Pictures of the day: June 1, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 01, 2017
Performers throw molten iron against a wall to create sparks during a traditional performance ahead of the Dragon Boat festival in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

An oposition supporter wearing a dog mask rallies against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. PHOTO: REUTERS An opposition supporter wearing a dog mask rallies against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. PHOTO: REUTERS

Vishnu Limbachiya, a hair artist, styles the hair of a man while wearing a blindfold at a park in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Vishnu Limbachiya, a hair artist, styles the hair of a man while wearing a blindfold at a park in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang review the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang review the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS

Commuters walk through Fonvizinskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS Commuters walk through Fonvizinskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Performers throw molten iron against a wall to create sparks during a traditional performance ahead of the Dragon Boat festival in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS Performers throw molten iron against a wall to create sparks during a traditional performance ahead of the Dragon Boat festival in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Four-year old Dominic helps window-washers dressed as superheroes as they work at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Four-year old Dominic helps window-washers dressed as superheroes as they work at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman walks past pigeons in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman walks past pigeons in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. PHOTO: REUTERS

Performance artist Annie Saunders performs Performance artist Annie Saunders performs " Cleaning" during a press preview from Holoscenes, a performance-installation in Times Square. PHOTO: AFP

Crowds on a beach in Haikou on China's southern Hainan Island. Tens of thousands crowded beaches on the island on a national holiday to mark the Dragon Boat Festival. PHOTO: AFP Crowds on a beach in Haikou on China's southern Hainan Island. Tens of thousands crowded beaches on the island on a national holiday to mark the Dragon Boat Festival. PHOTO: AFP

The photo shows statues standing semi-submerged in mud, a symbol of the human toll of the 2006 disaster, at the mud volcano incident area in Sidoarjo, East Java. PHOTO: AFP The photo shows statues standing semi-submerged in mud, a symbol of the human toll of the 2006 disaster, at the mud volcano incident area in Sidoarjo, East Java. PHOTO: AFP

A woman with a boy walk in a flooded area in Panthau, Northern Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan. PHOTO: AFP A woman with a boy walk in a flooded area in Panthau, Northern Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan. PHOTO: AFP

Children wearing masks at an event to mark World No Tobacco Day, Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Children wearing masks at an event to mark World No Tobacco Day, Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Scale models of cars at the Swiss classic car fair, Luzern, Switzerland. PHOTO: AFP Scale models of cars at the Swiss classic car fair, Luzern, Switzerland. PHOTO: AFP

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