Pictures of the day: December 16, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk December 16, 2016
A full moon rising over the Re Island Bridge in Rivedoux. PHOTO: AFP

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium. PHOTO: REUTERS Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium. PHOTO: REUTERS

Raimundo da Silva stands nearby as his sons Daniel da Silva, Ariana da Silva and Raniel da Silva play on top of a train wagon near the city of Salgueiro, Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS Raimundo da Silva stands nearby as his sons Daniel da Silva, Ariana da Silva and Raniel da Silva play on top of a train wagon near the city of Salgueiro, Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Persimmons dry on rooftops in Anxi county, Quanzhou, Fujian province. PHOTO: REUTERS Persimmons dry on rooftops in Anxi county, Quanzhou, Fujian province. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man captures rime at a park beside a river in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A man captures rime at a park beside a river in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker applies colour to strings, which will be used to fly kites, on a roadside in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A worker applies colour to strings, which will be used to fly kites, on a roadside in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

People skate during the opening of an ice rink on the roof of the skyscraper OKO, one of the towers of the Moscow International Business Centre, in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS People skate during the opening of an ice rink on the roof of the skyscraper OKO, one of the towers of the Moscow International Business Centre, in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ariana and her brother Ariel play at their home near the construction of the Transnordestina railway track in Salgueiro, Pernambuco state, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS Ariana and her brother Ariel play at their home near the construction of the Transnordestina railway track in Salgueiro, Pernambuco state, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A propaganda troupe performs before the Arch of Triumph on the last day of the 200-day campaign in Pyongyang. PHOTO: AFP A propaganda troupe performs before the Arch of Triumph on the last day of the 200-day campaign in Pyongyang. PHOTO: AFP

The emblem of English Premier League football team Tottenham Hotspur is pictured in front of a Supermoon ahead of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City at White Hart Lane in London. PHOTO: AFP The emblem of English Premier League football team Tottenham Hotspur is pictured in front of a Supermoon ahead of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City at White Hart Lane in London. PHOTO: AFP

Spectators cheer inside a pool during the first day-night cricket Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane. PHOTO: AFP Spectators cheer inside a pool during the first day-night cricket Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane. PHOTO: AFP

A wounded boy sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood as they wait to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city. PHOTO: AFP A wounded boy sits inside an ambulance as Syrian rebels and their families gather at the rebel-held al-Amiriyah neighbourhood as they wait to be evacuated to the government-controlled area of Ramoussa on the southern outskirts of the city. PHOTO: AFP

A man juggles with a stick on fire in front of the Eiffel tower with lights off, in Paris in support of the Syrian city of Aleppo. PHOTO: AFP A man juggles with a stick on fire in front of the Eiffel tower with lights off, in Paris in support of the Syrian city of Aleppo. PHOTO: AFP

Displaced Iraqi children, who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, look through a window in a tent in Khazer refugee camp, east of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS Displaced Iraqi children, who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, look through a window in a tent in Khazer refugee camp, east of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

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