Pictures of the day: August 11, 2017

13 photos from events around the world

A crown is affixed to a wild goat as it is crowned King Puck and will be held on a platform above the town for three days in Killorglin, Ireland. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

A crown is affixed to a wild goat as it is crowned King Puck and will be held on a platform above the town for three days in Killorglin, Ireland. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man walks on a corniche during sunset in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: REUTERS


A vendor sells watermelons in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: REUTERS


Spanish bullfighter Juan Mora is seen through a small window of a door as he performs a pass to a heifer during a "tentadero" (a small bullfight to check the bravery of heifers which are not killed) at Reservatauro Ronda cattle ranch in Ronda, near Malaga, southern Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS


Debris rolls down the rockface of a mountain after a earthquake outside Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) female fighters sit together on a curb in the city of Hasaka, northeastern Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS



A Chinook helicopter makes a water drop during a wildfire as a local holding a watering can stands among burned trees in Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS


A boy jumps into the waters of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS


An aerial view shows sailing yachts taking part in the Skutsjesilen competition, a traditional boat race of boats from several Frisian cities, near Sneekermeer, The Netherlands. PHOTO: AFP


A man sleeping in a tent in Jiuzhaigou in China's southwestern Sichuan province, after an 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the province late on August 8. PHOTO: AFP


Flames and smoke rise from a forest in fire near Sarande in the Muzina mountain region, southern Albania. PHOTO: AFP


Workers inspect part of the roof of the Central Embassy building in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP


Tourists enjoy the sunset at Lhoknga Beach in Aceh province. PHOTO: AFP
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