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Agencies Published November 19, 2013
North Korean artists from Pyongyang rehearse for an evening dance performance called "Azalea" during the 13th Asian Arts Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. – Photo by Reuters
North Korean artists from Pyongyang rehearse for an evening dance performance called "Azalea" during the 13th Asian Arts Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. – Photo by Reuters
Japanese actor Ken Matsudaira (Right), clad in a robot suit, smiles with an android robot (Left) in his likeness called "Real Android Matsuken" at a press presentation in Tokyo. The android robot was developed for an advertisement for Japanese telecom company KDDI. – Photo by AFP
Japanese actor Ken Matsudaira (Right), clad in a robot suit, smiles with an android robot (Left) in his likeness called "Real Android Matsuken" at a press presentation in Tokyo. The android robot was developed for an advertisement for Japanese telecom company KDDI. – Photo by AFP
Midwives protest in front of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) in the southern French city of Marseille as part of a nationwide strike during the opening of talks at the Health Ministry in Paris to discuss their status and their mission. – Photo by AFP
Midwives protest in front of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) in the southern French city of Marseille as part of a nationwide strike during the opening of talks at the Health Ministry in Paris to discuss their status and their mission. – Photo by AFP
Palestinian women stand in front of a mural depicting al-Aqsa mosque during a protest against the blockade on the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City. Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in 2007 after Islamist group Hamas seized control of the territory in a brief civil war with Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party. – Photo by Reuters
Palestinian women stand in front of a mural depicting al-Aqsa mosque during a protest against the blockade on the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City. Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in 2007 after Islamist group Hamas seized control of the territory in a brief civil war with Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party. – Photo by Reuters
A Philipine Air Force crew looks out from his helicopter as Typhoon Haiyan-ravaged city of Tacloban is seen in the background, during a flight to deliver relief goods in Leyte province, Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines. – Photo by AP
A Philipine Air Force crew looks out from his helicopter as Typhoon Haiyan-ravaged city of Tacloban is seen in the background, during a flight to deliver relief goods in Leyte province, Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines. – Photo by AP
Two tankers are battered by gale winds while at the roadstead in the rough waters of the Gulf of Cagliari, Sardinia. A violent rainstorm that flooded entire parts of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia has led to the deaths of at least nine people. Bridges were felled by swollen rivers and water levels reached three meters in some places. – Photo by AP
Two tankers are battered by gale winds while at the roadstead in the rough waters of the Gulf of Cagliari, Sardinia. A violent rainstorm that flooded entire parts of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia has led to the deaths of at least nine people. Bridges were felled by swollen rivers and water levels reached three meters in some places. – Photo by AP
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, right, pays floral tribute at the memorial of her mother-in-law and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on her birthday in New Delhi, India. Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, was shot to death in 1984 by her own bodyguards. At left is Sonia's son and Indira's grandson Rahul Gandhi. – Photo by AP
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, right, pays floral tribute at the memorial of her mother-in-law and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on her birthday in New Delhi, India. Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, was shot to death in 1984 by her own bodyguards. At left is Sonia's son and Indira's grandson Rahul Gandhi. – Photo by AP
Students shout anti-government and anti-US slogans as they punch an effigy of US President Barack Obama during a protest against the upcoming national gathering called a "loya jirga", in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan. The students expressed their concern about a proposed bilateral security agreement between Afghanistan and the U.S. – Photo by Reuters
Students shout anti-government and anti-US slogans as they punch an effigy of US President Barack Obama during a protest against the upcoming national gathering called a "loya jirga", in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan. The students expressed their concern about a proposed bilateral security agreement between Afghanistan and the U.S. – Photo by Reuters
Egyptian protesters gather in Mohammed Mahmud Street in central Cairo, to mark the anniversary of protests against the military in 2011 that ignited deadly clashes with security forces. The previous day, protesters chanted slogans against the army and sprayed red paint on a monument the military had installed in Tahrir Square, the scene of scores of protests over the last three years. – Photo by AFP
Egyptian protesters gather in Mohammed Mahmud Street in central Cairo, to mark the anniversary of protests against the military in 2011 that ignited deadly clashes with security forces. The previous day, protesters chanted slogans against the army and sprayed red paint on a monument the military had installed in Tahrir Square, the scene of scores of protests over the last three years. – Photo by AFP
A volunteer helps clean damages from the foundation for the future memorial to protesters killed in the country's uprising more than two-and-a-half years of turmoil, after it was damaged in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. Unknown assailants attacked, chipped away and sprayed graffiti on the huge stone early on Tuesday, just hours after it was inaugurated by the country's interim prime minister. – Photo by AP
A volunteer helps clean damages from the foundation for the future memorial to protesters killed in the country's uprising more than two-and-a-half years of turmoil, after it was damaged in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. Unknown assailants attacked, chipped away and sprayed graffiti on the huge stone early on Tuesday, just hours after it was inaugurated by the country's interim prime minister. – Photo by AP

An assortment of pictures depicting the contrast of events taking place at the same time in different parts of the world. While some artists rehearse for dance, angry protesters gather streets - there are thousands displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines.

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