Today in Pictures, Oct 19, 2020

Demonstrators set fire to a church in Santiago, Chile, protests escalate in Bangkok, Thailand, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 19, 2020, 12:22 PM

View of the church of Asuncion in flames after being set on fire by demonstrators on the commemoration of the first anniversary of the social uprising in Chile, in Santiago, on October 18, 2020, as the country prepares for a landmark referendum. PHOTO: AFP

Police fire water cannons at pro-democracy protesters during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on October 16, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

People walk through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on October 17, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian girl lights candle during a protest to support Palestinian prisoner Maher Al Akhras who is held in an Israeli jail; in Gaza City, October 18, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Workers dismantling structures at the community care facility at Changi Exhibition Centre yesterday. As Covid-19 case numbers fall, some facilities have reverted to their original use while others have been repurposed as temporary accommodation sites for recovered workers. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/CHONG JUN LIANG

A custom official touches a falcon that was recovered from illegal captivity, kept in a room with others during a press briefing with customs authorities in Karachi on October 17, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

This handout photo taken on October 15, 2020 and released by Seven Summit Treks on October 17, 2020, shows members of the Bahrain Royal Guard including a Bahrain prince reaching the world's eighth-highest mountain Manaslu. PHOTO: HANDOUT VIA AFP

View of the sunset in Montevideo, Uruguay, October 18, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Cyclists wait as Italian Air Force acrobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolored Arrows) perform during the fiteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2020 cycling race, a 185-kilometer route between Base Aerea Rivolto and Piancavallo on October 18, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Riders take the start of the motocross MXGP Grand Prix, 13th (out of 18) race of the FIM Motocross World Championship, on October 18, 2020 in Lommel. PHOTO: BELGA VIA AFP

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