Pictures of the day: September 14, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk September 14, 2017 2 min read
An elephant walks along at sunset in Addo Elephant Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth in South Africa. PHOTO: AFP

A chair is pictured outside a collapsed coastal house after Hurricane Irma passed the area in Vilano Beach, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS A chair is pictured outside a collapsed coastal house after Hurricane Irma passed the area in Vilano Beach, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Farmers display skulls which they claim are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide, during a protest demanding good rates for their crops and crop insurance scheme from the government, in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Farmers display skulls which they claim are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide, during a protest demanding good rates for their crops and crop insurance scheme from the government, in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man lights a cigarette from a smouldering barricade during a second day of protests over fishing and land issues in Hout Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS A man lights a cigarette from a smouldering barricade during a second day of protests over fishing and land issues in Hout Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinians gather atop a damaged building as they wait for the return of their relatives after performing the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, at Rafah border crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS Palestinians gather atop a damaged building as they wait for the return of their relatives after performing the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, at Rafah border crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS

Students use red scarves to make a flag of the Communist Party of China, ahead of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, at a primary school in Linyi, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS Students use red scarves to make a flag of the Communist Party of China, ahead of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, at a primary school in Linyi, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. PHOTO: REUTERS The Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. PHOTO: REUTERS

The sun rises over mountain summits in the Austrian village of Absam, Austria. PHOTO: REUTERS The sun rises over mountain summits in the Austrian village of Absam, Austria. PHOTO: REUTERS

Two baby Sumatran orangutans rescued by border officials who foiled a bid to smuggle them into Thailand play after arriving at a wildlife center at Ratchaburi province in Thailand . PHOTO: REUTERS Two baby Sumatran orangutans rescued by border officials who foiled a bid to smuggle them into Thailand play after arriving at a wildlife center at Ratchaburi province in Thailand . PHOTO: REUTERS

Two sheep fight as people watch during a local sheep-fighting event in a village in Liaocheng, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS Two sheep fight as people watch during a local sheep-fighting event in a village in Liaocheng, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A dead grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) washed ashore at Maria Martha beach is seen on September 12, 2017, in Rosarito, Baja California state, Northwestern Mexico. PHOTO: AFP A dead grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) washed ashore at Maria Martha beach is seen on September 12, 2017, in Rosarito, Baja California state, Northwestern Mexico. PHOTO: AFP

A man rides a wakeboard in a giant pool set next to the Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow. PHOTO: AFP A man rides a wakeboard in a giant pool set next to the Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow. PHOTO: AFP

A Cuban cleans the streets during the cleanup ensuing the passage of Hurricane Irma in Havana. PHOTO: AFP Lightning strikes over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. PHOTO: AFP

An elephant walks along at sunset in Addo Elephant Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth in South Africa. PHOTO: AFP An elephant walks along at sunset in Addo Elephant Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth in South Africa. PHOTO: AFP

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