MARCH 2018 - Pictures of the day - March 1 - March 8, 2018

MARCH 2018
Pictures of the day
March 1 – March 8., 2018
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MARCH 2018
Pictures of the day
March 1 – March 8, 2018.
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March 30, 2018 Pictures of the day - March 1 - March 8, 2018 1

March 1, 2018

Thousands join Buddhist monks
praying at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya
temple during a ceremony on Makha
Bucha Day in Pathum Thani, Thailand,
on March 1.
— Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
March 1 , 2018

Buddhist monks attend a
ceremony on Makha Bucha Day
at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in
Pathum Thani, Thailand.
REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
March 1, 2018

A young monk waits before a
Monlam procession near the
Rongwo Monastery in Tongren,
also known as Rebkong,
Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture, on March 1. During
Monlam, or the great prayer,
Tibetan Buddhists will pray for a
long life, peace and harmony.
The thangka, a large scroll-
painting, is unrolled as an
offering to Buddha.
— Kevin Frayer / Getty Images
March 1 , 2018

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of
Cambridge and Prince Harry's
fiancee Meghan Markle attend
the first annual Royal Foundation
Forum held at Aviva in London.
REUTERS/Chris Jackson/Pool
March 1, 2018

People attend a blessing ceremony
with their AR-15-style rifles at the
Sanctuary Church in Newfoundland,
Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Eduardo
Munoz

People with their AR-15-style rifles attend a blessing ceremony at the Sanctuary
Church in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
March 1, 2018

A couple wearing bullet crowns sit with their
AR-15-style rifles in their cases, as people
attend a blessing ceremony at the Sanctuary
Church in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania.
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
March 1, 2018

Students arrive at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School for the first time since
the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
REUTERS/Mary Beth Koeth
March 1, 2018

Rescue workers look at the wreckage after a
train crash in Kom Hamada in the northern
province of Beheira, Egypt.
REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
March 1, 2018

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy dressed
in a costume takes part in the reading
from the Book of Esther, a ceremony
performed on the Jewish holiday of
Purim, in a synagogue in Ashdod,
Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
March 1, 2018

Former Trump campaign manager Paul
Manafort departs from U.S. District Court in
Washington. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
March 1, 2018

A fan of Bollywood actress Sridevi is pushed by a
policeman as he waits with others to offer condolences
outside a makeshift memorial in Mumbai, India.
REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
March 1, 2018

A general view of the Edicule of the Tomb at
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem's Old City. Picture taken with a
fish-eye lens. REUTERS/Ammar AwadMarch 1, 2018

Views of installations at the "David
Bowie is" exhibition are seen during a
press preview at the Brooklyn Museum
in Brooklyn, New York.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
March 1, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses
the Federal Assembly, including the State
Duma parliamentarians, members of the
Federation Council, regional governors and
other high-ranking officials, in Moscow.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
March 1, 2018

Participants wearing motorcycle helmet are
sprayed with firecrackers during the
Beehive Firecrackers festival at the Yanshui
district, in Tainan, Taiwan. REUTERS/Tyrone
Siu
March 1, 2018

A window with frost pattern is pictured on top of
the highest German mountain, the Zugspitze, in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
March 1, 2018

Netherlands
Ice skaters glide on natural ice
near Zaandam on March 1.
— Remko De Waal / AFP - Getty
Images
March 1, 2018

Pigeons are seen as ice partially covers the
fountain of the Counts of Egmont and
Hornes on a cold winter day in central
Brussels, Belgium. REUTERS/Francois
Lenoir
March 1, 2018

Milan
A palm tree is covered in snow in front of
the Milan Cathedral on March 1.
Cold weather is claiming lives, freezing
fountains and harbors and causing snow
in areas not normally accustomed to the
winter dusting.
— Flavio Lo Scalzo / EPA
March 1, 2018

A man runs through the snow with his
husky dog at the Phoenix Park in Dublin,
Ireland. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
March 1, 2018

Scotland
A woman makes her way through
falling snow on March 1 in Balloch.
March 1, 2018

Italy
A person walks through now
covered streets in Florence on
March 1.
— Maurizio Degl Innocenti / EPA
March 1, 2018

