy announced on 10 October 2019. EPA-EFE/JULIEN DE ROSA

US actress Scarlett Johansson poses on the red carpet during the 26th Annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration in Beverly Hills, California, USA, 14 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Etienne Laurent

A girl enjoys a ball bath as she is being photographed at the made-for-Instagram museum 'Cali Dreams' in Dusseldorf, Germany, 25 October 2019. No artworks are shown in this museum, rather each visitor himself becomes an artwork by staging himself in front of one of the 25 sceneries. Cali Dreams is initially open for three months. After this test phase, however, the museum is planned as a long-term project. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH

A participant dressed in a Pennywise costume attends the MCM London Comic Con at Excel centre in London, Britain, 26 October 2019. The festival for movies, gaming, comics, anime and television fans ran from 25 to 27 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Will Oliver

Military troops march past Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, China, 01 October 2019. China commemorated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on 01 October 2019 with a grand military parade and mass pageant. EPA-EFE/WU HONG

The Leonardo da Vinci's painting La Gioconda (Mona Lisa) is dsiplayed at the new renovated room of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, 22 October 2019. The painting is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. It's believed it has been painted between 1503 and 1506. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

Japanese Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech proclaiming his enthronement at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, 22 October 2019. Naruhito ascended the throne on 01 May 2019 after his father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, abdicated on 30 April 2019. EPA-EFE/japan pool JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO ARCHIVES

Tourists climb Uluru, Australia's iconic sandstone formation, in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Northern Territory, Australia, 25 October 2019. Tourists flocking to Uluru ahead of the enforcement of a climbing ban, which was announced on 01 November 2017. The decision was made by the traditional owners of the land and the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board and will become effective on 26 October 2019. EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Wrestlers perform on stage during the Lucha Vavoom 'Fiesta Fantasma!' for halloween at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA, 23 October 2019. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

A Syrian refugee mother holds her newborn baby after disembarking from the ferry 'Paros Jet' upon their arrival from Samos Island at the port of Elefsina near Athens, Greece, 22 October 2019. The 700 asylum-seekers from Samos boarded coaches that took them to accommodation facilities on the mainland. EPA-EFE/Kostas Tsironis

Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau greets supporters as he celebrates his election victory in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 21 October 2019. Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau retained his position as Canadian Prime Minister in the federal election but will be forced to form a minority government. EPA-EFE/VALERIE BLUM

A picture of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is displayed together with former Nobel Peace Prize winners at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, 11 October 2019. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded with the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced 11 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Stian Lysberg Solum NORWAY OUT

High winds fuel hot embers from a burning oak tree near Windsor, California, USA, 29 October 2019. The Kincade Fire has so far burned over 75,000 acres, an area twice the size of San Francisco, and remains approximately 15 percent contained. EPA-EFE/Peter DaSilva

Chairman and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat to testify before the US House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 23 October 2019. Zuckerberg faced questions from lawmakers concerned over issues with the cryptocurrecy Libra, financial data and potential misinformation on Facebook surrounding the 2020 US presidential election. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Police officers cordon off the area around the lorry at the scene in Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex, Britain, 23 October 2019. A total of 39 bodies were discovered inside a lorry container in the early hours of this morning, and pronounced dead at the scene. EPA-EFE/VICKIE FLORES

Simone Biles of USA poses with her five gold medals in the mixed zone after the women's Apparatus Final at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, 13 October 2019. EPA-EFE/DANIEL KOPATSCH

Relatives of community leader Josemano 'Badou' Victorieux, who was allegedly killed in recent anti-government protests, mourn during his funeral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 16 October 2019. The protest movement over an economic crisis in the country completed a month with no sign of remitting and without President Jovenel Moise yielding to voices asking him to resign. EPA-EFE/Orlando Barria

A helicopter drops water onto the Getty Fire as it spreads in the hills behind the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 28 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Etienne Laurent

