Pictures of the day: March 2, 2019

Eleven photos from around the world


AFP / Reuters March 02, 2019
A toddler looks at members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) while awaiting to be searched, after leaving the Islamic State (IS) group's last holdout of Baghouz, in the eastern Syrian Deir Ezzor province on March 1, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

11 photos from around the world

Revellers dance during a street party called Revellers dance during a street party called "Minha Luz e de LED" (My light is LED) on the eve of Rio Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 1, 2019. - The annual street party attracts thousands of people wearing LED lights on their costumes and its location and time are kept secret and only announced late via social media on the same evening it takes place. Hundreds of street parties tradionally take place every year in the city before and during Rio Carnival which will run from March 2nd to March 9th 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Overhead view of the field competing in the mens 3000m event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow on March 1, 2019. PHOTO: AFP Overhead view of the field competing in the mens 3000m event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow on March 1, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton takes part in the tests for the new Formula One Grand Prix season at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo in the outskirts of Barcelona on March 1, 2019. PHOTO: AFP Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton takes part in the tests for the new Formula One Grand Prix season at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo in the outskirts of Barcelona on March 1, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Dawid Kubacki of Poland soars through the air during his first jump during the men's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on March 1, 2019 in Seefeld, Austria. PHOTO: AFP Dawid Kubacki of Poland soars through the air during his first jump during the men's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on March 1, 2019 in Seefeld, Austria. PHOTO: AFP

Algerian protesters clash with security forces in the capital Algiers on March 1, 2019, during protests against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term in power. - The demonstrations came a week after tens of thousands of people rallied in the North African state against 81-year-old Bouteflika's decision to stand in the April 18 election. PHOTO: AFP Algerian protesters clash with security forces in the capital Algiers on March 1, 2019, during protests against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term in power. - The demonstrations came a week after tens of thousands of people rallied in the North African state against 81-year-old Bouteflika's decision to stand in the April 18 election. PHOTO: AFP

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) bows after laying a wreath at the War Heroes and Martyrs Monument in Hanoi on March 2, 2019. PHOTO: AFP North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) bows after laying a wreath at the War Heroes and Martyrs Monument in Hanoi on March 2, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center as viewed in Vero Beach, Florida, US, March 2, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center as viewed in Vero Beach, Florida, US, March 2, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Riot police officers stand guard in front of Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 1, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS Riot police officers stand guard in front of Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 1, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Pakistani scout member reacts as he takes part in a march to commemorate the World Civil Defence Day in Karachi, Pakistan March 1, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS A Pakistani scout member reacts as he takes part in a march to commemorate the World Civil Defence Day in Karachi, Pakistan March 1, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Yazidi children survivors are greeted by residents of Sinuni following their release from Islamic State militants in Syria, in Sinuni, Iraq March 1, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS Yazidi children survivors are greeted by residents of Sinuni following their release from Islamic State militants in Syria, in Sinuni, Iraq March 1, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

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