Today in Pictures, May 24, 2019

Tornado hits Jefferson City in Missouri, U.S., My First Skool's early-years centre opens in Punggol, Singapore, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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May 24, 2019 at 10:38 AM

Nine-year-old Keeley Frank holds some stuffed animals her grandparents Al and Barb Scheidegger (at left) salvaged from their storage unit on May 23, 2019 in Jefferson City, Missouri. It was among many units destroyed by a tornado there on Thursday. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Children waiting to have their meals at My First Skool’s first and largest early-years centre in Punggol Drive, May 23, 2019. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/ONG WEE JIN

Workers cleaning up debris on May 23, 2019, after the previous night’s violent clashes between police and rioters in Jakarta. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/ARIFFIN JAMAR

Old Guard soldiers take part in "Flags-In", an annual event where a small American flag is placed in front of more than 240,000 headstones of U.S. service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 23, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

This handout photo taken on May 22, 2019 and released by climber Nirmal Purja's Project Possible expedition shows heavy traffic of mountain climbers lining up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest. PHOTO: HANDOUT VIA AFP

A child sits in a toy car as he gets his hair cut in a hairdressing salon for children in Vina del Mar, Chile, May 23, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A dead Gray Whale sits on the beach at Limantour Beach on May 23, 2019 in Point Reyes Station, California. A thirteenth Gray Whale washed up dead on a San Francisco Bay Area beach as scientists try to figure what is killing the whales. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

The USS Tornado (PC 14) sails past the Statue of Liberty during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships in New York Harbor, May 22, 2019 in New York City. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Double rainbows are visible in the sky at the Salgo Castle near Salgotarjan, Hungary, May 23, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Boatmen navigate through water hyacinths, an invasive aquatic plant, floating on coastlines in Lagos, May 23, 2019. Water hyacinths are spreading more aggressively through the entire Lagos coastlines and across riverine communities in the country, causing serious problems especially in fishing and water transportation. PHOTO: AFP

Two white storks and a stork chick are seen during the sunset in Lower Saxony, Laatzen, Germany on May 23, 2019. PHOTO: DPA

Riders take the start of stage twelve of the 102nd Giro d'Italia - Tour of Italy - cycle race, 158kms from Cuneo to Pinerolo on May 23, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, qualifies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Open Race Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 23, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

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