Pictures of the day: March 18, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 18, 2017
A man with a shovel works on the extraction of sand from the Lempa riverbed to use it for construction, in San Marcos Lempa, 84 kilometres west from San Salvador. PHOTO: AFP

A zookeeper blows on a Dromedary from the other side of a fence at Berlin's Zoologischer garten zoo. PHOTO: AFP A zookeeper blows on a Dromedary from the other side of a fence at Berlin's Zoologischer garten zoo. PHOTO: AFP

A motorcyclist performs during Monster Jam show which was organized by General Entertainment Authority, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 17, 2017. Picture taken March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY A motorcyclist performs during Monster Jam show which was organised by General Entertainment Authority, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Aerial view after a massive landslide and flood in the Huachipa district of Lima, Peru, March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Aerial view after a massive landslide and flood in the Huachipa district of Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

A H-IIA rocket, carrying a government's information gathering radar satellite, lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo March 17, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY A H-IIA rocket, carrying a government's information gathering radar satellite, lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Centre on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man leads a camel with children taking a ride on it along the Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan March 12, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro A man leads a camel with children taking a ride on it along the Clifton beach in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS

Australian surf legend from the 80's Tom Carroll, 55, rides a bike in Unstad before surfing the Arctic waves of the Atlantic Ocean. PHOTO: AFP Australian surf legend from the 80's Tom Carroll, 55, rides a bike in Unstad before surfing the Arctic waves of the Atlantic Ocean. PHOTO: AFP

The New York skyline is seen across a frozen pond in Central Park. PHOTO: AFP The New York skyline is seen across a frozen pond in Central Park. PHOTO: AFP

Women dance with fans in a park on a sunny day in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP Women dance with fans in a park on a sunny day in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP

Russian Orthodox believers attend a religious service marking 100 years since the abdication of the last Tsar Nicholas II at a cathedral in Moscow's Kolomenskoye park. PHOTO: AFP Russian Orthodox believers attend a religious service marking 100 years since the abdication of the last Tsar Nicholas II at a cathedral in Moscow's Kolomenskoye park. PHOTO: AFP

A woman with a dog reacts at a polling booth for Dutch general elections at a polling station in The Hague. PHOTO: AFP A woman with a dog reacts at a polling booth for Dutch general elections at a polling station in The Hague. PHOTO: AFP

An activist hits a carabiniere's shield during a protest against TTP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) treaties and the Pacific Alliance Ministers' Summit that takes place in Vina del Mar, Chile. PHOTO: AFP An activist hits a carabiniere's shield during a protest against TTP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) treaties and the Pacific Alliance Ministers' Summit that takes place in Vina del Mar, Chile. PHOTO: AFP

Relatives carry the bodies of civilians killed in air strike, during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Relatives carry the bodies of civilians killed in air strike, during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

Farmers working in a wheat field. Genetically modified organisms are banned in China but the debate over whether to introduce them rages at the annual session of parliament, Liaocheng, China. PHOTO: AFP Farmers working in a wheat field. Genetically modified organisms are banned in China but the debate over whether to introduce them rages at the annual session of parliament, Liaocheng, China. PHOTO: AFP

 

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