Pictures of the day: September 6, 2017

13 photos from events around the world

A man attempts to pull the neck off a dead goose while being repeatedly plunged into the water during Antzar Eguna (Day Of The Goose) in the Basque fishing town of Lekeitio, near Bilbao, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man attempts to pull the neck off a dead goose while being repeatedly plunged into the water during Antzar Eguna (Day Of The Goose) in the Basque fishing town of Lekeitio, near Bilbao, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS


Workers pose as they run round a track, unveiled as the highest running track in London, at the White Collar Factory in the 'tech belt' hub near Old Street in London. PHOTO: REUTERS


Devotees immerse an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Sabarmati river on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


Mehrullah Safi, 28, a disabled Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, sits with his children at their house in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS


Rohingya refugee girl cooks a meal in an open place near Balukhali in Cox's Bazar, Banglades. PHOTO: REUTERS


Sweat falls from Rafael Nadal of Spain during his fourth round match against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, US Open, New York. PHOTO: REUTERS


The Statue of Liberty is seen at sunset behind cranes in Brooklyn, New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS



A submerged home is seen in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey in Vidor, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


A paratrooper performs during a ceremony to mark the country's Defence Day in Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP


Soldiers perform during a ceremony to mark the country's Defence Day in Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP


Asian tourists pose for pictures in front of the Opera Garnier in Paris. PHOTO: AFP


Hot air balloons glide in the sky during a flight over Nevsehir in Turkey's historical Cappadocia region, Central Anatolia, eastern Turkey. PHOTO: AFP


A Rohingya refugee from Myanmar's Rakhine state holds a baby after arriving at a refugee camp near the Bagladeshi town of Teknaf. PHOTO: AFP


Local residents burning paper offerings as a ritual for deceased ancestors during the Zhongyuan Festival, on the waterfront of the Rongjiang River in Rongan. PHOTO: AFP
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