Czech Republic Europe Weather
A man climbs up an artificial ice wall in
Liberec, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 1,
2018. Central Europe has been hit by
unusually freezing weather in recent days.
(AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
March 1, 2018

Germany Europe Weather
A woman walks near the river Spree
with small ice floes, on a sunny cold
winter day in Berlin, Germany,
Thursday, March 1, 2018. . (AP
Photo/Markus Schreiber)
March 1, 2018

Journalists watch as Russian
President Vladimir Putin gives his
annual state of the nation address
in Moscow on March 1, where he
boasted of a new generation of
Russian weapons.
The new array of nuclear-capable
weapons includes an
intercontinental ballistic missile
that renders defense systems
"useless," Putin announced. The
ICBM has a longer range than any
other and can reach almost any
target in the world.
The marathon speech came 17 days
before a presidential election in
which he is seeking an
unprecedented fourth term in
power.
— Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
March 1, 2018

Chinese folk artists perform during a parade
celebrating the upcoming Lantern Festival in
Zhangjiakou city, Hebei province, China, on March
1. The festival marks the end of the lunar new
year celebrations.
Photos: Vibrant festivities kick off the Year of the
Dog
— Roman Pilipey / EPA
March 1, 2018

Trump
President Donald Trump speaks during a
meeting with steel and aluminum executives
in the Cabinet Room of the White House,
Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP
Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 1, 2018

Oscars Weinstein Statue
A dog named "Sassi" sits next to
a golden statue of a bathrobe-
clad Harvey Weinstein, seated
atop a couch on the sidewalk
along Hollywood Blvd., in Los
Angeles Thursday, March 1,
2018. The piece, titled "Casting
Couch," is a collaborative effort
between a Los Angeles street
artist known as Plastic Jesus and
Joshua "Ginger" Monroe,
creator of the nude Donald
Trump statue. Plastic Jesus said
the piece was meant to shine a
light on the entertainment
industry's sexual misconduct
crisis and the disgraced movie
mogul's prominent role in it. (AP
Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
March 1, 2018

Bolivia Virgin Protest
In this photo made through an aerial cable
car window, residents attend an outdoor
Mass after taking part in a procession
honoring their patron saint, Our Lady of
Socavon, in Oruro, Bolivia, Thursday, March 1,
2018. Hundreds, including Oruro's
archbishop, governor and mayor, marched in
protest of a Bolivian artist and her painting
that depicts the religious icon wearing red
lingerie and transparent stockings. The
governor gave state workers the day off in
order to participate in the demonstration.
(AP Photo/Juan Karita)
March 1, 2018

South Asia Holi
A tourist squints as local man puts
colored powder on her face during the
celebration of Holi in Kolkata, India,
Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP
Photo/Bikas Das)
March 1, 2018

India Holi Festival
Indians play with colored powder during Holi
festival celebrations in Jammu, India,
Thursday, March 1, 2018. Holi, the Hindu
festival of colors, also heralds the coming of
spring. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
March 1, 2018

A Hindu devotee, smeared in colored
powder, rests on a road during a procession
for Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India.
REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
March 1, 2018

A college student smears a friend with
colored powder during Holi celebrations in
Agartala, India. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey
March 1, 2018

Indians dressed as Hindu deities Radha, center, and Krishana play Holi in
Jammu, India, Thursday March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
March 1 , 2018

A local man throws color as another plays a traditional drum during Holi
celebrations in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Thursday, March 1, 2018. The festival marks
the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
March 1 , 2018

Locals dance during Holi festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal,
Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
March 1 , 2018

Germany Daily Life
Iceland horses play in their paddock
in Obernhain near Frankfurt,
Germany, Thursday, on a cold and
sunny March 1, 2018. (AP
Photo/Michael Probst)
March 1, 2018

Twins Cardinals Spring
Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals' Jose Martinez
(38) is tagged out at home by
Minnesota Twins catcher Brian
Navarreto during the eighth inning
of an exhibition spring training
baseball game Thursday, March 1,
2018, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff
Roberson)
March 1, 2018

Britain Athletics Indoor
Worlds
Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba
sports her gold medal during
the ceremony for the
women's 3000-meter final at
the World Athletics Indoor
Championships in
Birmingham, Britain,
Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP
Photo/Matt Dunham)
March 1, 2018

