Pictures of the day: October 27, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 27, 2017
Tom Morgan, from Bristol-based company The Adventurists, flies in a chair with large party balloons tied to it near Johannesburg, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in the waters of the Ganges River during the religious festival of Chhath Puja in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Hindu devotees worship the Sun god in the waters of the Ganges River during the religious festival of Chhath Puja in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Two-and-a-half year old Hala al-Nufi, who suffers from a metabolic disorder which is worsening due to the siege and food shortages in the eastern Ghouta, reacts as she sits on a bed in the Saqba area, in the eastern Damascus, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS Two-and-a-half year old Hala al-Nufi, who suffers from a metabolic disorder which is worsening due to the siege and food shortages in the eastern Ghouta, reacts as she sits on a bed in the Saqba area, in the eastern Damascus, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Rohingya refugee carries her baby through Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS A Rohingya refugee carries her baby through Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tear gas canister explodes in the hand of an opposition supporter as he tries to return it at police during clashes in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS A tear gas canister explodes in the hand of an opposition supporter as he tries to return it at police during clashes in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman walks with her dog on the Boa Viagem beach in Recife, northeastern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman walks with her dog on the Boa Viagem beach in Recife, northeastern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker stands on a scaffold set for repairing the facade of a hotel in Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS A worker stands on a scaffold set for repairing the facade of a hotel in Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mourners shield themselves from the sun as they wait for the Royal Cremation ceremony of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej to begin near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand PHOTO: REUTERS Mourners shield themselves from the sun as they wait for the Royal Cremation ceremony of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej to begin near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand PHOTO: REUTERS

The Royal Urn of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej is carried during the Royal Cremation ceremony at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS The Royal Urn of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej is carried during the Royal Cremation ceremony at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tiger Tiger "Maruschka" (not pictured) and her four cubs meet the cubs' father "Yasha" for the first time in Hagenbecks zoo in Hamburg, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tom Morgan, from Bristol-based company The Adventurists, flies in a chair with large party balloons tied to it near Johannesburg, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS Tom Morgan, from Bristol-based company The Adventurists, flies in a chair with large party balloons tied to it near Johannesburg, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Bloodhound supersonic car, driven by Andy Green, Royal Air Force Wing Commander, makes a test run at the airport in Newquay. The Bloodhound SSC aims to break the world land speed record in South Africa in 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS The Bloodhound supersonic car, driven by Andy Green, Royal Air Force Wing Commander, makes a test run at the airport in Newquay. The Bloodhound SSC aims to break the world land speed record in South Africa in 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

An opposition supporter reacts under the heavy rain in front of a burning barricade in Mathare district, in Nairobi. PHOTO: AFP An opposition supporter reacts under the heavy rain in front of a burning barricade in Mathare district, in Nairobi. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian children play as they sit on the tip of an abandoned missile at the Ash'ari camp for the displaced in the rebel-held eastern Ghouta area outside the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP Syrian children play as they sit on the tip of an abandoned missile at the Ash'ari camp for the displaced in the rebel-held eastern Ghouta area outside the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump receives high-fives from students as he arrives at Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas. PHOTO: AFP US President Donald Trump receives high-fives from students as he arrives at Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas. PHOTO: AFP

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