Pictures of the day: November 1, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk November 01, 2017
A worker rests on a seat at the Olympic Plaza, the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Pyeongchang, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cars drive at sunset on the highway Milan-Turin near Novara, northwest Italy. PHOTO: AFP Cars drive at sunset on the highway Milan-Turin near Novara, northwest Italy. PHOTO: AFP

People stand on their balcony, in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, a stronghold of Kenyan opposition leader. PHOTO: AFP People stand on their balcony, in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, a stronghold of Kenyan opposition leader. PHOTO: AFP

A boy holds for camera a naan, a traditional bread, after it was cooked in an oven at a shop in Karachi, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS A boy holds for camera a naan, a traditional bread, after it was cooked in an oven at a shop in Karachi, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Athletes from the British Ski and Snowboard team take part in a photocall at the The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS Athletes from the British Ski and Snowboard team take part in a photocall at the The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man sifts through rubbish in the Yamuna river in Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A man sifts through rubbish in the Yamuna river in Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jaimy Liz Villarini (L) and Magda Rodriguez sit in candle light at their home after Hurricane Maria hit the island and damaged the power grid in September, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. PHOTO: REUTERS Jaimy Liz Villarini (L) and Magda Rodriguez sit in candle light at their home after Hurricane Maria hit the island and damaged the power grid in September, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. PHOTO: REUTERS

The unique U-shaped troughs of 'The Wave' rock formation are seen at the Coyotes Buttes North wilderness area near Page, Arizona. PHOTO: AFP The unique U-shaped troughs of 'The Wave' rock formation are seen at the Coyotes Buttes North wilderness area near Page, Arizona. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hand out candy to children during a Halloween event at the White House in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hand out candy to children during a Halloween event at the White House in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP

Former Olympic champion in rings Dimosthenis Tambakos lights the Olympic Flame atop the Acropolis hill in Athens during the torch relay for the 2018 Winter Olympics. PHOTO: AFP Former Olympic champion in rings Dimosthenis Tambakos lights the Olympic Flame atop the Acropolis hill in Athens during the torch relay for the 2018 Winter Olympics. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke rises from buildings following an air strike by Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor. PHOTO: AFP Smoke rises from buildings following an air strike by Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor. PHOTO: AFP

A walker crosses a bridge in front of overflow water cascading over the dam into the River Lowther at Wet Sleddale Reservoir just south of the village of Shap, in Cumbria, northern England. PHOTO: AFP A walker crosses a bridge in front of overflow water cascading over the dam into the River Lowther at Wet Sleddale Reservoir just south of the village of Shap, in Cumbria, northern England. PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken at sunset on on the place de la Concorde in Paris shows the Eiffel tower and the obelisque monument. PHOTO: AFPg A picture taken at sunset on on the place de la Concorde in Paris shows the Eiffel tower and the obelisque monument. PHOTO: AFPg

A boat which capsized carrying a group of Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar, Bailakhali, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS A boat which capsized carrying a group of Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar, Bailakhali, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker rests on a seat at the Olympic Plaza, the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Pyeongchang, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS A worker rests on a seat at the Olympic Plaza, the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Pyeongchang, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

 

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