Today in Pictures, Sept 13, 2018

Returning Haj pilgrims at Changi Airport, Singapore, preparations underway ahead of Hurricane Florence, in South Carolina, U.S., and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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September 13, 2018 at 1:15 PM

Returning Haj pilgrims Abdullah Ahmad (centre wearing gold songkok), 63-year-old retiree, and his wife Safiah Ahmad (centre in white tudung), 60-year-old retiree, receiving a group hug from family members at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Sept 12, 2018. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KEVIN LIM

Patio furniture is seen in the pool in an effort to keep it from flying away as people prepare ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 12, 2018 in Myrtle Beach, United States. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Members of the media check out new products unveiled at Apple's launch event in Cupertino, Calif., Sept. 12, 2018. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

Nepali Hindu women dance during celebrations for the Teej festival in Chandigarh, India, September 12, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Toru Tamaoki of Japan rides Survivorman during the Reining competition of the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA, 12 September 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Indian artists give the finishing touches to idols decorated with sugarcane on the eve of the Ganesha Chaturthi festival, in Bangalore, India, 12 September 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A soldier eats ice cream as she visits a zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 12, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dancers perform next to a sculpture entitled "Into the Wind" by Nic Fiddian-Green during the Chatsworth Outdoors exhibition at Chatsworth House near Edensor, Britain September 12, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A participant with a face painted as popular Mexican figure "Catrina" attends the Day of the Dead event at a National house for Mexican fans in central Moscow, a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia June 29, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Canadian rider Michael Woods, of Education First team, reacts after winning the 17th stage of the 2018 La Vuelta cycling tour, over 157 km from Getxo to Mount Oiz, Basque Country, northern Spain, 12 September 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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