March 2, 2018

A Palestinian protester runs to take cover during clashes with Israeli forces near
Khan Yunis by the border between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip on March 2.
— Said Khatib / AFP - Getty Images
March 2 , 2018

Tourists release thousands of
lanterns during a festival to celebrate
the last day of the Lunar New Year on
March 2 in Pingxi, Taiwan.
— Billy H.C. Kwok / Getty Images
March 2 , 2018

Trainer Lawney Hill wears tights over her
face to keep out the cold after taking her
horses out on the all-weather gallops in
Tetsworth, Britain, on March 2.
— Eddie Keogh / Reuters
March 2 , 2018

Myanmar Peasants Day
A farmer works in a rice field in
Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, March 2,
2018. Myanmar celebrates the national
holiday Peasants' Day annually on March
2 to show the country's appreciation to its
laborers. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
March 2, 2018

Indian Hindu devotees dance amid colored powder and flowers thrown
on them during Holi festival celebration at the Lord Jagannath temple in
Ahmadabad, India, Friday, March 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
March 2 , 2018

South Asia Holi
A man's face is smeared with color by another
during festivities for Holi, the Hindu festival of
colors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March. 2,
2018. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
March 2 , 2018

An Indian girl's face is smeared in color as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival
of colors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
March 2 , 2018

Indian revelers, faces smeared with colored powder, dance during
celebrations to mark Holi, the Hindu festival of colors in Allahabad,
India, Friday, March 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
March 2 , 2018

An Indian man, right, throws flowers on devotees during Holi
festival celebration at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmadabad,
India, Friday, March 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
March 2 , 2018

Indian Hindu devotees dance amid colored powder and flowers thrown on them
during Holi festival celebration at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmadabad,
India, Friday, March 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
March 2 , 2018

Philippines Daily Life
A woman arranges the hair of a girl as
they sell candies and cigarettes beside
a street in metropolitan Manila,
Philippines on Friday, March 2, 2018.
Makeshift stalls of street vendors are
common along pedestrian lanes in the
crowded capital. (AP Photo/Aaron
Favila)
March 2 , 2018

Deer huddle together during heavy
snow in Dublin on March 2.
— Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
March 2 , 2018

Turkish forces push into Syria
A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter is seen in
Afrin, Syria, March 2. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 2 , 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are
seen north of the city of Afrin, February 18.
REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 2 , 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are seen in
Afrin, March 2. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 2 , 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army
fighters are seen in Afrin, March 2.
March 2 , 2018

Smoke is seen rising from the area in Afrin, March 2. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 2 , 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are seen carrying a
wounded colleague in Afrin, March 2. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 2 , 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters pray in
Afrin, March 2. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 2 , 2018

The faces of Cuba's tobacco industry
GALLERY PHOTOS

One is a weathered tobacco picker who harvests bright-green leaves in the fields of Pinar del Rio province. Another is a Havana
resident who selects the best leaves with elaborately manicured hands, her delicate nails decorated with acrylic swoops of color
and tiny beads.
They are among the many faces of Cuba’s tobacco industry, which is a rare bright spot in the island’s struggling economy.
Increased yields and better quality tobacco made 2017 one of the best ever for Cuban farmers and cigar producers. The country
saw more than $500 million in revenue, 12 percent more than the previous year, according to government and company officials.
The process starts in the tobacco fields of western Cuba, where pickers like Jorge Luis Leon Becerra harvest the leaves and move
them by oxen to the high-ceiling drying house, where female workers thread them and hang them for the first in a series of
drying and curing sessions. Among the latter is Delma Mendivez Martinez, who began working at the Martinez tobacco farm just
over six decades ago, when she was 14.
The farm is run by Roberto Armas Valdes, who took control when his father-in-law died five years ago. He says running a tobacco
farm “is a very hard and complicated job but this year has been very good for tobacco.”
After the private Martinez farm, the tobacco goes to a state-run warehouse in the town of San Luis, where workers like Juan
Hernando Regalado Rosales shake the leaves to dry them further as soon as they arrive. Afterward, Luis Miguel Vergara and other
“dryers” put the leaves in a dark room for more drying that last anywhere from 45 to 90 days.
From San Luis, the tobacco is sent to Havana, where experts like Milagros Suarez Tamayo choose the best colors and textures for
specific lines of cigars, which are rolled and packaged at the La Corona factory.
The cigars that leave La Corona include the famed San Cristobal, Montecristo and Romeo and Juliet Churchill lines, which can sell
for upward of $700 a box in stores and clubs around the world.

