Pictures of the day: August 8, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world
Multimedia Desk | August 08, 2016

China's Wu Minxia and China's Shi Tingmao compete in the Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard Final during the diving event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

 

Demonstrators wave Turkish national flags as they stand in front of giant screens in Istanbul during a rally against failed military coup on July 15. PHOTO: AFP


USA's Michael Phelps (L) and USA's Caeleb Dressel celebrate after team USA won the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. PHOTO: AFP


A rower arrives for a training session before the race at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP


Polish band Laboratorium Piesni performs during the Festival du Bout du Monde music festival in Crozon, western France. PHOTO: AFP


Jim Furyk of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the Travelers Championship at TCP River Highlands. PHOTO: AFP


People dressed in white attend a minute of silence held for the victims of the Bastille Day attack in the city of Nice, southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP



People leave their flood-hit homes in the village of Stajkovci, near Skopje. PHOTO: AFP


A Tibetan nomad herder holds two buckets of fresh yak milk in Yushu county in the mountains of Qinghai province. PHOTO: AFP


A Tibetan nomad herders tent (bottom R) rests in Yushu county in the mountains of Qinghai province as the Milkyway rises in the night sky. PHOTO: AFP


People dance in a pool as they attend the Arenal Sound music Festival held on Burriana beach. Arenal Sound Festival is a 5 days music festival attended by around 240,000 people on the east coast of Spain between Valencia and Castellon. PHOTO: AFP


An Afghan street vendor, Mohsen, 16, prepares fresh lemon juice for customers at his roadside stall in Mazar-i-Sharif. PHOTO: AFP


An aerial view shows people visiting an area of Danxia landform in Zhangye, Gansu province. PHOTO: REUTERS


US President Barack Obama's dogs Sunny (L) and Bo arrive to board Air Force One for travel to Massachusetts for the family's annual vacation at Martha's Vineyard, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
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