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BITS OF PAPER: Chinese artist Li Hongbo (centre) and his assistants set up his work “Ocean of Flowers” at Eight One Art Museum in Beijing, China. According to Li, nearly 2,000 sculptures in shape of different weapons, made of hundreds of pieces of brightly coloured paper, reflect his thoughts about desire, destruction, hatred and war, Reuters/UNI
MOURNING, HOPING: Journalists, photographers and activists hold up pictures of journalists who have been killed in Mexico, during a demonstration against the murder of journalists, outside Bellas Artes museum in Mexico City, Reuters/UNI
ROMANCING THE SEASON: Tourists take a selfie at Kovalam beach, in Thiruvananthapuram, UNI
REMAINS OF THE DAY: Firefighters use a hydraulic lift to inspect the Grenfell Tower block that was destroyed by fire, in north Kensington, West London, Britain, Reuters/UNI
DISCONTENT FLOWS: All Indian Nationalist Farmers and Labour Organisation spill milk and throw onion on the road during a demonstration over farmers’ issues, in Patna, UNI
SHOW MUST GO ON: Rep Joe Barton (R-TX) carries the trophy after the victorious Democrats presented it to the Republicans following the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, US, Reuters/UNI
MONEY TALKS: South Korean president Moon Jae-in and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) president Jin Liqun pose for a group photo with participants during an opening ceremony for the 2nd annual meeting of AIIB in Jeju, South Korea, Bae Jae-man/Yonhap/Reuters/UNI
FRIENDS, IN HIGH PLACES: French president Emmanuel Macron (right) and Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte deliver a joint statement after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Reuters/UNI
LOAN LIONS: RBI deputy governor SS Mundra (centre) releases the summit backgrounder along with (L-R) DS Rawat, secretary general, ASSOCHAM, PK Gupta, managing director, SBI, Rajkumar Dhoot, past-president, ASSOCHAM and MP, V Vaidyanathan, chairman, Capital First, Ashvin Parekh, managing partner, APAS and M Narendra, adviser, ASSOCHAM National Council for Banking & Finance at an ASSOCHAM Bankers-Borrowers Business Meeting in New Delhi, UNI
DAILY ZAKAT: A Muslim boy feeds pigeons after Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramzan at a mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka, UNI
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Photo Essay: Chronicling the best of posters from anti-Citizenship Act protests
Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters that just won our hearts.
Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters containing pop culture references, well-written proses, memes, caricature among many other things.
Have a look at some of the best posters:
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Vendors wait for customers at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters/UNI
Police escort detained Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone as they arrive before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, Reuters/UNI
North and South Korean family members meet during a reunion at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, North Korea, Yonhap/Reuters/UNI
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Reuters/UNI
Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in action with Sakshi Malik of India at the Women’s Freestyle 62 kg Semifinal in Jakarta, Indonesia, Reuters/UNI
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor NS Vishwanathan speaks at a banking conference in Mumbai, India, Reuters/UNI
Police officials carry injured persons for treatment after two vehicles came under the debris of a landslide during Machhil Yatra on the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway No-1B at Thathri in Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. Four devotees were killed, UNI
Devotees immerse the idol of Snake Goddess Manasha in the Hawrah river after worship in Agartala, UNI
A view of the flood water overflowing the bridge disrupting transportation to Sanivarapupet village, as the Tammileru is in spate following heavy rains in catchment areas for the last two days, in Eluru district, UNI
People select goats for sacrifice, at a market ahead of Edi-al-Adha festival in Hyderabad, UNI
People offer prayers at the High Court Mazar for Kerala flood-affected people, in Patna, UNI
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to her late husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 74th birth anniversary at Vir Bhumi, in New Delhi, UNI
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People mourn next to the coffins containing bodies of victims of the Genoa bridge collapse, at the Genoa Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre in Genoa, Italy, Reuters/UNI
Forensic technicians of the Mexican Navy are seen at a clandestine drug processing laboratory, where they seized 50 tons of methamphetamine discovered during an operation, in the town of Alcoyonqui, on the outskirts of Culiacan, Mexico, in this handout photo released to Reuters by Mexico’s Navy, Reuters/UNI
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un instructs the local government to prepare for the construction of the Ono Greenhouse in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, KCNA/Reuters/UNI
A street performer flips through the air in front of the US Treasury building as tourists and passersby look on in Washington, US, Reuters/UNI
Robotics students compete in the FIRST Global Challenge at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Reuters/UNI
Riley McCusker competes in the floor exercise during the US Gymnastics Championships at TD Garden, Boston, Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters/UNI
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad feeds koi fish as he visits the headquarters of Alibaba Group with Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Reuters/UNI
Marooned people being shifted to safer places in Naval boat after flashflood submerged the residential areas in Kochi, UNI
A family stands on top of a building as it looks at smoke from a fire in central Bangkok, Thailand, Reuters/UNI
A man looks at a television screen displaying cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan swearing in as prime minister of Pakistan, in Karachi, Reuters/UNI
(L-R) Presidential candidates Cabo Daciolo of Patriots, Jair Bolsonaro of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), Guilherme Boulos of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL), Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), Rede TV journalists Amanda Klein, Boris Casoy, Mariana Godoy, Alvaro Dias of Podemos, Henrique Meirelles of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Geraldo Alckmin of Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) and Marina Silva of the Brazilian Sustainability Network Party (REDE) are seen during a televised debate at the Rede TV studio in Osasco, Brazil, Reuters/UNI
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