Pictures of the day: December 30, 2016

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk December 30, 2016
Children play with bicycle tires at a rice-processing mill in Muktarpur, on the outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

A small-particle haze hangs above the skyline as workers clean the windows of the Montparnasse tower in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS A small-particle haze hangs above the skyline as workers clean the windows of the Montparnasse tower in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

A picture shows a duck on a pond at the LIPU Stork Centre in Racconigi, near Cuneo, northwestern Italy. PHOTO: AFP A picture shows a duck on a pond at the LIPU Stork Centre in Racconigi, near Cuneo, northwestern Italy. PHOTO: AFP

An Emirati man stands next to a camel during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, 150 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi. PHOTO: AFP An Emirati man stands next to a camel during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, 150 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani shopkeeper adjusts shoes at his shoe stall in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP A Pakistani shopkeeper adjusts shoes at his shoe stall in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP

France's Jeremy Nzeulie jumps to score during the dunk contest of an All Star Game basketball match of the French Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) between a selection of the best international players from the Pro A league against a selection of the best French players, at the Accor Hotels Arena, in Paris. PHOTO: AFP France's Jeremy Nzeulie jumps to score during the dunk contest of an All Star Game basketball match of the French Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) between a selection of the best international players from the Pro A league against a selection of the best French players, at the Accor Hotels Arena, in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

The silhouetted shapes of passengers are seen in the windows on the upper deck of a London bus on Blackheath at sunrise in south east London. PHOTO: AFP The silhouetted shapes of passengers are seen in the windows on the upper deck of a London bus on Blackheath at sunrise in south east London. PHOTO: AFP

Yemeni children attend a class at a school that was damaged in a recent Saudi-led air strike in the country's third-city of Taez. PHOTO: AFP Yemeni children attend a class at a school that was damaged in a recent Saudi-led air strike in the country's third-city of Taez. PHOTO: AFP

Norwegian Daniel Andre Tande soars through the air during his qualification jump of the ski jumping event in Oberstdorf, southern Germany, which is the first station of the Four-Hills Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee). PHOTO: AFP Norwegian Daniel Andre Tande soars through the air during his qualification jump of the ski jumping event in Oberstdorf, southern Germany, which is the first station of the Four-Hills Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee). PHOTO: AFP

A man is ice-fishing at midday on the frozen Bothnia Sea in Vaasa, Western Finland. PHOTO: AFP A man is ice-fishing at midday on the frozen Bothnia Sea in Vaasa, Western Finland. PHOTO: AFP

This picture shows the Beipanjiang Bridge, near Bijie in southwest China's Guizhou province. The world's highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two southwestern provinces and reducing travel time by three quarters, local authorities said. PHOTO: AFP This picture shows the Beipanjiang Bridge, near Bijie in southwest China's Guizhou province. The world's highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two southwestern provinces and reducing travel time by three quarters, local authorities said. PHOTO: AFP

Tools and an American flag are seen at Video Amusements and Pinball Repairs in Suitland, Maryland. PHOTO: AFP Tools and an American flag are seen at Video Amusements and Pinball Repairs in Suitland, Maryland. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian woman lies on the ground after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. PHOTO: AFP A Palestinian woman lies on the ground after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. PHOTO: AFP

A golfer and his caddie walk on a driving range amid fog during a cold winter morning in Chandigarh, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A golfer and his caddie walk on a driving range amid fog during a cold winter morning in Chandigarh, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

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