Pictures of the day: March 7, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 07, 2017
People light bundles of pinewood chips during the "Chienbase" procession in Liestal, northern Switzerland. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke rises from a car bomb that exploded during a battle with Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS Smoke rises from a car bomb that exploded during a battle with Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

An employee poses with ten screenprints of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol at the exhibition An employee poses with ten screenprints of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol at the exhibition "American Dream: Pop to the present" at the British Museum in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

An employee poses with ten screenprints of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol at the exhibition Women leave after attending Aajibaichi Shaala (Grandmothers’ School) in Fangane village, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian boy puts his hand out of a bus window as he waits with his family to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS A Palestinian boy puts his hand out of a bus window as he waits with his family to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS

Vauxhall cars are lined up in preparation for delivery outside Vauxhall's plant in Ellesmere Port, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS Vauxhall cars are lined up in preparation for delivery outside Vauxhall's plant in Ellesmere Port, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A swimmer at Bondi's ocean pool watches as a big wave pours into the pool as large seas pound the coast at Bondi Beach in Sydney. PHOTO: AFP A swimmer at Bondi's ocean pool watches as a big wave pours into the pool as large seas pound the coast at Bondi Beach in Sydney. PHOTO: AFP

A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij. PHOTO: AFP A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij. PHOTO: AFP

Rider Jorge Calzadillas races down Harrison Avenue while towing a skier during the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition in Leadville, Colorado. PHOTO: AFP Rider Jorge Calzadillas races down Harrison Avenue while towing a skier during the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition in Leadville, Colorado. PHOTO: AFP

Melissa Stewart's team competes in the official restart of the Iditarod, a nearly 1,000 mile (1,610 km) sled dog race across the Alaskan wilderness, in Fairbanks, Alaska, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Melissa Stewart's team competes in the official restart of the Iditarod, a nearly 1,000 mile (1,610 km) sled dog race across the Alaskan wilderness, in Fairbanks, Alaska, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) interceptors arrive at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS 12.A girl is silhouetted against the sun standing next to Uzbek flags in Tashkent. PHOTO: REUTERS Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) interceptors arrive at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

A girl is silhouetted against the sun standing next to Uzbek flags in Tashkent. PHOTO: REUTERS A girl is silhouetted against the sun standing next to Uzbek flags in Tashkent. PHOTO: REUTERS

Sunflowers are seen on a field at the entrance of the Sidor steel plant in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Sunflowers are seen on a field at the entrance of the Sidor steel plant in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

Freestyle Skiing - FIS Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing World Championships - Moguls training - Sierra Nevada, Spain - 6/3/17 - Canada's Andi Naude during training session. PHOTO: REUTERS Canada's Andi Naude during training session during the FIS Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing World Championships. PHOTO: REUTERS

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