Today in Pictures, July 4, 2023
Supermoon in Singapore, International Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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The supermoon on July 3, 2023, as seen from Victoria Street at around 8.04pm. The supermoon is the first of four that will appear throughout 2023. A supermoon is a full moon that orbits closest to earth, making it appear larger and brighter than usual.
ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Top-ranked competitive eaters Joey Chestnut (left) and Miki Sudo posing with plates of hot dogs during a weigh-in ceremony for Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York, on July 3, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Farmers planting rice on a paddy field at night-time in Hanoi, on July 1. For countless farmers in north and central Vietnam, planting in the dark has become a saviour during increasingly hot summers as South and South-east Asia nations battle record-high temperatures in 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (centre) cycling with the pack of riders during the 3rd stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Amorebieta-Etxano in northern Spain and Bayonne in south-western France, on July 3, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
A Palestinian youth burning tyres during a protest by the border fence with Israel east of Gaza City, on July 3, 2023. Israel has stepped up operations in the northern West Bank, home to Jenin city and its adjacent refugee camp, a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups where there has been a spate of attacks on Israelis as well as attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinian communities.
PHOTO: AFP
Model Alek Wek presenting a creation by designer Thom Browne as part of his Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023-2024 collection show at the Opera Garnier in Paris, France, on July 3, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Mounted Israeli security forces were deployed before anti-government protesters during a demonstration at Ben Gurion Airport near Lod, on July 3, 2023. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the airport for the latest demonstration against the government and its planned legal reform by blocking the access of vehicles to the airport's main international arrival and departure terminal.
PHOTO: AFP
Children dressed up as fish and fisherman marching at the Fishtown Horribles Parade, ahead of Independence Day, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on July 3, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) speaking with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) in front of the Opera House and city skyline, at Admiralty House in Sydney, on July 4, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
