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The Week in Pictures: Nov. 15 - 22
A volcano erupts, parade balloons brave the cold, fried turkey on the border and more.





Indian laborers standing on scaffolding shift steel rods from the ground to the top of a hospital building that is under construction, in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, on Nov. 22.
Building work in the capital region has resumed after authorities last week lifted a ban on construction activities they had imposed to combat air pollution.


Employee Jeferson Deodata da Silva climbs a ladder at the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 19.
The institution was founded in 1837 by a group of 43 Portuguese immigrants — political refugees — to promote culture among the Portuguese community in Brazil. Opened to the public since 1900, the collection receives around 6,000 new titles a year and houses many rare and valuable books that are available to view by the public on request.



The Fuego volcano erupts at sunrise, above El Rodeo, Escuintla, Guatemala, on Nov. 19.
The volcano has erupted for the fifth time this year, according to the Guatemalan Seismology, Volcanology and Meteorology Institute.
An eruption in June killed 194 people and left at least 234 missing, although organizations supporting the communities have insisted there are thousands of missing persons. It spewed more ash and lava in October, prompting warnings for the nearby communities.


A child cares for a teddy bear with the help of a medical student at the 11th edition of the "Teddy Bear Hospital" on Nov. 18 at the CHUV hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The international project aims to reduce childhood anxiety about hospital environments and medical procedures.


Sinclair's DINO float hovers above the crowd as it peeks out from buildings along the parade route during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Nov. 22.
Photos: New York City braves the cold for Macy's 92nd Thanksgiving Day Parade


President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as smoke blankets the air at Beale Air Force Base, after visiting the devastated town of Paradise in California on Nov. 17.