Sept. 26 Photo Brief: Russian Arms Expo 2013, fertilizer fire in Brazil and an adorable baby Panda in Taiwan
Russia shows off it’s military might during the “Russian Arms Expo2013,” in Brazil they battle a large fire at a fertilizer depot, in Taiwan the Taipei City Zoo releases new photos of the panda cub born in July and more in today’s daily brief.
- A Free Syrian Army fighter watches after setting tires and other objects on fire to provide cover from snipers loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo’s Salaheddine district. Picture taken September 25, 2013. (Ammar Abdullah/Reuters photo)
- A man walks past a container area at the Yangshan Deep Water Port, part of the newly announced Shanghai Free Trade Zone, south of Shanghai. Shanghai will launch its trial free trade zone (FTZ) on September 29, featuring liberalized foreign exchange and interest rates in the form of new financial products, local media reported. (Carlos Barria/Reuters photo)
- Spectators watch a T-90MS tank (L, front) and a Sprut self-propelled tank destroyer (3rd L) during the “Russia Arms Expo 2013”, the 9th international exhibition of arms, military equipment and ammunition in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters photo)
- Relatives of Haj pilgrims wave in the rain, as they see off their relatives who are leaving Ahmedabad for Mecca in Saudi Arabia to take part in the annual religious Haj pilgrimage. The first batch of 450 Haj pilgrims set off on Thursday for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest site for Muslims. A total of 6,800 pilgrims from the Gujarat state are expected to perform this year’s ritual, authorities said. (Amit Dave/Reuters photo)
- Tourists ride a boat past the inflated Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman on the Kumming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing. The 18-metre-high (59 feet) inflatable sculpture will be displayed at the historic tourist attraction for a month, local media reported. (Jason Lee/Reuters photo)
- A gibbon named Lele looks out of a window on a bus which travels to the Yunnan Wildlife Park in Kunming, Yunnan province. A new bus line traveling to the Yunnan Wildlife Park began its trial operation. (China Daily/via Reuters)
- A grape harvester walks through a steep field crossed by a monorail in the village of Manarola in the “Cinque Terre” area. Wine picking is atypical due to the steep land, close to 50 degrees in some areas. (Oliver Morin/Getty images)
- Models present creations by Manish Arora during the 2014 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris. (Patrick Kovarik/Getty images)
- Atmosphere during the American Kennel Club’s preview of this weekend’s “Meet the Breeds” showcase at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
- Handout photograph given by the SECOM showing firefighters while they try to extinguish fire at a fertilizer depot in Sao Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The dense smoke, produced by ammonium nitrate at the building, forced to evacuate more than 150 families. (James Tavares/Getty images)
- Employees of the French chemical firm Kem One demonstrate in the streets of Lyon as Lyon’s commercial court examined their situation. The 1,300 employees of Kem One, placed into receivership since March 27, were due to be informed about potential buyers and their restructuring projects but the court delayed its final decision to December 12. A(Jeff Pachoud/Getty images)
- A general view shows the destruction at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, following a string of explosions during a stand-off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building in this handout picture provided by the Presidential Strategic Communications Unit. (via Reuters)
- Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot against Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic during their quarter-final match in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. (Toru Yamanaka/Getty images)
- Chiquinho (top) of Brazil’s Ponte Preta vies for the ball with Sebastian Villota of Colombia’s Deportivo Pasto, jump to head the ball during their 2013 Copa Sudamericana football match held at Moises Lucarelli stadium, in Campinas, some 96 km northwest of Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Nelson Almeida/Getty images)
- This undated handout photograph released by the Taipei City Zoo on September 26, 2013 shows a panda cub at the Taipei City Zoo. The cub, the first panda born in Taiwan, was delivered on July 7 following a series of artificial insemination sessions after her parents — Yuan Yuan and her partner Tuan Tuan — failed to conceive naturally. (Taipei City Zoo/via Getty images)
- Yacht photographer Dennis St. Onge documents America’s Cup festivities on September 25, 2013, in San Francisco. (Noah Berger/Getty images)
- A protester shouts during a protest of Afghan refugees against their deportation, in the Wetstraat – rue de la Loi in Brussels. (Belga Olivier/Getty images)