Today in Pictures, May 9, 2016

Philippines votes for a new president and fire in Canada continues to burn. These and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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May 09, 2016, 10:31 AM

Filipino voters check for their names on lists before casting their votes in the country's presidential election at a polling centre in Manila on May 9, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP

Fife Vanice Dayola, 21, who was born with bone disalignment, is carried by her mother Rowena Dayola, 41, as she casts her vote during the National Election Day in Davao city, southern Philippines, on May 9, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA

Tomas Plekanec (centre) of the Czech Republic celebrates with his teammates after scoring during the Ice Hockey World Championship 2016 preliminary round match between the Czech Republic and Latvia at the Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA

Sweden's Henrik Lanner and his horse Vivaldi in action during the German Show Jumping and Dressage Derby in Klein Flottbek in Hamburg, Germany, on May 8, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA

In this image released by the Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), members of the RCMP monitor the Fort McMurray Wildfire, on May 7, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Canada.
PHOTO: AFP

People walk on the car-free Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on May 8, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Seasonal fog enshrouds ships docked in Cape Town harbour, South Africa, on May 8, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A competitor walks on a tightrope during a performance in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on May 7, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Terrace umbrellas are displayed during a hot and sunny day at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, on May 8, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Participants compete in the "Mud day challenge", a 13-kilometre obstacles course, on May 7, 2016 in Beynes near Paris.
PHOTO: AFP

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