In this Feb. 27, 2018 photo, Roberto Armas Valdes poses with dry
tobacco leaves in a warehouse at the Martinez tobacco farm, in Cuba's
western province of Pinar del Rio. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Feb. 27, 2018
photo, tobacco picker
Jorge Luis Leon Becerra
poses with his oxen and
a handful of freshly
harvested tobacco
leaves, at the Martinez
tobacco farm in Cuba's
western province of
Pinar del Rio. (AP
Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Feb. 27, 2018 photo,
Luis Miguel Vergara poses in
front of a image of late
Cuban leader Fidel Castro,
with handfuls of fermented
tobacco leaves, in
preparation for the drying
stage, at a state-run
warehouse in San Luis, in
Cuba's western province of
Pinar del Rio. (AP
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this March 1, 2018 photo,
workers select the best
tobacco leaves as they sit next
to a portrait of Portuguese
soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo,
at La Corona cigar factory in
Havana, Cuba. (AP
GALLERY PHOTOS

75-year-old Delma Mendivez
Martinez poses with freshly
harvested tobacco leaves
ready for their first drying, at
a warehouse of the Martinez
tobacco farm in Cuba's
western province of Pinar del
Rio. (AP Photo/Ramon
Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

Bety Odelys Rios poses in
front of a picture of
revolutionary hero Ernesto
"Che" Guevara, at La
Corona cigar factory in
Havana, Cuba. (AP
GALLERY PHOTOS

Juan Hernando Regalado
Rosales, a worker
specialized in the shaking
process, poses with dry
harvested tobacco leaves
at a state-run warehouse
in San Luis, in Cuba's
Western province of Pinar
del Rio. (AP Photo/ Ramon
Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

tobacco enthusiast Paul Segal of
California lights a cigar as rollers
are seen working in the
background, at La Corona cigar
factory in Havana, Cuba. (AP
GALLERY PHOTOS

Milagros Suarez Tamayo poses
for a photo at La Corona cigar
factory in Havana, Cuba. (AP
GALLERY PHOTOS

quality control supervisor
Marian Suarez gets a hug from
her son Samuel Enrique, at La
Corona cigar factory in Havana,
Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon
Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Feb. 27, 2018 photo, Farra
Marquez Rubiera, a worker specialized in
the "despalillo" poses with dry harvested
tobacco leaves at a state-run warehouse
in San Luis, in Cuba's Western province
of Pinar del Rio. (AP Photo/Ramon
Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

Yordanka Herrera puffs on a
cigar while she poses for a
photo at La Corona cigar
factory in Havana, Cuba.
Herrera works as a cigar
roller. (AP Photo/Ramon
Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this March 2, 2018 photo, models
carry trays of aged cigars for guests,
at a gala dinner of the 20th Cigar
Festival in Havana, Cuba. (AP
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this March 2, 2018 photo, a model
carries a tray of aged cigars for guests, at
the gala dinner of the 20th Cigar Festival
in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon
Espinosa)
GALLERY PHOTOS

President Donald Trump and first lady
Melania Trump walk off Air Force One as
they arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina on
March 2 to attend the funeral of Reverend
Billy Graham.
Photos: From hometown to U.S. Capitol,
mourners honor Billy Graham
— Jim Watson' / AFP - Getty Images
March 2 , 2018

Sheep at a farm in the village of Hillltown,
Northern Ireland, on March 2.
— Paul McErlane / EPA
March 2 , 2018

March 3, 2018

Members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units attend the funeral of
Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces that were killed in
combat against ISIS, on March 3, in Qamishli, Syria.
— Delil Souleiman / AFP - Getty Images
March 3 , 2018

Nor'easter hammers East Coast
People stand at the entrance to a pizza shop as water
floods a street on March 2, 2018 in Scituate, Mass. A
major nor'easter pounded the East Coast today,
packing heavy rain and strong winds as residents from
the mid-Atlantic to Maine braced for coastal flooding.
— Steven Senne / AP
March 2 , 2018

