Pictures of the day: August 25, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world


Multimedia Desk August 25, 2016
People swim during the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event over a distance of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) in Zurich, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescuers work in the night at a collapsed house following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, PHOTO: REUTERS

A test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Humboldt penguin jump off scales during the annual weight-in at London Zoo in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tiger named Laziz stands in its enclosure before it is taken out of Gaza by Four Paws International, at a zoo in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS

7. The planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System, is seen in an undated artist's impression released by the European Southern Observatory. PHOTO: ESO/M. Kornmesser/Handout via REUTERS

People inspect a large shark and boat near Assateaque Island, Maryland. Assateaque Island National Seashore has a combined total of over 300 wild ponies between Maryland and Virginia, and are believed to have originally came from a Spanish cargo ship that sank offshore in the 1600s. PHOTO: AFP

Rescuers work following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

Piles of Yemeni currency are pictured at the Central Bank of Yemen in Sanaa August. PHOTO: REUTERS

People are seen in silhouette as they cool off in water fountains in a park as hot summer temperatures hit Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

Kashmiri Muslims gather with their boats laden with vegetables at the floating vegetable market on Dal Lake at dawn in Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP

People look at fireworks exploding near a lighthouse and over the "Croisette" during the "Pyrotechnic Art Festival" in Cannes, southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP

Myanmar military staff sweep the ground at the damaged, ancient Htilominlo Temple after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bagan. PHOTO: AFP

People arrive at the Coney Island subway stop during a week of ideal summer weather in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

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