Pictures of the day: August 01, 2019

10 photos from around the world

Palestinian men perform fire breathing on the beach as an entertainment for children during the summer vacation in Gaza City. PHOTO: Reuters

Lebanese beachgoers watch as small turtles crawl on the sandy beach of al-Mansouri near Lebanon's southern city of Tyre. PHOTO: AFP


A Hindu woman offers prayers as she ties a sacred thread to a ‘Kalpavriksha’ - a divine wishing tree - on the occasion of Hariyali Amavasya at a Hindu temple in Ajmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan. PHOTO: AFP


Pro-immigration protesters march in Grand Circus Park. PHOTO: AFP


Wheelchair-bound Japanese lawmaker Eiko Kimura (L) arrives at Parliament in Tokyo. - Two lawmakers with serious paralysis took their seats in Japan's upper house on August 1 to cheers from supporters, marking the first time people with severe disabilities have served in the body. PHOTO: AFP


Kashmiri pedestrians walk through floodwaters on a waterlogged road during rainfall in Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP



Nineteen-month-old female panda cub Yi Yi, born to parents Liang Liang and Xing Xing on loan from China, eats during her naming ceremony at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PHOTO: Reuters


Soccer Football - Pre Season Friendly - Red Bull Salzburg v Chelsea - Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria. PHOTO: Reuters


A 72-meter long 'torta', or sandwich, is prepared as an attempt to break the record for the world's biggest sandwich, in Mexico City. PHOTO: Reuters


Palestinian men perform fire breathing on the beach as an entertainment for children during the summer vacation in Gaza City. PHOTO: Reuters


View of a Guatemalan migrant's wristband upon his arrival at the Air Force Base in Guatemala City after being deported from the United States. PHOTO: Reuters
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