Today in Pictures, June 30, 2017

Earthquake drill in Manila, Philippines, lavender field in Valensole, France, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jun 30, 2017, 11:31 AM

Schoolchildren from the Corazon Aquino Elementary School participate in a nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill in Manila on June 29, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A tourist walks in a lavender field in Valensole, southern France, June 29, 2017. In Provence region in the south of France, lavender cultivation is very popular. The lavender blooms between June and August and its extracts are used for perfumes and pharmacology. PHOTO: EPA

Chef Muhammad Haikal Johari of Alma restaurant is helped onto the stage for a group photo at the Michelin Guide Singapore event on June 29, 2017. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/DESMOND WEE

A handout photo released on June 29, 2017 shows Little Joe, a western lowland gorilla, being put under anesthesia at Franklin Park Zoo for a routine general physical examination, blood work and a cardiac exam by the zoo's veterinary staff in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 27, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS/ZOO NEW ENGLAND

Participants run during the "High Heels Race" as part of the WorldPride 2017 celebrations in Madrid on June 29, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Visitors set up tents during the 41st Openair St. Gallen, in St. Gallen, Switzerland, June 29, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Farmers plant rice in a paddy field during National Paddy Day Tinpiple village, on the outskirt of capital Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A photo released on June 30, 2017 shows 62-year-old Senji Nakajima (L) having a picnic with his silicone sex doll Saori under cherry blossoms in Yamanashi prefecture, April 21, 2017. Around 2,000 of the life-like dolls -- which cost around 6,000 USD and come with adjustable fingers, removable head and life-like genitals -- are sold each year in Japan, according to industry insiders. PHOTO: AFP

A photo released on June 30, 2017 shows The Montreal Biosphere, designed by Buckminster Fuller for the United States pavilion at Expo 67, in celebration of Canada’s 100th birthday, in Quebec, May 30, 2017. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

A great crested grebe (R) hunts a gull (L), who holds a fish in its beak at the nature reserve pro natura de Champittet in Yverdon, Switzerland, June 29, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Swimmers warm up during the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships & World Championship Trials at Indiana University Natatorium on June 29, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

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