Walking past Independence Hall, a woman braves
the snow and wind along Market Street in
Philadelphia.
— Tim Tai / The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
March 3 , 2018

A woman holds a small dog as she
walks in downtown Scranton, Pa.
— Butch Comegys / The Times-
Tribune via AP
March 3 , 2018

A flooded car in the Hough's Neck area is
shown due to a strong coastal storm in Quincy,
Massachusetts.
— Scott Eisen / Getty Images
March 3 , 2018

Waves crash over houses on Turner
Rd. as a large coastal storm affects the
area in Scituate, Massachusetts.
— Scott Eisen / Getty Images
March 3 , 2018

Streets department workers David
Boardly, from left, and James Ockimey
clear a downed tree during a winter
storm in Marple Township, Pa.
— Matt Slocum / AP
March 3 , 2018

Bernie Zhou uses a snow thrower to
clear snow from his driveway in the
5000 block of Magnolia Bend in Fairview
Township, Pa.
— Christopher Millette / Erie Times-
News via AP
March 3 , 2018

Jennifer Lawrence arrives for the 90th
Annual Academy Awards on March 4
in Los Angeles.
Photos: Stars shine at Academy
Awards as show faces scrutiny after
#MeToo
— Angela Weiss / AFP - Getty Images
March 4 , 2018

March 5, 2018

Police clash with demonstrators as
they escort people to a speech by
white nationalist Richard Spencer at
Michigan State University in East
Lansing, Michigan, on March 5.
Spencer was granted permission to
speak after suing MSU which is
currently on spring break. Spencer
popularized the term "alt-right" to
refer to a fringe movement that's a
mix of white nationalist and anti-
Semitic beliefs.
— Scott Olson / Getty Images
March 5 , 2018

A hostess smiles in Tiananmen
Square during the opening
session of the National People's
Congress in Beijing on March 5,
2018.
China's government pledged to
deliver robust growth, pursue
advanced technology and boost
military spending while urging
the public to embrace President
Xi Jinping's rule as its ceremonial
legislature prepared for changes
to allow Xi to stay in power
indefinitely.
— Fred Dufour / AFP - Getty
Images
March 5 , 2018

Jennifer Lawrence wears Christian Dior. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
March 5 , 2018

Oscar winners Sam Rockwell,
Frances McDormand, Allison Janney
and Gary Oldman (L to R) pose
backstage. REUTERS/Mike Blake
March 5 , 2018

Frances McDormand asks women in
the audience to stand as she accepts
the Oscar for Best Actress for "Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
March 5 , 2018

Jordan Peele accepts the award for best
original screenplay for "Get Out." He is
the first African-American to earn an
Oscar in the category.
— Lucas Jackson / Reuters
March 5 , 2018

Best animated short film - Kobe Bryant reacts while being directed to the photo
stage with Glen Keane after winning the Best Short Film (Animated) Award for
"Dear Basketball". REUTERS/Mike Blake
March 5 , 2018

Best Costume Design winner Mark Bridges rides
a jet ski with actress Helen Mirren on the back
after he won it for the shortest Oscar acceptance
speech of 2018. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonMarch 5 , 2018

Ashley Judd, Annabella Sciorra and Salma
Hayek. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
March 5 , 2018

Tiffany Haddish (L) and Maya Rudolph
take the stage to present the Oscar for
Best Documentary Short Subject.
March 5 , 2018

Presenter Rita Moreno. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
March 5 , 2018

Sofia Carson on the red carpet. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
March 5 , 2018

Guillermo del Toro with the Best Director
Award and the Best Picture Award for "The
Shape of Water" REUTERS/Mike Blake
March 5 , 2018

Guillermo del Toro (L) accepts the Oscar
for Best Picture for "The Shape of Water."
March 5 , 2018

Frances McDormand wins the Best Actress Oscar
for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
March 5 , 2018

Actresses Sally Hawkins, Saoirse
Ronan, Margot Robbie and Meryl Streep
embrace after Frances McDormand's
Best Actress acceptance speech.
March 5 , 2018

Fellow nominee Greta Gerwig reacts as
Guillermo del Toro is announced as Best
Director for "The Shape of Water."
March 5 , 2018

