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The week in photos

This is the week that was, in photos…

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FROM VOTING FOR Ireland’s next president to celebrating Diwali, this is the week that was, in photos…

The week in photos
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  • Dublin floods

    Shoeless staff in a kebab shop in Rathmines try to protect themselves from flooding due to heavy rain. ( Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

  • Diwali performance in Dublin

    A young Dancer waiting off stage for her cue to perform prayers during the show highlighting Indian Culture at the RDS Dublin during the Festival of Lights or Diwali which is the biggest Indian festival of the year. (Julien Behal/PA Wire)

  • Figure Skating

    Alissa Czisny during the ladies' short program at the Skate America figure skating competition in Ontario, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

  • The death of Gaddafi

    Libyan celebrate at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 as Libya's transitional government declares the official liberation of Libya after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

  • Rugby Union

    France fans prior to the Final against New Zealand ( Barry Aldworth/Sports Inc/Press Association Images)

  • Miss World Highland Games

    (Left to right) Miss England Alize Mouner, Miss Scotland Jennifer Reoch, Miss Wales Sara Minchipp, Miss Northern Ireland Finola Guinnane Contestants take part in the Miss World Highland Games at Crieff Hydro Hotel to mark the 60th birthday of Miss World. (PA)

  • India

    Indians make traditional sweets for sale ahead of Diwali festival of lights in Jammu, India. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

  • Hallowe'en

    A young woman walks closer to feel a big pumpkin lantern built up on a street for the Halloween and Hallowmas in Shenyang city, northeast Liaoning province, 24 October 2011. (PA)

  • Bobbing for apples

    The Gentoo Penguins at the London Aquarium in Westminster bob for apples as a Halloween treat. (PA)

  • Hindu Festival

    An Indian man dresses up as a monkey god Hanuman to participate in a procession as part of Hindu festival of the Hanuman Jayanti in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

  • Pipe smoking event

    A pipe smoking event takes place at the brewery in Dalesice near Trebic, Czech Republic on Oct. 22, 2011. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

  • Lion dance

    Flight attendants of All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 laugh during a lion dance at Hong Kong International Airport for the airplane's inaugural commercial flight from Japan. The jet, nicknamed The Dreamliner by Boeing Corporation, was flown by Japan's All Nippon Airways and was packed with aviation reporters and enthusiasts some of whom paid thousands of dollars for the privilege. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

  • Occupy Frankfurt

    The tents of Occupy Frankfurt activists near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

  • Dancing in the light

    An Aboriginal dancer performs during the opening ceremony of the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in Perth, Western Australia, Friday 28 October. (John Stillwell/PA Wire)

  • Counting begins

    Ballot boxes are opened as the Presidential count at the RDS begins on Friday 28 October. Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland

  • Digger Transformer

    A nearly 8 meter tall transformer is displayed on Huaihai Road on October 26, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Its right hand is an excavator and left hand is a drill. (Photo by Yang Yi/ChinaFotoPress)
  • Shoeless staff in a kebab shop in Rathmines try to protect themselves from flooding due to heavy rain. ( Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
  • A young Dancer waiting off stage for her cue to perform prayers during the show highlighting Indian Culture at the RDS Dublin during the Festival of Lights or Diwali which is the biggest Indian festival of the year. (Julien Behal/PA Wire)
  • Alissa Czisny during the ladies' short program at the Skate America figure skating competition in Ontario, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Libyan celebrate at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 as Libya's transitional government declares the official liberation of Libya after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
  • France fans prior to the Final against New Zealand ( Barry Aldworth/Sports Inc/Press Association Images)
  • (Left to right) Miss England Alize Mouner, Miss Scotland Jennifer Reoch, Miss Wales Sara Minchipp, Miss Northern Ireland Finola Guinnane Contestants take part in the Miss World Highland Games at Crieff Hydro Hotel to mark the 60th birthday of Miss World. (PA)
  • Indians make traditional sweets for sale ahead of Diwali festival of lights in Jammu, India. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
  • A young woman walks closer to feel a big pumpkin lantern built up on a street for the Halloween and Hallowmas in Shenyang city, northeast Liaoning province, 24 October 2011. (PA)
  • The Gentoo Penguins at the London Aquarium in Westminster bob for apples as a Halloween treat. (PA)
  • An Indian man dresses up as a monkey god Hanuman to participate in a procession as part of Hindu festival of the Hanuman Jayanti in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
  • A pipe smoking event takes place at the brewery in Dalesice near Trebic, Czech Republic on Oct. 22, 2011. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)
  • Flight attendants of All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 laugh during a lion dance at Hong Kong International Airport for the airplane's inaugural commercial flight from Japan. The jet, nicknamed The Dreamliner by Boeing Corporation, was flown by Japan's All Nippon Airways and was packed with aviation reporters and enthusiasts some of whom paid thousands of dollars for the privilege. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
  • The tents of Occupy Frankfurt activists near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
  • An Aboriginal dancer performs during the opening ceremony of the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in Perth, Western Australia, Friday 28 October. (John Stillwell/PA Wire)
  • Ballot boxes are opened as the Presidential count at the RDS begins on Friday 28 October. Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland
  • A nearly 8 meter tall transformer is displayed on Huaihai Road on October 26, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Its right hand is an excavator and left hand is a drill. (Photo by Yang Yi/ChinaFotoPress)

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