The longest breath holder and a Virginia creeper: photos of the day Thursday
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The longest breath holder and a Virginia creeper: photos of the day  Thursday
"Tobizaru throws salt before his match against Shonannoumi during day one of the Grand Sumo tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in England. This is the first time since a 1991 event at the Royal Albert Hall that an official five-day Basho tournament has taken place outside Japan. The tournament will host the most accomplished and elite sumos, including those of the top rank of Yokozuna"
"Children sit on the steps of a destroyed school that served as a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians at the Bureij refugee camp. The destruction left behind by the Israeli army became visible after its withdrawal from Gaza City following the ceasefire agreement Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Palestinians return to the destroyed Sheikh Ridwan and Abu Iskandar neighbourhoods after the Israeli army's withdrawal from Gaza City. Palestinians searched through the rubble of their houses to recover what was left of their possessions"
"A pedestrian passes the colourful autumn display of Virginia creeper that covers the wall of the Admiralty Citadel, a former second world war fortress in Horse Guards Parade Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock Farmers and winegrowers protest against a tax on undeveloped land in front of the area's tax office Photograph: Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP/Getty Images A peacock watches on as Tom Vaillant of France hits a shot during the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP"
A Grand Sumo five-day Basho takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the first such event outside Japan since 1991 and featuring top-ranked Yokozuna. Thousands of displaced Palestinians sit at Bureij refugee camp and returnees search ruined homes in Sheikh Ridwan and Abu Iskandar after the Israeli army's withdrawal following a ceasefire. A vet vaccinates a cat in Aceh as part of a rabies prevention campaign. A colourful Virginia creeper covers the Admiralty Citadel wall. Farmers and winegrowers protest a land tax. Workers spray water to reduce smog and a Renoir painting appears at auction.
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