Pictures of the day: November 16, 2016

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

Environmental activists take part in "The Dead Sea Swim Challenge", swimming from the Jordanian to Israeli shore, to draw attention to the ecological threats facing the Dead Sea, in Kibbutz Ein Gedi, Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS

A golden pheasant is seen at Hangzhou Safari Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. PHOTO: REUTERS




A fishing boat is seen near a container terminal in Tanjung Priok, north Jakarta Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS


Construction Manager Shane Gallagher leads members of the media on a tour of the rebuilt cast-iron dome of the US Capitol, which was formally completed on Tuesday on time for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


An assortment of 5250 illicit firearms and small weapons, recovered during various security operations burns during its destruction in Ngong hills near Kenya's capital Nairobi. PHOTO: REUTERS


Hindu devotees sit together on the floor of a temple to observe Rakher Upabash for the last day, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS



A man walks through a garden on an autumn day in Srinagar, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


The supermoon rises behind "El Pensador" (The Thinker) in Dos Hermanas, near Seville, southern Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS


A model train travels past a scaled model of New York's Grand Central Station built entirely with plant parts during a media preview of the 25th annual Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx borough of New York City, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


French cyclist and AG2R Team leader Romain Bardet walks in the snow during a training session. PHOTO: AFP


View of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's shadows as she addresses guests at a meeting of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA - Bundesvereinigung der Deutsche Arbeitgeberverbaende) in Berlin. PHOTO: AFP


Omro Al Midani of Syria (bottom) fights for the ball with Ashkan Dejagah of Iran (top) during the 2018 World Cup qualifying football match between Syria and Iran at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Seremban. PHOTO: AFP


A girl looks out the window of a house destroyed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes two days earlier on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. PHOTO: REUTERS
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