Police guard a crime scene near a Synagogue after a shooting in Halle, Germany, 09 October 2019. Two people were killed in shootings in front of a Synagogue and a Kebab shop in the Paulus district of Halle in the East German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER

US actor Bill Murray (R) and US actress Francis McDormand (L) attend the 14th annual Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Italy, 19 October 2019. The film festival ran from 17 to 27 October 2019. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI

Relatives of late dictator Francisco Franco enter his coffin into a funeral car at Valle de los Caidos memorial in San Lorenzo del Escorial in Madrid, Spain, 24 October 2019. Spanish dictator Francisco Franco will be exhumed on 24 October 2019, a year after the Government started the administrative procedures to remove Franco's remains from the El Valle de los Caidos memorial. Franco’s remains will be taken to Mingorrubio cemetery following Supreme Court orders. Franco has been buried at the El Valle de los Caidos memorial since his death in 1975. EPA-EFE/EMILIO NARANJO / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the Chiatibo glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, 16 October 2019, to see the effects of climate change. The royal couple was on an official five-day visit to Pakistan. EPA-EFE/Neil Hall

A demonstrator throws a projectile during a protest against the government of Sebastian Pinera, in Santiago, Chile, 28 October 2019. A fire was lit at a shopping center in the heart of the city during a march to the Palacio de La Moneda after hours of riots. EPA-EFE/Fernando Bizerra Jr.

More than two dozen Republican lawmakers speak to the media before gathering outside the room used by the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry into President Trump in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 23 October 2019. The lawmakers attempted to enter the SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) where the closed hearings were taking place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shake hands during a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, 17 October 2019. According to reports, the EU and the British government reached an agreement on a Brexit deal. EPA-EFE/Olivier Hoslet

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A man takes a rest as Brazilian Army soldiers and volunteers remove crude oil that was spilled at Itapuama beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco state, Brazil, 22 October 2019. The government authorized the mobilization of 5,000 Army troops and three Air Force planes to clean up the oil spill that has been dragged along the beaches of the northeast coast of the country since September. EPA-EFE/Brenda Alcantara

Dutch Kirsten Wild (C) in action during the women's scratch final at the European Track Cycling Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, 16 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Vincent Jannink

Canadian author Margaret Atwood (L) and British author Bernardine Evaristo pose after they were announced winners of the 2019 Booker Prize in London, Britain, 14 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Andy Rain

Protesters take a selfie as they block the Dora highway with a fire of plastic barriers and trash during a protest in north Beirut, Lebanon, 18 October 2019. Protesters started to demonstrate in downtown Beirut on 17 October 2019, denouncing proposed taxes for the 2020 budget, especially an unexpected government plan to impose a fee for using WhatsApp calls. EPA-EFE/Wael Hamzeh

Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel Prize winner for Literature 2018, arrives to attend the Opening Press Conference of Frankfurt Book Fair 2019, in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 15 October 2019. The Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 ran from 16 to 20 October. EPA-EFE/ARMANDO BABANI

US Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman (C), the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, arrives for a closed session before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 29 October 2019. Lieutenant Colonel Vindman faced questions from the three congressional committees on a whistleblower's complaint that US President Donald J. Trump requested help from the President of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. EPA-EFE/Shawn Thew

Iranians women pray during the Arbaeen ceremony marking the end of the 40th day after the Shiite holy Day of Ashura which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein at the battle of Karbala, in shrine of Abdol Azim in Shahre-Ray, southern of the capital of Tehran, Iran, 19 October 2019. Shiite Muslims from Iran and other countries performed the religious ceremony of Arbaeen, on the 40th day after the Shiite holy Day of Ashura which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein at the battle of Karbala. EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

