May 11, 2012

May 11 Photo Brief: Floor of roses, baboons on a Hyundai, islands of trash

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief art, Betty White, Cuba, dogs, Egypt, England, flash mob, flowers, France, hot air baloon, Hyunday, India, Italy, Jeff Koons, Myanmar, Philippines, pollution, Preakness, Scotland, USA Diving

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A massive fire engulfs a slum community in Manila, an art installation of 10,000 red roses in Scotland, baboons overrun a Hyundai hatchback and more in today’s daily brief.

: A resident holds on to his belongings while floating in the waters of Manila bay as fire engulfs houses at a slum community in Manila. At least 1000 houses were razed in the fire, the cause of which is yet unknown, leaving 5000 families homeless, local media reported. (Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters)

: An Egyptian, wearing a toy tank on his head and holding an Egyptian flag, attends Friday noon prayers at Cairo’s landmark Tahrir square. Amr Mussa, a former foreign minister and Arab League chief, squared off with Islamist candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh for nearly four hours late into the night on May 10, during Egypt’s first ever televised presidential debate. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images)

: Betty White arrives for an evening with Betty White held at Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on May 10, 2012 in North Hollywood, California. (Toby Canham/Getty Images)

: Actors perform during a project organized by Afro-Cuban artist Manuel Mendive ahead of the upcoming 11th Biennial contemporary art festival in Havana May 10, 2012. The project, entitled “The Heads”, is a parade of hundreds of actors taking part in a performance as they move in central Havana. The Havana Biennial is a major event for contemporary art, attracting artists and curators from all over the world and runs from May 11 to June 11, 2012. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

: A man stands behind the sculpture “Woman in Tub” from 1988 by U.S.artist Jeff Koons during a media preview at the Fondation Beyeler in the Swiss town of Riehen near Basel. The exhibition “Jeff Koons” is opened to the public from may 13 to September 2. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

: A Fire Officer takes a sniffer dog into a house in which five children died in Derby, central England. Derbyshire’s Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill told a news conference that a woman had been arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident. (Darren Staples/Reuters)

: Dummies, representing people that have committed suicide due to the economic crisis, hang from a bridge during a flash mob in Rome. The “La Destra” right wing party organized a flash mob on Friday to protest against Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s government. (Remo Casilli/Reuters)

: Children play inside a walkabout balloon now retired from flying. The balloon, owned by A Beautiful Balloon company from Parsippany, New Jersey, took part in the Preakness Celebration Hot Air Balloon Festival at Turf Valley in Ellicott City, Maryland on May 10, 2012. (Brian Krista/Patuxent Publishing)

: Turner prize nominee, Anya Gallaccio, views her new installation “Red on Green,” an installation of 10,000 red roses laid upon the gallery floor, at Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh, Scotland. The new work by the Paisley born artist opens the fourth season at Jupiter Artland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

: Baboons climb on a Hyundai i30 hatchback at Knowsley Safari Park during a promotional event by the manufacturer to test the car’s durability, in Preston, Merseyside May 1, 2012. (M&C Saatchi/Reuters)

: Pakistani youths cool off near floating trash in a polluted canal during a hot day in Rawalpindi. Heat-wave conditions in Pakistan brought a high of 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. (Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman rests on a bench covered with a knitted “cosy” on May 10, 2012 in Angers, western France, part of the third “Festival des arts urbains” (Urban art festival) which runs from May 11 to 13, 2012. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)

: Myanmar workers lay bricks for drying at a brick factory on the outskirts of Yangon on May 10, 2012. As Myanmar prepares for an economic resurgence following the end of decades of military rule, wide-eyed firms from all over Asia are competing for a piece of the potentially lucrative pie. (Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images)

: Drew Livingstone of the USA dives during a training session at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center on Day 2 of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

May 11 Photo Brief: Floor of roses, baboons on a Hyundai, islands of trash

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