Today in Pictures, March 16, 2023

A protester holding an umbrella for protection from tear gas during a demonstration in France, people visiting the Surreal water feature in United Arab Emirates and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 16, 2023, 12:32 PM

A demonstrator using an umbrella for protection from tear gas on the eighth day of protests across France against the government's proposed pension overhaul, in Nantes city, on March 15. France faces another day of strikes over the highly contested reforms, which President Emmanuel Macron appears to be on the verge of pushing through. PHOTO: AFP

Visitors experiencing the spectacular Surreal water feature at Expo City Dubai after attending the Road to COP28 event in Dubai, on March 15. The event serves to highlight the upcoming 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Conference, which will convene in the United Arab Emirates from Nov 30 to Dec 12. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Axiom Space chief engineer Jim Stein showing the latest in moon-wear, a prototype of the new spacesuit that the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to use on its future Artemis mission to the Moon, at Space Centre Houston in Texas, on March 15. PHOTO: AFP

A light installation being projected on Croatia's Mimara Museum during the annual Festival of Lights in Zagreb city, on March 15. PHOTO: AFP

Trees that are neatly lined up in a row in a field are pictured after sunset near Vic town in Spain, on March 15. PHOTO: REUTERS

Snow from a recent nor'easter storm in the US blanketing the trees in an apple orchard at Hollis Hills Farm in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on March 15. PHOTO: REUTERS

People walking amid suffocating dust in Prayagraj city, India, on March 15. PHOTO: AFP

A man walking past a TV screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, on March 16. North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile on March 16, Seoul's military said, as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol headed to Tokyo to boost ties in the face of Pyongyang's growing aggression. PHOTO: AFP

Commuters waiting to board a train at the Fort railway station during a strike in Colombo, on March 15. Sri Lanka deployed armed troops as trade unions crippled hospitals, ports and banks to protest against high income taxes imposed as a precondition for a crucial International Monetary Fund bailout. PHOTO: AFP

Dancers from Parsons Dance, a contemporary dance company founded by choreographer David Parsons, performing a scene from Swing Shift during a dress rehearsal before opening night at The Joyce Theatre in New York, on March 15. PHOTO: AFP

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