BELGIUM

People watch a sound and light show in Brussels on October 28. The 10-day event called Bright Brussels， the capitals festival of lights， opened that day

UNITED STATES

People take selfies in front of the Meta plate in San Francisco on October 28. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on that day announced the company had changed its corporate name to Meta

THAILAND

A traveler collects his luggage at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on November 1. Thailand on that day reopened its borders to vaccinated visitors from more than 60 countries and regions amid efforts to revive its pandemic-battered economy

SOUTH AFRICA

A voter receives a ballot from an electoral official in Cape Town on November 1. Over 26.2 million voters registered to partake in the countrys local government elections

MEXICO

People in ghostly makeup and costumes join the Day of the Dead Parade in downtown Mexico City， capital of Mexico， on October 31

EGYPT

The construction site of a new government building in Egypts new administrative capital， located 45 km to the east of Cairo， on November 3. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed the Egyptian Government to move all its offices to the new setting， a large master plan launched in 2015