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Day in photos: Oct. 29, 2012

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A foam covered student from St Andrews University participates in the traditional Raisin Monday celebrations in St Andrews, Scotland. Reuters
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A rebel sniper keeps an eye on his enemy’s position as mortar explosions and gunshots are heard in the nearby battlefield in the Karm al-Jabel neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. AP
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Police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators in central Ankara, Turkey. Reuters
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A multiple-exposure picture shows contestant Kinga Gal during the Miss Belly-Dance Hungary competition in Budapest. Reuters
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A baseball fan jumps over a bonfire outside AT&T Park after the San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers to win the World Series. Reuters
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A soap bubble made by a man who performs for money in the street floats in Madrid. AP
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U.S. soldiers of B Troop, 1st squadron of 4th US Cavalry Regiment, fire a 120 mm mortar shell during an exercise at COP (Combat outpost) in Afghanistan. Reuters
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A boy plants a wooden cross bearing a poppy in a memorial field at Saltwell Park in Gateshead, north-east England, ahead of Remembrance Day. AFP/Getty Images
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A performer stands in a streetlight shower as part of an installation to celebrate the city’s 775th anniversary in Berlin’s Nikolai Quarter. AFP/Getty Images
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Serena Williams celebrates after winning the final of the WTA Championships tennis tournament against Maria Sharapova in Istanbul. AFP/Getty Images
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A Ukrainian woman casts her ballot in the village of Prybirs during national parliamentary elections. AFP/Getty Images
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DJ Skrillex performs during the 2012 Voodoo Experience at City Park in New Orleans. WireImage
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Niklas Ajo of Finland crashes during the Moto3 class at the Australian MotoGP in Phillip Island, Australia. Getty Images