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News in pictures, November 20, 2023

Nectary is an installation by Alison Smith and Dr Chris Hassall, a scientist, and is part of Light Up Wakefield. The illuminated flower invites visitors to experience the world from the viewpoint of a pollinating insect
Nectary is an installation by Alison Smith and Dr Chris Hassall, a scientist, and is part of Light Up Wakefield. The illuminated flower invites visitors to experience the world from the viewpoint of a pollinating insect
DANNY LAWSON/PA
The Times
Acrobats perform at the Ethnic Gala in Guizhou, a province southwest China where the Communist Party took refuge during the Long March in the 1930s
Acrobats perform at the Ethnic Gala in Guizhou, a province southwest China where the Communist Party took refuge during the Long March in the 1930s
MARK PASSMORE/APEX
The Northern Lights illuminate Sommaroy, a Norwegian island in the land of the midnight sun. Four years ago its 350 residents tried to declare it a time-free zone
The Northern Lights illuminate Sommaroy, a Norwegian island in the land of the midnight sun. Four years ago its 350 residents tried to declare it a time-free zone
ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP VIA GETTY
A car said to be the first right-hand drive Porsche, made in Germany in 1965, has gone up for sale for £500,000
A car said to be the first right-hand drive Porsche, made in Germany in 1965, has gone up for sale for £500,000
BOURNEMOUTH NEWS
On Tuesday at Bonhams Arms and Armour sale in London the full equestrian armour for man and horse is expected to fetch £15,000
On Tuesday at Bonhams Arms and Armour sale in London the full equestrian armour for man and horse is expected to fetch £15,000
OLIVER DIXON
Pinetops Nurseries in Lymington, Hampshire, has grown a record 250,000 poinsettias this festive season
Pinetops Nurseries in Lymington, Hampshire, has grown a record 250,000 poinsettias this festive season
ANDREW CROFT/SOLENT NEWS
Female divers, known as haenyeo, present their catch after scouring the seabed off Jeju island, South Korea, without any oxygen
Female divers, known as haenyeo, present their catch after scouring the seabed off Jeju island, South Korea, without any oxygen
JEON HEON-KYUN/EPA
Performers bring a splash of colour to the streets of Edinburgh at a parade organised as part of the city’s Diwali celebrations
Performers bring a splash of colour to the streets of Edinburgh at a parade organised as part of the city’s Diwali celebrations
SST/ALAMY
A sheepdog shows off its skills during the annual sheep herding championships in Libhost, Czech Republic
A sheepdog shows off its skills during the annual sheep herding championships in Libhost, Czech Republic
LUKAS KABON/ANADOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES
Foam caused by pollution in the Yamuna River did not disrupt worshippers taking part in the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja in Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Foam caused by pollution in the Yamuna River did not disrupt worshippers taking part in the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja in Noida, Uttar Pradesh
RAJAT GUPTA/EPA