November 24, 2011

Posted November 24th, 2011 at 3:02 pm (UTC-4)
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Macys Parade Snoopy

The Snoopy the Flying Ace balloon floats down Central Park West during the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.  (Reuters)

 

India Sikh Girls

Indian Sikh schoolgirls laugh during a religious procession in New Delhi. The procession was held to mark the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru, who was executed in 1675 in Delhi.  (AP)

 

Portugal Financial Crisis

A young man stops by the closed the gate of a subway station in Lisbon, during a general strike as trade unions protest austerity measures linked to a euro78 billion international bailout. The  subway is to close all day while government offices, school classes, mail deliveries, trash collection and other public services are likely to be severely affected.  (AP)

 

Morocco Election Posters

A woman walks past electoral paintings representing political parties in Casablanca. Moroccans head to polls to elect a new parliament Friday after the king brought forward elections in response to Arab Spring demonstrations over the past nine months. (AP)

 

US Troops Thanksgiving

U.S. Army soldiers serve Thanksgiving meals to their comrades in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan. (Reuters)

 

Thailand Floods

A Buddhist monk wades through a flooded temple in Bangkok. Thailand's worst floods in 50 years have killed 610 people and devastated industry, but the situation is slowly improving, with water receding in many affected areas. (Reuters)

Israel Ethiopia Jews

A member of the Israeli Ethiopian community reads a holy book during a ceremony marking the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd in Jerusalem. The holiday symbolizes the community's connection to Jerusalem. (Reuters)

 

Russia Campaign Poster

Workers attach an election poster featuring Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, appealing to people to vote for the United Russia political party, onto an office building in the southern city of Krasnodar. Russians will vote in parliamentary elections December 4. (Reuters)

 

Durban Climate Art
Pakistan Daily Life

A Pakistani boy is reflected in a street barber's mirror while having a haircut, in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP)

 

Macys Hawaii Band

The Hawaii All-State Marching Band make its way through Times Square during the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. (Reuters)

 

Argentina Penguins

Magellanic penguins interact at the Punta Tombo fauna reservation in the southern Argentinian province of Chubut. Hundreds of penguins arrived in Chubut in September and stayed until their babies were born in November. (Reuters)

2 responses to “November 24, 2011”

  1. yvivy says:

    i like penguins

  2. Valery Alendeev says:

    Photos elevating mood, the best ones are #11. The Hawaii All-State Marching Band…, #1. The Snoopy the Flying Ace balloon…, #2. Sikh schoolgirls laugh… .

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