Photos of the fortnight (Nov 17 to Dec 1)

Dec 07, 2015, 17:32 IST2 min

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A supporter of presidential candidate Mauricio Macri of Cambiemos (Let's Change) waves an Argentine national flag as she celebrates in Buenos Aires on November 22. Conservative opposition challenger Macri won Argentina's presidential election putting an end to more than a decade of leftist rule. Macri has promised to open up the country’s ailing economy to investors

Image by Martin Acosta / Reuters

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Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen America, reacts when he was mobbed by media persons after he apologized for the Volkswagen diesel scandal at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, United States on November 18

Image by Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

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French flags hang from windows of a building near the Invalides in Paris on November 27. The French President Francois Hollande called on all French citizens to hang the national flag from their windows as a tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks during a national day of homage

Image by Jacky Naegelen / Reuters

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A man speaks on the phone as he walks past solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai on November 28. Dubai will spend billions of dollars to have solar panels installed on the roofs of all buildings by 2030. The desert city state consumes huge amounts of energy to air-condition its skyscrapers and provide water supplies through desalination

Image by Forbes

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People work during the Black Friday deals week at an Amazon fulfillment centre in Madrid, Spain on November 24. Spain’s economy grew faster than most others in the Eurozone in the July-September quarter, but turning the recovery into votes in the national election next month still looks like a struggle for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

Image by Andrea Comas / Reuters

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The Five-hundred metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is seen under construction among the mountains in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, China on November 26. The radio telescope, which will be the largest in the world, will be put to use by September 2016. When it is finished, it will be able to detect radio signals and potential signs of life from planets orbiting a million stars and solar systems

Image by Forbes