Pictures of the day: August 19, 2019

Pictures of the events around the world


AFP And Reuters August 19, 2019
: A masked counter-protester attends an alt-right rally in Portland. PHOTO: AFP

A car drives down a road packed with marching protesters in a rally from Victoria Park in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP A car drives down a road packed with marching protesters in a rally from Victoria Park in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP

People put flowers during a tribute to the victims of a mass shooting at a Walmart store, in the growing memorial in El Paso, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS People put flowers during a tribute to the victims of a mass shooting at a Walmart store, in the growing memorial in El Paso, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Flames and smoke from a forest fire are seen in the village of Moya, in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS Flames and smoke from a forest fire are seen in the village of Moya, in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents gather to observe the movements of South African anti-riot policemen patroling a street during a police operation for a service delivery protest called by rights organisations in the Cape Flats area in Cape Town. PHOTO: AFP Residents gather to observe the movements of South African anti-riot policemen patroling a street during a police operation for a service delivery protest called by rights organisations in the Cape Flats area in Cape Town. PHOTO: AFP

Protesters walk along a street during a rally in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP Protesters walk along a street during a rally in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP

 

Mostly women take part in a protest against gang violence, with particular focus on sexual violence against women outside the South African Parliament. PHOTO: AFP Mostly women take part in a protest against gang violence, with particular focus on sexual violence against women outside the South African Parliament. PHOTO: AFP

More than 60 people were killed and scores wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital. PHOTO: AFP More than 60 people were killed and scores wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital. PHOTO: AFP

People look at the body of a victim in a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul. PHOTO: AFP People look at the body of a victim in a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul. PHOTO: AFP

: A masked counter-protester attends an alt-right rally in Portland. PHOTO: AFP  A masked counter-protester attends an alt-right rally in Portland. PHOTO: AFP

Hong Kong Civic Party leader Alvin Yeung delivers a speech in Confucius Plaza  in New York. PHOTO: AFP Hong Kong Civic Party leader Alvin Yeung delivers a speech in Confucius Plaza in New York. PHOTO: AFP

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