June 6 Photo Brief: Tropical storm Andrea over Florida, Sharapova reaches French finals and Belmont readies for racing
Tropical Storm Andrea bears down on Florida’s west coast, Maria Sharapova powers her way to the French Open finals, Belmont track readies for the third jewel in the Triple Crown and more in today’s daily brief.
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- Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their women’s singles semi-final match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Defending champion Sharapova bludgeoned her way past third seed Azarenka 6-1 2-6 6-4 to reach the French Open final on Thursday. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters photo)
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- A Kashmiri woman mourns during the funeral of Mohammed Abbas Nangroo, a militant commander at Rajpora, about 50 km (32 miles) south of Srinagar. Two militants including Mohammed Abbas were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces that started on Wednesday in South Kashmir. (Danish Ismail/Reuters photo)
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- People hold umbrellas as they walk in a heavy rain shower in the northern Indian hill town of Shimla. India’s monsoon rains recorded higher than average levels in the first week of the four-month rainy season, weather office sources told Reuters on Thursday, reflecting a timely onset and progress so far over southern states. (Stringer/Reuters photo)
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- A stable hand rakes hay as a horse stands under a heating lamp before morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The 145th Belmont Stakes, the final leg of racing’s Triple Crown, will be held at Belmont Park on June 8. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)
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- A general view of a horse entering the track for a training session at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The Belmont race will be held this Saturday at the track. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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- Curator Jackie Keily holds a gold pendant cross set with heavily foiled pink sapphires and irregular rose-cut diamonds, part of the Cheapside hoard at the Museum of London June 4, 2013. The Cheapside Hoard is a cache of Elizabethan jewels, stashed away in a cellar and discovered in 1912 during building works in the City of London. The exhibition “The Cheapside hoard : London’s Lost Jewels” examines the world’s largest found collection of Elizabethan and early Stuart jewellery at the Museum of London and opens in October 2013. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters photo)
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- Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, speaks with Chelsea Pensioners, all British veteren soldiers, during the annual Founder’s Day Parade at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. In-Pensioners at the Royal Chelsea Hospital were inspected by the Duchess of Cornwall today during their annual Founder’s Day. (Bethany Clarke/Getty images)
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- This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released June 6, 2013 shows Tropical Storm Andrea as it intensified over night, as the Suomi NPP satellite passed over the storm, taking this highly detailed infrared imagery showing the overshooting cloud tops (colored dark orange) associated with the most intense areas of convection – and threat for tornadoes. Tropical storm Andrea churned toward Florida Thursday with the threat of heavy rains and tornadoes, after damaging crops in Cuba and forcing the evacuation of some 2,600 people. As of midday the first named storm of the Atlantic season packed maximum winds of 95 km per hour (60 mph) as it moved northeast at 22 kilometers per hour (14 mph). It was 255 kilometers (160 miles) west of Tampa and expected to pick up speed over the course of the day, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, adding that Andrea carried the potential for whipping up tornadoes in central and southern Florida. (NOAA)
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- A light fog is seen over Songhuajiang River in Jilin, northeast China’s Jiling province, in the morning. Songhuajiang River is the largest tributary of the Heilong River, flowing about 1,434 kilometres (891 miles) from Changbai Mountains through Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. (Stringer/Getty Images)
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- The pack rides during the 139 km fifth stage of the 65th edition of the Dauphine Criterium cycling race on between Gresy-sur-Aix and Valmorel. Britain’s Christopher Froome won the stage ahead of Spain’s Alberto Contador and USA’s Matthew Busche. (Jeff Pachoud/Getty images)
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- This handout photo received by the Taronga Zoo shows a baby female Francois Leaf-monkey, called “Nuoc” or “water” in Vietnamese, which was born on March 3, 2013 at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and which had to be reared by keepers for 12 days after her birth when its mother “Saigon” did not produce enough milk. (Mandy Everett/Getty images)
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- Crew work in the rigging of Russian tall ship, the Shtandart motoring to Rouen during the opening day of the Armada 2013. The festival is one of the world’s largest meetings of tall sailing ships and war vessels, with more that 50 from all over the globe on show. (Charly Triballeau/Getty images)
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- An aerial view shows houses flooded by water from the River Danube near the Bavarian village Deggendorf, southern Germany. (Christof Stachea/Getty Images)
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- A traveller washes his horse in the waters of the River Eden in preparation for selling at the Appleby Horse Fair in Appleby, England. The Appleby Horse Fair has existed under the protection of a charter granted by James II since 1685 and is one of the key gathering points for the Romany, gypsy and traveling community. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Catholic altar servers swing incense burners as they cross the Hohenzollernbruecke bridge towards the Cologne cathedral during a procession of an Eucharistical Congress in Cologne, western Germany. (Patrik Stollar/Getty images)
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- France’s midfielder Yohan Cabaye (L) vies with Uruguay’s defender Walter Gargano during the friendly football match at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo. Uruguay won 1-0. (Franck Fife/Getty images)
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- A man pours water out of the window of a house in the river Blanice in Putim, near Pisek, Czech Republic. German, Czech and Austrian river cities braced for rising flood waters, evacuating thousands and boosting defences along the swollen Elbe and Danube, after inundations from heavy rains left 11 people dead. (Radek Mica/Getty Images)
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- A woman enjoys a water fountain in London’s Southbank as Britain finally enjoys warm June weather following one of the coldest winters and Springs in years. (Ben Stansall/Getty images)
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