Pictures of the day: June 22, 2016

We look at 13 images from events around the world today


Multimedia Desk June 22, 2016
An aircraft drops fire redartant to prevent the advance of the San Gabriel Complex Fire in the Angeles National Forest, near Duarte on June 21, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

An Afghan baker sells bread during Ramazan in Herat, Afghanistan. PHOTO: AFP

A fireman pauses for a drink as he works to contain the 6,000 acre Border Fire in eastern San Diego County, California, June 21, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

The 6,000 acre Border Fire burns a mountain side in eastern San Diego County, California, June 21, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

An Afghan baker sells bread during the Islamic month of Ramadan in Herat on June 21, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

This handout photo obtained June 21, 2016 courtesy of Solar Impulse shows the Solar Impulse 2 over the Azores islands on its multiple-day flight across the Atlantic Ocean. PHOTO: AFP

A bicyclist trains despite warnings from authorities of poor air quality due to the San Gabriel Complex Fire in the Angeles National Forest, near Duarte on June 21, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A taxi hangs beside a bridge to simulate an earthquake aftermath, during a metrowide earthquake drill along main highway EDSA in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines June 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fireworks explode over the Shanghai Disney Resort during the opening ceremony in Shanghai, China, June 16, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Belarussian soldiers carry portraits of border guards killed during the first days of war, at the memorial at Hero fortress as they mark the 75th anniversary of the Nazi Germany invasion, in Brest, Belarus June 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Students, in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, read the Quran outdoors by oil lamp to celebrate "Nuzul al-Quran" or "The Revelation of the Quran", on the 17th day of Ramazan. June 21, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

Lightning flashes during a thunderstorm over Havana, Cuba June 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Storm clouds gather over Havana, Cuba June 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

In this picture taken on June 16, 2016 Indonesia weightlifting athlete Eko Yuli Irawan conducts a daily exercise in Jakarta, while fasting during a holy month of Ramazan. PHOTO: AFP

 

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