Today in Pictures, Sept 19, 2017

Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, drones inspect train tunnel construction work in Singapore, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Sep 19, 2017, 11:03 AM

Rohingya refugees manually drill a borewell at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on Sept 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Land Transport Authority project engineer pilots an aerial drone to inspect construction work in a section of the tunnel for the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line on Sept 18, 2017. Drones are used to inspect locations that are difficult to access and would otherwise require workers on scaffolding. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/JAMIE KOH

An orphaned baby elephant plays in a mud puddle at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage within the Nairobi National Park, near Kenya's capital Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A view of the devastation caused by a forest fire in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Syrian pupils sit at their classroom in a school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on Sept 18, 2017. Syria's six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank. PHOTO: AFP

A multiple rocket launch system fires during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017 (West-2017) at the Luzhsky training ground in the Leningrad region on Sept 18, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Peter Mwaniki, who normally offers fun camel rides at a park, rides on his male camel, Sherrif, during a voluntary campaign to support Kenya's president and his Jubilee Party in Nairobi on Sept 18, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

People take photographs of recently painted graffiti artworks by the street artist Banksy, in London on Sept 18, 2017. Street artist Banksy paid tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat with two new murals in London near a major exhibition of the late US artist opening this week. PHOTO: AFP

A man sits to look at French artist Celeste Boursier-Mougenot's artwork "clinamen v2" in Lyon on Sept 18, 2017, prior to the 14th Biennial of Contemporary Art of Lyon. PHOTO: AFP

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones (10) breaks his bat as he grounds into a fielder's choice to third in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sept 18, 2017 in Baltimore, MD, USA. PHOTO: USA TODAY SPORTS

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