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A man is pulled out of the rubble alive following a quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 32nd anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The US Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.1 while Mexico's Seismological Institute said it measured 6.8 on its scale. The institute said the quake's epicenter was seven kilometers west of Chiautla de Tapia, in the neighboring state of Puebla. / AFP PHOTO / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT

Death toll rising in Mexico earthquake

HUNDREDS of people are believed dead as a powerful earthquake hits Mexico on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed thousands.

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Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017

VIBRANT blues and pinks of the swirling dust and gas clouds in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, situated approximately 400 light years away, wins this years top astronomy prize.

Photo by Lance McMillan / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contestMacaque MaintenanceA macaque being groomed at the Jigokudani snow monkey park in Japan. The Jigokudani snow monkey park has become a major tourist hot spot, attracting visitors from all over the world hoping to get a glimpse of these amazing creatures huddled together in hot springs. But because of the warmer than usual weather during this time, the macaques were frequently found lazing about on some nearby rocks instead of spending much of their time keeping warm in hot springs.

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2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman attends HBO's Post Emmy Awards Reception at The Plaza at the Pacific Design Center on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

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Loved up Nicole and Keith hit Emmys after party

NICOLE Kidman and Reese Witherspoon celebrate their ‘Big Little Lies’ win at HBO’s 2017 Emmy after party.

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