Pictures of the day: September 14, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk September 14, 2017
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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