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Updated: October 20, 2022 @ 10:56 pm
October 20, 2022
Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China’s ruling Communist Party held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.
Hostesses prepare drinks at the Great Hall of the People before the opening ceremony for the 20th National Congress of China’s ruling Communist Party in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.
Members of Sri Lanka’s Inter University Students Federation heckle a police officer during a protest held outside a state run university demanding the release of student union leaders who are in custody in Kelaniya, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. The students object to a proposed rehabilitation law which they say will legalize widespread abuses at rehabilitation centers housing the narcotics dependent, ex combatants and any person the state would deem needing rehabilitation and treatment.
A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index as a vehicle passing by at a securities firm Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Tokyo.
American celebrity socialite Paris Hilton attends an event with her fans in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 20. 2022.
A South Korean army soldier stands guard inside a military guard post at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. North Korea early Friday fired a ballistic missile and 170 rounds of artillery shells toward the sea and flew warplanes near the tense border with South Korea, further raising animosities triggered by the North’s recent barrage of weapons tests.
A U.S .155mm Howitzer fires a round during annual combat drills between the Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps in Capas, Tarlac province, northern Philippines, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Truck-mounted launchers blasted off rockets Thursday and U.S. stealth fighter jets streaked across the northern Philippine sky in a combat drill and latest display of American firepower in a region where Washington has tried to deter what it warns as China’s growing aggression.
Residents wearing face masks walk past a shopping mall locked down for health monitoring following several COVID-19 cases detected in the area in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. The country’s severe “zero-COVID” policy has shut down major cities and disrupted travel and business repeatedly. But President Xi Jinping gave no indication of a possible change despite public frustration with its rising cost.
Journalists covering the 20th National Congress of China’s ruling Communist Party dine behind a shield to ward off COVID-19 transmissions at a hotel in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.
Andrew Putnam of the United States stands on the 14th green during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, Japan.

Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China’s ruling Communist Party held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.
Hostesses prepare drinks at the Great Hall of the People before the opening ceremony for the 20th National Congress of China’s ruling Communist Party in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.
Members of Sri Lanka’s Inter University Students Federation heckle a police officer during a protest held outside a state run university demanding the release of student union leaders who are in custody in Kelaniya, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. The students object to a proposed rehabilitation law which they say will legalize widespread abuses at rehabilitation centers housing the narcotics dependent, ex combatants and any person the state would deem needing rehabilitation and treatment.
A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index as a vehicle passing by at a securities firm Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Tokyo.
American celebrity socialite Paris Hilton attends an event with her fans in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 20. 2022.
A South Korean army soldier stands guard inside a military guard post at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. North Korea early Friday fired a ballistic missile and 170 rounds of artillery shells toward the sea and flew warplanes near the tense border with South Korea, further raising animosities triggered by the North’s recent barrage of weapons tests.
A U.S .155mm Howitzer fires a round during annual combat drills between the Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps in Capas, Tarlac province, northern Philippines, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Truck-mounted launchers blasted off rockets Thursday and U.S. stealth fighter jets streaked across the northern Philippine sky in a combat drill and latest display of American firepower in a region where Washington has tried to deter what it warns as China’s growing aggression.
Residents wearing face masks walk past a shopping mall locked down for health monitoring following several COVID-19 cases detected in the area in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. The country’s severe “zero-COVID” policy has shut down major cities and disrupted travel and business repeatedly. But President Xi Jinping gave no indication of a possible change despite public frustration with its rising cost.
Journalists covering the 20th National Congress of China’s ruling Communist Party dine behind a shield to ward off COVID-19 transmissions at a hotel in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.
Andrew Putnam of the United States stands on the 14th green during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, Japan.
Oct. 14-20, 2022
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