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A team member from the Netherlands prepares their vehicle, "Nuna9," for racing on day two of the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge on October 9th, 2017, in Dunmarra, Australia.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Vehicle Preparation at the World Solar Challenge in Australia

A team member from the Netherlands prepares their vehicle, "Nuna9," for racing on day two of the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge on October 9th, 2017, in Dunmarra, Australia.

Pacific Standard Staff

Somali children dive, play, and swim on the seashore of Hamarweyne district in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 6th, 2017.

News in Brief

The Week in Photos: From a Memorial in Nevada to a Swim in Somalia

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

Syrians celebrate in Damascus' Umayyad Square on October 5th, 2017, after Syria's national soccer team scored in its match against Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Soccer Fans in Syria

Syrians celebrate in Damascus' Umayyad Square on October 5th, 2017, after Syria's national soccer team scored in its match against Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier.

Pacific Standard Staff

Rohingya Muslim refugees look at the hundreds of tents filling a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya district on October 4th, 2017.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Rohingya Muslim Refugees Arrive in Bangladesh

Rohingya Muslim refugees look at the hundreds of tents filling a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya district on October 4th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Matthew Helms, who worked as a medic the night of the shooting, visits a makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on October 3rd, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: A Vigil in Las Vegas

Matthew Helms, who worked as a medic the night of the shooting, visits a makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on October 3rd, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pacific Standard Staff

Students hold a silent protest against the violence that marred Catalonia's referendum vote on October 2nd, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain.

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Viewfinder: Aftermath of the Catalan Independence Referendum

Students hold a silent protest against the violence that marred yesterday's referendum vote on October 2nd, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain.

Pacific Standard Staff

Protesters hold placards during the annual Ashura march in Marble Arch on October 1st, 2017, in London, England. Hundreds of protesters marched through London to mark Ashura and celebrate the defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Ashura is a Muslim festival of remembrance that falls on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: An Anti-Islamic State Protest in London

Protesters hold placards during the annual Ashura march in Marble Arch on October 1st, 2017, in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

A bull chases down a rodeo clown at the 2017 Deni Ute Muster on September 29th, 2017, in Deniliquin, Australia.

News in Brief

The Week in Photos: From a Union Protest in France to a Rodeo in Australia

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

Salvadoran women march at a protest calling for the decriminalization of abortion in San Salvador on September 28th, 2017.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Marching for Abortion Rights in El Salvador

Salvadoran women march at a protest calling for the decriminalization of abortion in San Salvador on September 28th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

Syrian Kurds wave the Kurdish flag in the Syrian city of Qamishli on September 27th, 2017, during a gathering in support of the independence referendum in Iraq's northern Kurdish region.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Iraqi Kurds Vote for Independence

Syrian Kurds wave the Kurdish flag in the Syrian city of Qamishli on September 27th, 2017, during a gathering in support of the independence referendum in Iraq's northern Kurdish region.

Pacific Standard Staff