swimming across the Red Sea, ocean of potatoes and solar eclipse… The latest news in pictures

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The marine fauna and flora that must be taken care of is one of the subjects of Photo Hebdo on Friday 28 October. Update on the news of the week, told in a few shots.

Keeping your head under water for a good cause: a Briton crossed the sea Redfrom Saudi Arabia to Egypt. He wants to raise awareness about the fragility of coral reefs. More modest ambition for Belgian kayakers: in their giant pumpkins, the competitors competed in the traditional Halloween regatta. In Bangladesh, the potato harvest is worth its weight in gold. Many crops in the country have been devastated by deadly cyclones.

A Dutch cricketer dived low to the ground and managed to catch his opponent’s ball with his eyes hidden. No smoke without fire in China. A mountain of contraband cigarettes, seized by the police, is about to be burned. The energy released by the combustion will be transformed into electricity. Finally, the moon seems to nibble the sun. After crossing Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the partial solar eclipse gave a poetic nod to a boat in India, before bowing out.


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