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November 29, 2021

The Week in Photos: From an Eruption in Bali to an Election in Honduras

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
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A view from the temple at Kubu sub-district in Indonesia's resort island of Bali shows Mount Agung's eruption on November 26th, 2017.

A view from the temple at Kubu sub-district in Indonesia's resort island of Bali shows Mount Agung's eruption on November 26th, 2017.

Children ride a merry-go-round on opening day at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on November 27th, 2017.

Children ride a merry-go-round on opening day at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on November 27th, 2017. 

A volunteer from the Syrian Civil Defence searches the rubble of a building following a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria on the outskirts of Damascus on November 28th, 2017.

A volunteer from the Syrian Civil Defence searches the rubble of a building following a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria on the outskirts of Damascus on November 28th, 2017.

A boy collects used plastic bottles to be sold at a junk shop at Divisoria market in Manila, Philippines, on November 29th, 2017.

A boy collects used plastic bottles to be sold at a junk shop at Divisoria market in Manila, Philippines, on November 29th, 2017.

Supporters of Honduran opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla set fire to a barricade during a protest outside the Electoral Supreme Court in Tegucigalpa on November 30th, 2017.

Supporters of Honduran opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla set fire to a barricade during a protest outside the Electoral Supreme Court in Tegucigalpa on November 30th, 2017.

A balloon vendor descends an escalator at City Walk in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 1st, 2017.

A balloon vendor descends an escalator at City Walk in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 1st, 2017.

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