Today in Pictures, Feb 24, 2023
Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot performed with immersive laser lights in Tokyo, the Eiffel Tower lit up in the colours of Ukraine’s national flag, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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A dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in the Japanese capital on Tuesday. Performed by Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre, the show features immersive laser lights created by teamLab.
PHOTO: REUTERS
The Eiffel Tower in Paris lit up in the blue and yellow of Ukraine's national flag on Thursday, to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Stade Rennes' Jeanuel Belocian (left) and Shakhtar Donetsk's Lassina Traore in action on Thursday during the Europa League second Leg tie between their teams at Roazhon Park, Rennes, France.
PHOTO : REUTERS
A visitor looking at a display of limited-edition sneakers of various brands during a media preview on Thursday of Sneakertopia, a sneaker and street culture exhibition at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore.
PHOTO : REUTERS
The remains of the old town of Miramar de Ansenuza in Cordoba, Argentina. The town was submerged by floods in the 1970s and had to be relocated, but the submerged structures have now been uncovered by a prolonged drought affecting the Mar Chiquita lagoon.
PHOTO : REUTERS
Would-be migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, who want to seek asylum in the United States, waiting for US Customs and Border Protection to grant them a permit to travel to a point of entry in the US to attend an immigration appointment.
PHOTO : REUTERS
Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Salam Hamed creating street art on rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria.
PHOTO : REUTERS
People flying kites during the 25th Pasir Gudang World Kite Festival at Bukit Layang-Layang in Malaysia’s Johor state on Friday. The festival returned after a three-year hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
PHOTO : AFP
