Pictures of the day: November 30, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk November 30, 2016
A tree known as Castanheira-do-Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa) stands in a farm during an operation to combat illegal mining and logging conducted by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, Para State, northern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Leandro Bastos of Chapecoense's under-15 soccer team sits inside the team's locker room at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS Leandro Bastos of Chapecoense's under-15 soccer team sits inside the team's locker room at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Portraits of Fidel Castro are reflected in a window in Matanzas, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS Portraits of Fidel Castro are reflected in a window in Matanzas, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS

An anti-government demonstrator kicks back a tear gas canister during a clash with riot policemen during a protest against a constitutional amendment, known as PEC 55, that limits public spending, in front of Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS An anti-government demonstrator kicks back a tear gas canister during a clash with riot policemen during a protest against a constitutional amendment, known as PEC 55, that limits public spending, in front of Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescue crew work at the wreckage of a plane that crashed into the Colombian jungle with Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense near Medellin, Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS Rescue crew work at the wreckage of a plane that crashed into the Colombian jungle with Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense near Medellin, Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager gestures as he testifies in his murder trial at the Charleston County court in Charleston, South Carolina. PHOTO: REUTERS Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager gestures as he testifies in his murder trial at the Charleston County court in Charleston, South Carolina. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fallen trees are seen during an operation to combat illegal mining and logging conducted by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, supported by military police, in the municipality of Novo Progresso, Para State, northern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS Fallen trees are seen during an operation to combat illegal mining and logging conducted by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, Para State, northern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, blows candles during her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, blows candles during her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, blows candles during her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS A general view shows the illuminated Eifel tower and rooftops at night in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man works at a construction site of a residential skyscraper in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP A man works at a construction site of a residential skyscraper in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP

The picture shows laundry and bedding hanging out to dry at the women's dormitory of the Hubei traditional Chinese medicine university's Hualin campus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. PHOTO: AFP The picture shows laundry and bedding hanging out to dry at the women's dormitory of the Hubei traditional Chinese medicine university's Hualin campus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. PHOTO: AFP

The Oceti Sakowin camp is seen in a snowstorm during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, US. PHOTO: REUTERS The Oceti Sakowin camp is seen in a snowstorm during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Thousands of lights decorate moose statues in Stockholm. PHOTO: AFP Thousands of lights decorate moose statues in Stockholm. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani Kashmiri women walk past a bunker in Athmuqam village at the Line of Control, the de facto border between Pakistan and India, in Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. PHOTO: AFP Pakistani Kashmiri women walk past a bunker in Athmuqam village at the Line of Control, the de facto border between Pakistan and India, in Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. PHOTO: AFP

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