Pictures of the day: August 22, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world
Multimedia Desk | August 22, 2016

A false rain on the Olympic flame during the closing ceremony of the Rio Games. PHOTO: AFP

Margarita Mamun (RUS) of Russia competes using the ribbon. PHOTO: REUTERS


The coach of Mandakhnaran Ganzorig (MGL) of Mongolia takes off his clothes as he protests after the match against Ikhtiyor Navruzov (UZB) of Uzbekistan. PHOTO: REUTERS


Paul Labatut stands inside his flood damaged home in St. Amant, Louisiana, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


US President Barack Obama's dog Sunny dashes aboard Air Force One at Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. PHOTO: REUTERS


Anti-China demonstrators are stopped by police as Sha Hailin, a member of Shanghai's Communist Party standing committee, arrives in Taiwan for a forum, at Songshan Airport in Taipei. PHOTO: REUTERS


Spectators prepare sky lanterns for NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS



Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks on stage during a campaign rally, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


People rally to show support to a political council formed by the Houthi movement and the General People's Congress party to unilaterally rule Yemen by both groups, in the capital Sanaa. PHOTO: REUTERS


Participants hold smoke flares as they slide down along a chute to cross a pool of water and foam during the "Letniy Gornoluzhnik" (Summer mountain puddle rider) festival at the Bobroviy Log Fun Park near the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS


A statue of the Virgin Mary is seen partially submerged in flood water as it rains in Sorrento, Louisiana, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


A doctor holds a baby as they disembark from Italian Navy ship Sirio in the Sicilian harbour of Augusta, Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS


Grave holes are prepared as family members and friends attend the funeral of victims of a suicide bombing at a wedding celebration in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man wearing a Pikachu hat, a character from Pokemon, plays Pokemon Go during a gathering to celebrate "Pokemon Day" in Mexico City, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS
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