Pictures of the day: March 27, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 27, 2017
The statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen after being plunged into darkness for the Earth Hour environmental campaign on top of Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

Fishermen paddle their boats as they carry their family members in the waters of Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Fishermen paddle their boats as they carry their family members in the waters of Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

The wreck of the Sewol ferry is carried on a giant heavy-lifting ship after it was raised from the seabed nearly three years after it sank killing 304 people, Jindo, South Korea. PHOTO: AFP The wreck of the Sewol ferry is carried on a giant heavy-lifting ship after it was raised from the seabed nearly three years after it sank killing 304 people, Jindo, South Korea. PHOTO: AFP

A dust storm sweeps through makeshift camps in Baidoa, west of Somalia's capital Mogadishu. PHOTO: REUTERS A dust storm sweeps through makeshift camps in Baidoa, west of Somalia's capital Mogadishu. PHOTO: REUTERS

A displaced Syrian girl from the town of Maidaa plays outside her home in the town of Mesraba in the eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP A displaced Syrian girl from the town of Maidaa plays outside her home in the town of Mesraba in the eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

A Native American woman dancer competes during the 43rd Annual Denver March Powwow held at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. PHOTO: AFP A Native American woman dancer competes during the 43rd Annual Denver March Powwow held at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. PHOTO: AFP

A woman and her baby stand in a flooded street, in the province of La Union in Piura, northern Peru. PHOTO: AFP A woman and her baby stand in a flooded street, in the province of La Union in Piura, northern Peru. PHOTO: AFP

Protesters gesture from a police bus after being detained during an unauthorised anti-corruption rally in central Moscow. PHOTO: AFP Protesters gesture from a police bus after being detained during an unauthorised anti-corruption rally in central Moscow. PHOTO: AFP

Symbolic Symbolic "Skulls" lie on a pavement at a protest venue of Indian farmers from the southern state of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP

Michael Glasder of the USA competes during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Team Event in Planica, Slovenia. PHOTO: AFP Michael Glasder of the USA competes during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Flying Hill Team Event in Planica, Slovenia. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian Umm Mohammed, and her husband drink coffee at their destroyed home in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP Syrian Umm Mohammed, and her husband drink coffee at their destroyed home in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

Puppies are seen holding for photo with the cherry blossom flowers blooming near the Washington Monument in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Puppies are seen holding for photo with the cherry blossom flowers blooming near the Washington Monument in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man waves traditional daggers, or Jambiyas, as he attends with supporters of the Houthi movement and Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh a rally to mark two years of the military intervention by the Saudi-led coalition, in Sanaa, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS A man waves traditional daggers, or Jambiyas, as he attends with supporters of the Houthi movement and Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh a rally to mark two years of the military intervention by the Saudi-led coalition, in Sanaa, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS

A law enforcement officer climbs on a lamp pole to detain opposition supporters during a rally in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS A law enforcement officer climbs on a lamp pole to detain opposition supporters during a rally in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

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