Week in pictures: 24-30 October 2020 - BBC News

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People pay tribute in front of the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France. Three people died in a knife attack at the church, in what French President Emmanuel Macron described as an "Islamist terrorist attack".

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image captionPeople run from tear gas during a mass looting of a warehouse in Abuja, Nigeria. Looters have targeted government warehouses holding Covid-19 aid, as unrest continues following protests against police brutality earlier in October.

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A man walks through the debris of collapsed buildings in Izmir, Turkey. On 30 October, a magnitude seven earthquake struck off Turkey's Aegean coast, north of the Greek island of Samos, and was felt as far away as Athens and Istanbul.

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A voter fills out a ballot during early voting in New York City. In the run-up to the US presidential election on 3 November, a surge in early voting has pointed to a record turnout.

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Voters queue up to cast their ballots for the Bihar state assembly elections, in Masaurhi, India. More than 70 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots for 243 assembly seats, in India's first major elections since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Ballet dancer Anoushka Zoe James dances in the water at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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People travel through the Bund sightseeing tunnel, below the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Opened to the public in 2000, the 646.7m tunnel provides passengers with a colourful light show during the five-minute journey.

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A surfer catches a wave in St Ives, Cornwall. Strong winds and low pressure linked to Hurricane Epsilon in the North Atlantic created huge waves off the coast, as strong winds and heavy rain affected parts of the UK.

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A worker blows away autumn leaves from a walkway near Stallikon, Switzerland.

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An inquisitive red ruffed lemur explores its pumpkin treats on World Lemur Day, at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling, Scotland. Native to Madagascar, the species is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.