A look at the best news photos from around the world.
November 8, 2015
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Two wooden rafts of the Kon-Tiki2 expedition depart from Peru's Callao Naval Shipyard, Nov. 7, 2015. A team of explorers departed by raft from Peru on an 8,000-kilometer (5,000 mile) journey destined for Easter Island and Valparaiso, Chile. They expect the mammoth journey to take approximately four months to complete with the first leg from Lima to Easter Island to take about six weeks.
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Smoke rises over the San Francisco skyline as a fire burns in the Mission District.
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A man removes a portrait of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe from the wall at the International Conference Center, after his resignation in Harare. Mugabe stepped down after a 37-year reign of brutality and autocratic control crumbled within days of a military takeover.
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Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S perform at an exhibition event for China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Beijing, China.