Today in Pictures, Aug 23, 2017

Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong, a snail farm in the village of Dolginovo, Belarus, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Aug 23, 2017, 03:40 PM

A man holds onto a lamp post against strong wind as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong, China August 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Victoria Rabkova, wife of the farmer Vladimir Rabkov, holds snails (Helix Pomatia) on her face at their farm in the village of Dolginovo, Belarus August 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Sikh man with his eyes covered by a cloth breaks watermelons closely placed around performer as they practise Gatkha, a traditional form of martial art, during celebrations to mark the 413th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious book of Sikhs, in Amritsar, India August 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Workers hold a tranquillised rhino after it was dehorned in an effort to deter the poaching of one of the world's endangered species, at a farm outside Klerksdorp, in the north west province, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker works at a solar power plant by Superblock, Southeast Asia's biggest producer of solar power in Phetchaburi province, Thailand, August 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A 3D print of the face of artist Leonardo Selvaggio is on display during the exibition 'The Face, A Search for Clues exhibition' at the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden, Germany, August 22, 2017. The exhibition explores the face as a fascination of art, test modern methods of facial recognition or discover faces in clouds. It runs until February 25, 2018. PHOTO: EPA

The light installation 'Illumination 3' by Poland's Andrzej Syska is displayed during the Bella Skyway Festival 2017 in Torun, Poland, August 22, 2017. The Festival has been organised in Torun since 2009. The program of this event is based on three pillars: science, art and people. Festival presents light-art installations and shows performed by artists from around the world. PHOTO: EPA

A woman stands next to a sculpture 'Umbrellas' by late Greek artist George Zongolopoulos' in Thessaloniki on August 22, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A woman sunbaths next to two thousands kilograms of fish salted on the stones of El Cotillo harbor, in La Oliva, on the Spanish Canary island of Fuerteventura, on August 22, 2017 during the village fair in honor of Our Lady of Good Travel. PHOTO: AFP

A woman dives into the water at a beach in Dinard, northwestern France, on August 22, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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