Pictures of the day: April 29, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 29, 2017
Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France. PHOTO: REUTERS Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

A US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the A US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 fires chaff flares during a training exercise near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Philippine Sea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (R), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (R), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Atlantica SuperSplash of MACK Rides is pictured at the theme park EUROPA PARK in Rust near Freiburg, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS The Atlantica SuperSplash of MACK Rides is pictured at the theme park EUROPA PARK in Rust near Freiburg, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian protester walks past a fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus. PHOTO: REUTERS A Palestinian protester walks past a fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus. PHOTO: REUTERS

Huts and sheds are seen at the Gamboru/Ngala internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Borno, Nigeria. PHOTO: REUTERS Huts and sheds are seen at the Gamboru/Ngala internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Borno, Nigeria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Brazilian Indian takes part in a demonstration against the violation of indigenous people's rights, in Brasilia, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS A Brazilian Indian takes part in a demonstration against the violation of indigenous people's rights, in Brasilia, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A young man rides a bike on Meireles Beach in Fortaleza, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS A young man rides a bike on Meireles Beach in Fortaleza, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A street artist performs with soap bubbles at Rossio square in downtown Lisbon, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS A street artist performs with soap bubbles at Rossio square in downtown Lisbon, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel steers his car during the first practice session of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit in Sochi. PHOTO: AFP Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel steers his car during the first practice session of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit in Sochi. PHOTO: AFP

A worker cleans garbage with a boat in the canals of Amsterdam, a day after Kings Day was celebrated. PHOTO: AFP A worker cleans garbage with a boat in the canals of Amsterdam, a day after Kings Day was celebrated. PHOTO: AFP

A cholera-stricken woman showing signs of malnutrition waits for treatment at a temporary field hospital near the remote village of Dor in the Awerial county in south-central Sudan. PHOTO: AFP A cholera-stricken woman showing signs of malnutrition waits for treatment at a temporary field hospital near the remote village of Dor in the Awerial county in south-central Sudan. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani cricketer-turned-opposition leader and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan speaks to his supporters during an anti-governement rally in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP Imran Khan speaks to his supporters during an anti-governement rally in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP

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