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Students wearing masks as a precaution amid the spread of COVID-19 attend their first day of school after months without face-to-face classes in Havana. As Cuba approaches the announced date of NOV. 15 for the reopening of the entire country to the world, getting children back to school is one of its priorities.Credit: AP
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A woman carries a cat in her bag as she goes shopping in a store in Moscow. Russian capital had return to work on Monday after nonworking days due to coronavirus. Certain restrictions will remain in place, such as a stay-at-home order for older adults and a mandate for businesses to have 30% of their staff work from home. Access to theatres and museums is limited to those who either have been fully vaccinated, have recovered from COVID-19 within the last six months or can present a negative coronavirus test.Credit: AP
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Due to a chip shortage a significant smaller number of new cars are ready for handing over inside one of in total two 'car towers' at the Volkswagen car factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.Credit: AP
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A medical worker stands in the doorway of a COVID-19 test center in Frankfurt. The test center offers PCR and quick tests.Credit: AP
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Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere rest on the ground as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus. Poland increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union's eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating at a crossing point.Credit: Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA
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Paul Srinivasan, 7, smiles as he shows off the stickers on his face after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination at Englewood Health in Englewood, New Jersey. Health officials hailed shots for kids ages 5 to 11 as a major breakthrough after more than 18 months of illness, hospitalizations, deaths and disrupted education.Credit: AP
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Crosses of Remembrance and other tributes are displayed after being put out ahead of the official opening of the annual Field of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey, in London. The Field of Remembrance pays tribute to all the people who have served in the British armed forces since World War I.Credit: AP
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A young sailor wearing a cap with "Segelschulschiff Gorch Fock" written on it stands near the vessel docked at the naval base Kiel, Germany. The "Gorch Fock" is a training ship of the Germany Navy. 220 seamen and women will train on the ship in two teams on their journey to Portugal and then the Canary Islands.Credit: Getty