Pictures of the day: August 22, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk August 22, 2017
A multiple exposure image shows the solar eclipse as it creates the effect of a diamond ring at totality as seen from Clingmans Dome, Tennessee, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Lightning bolt is seen above a residential neighbourhood during rain in Karachi, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS Lightning bolt is seen above a residential neighbourhood during rain in Karachi, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A dog and a cat receive treatment at Shanghai TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Neurology and Acupuncture Animal Health Centror in Shanghai, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A dog and a cat receive treatment at Shanghai TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Neurology and Acupuncture Animal Health Centror in Shanghai, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Smoke rises from burning incense sticks as a woman prays inside the shrine of Muslim Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Smoke rises from burning incense sticks as a woman prays inside the shrine of Muslim Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy uses a banana raft to transport his books in Jakhalabandha area in Nagaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A boy uses a banana raft to transport his books in Jakhalabandha area in Nagaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, in Singapore waters. PHOTO: REUTERS The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, in Singapore waters. PHOTO: REUTERS

A competitor tries to grab a flag on the A competitor tries to grab a flag on the "gostra", a pole covered in lard, as he falls off it during the celebrations for the religious feast of St Julian, patron of the town of St Julian's, Malta. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fireworks explode over Danube river during celebrations of Saint Stephen's Day in Budapest, Hungary. PHOTO: REUTERS Fireworks explode over Danube river during celebrations of Saint Stephen's Day in Budapest, Hungary. PHOTO: REUTERS

A child reacts to the camera while sitting on his father back as they make their way in a flooded area in Bogra, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS A child reacts to the camera while sitting on his father back as they make their way in a flooded area in Bogra, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

Madison the dog watches the solar eclipse in Nashville, Tennessee, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Madison the dog watches the solar eclipse in Nashville, Tennessee, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A multiple exposure image shows the solar eclipse as it creates the effect of a diamond ring at totality as seen from Clingmans Dome, Tennessee, US. PHOTO: REUTERS A multiple exposure image shows the solar eclipse as it creates the effect of a diamond ring at totality as seen from Clingmans Dome, Tennessee, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Saint-They Chapel is seen in silhouette at sunset during a partial solar eclipse, as the moon passes in front of the sun, seen at the Pointe du Van, in Brittany, France. PHOTO: REUTERS The Saint-They Chapel is seen in silhouette at sunset during a partial solar eclipse, as the moon passes in front of the sun, seen at the Pointe du Van, in Brittany, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

F/A-18E Super Hornet breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Atlantic Ocean. PHOTO: AFP F/A-18E Super Hornet breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Atlantic Ocean. PHOTO: AFP

This photo shows a man falling off a bicycle while jumping into the Donghu Lake in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. PHOTO: AFP This photo shows a man falling off a bicycle while jumping into the Donghu Lake in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. PHOTO: AFP

This undated handout from the Australia Zoo shows a white koala joey on her mother Tia at the Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. PHOTO: REUTERS This undated handout from the Australia Zoo shows a white koala joey on her mother Tia at the Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. PHOTO: REUTERS

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