Pictures of the day: August 16, 2017

13 photos from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | August 16, 2017

A firefighting helicopter flies in front of the setting sun as a wildfire burns near the village of Kapandriti, north of Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS

A firefighting airplane makes a water drop as a wildfire burns near the village of Metochi, north of Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS


US President Donald Trump (R, silhouetted in window) arrives via Marine One helicopter at the White House in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


A flood victim washes herself at the flood-affected area in Saptari District, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS


A Palestinian woman kisses her grandson through the window of a bus before she leaves for the annual Haj pilgrimage in Makkah, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS


A baby giant panda, which was born in June, is seen August 11, 2017, in a handout photo provided by Tokyo Zoological Park Society in Tokyo. PHOTO: REUTERS


A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above Leeberg hill during the Perseid meteor shower in Grossmugl, Austria. PHOTO: REUTERS


A pile of recyclable bullet casings used for the production of copper wires is seen at a foundry in Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS



A man loads a truck with recyclable metal scrap at a yard in Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS


A firefighting helicopter flies in front of the setting sun as a wildfire burns near the village of Kapandriti, north of Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS


People fly kites from rooftops as they celebrate Independence Day in the Old quaters of Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


A farmer walks along paddy fields in Sindhuli district, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS


A devotee breaks a clay pot containing curd as others form a human pyramid during celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


A rare white moose is seen in Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden. PHOTO: REUTERS


Thousands of revellers try to navigate their hand-made rafts in the port of the northen Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian during the "Abordaje" (boarding) festive event, called by "Donostiako Piratak" (Pirates of San Sebastian). PHOTO: AFP
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