Today in Pictures, Sept 5, 2019

Singapore celebrities cook-off raises funds for charity, Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov defeats Roger Federer at US Open in New York, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Sep 05, 2019, 09:30 AM

Veteran actors Li Nanxing and Christopher Lee (right) whipped up some local favourites for charity at a cook-off hosted by Taste butchery and Seafood Factory Outlet, 4 Sept, 2019. The $13,200 raised in ticket sales will be split evenly between The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, which supports students from low-income families, and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, which provides arts training to needy young people. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/ONG WEE KIAT

Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov celebrates victory after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer in their men's singles quarter-final tennis match of the 2019 US Open Grand Slam tournament at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 3, 2019 in New York, US. PHOTO: PRESNA INTERNACIONAL VIA ZUMA/DPA

People embrace at Santa Barbara Harbor at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Conception boat fire on September 3, 2019 in Santa Barbara, California. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

A Palestinian protester yells at an Israeli soldier as he confronts him atop an Israeli army vehicle during a protest against Israeli forces conducting an exercise in a residential area near the Palestinian village of Naqura, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on September 4, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A police office removes burning tires from the road, as protesters set up fires to block traffic along Airport Road in Abuja, Nigeria September 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Deputies argue before a session to present the general policy of the appointed Prime Minister Fritz William Michel at the Parliament in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 3, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A protester wearing a mask of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and in fancy dress is seen near the Houses of Parliament in central London on September 4, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

In this Sept. 3, 2019 photo made available by Jessica Eldridge shows her husband's Smart car parked in their kitchen in Jacksonville, Fla. Patrick Eldridge parked his Smart car in his kitchen to protect it from Hurricane Dorian. PHOTO: HANDOUT VIA AP

Emily Hicks (not pictured) of Charleston holds her dog Murphy along the waterfront ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., September 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bangladeshi patients suffering from dengue fever receives treatment at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on September 3, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A sunflower with missing seeds depicting a smile is seen in a field near the small Bavarian village of Groebenzell, southern Germany, on a sunny September 4, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

British former soccer player David Beckham (R), his wife, British fashion designer Victoria Beckham (C) and their son, Brooklyn Beckham (L) arrive for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2019 ceremony in London, Britain, September 3, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People compete during the OTILLO Swimrun race from Sandhamn, a small settlement in the central-peripheral part of the Stockholm Archipelago to Uto, a small island in the East of Stockholm archipelago, on September 2, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A dunk artist performs during half time at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Wuhan Sports Centre, Wuhan, China on September 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

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