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Day in photos: Oct. 10, 2012

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A passenger peers down from a hot air balloon while cruising over the field that’s hosting the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. ZUMA Press
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A supporter prays for the recovery of teen activist Malala Yousafzai in Karachi, Pakistan. The 14-year-old was shot by a Taliban assassin for campaigning for her right to an education. AFP/Getty Images
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Army SPC Cory Allen kisses his daughter Lacey at a welcome-home ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga., for 100 soldiers returning from Afghanistan. AP
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A man burns incense at the front of a church in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. Indigenous residents of the region celebrate daily ceremonies in front of churches built over demolished Mayan temples to ask for health and prosperity. Reuters
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Nationals fans watch batting practice before game three between Washington and St. Louis. It’s the first playoff game at Nationals Park. AP
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A Palestinian farmer throws stones toward Jewish settlers during clashes in the West Bank village of Burin. ZUMA Press
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An orchardwoman sorts Dangshan pears from the fall harvest in Dangshan County, China. ZUMA Press
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A Bangladeshi girl carries another child near a burner at a tannery in Dhaka where New York-based Human Rights Watch says tannery workers are being exposed to serious health risks. AP
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Things are looking bright on the catwalk for models showing creations by Ukrainian designers Tatyana Zemskova and Alena Vorozhbit at Kiev’s Fashion Week. AP
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Contractors work on the refurbishment of Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the Olympics two years later. AFP/Getty Images
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Brussels town hall is illuminated for a campaign, designed by French light sculptor Patrick Rimoux, promoting Brussels’ architectural heritage. Reuters
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A search-and-rescue dog seeks out survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed parking garage that was being built at Miami Dade College’s Doral, Fla., campus. Getty Images