Today in Pictures, Aug 20, 2024
A supermoon as seen from Paris, Biden at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and more images from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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A supermoon, known as the blue moon or sturgeon moon, rising over the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on Aug 19, 2024.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Delegates holding up signs of support as US President Joe Biden speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Centre in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug 19, 2024. Vice-President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party’s nomination for president at the DNC, which runs from Aug 19 to 22 in Chicago.
PHOTO: AFP
Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating at Park #578 as the Democratic National Convention takes place in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug 19, 2024.
PHOTO: AFP
People gathering to watch the supermoon at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, US, on Aug 19, 2024.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Children displaced by flood sitting in a makeshift tent after heavy monsoon rains at Sohbatpur in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province, in Pakistan, on Aug 19, 2024.
PHOTO: AFP
People walking past burning tyres during a demonstration against insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Aug 19, 2024. Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille escaped unharmed on Aug 19 after gangs opened fire near a hospital he was visiting, a government source told AFP, as the troubled nation seeks to restore stability after months of gang related violence.
PHOTO: AFP
Decorated elephants being paraded past Sri Lanka's historic Temple of the Tooth as part of celebrations marking the Buddhist festival of Esala Perahera, in the ancient hill capital of Kandy, on Aug 19, 2024.
PHOTO: AFP
Dancers competing during the ballroom tango qualifying rounds at the Tango World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Aug 19, 2024.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Women wearing traditional hanboks visiting the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, on Aug 19, 2024.
PHOTO: AFP
