Today in Pictures, Aug 16, 2016

Joseph Schooling visits to his alma mater Anglo-Chinese School (Junior), floods in Louisiana, US, and internally displaced people in Yemen. These and more from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Aug 16, 2016, 02:37 PM
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Aug 16, 2016, 01:43 PM
Joseph Schooling pats Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) student Darion Pang, nine, as he poses with Schooling's gold medal on August 15. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Lower Lake resident LaDonna Hart reacts to the arrest announcement of arson suspect Damin Anthony Pashilk during a community meeting at the evacuation center in Middletown, Califonia. PHOTO: REUTERS
People run as a rare Pokemon was spotted nearby as they search for them on their phones at the Parc de la Villette, Paris, France on August 15. PHOTO:EPA
Funeral prayers are given for slain Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin outside of the Al-Furqan Jame Mosque in Ozone Park August 15, in New York. PHOTO: AFP
Children stand outside a tent at a camp for internally displaced people near Sanaa, Yemen on August 15.
 PHOTO: REUTERS
A pedestrian walks through a neighborhood slated for redevelopment as the Shanghai Tower stands in the distance in Shanghai, China, on August 15. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Richard Rossi and his four-year-old great grandson Justice wade through water in search of higher ground after their home took in water in St. Amant, Louisiana, US on August 15. PHOTO:REUTERS
A casket is seen floating in flood waters in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, US, on August 15. PHOTO: REUTERS
A picture taken with an underwater camera shows Israel's Ievgenia Tetelbaum and Israel's Anastasia Glushkov Leventhal competing in the Duets Technical Routine preliminaries at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 15. PHOTO: AFP
Bahamas' Shaunae Miller dives to cross the finish line ahead of US's Chase Kalisz during the Women's 400m Final during the athletics event at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15. PHOTO: AFP

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