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World in Pictures
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	Giant pumpkin 欧洲南瓜王重达369公斤 Enzio Gorini from the Italian Club Maspiamo wins the European Pumpkin Weighing Championship with his giant pumpkin, which weighs 369.8 kilograms, October 10 in Seegraeben, Switzerland.
	Colossus pulls locomotive 捷克巨人拉动88吨火车头 Czech colossus Ladislav Hanzel pulls a railway locomotive weighing 88 tons September 25 in the eastern Czech city of Brno. In 27 seconds, Hanzel pulled the locomotive more than four and a half meters. Hanzel established new Czech and world records.
	Journalist sent flying by hurricane 佛州记者被飓风卷离地面飞行25英尺 This is the dramatic moment a TV journalist was sent flying 25ft through the air when he was hit by a 100mph gust of wind as he reported on the fourth hurricane to hit Florida in six weeks. Millions of TV viewers gasped as the journalist Chris O'Connell, was suddenly swept off his feet and hurled to the ground in the middle of a live broadcast for Bay News 9 from Melbourne, on the east coast.
	Pet passport becomes mandatory in EU 欧盟发行宠物护照 A picture dated September 15 shows Labrador "Sky" sitting behind her pet passport in Dortmund, Germany. Starting October 1, pet cats, dogs and ferrets that are taken across borders within the EU countries will need an unforgeable and standardized travel document, the so-called pet passport. The passport is valid in all 25 EU member countries and will also give proof for all the given vaccinations, including rabies. Additionally, the pets also need an implanted microchip or a special tattoo in order to identify them.