Here are some of the most striking images taken from around the world over the past week.
The Sydney Opera House reopened on the evening of Nov 1 for the first time since March when it was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, breathing life back into the country's struggling performing arts sector. Picture taken on Nov 2. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial view of a flower farm in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nov 2, 2020. Flowers in Chiang Mai have entered blooming season recently. [Photo/Xinhua]
A masked teddy bear is seen in front of a souvenir shop on a square in Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov 2, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Policemen are on duty in Vienna, Austria, Nov 2, 2020. The Austrian government declared on Tuesday a three-day national mourning after a gunman killed four people in Vienna's city center on Monday evening. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Nov 3, 2020, shows a damaged classroom after a deadly terrorist attack at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government declared Tuesday as a national mourning day to pay tribute for the victims who lost their lives following a deadly terrorist attack at the university in the country's capital, the Presidential Palace said in a statement. [Photo/Xinhua]
A gazelle is seen inside the Gazelle Valley in Jerusalem, on Nov 3, 2020. Gazelle Valley, officially known as the Pri Har Valley, is an urban nature reserve in the heart of Jerusalem. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman and her child play at a park in Minsk, Belarus, Nov 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Paolo Gentiloni (right), European commissioner for Economy, speaks at a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov 5, 2020. The European Union on Thursday ditched hope of a quick turnaround for European economies, predicting that pre-pandemic levels will only be reached in 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Nov 6, 2020, shows a view of the Mount Fuji in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. [Photo/Xinhua]
A man holds a US flag with the words "Biden Harris" near the White House, the day after a presidential election victory was called for former vice-president Joe Biden, in Washington, US, November 8, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
