Pictures of the day: June 8, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 08, 2017
Raphael and Mirjam (R) pose as first guests in the bedroom of the Null-Stern-Hotel (Zero-star-hotel) land art installation by Swiss artists Frank and Patrik Riklin on an alp mount Saentis near Gonten, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man runs from sea spray as storms hit Cape Town, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS A man runs from sea spray as storms hit Cape Town, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslims eat their Iftar (breaking fast) meals inside a shop selling fish during the holy month of Ramadan, in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Muslims eat their Iftar (breaking fast) meals inside a shop selling fish during the holy month of Ramadan, in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Sand artist Marc Treanor creates a work on the North Beach at Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Britain. PHOTO; REUTERS Sand artist Marc Treanor creates a work on the North Beach at Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Britain. PHOTO; REUTERS

A man arranges strands of vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, to dry at a factory in Allahabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A man arranges strands of vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, to dry at a factory in Allahabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A bird bathes in a mod puddle as a plastic bag is seen side of a road on a wet day in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS A bird bathes in a mod puddle as a plastic bag is seen side of a road on a wet day in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS

Raphael and Mirjam (R) pose as first guests in the bedroom of the Null-Stern-Hotel (Zero-star-hotel) land art installation by Swiss artists Frank and Patrik Riklin on an alp mount Saentis near Gonten, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS Raphael and Mirjam (R) pose as first guests in the bedroom of the Null-Stern-Hotel (Zero-star-hotel) land art installation by Swiss artists Frank and Patrik Riklin on an alp mount Saentis near Gonten, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS

A British Airways aircraft taxis at Zurich airport, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS A British Airways aircraft taxis at Zurich airport, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS

A picture shows a general view of the exterior of the Dubai Opera with the Burj Khalifa nearby, in downtown Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. PHOTO: AFP A picture shows a general view of the exterior of the Dubai Opera with the Burj Khalifa nearby, in downtown Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. PHOTO: AFP

Syrians, who fled the Islamic State (IS) group stronghold of Raqa, arrive in an area near the village of Balaban, south of Jarablus. PHOTO: AFP Syrians, who fled the Islamic State (IS) group stronghold of Raqa, arrive in an area near the village of Balaban, south of Jarablus. PHOTO: AFP

Bangladeshi customers sit inside a covered tea stall during Ramadan in Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP Bangladeshi customers sit inside a covered tea stall during Ramadan in Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP

View of a street with the names of people killed during more than two months of protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government written by residents of a neighbourhood in eastern Caracas. PHOTO: AFP View of a street with the names of people killed during more than two months of protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government written by residents of a neighbourhood in eastern Caracas. PHOTO: AFP

Waves of foam and seawater crash into Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town, as an intense storm hits South Africa's west coast. PHOTO: AFP Waves of foam and seawater crash into Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town, as an intense storm hits South Africa's west coast. PHOTO: AFP

Japan's Kei Nishikori serves the ball to Britain's Andy Murray during their tennis match at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open in Paris. PHOTO: AFP Japan's Kei Nishikori serves the ball to Britain's Andy Murray during their tennis match at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian workers perform maintenance work on the minarets on a mosque in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP Palestinian workers perform maintenance work on the minarets on a mosque in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

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