President and CEO of Boeing Dennis Muilenburg (R) and Vice President and Chief Engineer of Boeing Commmercial Airplanes John Hamilton (L) sit in front of people holding pictures of their loved ones who died in Boeing crashes, to testify before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on 'Aviation Safety and the Future of Boeing's 737 MAX', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 29 October 2019. Boeing 737 MAX aircraft remain grounded following two crashes, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and Lion Air flight 610, that killed 346 people. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Dancers of the 'Ball du Moulin Rouge' perform in front of the famous cabaret, considered as the birthplace of the teasing style of the Can-Can dance, to mark its 130th anniversary in Paris, France, 06 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Yoan Valat

A drone photo of the farm, where a father and six children had been living in the cellar, In Ruinerwold, The Netherlands, 15 October 2019. The family lived in the cellar for years and where waiting for 'the end of time'. EPA-EFE/Wilbert Bijzitter

A portrait of late Democratic Representative from Maryland Elijah Cummings is seen beside his flag-draped casket as he lies in state during a public viewing outside the chamber of the US House of Represenatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 24 October 2019. Cummings, whose death at 68 was announced 17 October, was Chairman of the House Oversight Committee. The committee is one of the congressional committees conducting an impeachment investigation into US President Donald J. Trump. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS / POOL

A picture taken with a drone shows spectators watching the Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse being moved in Jutland, Denmark, 22 October 2019. The 120-year-old lighthouse was put on wheels and rails to move it some 80 meters away from the North Sea, as it is endangered by coastal erosion and shifting sands. EPA-EFE/Hans Ravn DENMARK OUT

Bernie Sanders Democratic candidate for United States President (R) and US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, greet supporters at his campaign rally in Queensbridge Park in New York, New York, USA, 19 October 2019. This was Sanders first major campaign rally since his heart attack in the first week of October 2019. EPA-EFE/Peter Foley

Police officers are harassed with straw during the farmer's protest in front of the provincial government building in Groningen, The Netherlands, 14 October 2019. The representative of Agricultural and Horticultural Organisation (LTO) called for action and demanded a suspension of the nitrogen policy rules. EPA-EFE/SIESE VEENSTRA

People participate in a demonstration in Quito, Ecuador, 09 October 2019. Thousands of protesters, led by indigenous groups and workers, marched against the elimination of fuel subsidies, a government decision as part of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). EPA-EFE/Paolo Aguilar

An elder woman talks to soldiers from the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) that block the passage to an opposition march to the Government of Nicolas in Caracas, Venezuela, 24 October 2019. Both the government of Nicolas Maduro and his opposition called for demonstrations. EPA-EFE/Miguel Gutierrez

Smoke rises from targets inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces at Ras al-Ein town, as seen from Ceylanpinar, in Sanliurfa, Turkey, 16 October 2019. Turkey on 09 October 2019 launched a military offensive targeting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria, days after the US withdrew troops from the area. EPA-EFE/Erdem Sahin

Eliud Kipchoge (R), Kenyan marathon world record holder, runs behind his pacemakers during the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria, 12 October 2019. Kipchoge beat his own record to become the first person to run a marathon distance in under two hours. He clocked a time of 1 hour 59 minutes 40.2 seconds at the event. EPA-EFE/Christian Bruna

A man carries damaged goods by the floods in Nagano, Nagano prefecture, Japan, 15 October 2019. According to media reports, around 90 people died after powerful typhoon Hagibis hit Japan provoking landslides and rivers overflowing across the country. EPA-EFE/JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO ARCHIVES

A photo taken with a tilt-shift lens of Eva-Maria Brem of Austria clearing a gate in front of a nearly snow free mountain panorama during the first run of the women's Giant Slalom race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season opener in Soelden, Austria, 26 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Christian Bruna

A protester throws a tear gas canister back at riot police during a rally to abolish the anti-mask law in Hong Kong, China, 20 October 2019. Hong Kong witnessed several months of ongoing mass protests, originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill to mainland China that have turned into a wider pro-democracy movement. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

Peter Vodanovich in the Peter Vodanovich Motorsport Toyota crashes in the Toyota 86 Series practice during the 2019 Bathurst 1000 at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, Australia, 12 October 2019. EPA-EFE/Rod McGillivray AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY