Pictures of the day: June 8, 2016

We look at 13 images from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 08, 2016
A Palestinian girl prays in front of the Dome of the Rock, at the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of RamaZan June 7, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslims gather around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramazan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS

An Iranian woman walks past a pop-up memorial honouring the late American boxer Muhammad Ali in the capital Tehran on June 7, 2016. Three-time heavyweight world champion Ali died on June 3, 2016 at the age of 74. AFP PHOTO

ELMONT, NY - JUNE 07: A horse and Exercise Rider train at sunrise prior to the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 6, 2016 in Elmont, New York. PHOTO: AFP

A man stands near the Jianggudiru Glacier on Geladaindong Mountain, in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, September 1, 2006. REUTERS

A man prepares vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim fasting month of RamaZan, at a factory in Kolkata, India, June 8, 2016. REUTERS

An overview of the Acu Port in Sao Joao da Barra Brazil, June 7, 2016. REUTERS

Bactrian camel named Alexander Camelton is seen with his mother at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. May 18, 2016. Christopher Bijalba/Lincoln Park Zoo/Handout via Reuters

Surrounded by flowers and mementos, Joseph Garcia, 6, (L) and his friend Jafet Figueroa, 9, spar outside the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Copies of the original paintings by Michelangelo are seen at a full-size replica of the Sistine Chapel after the opening ceremony in Mexico City, Mexico June 7, 2016. REUTERS

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders greets a supporter dressed as the Mad Hatter on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 7, 2016. REUTERS

10. ELMONT, NY - JUNE 07: A horse trains prior to the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 6, 2016 in Elmont, New York. PHOTO: AFP

VENICE, FL - JUNE 06: Surfers take advantage of the waves from Tropical Storm Colin on June 6, 2016 in Venice, Florida. Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency as Colin brought with it high winds and a threat of serious flooding. PHOTO: AFP

F/A-18 fighter jet takes off at the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 6, 2016. REUTERS

 

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