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  • Deceased honored around world on All Saints' Day

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    A woman places flowers on the grave of a relative at the cemetery of Benfica, on All Saints' Day, in Lisbon, Portugal on Nov. 1.

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    Catholic nuns from the congregation Saint Jose of the Mountain pray as they visit a tombstone on All Saints Day in the cemetery of San Lorenzo in Ronda, near the southern Spanish city of Malaga.

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    A woman prepares flowers to be sold at a cemetery during All Saints Day, a Catholic holiday to reflect on the saints and deceased relatives in Barcelona, Spain.

    Cheryl Ravelo / Reuters

    Children play beside a tombstone as their family visit deceased relatives at Heroe's cemetery to remember their departed loved ones on All Saints Day in in Taguig City in Metro Manila.

    Cheryl Ravelo / Reuters

    A boy darkens the inscription of a tombstone of a deceased relative during the commemoration of All Saints Day in Navotas City, Metro Manila on Nov. 1.

    On All Saints' Day, cemeteries around the world are crowded with people paying their respects to departed loved ones by offering flowers, candles and prayers. In the Philippines, the day is also observed by cleaning and repairing the graves of deceased relatives, but this tradition is slowly dying.

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    An elderly woman prays near a grave at a cemetery in the village of Ivenets, 31 miles southwest of Minsk, on Nov. 1. Catholics in Belarus marked All Saints Day by visiting the graves of their relatives and friends.

  • Explosion rips through industrial building in Saudi Arabia's capital

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    People walk among rubble at the site of a fuel truck explosion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 1, 2012. A fuel truck exploded after hitting portions of a bridge, engulfing buildings and cars in flames, witnesses and officials said.

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    An injured man lies on a stretcher after an explosion in eastern Riyadh on November 1, 2012.

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    People walk among debris at the site of a fuel truck explosion in Riyadh on Nov. 1, 2012.

    NBC News staff and wire reports — Updated at 9:39 a.m. ET: At least 22 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into an overpass in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday, triggering an explosion that brought down an industrial building and torched nearby vehicles, officials and state media said

    Health ministry spokesman Saad al-Qahtani said 135 people were injured in the disaster. He told state television they were mostly men and included some foreigners. Click here for updates on this developing story.

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  • New York trick-or-treaters defy Sandy to celebrate Halloween

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    Lisa and Julia Kravchenko pose in their Halloween costumes as they stand in an area ruined by Hurricane Sandy in Staten Island, New York, on October 31, 2012.

    Mega-storm Sandy played Wicked Witch on Wednesday, postponing Halloween for millions of disappointed East Coast children warned not to trick or treat amid dangling electrical wires and trees uprooted by the deadly weather, Reuters reports.

    But the lingering effects of the deadly storm didn't stop all the fun, as these pictures show.

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    New York City residents light jack-o'-lanterns made from cut out pumpkins on Hudson Street in lower Manhattan, October 31, 2012. Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to much of lower Manhattan and has forced many residents to seek shelter in other parts of the city.

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    Revellers dressed up for Halloween share a laugh in Times Square, New York in the early hours of November 1, 2012.

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    Lisa Kravchenko stands amongst flood debris in her princess Halloween costume on Oct. 31, 2012 in Staten Island.

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    Commuters, including one man dressed for Halloween, cross New York's Brooklyn Bridge on Oct. 31, 2012.

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    Limbering up for the Breeder's Cup

    Horses walk back to the stable after training in preparation for the 2012 Breeder's Cup at Santa Anita Park on October 31, 2012 in Arcadia, California.

    Read more about Saturday's runners and riders in NBC Sports' preview of the top five Breeder's Cup storylines.

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