Frances McDormand (R) winner of the
Best Actress Oscar for "Three Billboards
Outside Ebbing, Missouri," stands
backstage with Allison Janney, winner of
Best Supporting Actress for "I, Tonya."
REUTERS/Mike Blake
March 5 , 2018

Sam Rockwell poses backstage with Viola Davis
after winning Best Supporting Actor award for
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
REUTERS/Mike Blake
March 5 , 2018

Common and Andra Day sing "Stand Up
for Something" from "Marshall."
March 5 , 2018

Actor Jennifer Lawerence in the
audience during the 90th Annual
Academy Awards.
— Kevin Winter / Getty Images
March 5 , 2018

Actresses Sally Hawkins, Saoirse
Ronan and Margot Robbie reach out to
Meryl Streep during Frances
McDormand's Best Actress acceptance
speech.
March 5 , 2018

Gary Oldman accepts the award for
best actor for "Darkest Hour."
— Lucas Jackson / ReutersMarch 5 , 2018

Sam Rockwell wins Best
Supporting Actor Oscar for
"Three Billboards Outside
Ebbing, Missouri."
— LUCAS JACKSON / Reuters
March 5 , 2018

A Puerto Rican flag is displayed as Andra Day and
Common sing Best Original Song nominee "Stand
Up for Something" from "Marshall."
March 5 , 2018

Presenters Lupita Nyong'o and Kumail
Nanjiani. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
March 5 , 2018

Kendall Jenner. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
March 5 , 2018

Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb at the
Governors Ball. REUTERS/Mario
AnzuonMarch 5 , 2018

Paris Jackson. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
March 5 , 2018
Karolina Kurkova. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Kate Beckinsale. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
March 5 , 2018
Olivia Munn. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio waves as he
leaves after casting his vote at a polling station in
Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
March 5 , 2018

Mats Pettersson's lead dogs wait at the
start line during the ceremonial start of
the Iditarod dog sled race in Anchorage,
Alaska. REUTERS/Mark Meyer
March 5 , 2018

Relatives of Palestinian farmer Mohamad Abu
Jamea, mourn during his funeral in Khan
Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
March 5 , 2018

Andrew Pozzi of Britain wins the men's 60
metres hurdles at the IAAF. REUTERS/Hannah
McKay
March 5 , 2018

People take a dip in the flowing waters of Wawa Dam
in Rodriguez, Rizal province, Philippines.
REUTERS/Dondi Tawatao
March 5 , 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin
delivers a speech during a rally to
support his bid in the upcoming
presidential election at Luzhniki
Stadium in Moscow.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
March 5 , 2018

A boy jumps between stacks of sand as he
plays in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
March 5 , 2018

Kite boarders and kite skiers compete during a regional snow
kiting championship on the ice-covered Yenisei River outside
Krasnoyarsk, Russia. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
March 5 , 2018

Relatives of Palestinian farmer
Mohamad Abu Jamea, mourn during his
funeral in Khan Younis, in the southern
Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
March 5 , 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after the opening session of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the
Great Hall of the People in Beijing. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
March 5 , 2018

Miguel Lafourcade, left, and Natalia
Lafourcade perform "Remember Me"
from "Coco."
— Chris Pizzello / AP
March 5 , 2018

Richard Spencer Michigan
After tackling him down a hill, Lansing police officers hold
down a protester after he chased supporters of white
nationalist Richard Spencer before Spencer's visit, Monday,
March 5, 2018, at Michigan State University in East Lansing,
Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
March 5 , 2018

seen in Rajo, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 5 , 2018

Aid convoy forced to leave Syria's Ghouta
A boy stands as an aid convoy of
Syrian Arab Red Crescent drives
through the besieged town of Douma,
Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam
Khabieh
March 5 , 2018

Syrian Red Crescent volunteers give
medical supplies to civilians in Ghouta.
Syrian Red Crescent /via REUTERS
March 5 , 2018

Children watch as an aid convoy of Syrian
Arab Red Crescent drives through the
besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta,
Damascus, Syria March 5, 2018.
REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
March 5 , 2018

A man rides a bicycle past an aid convoy of Syrian
Arab Red Crescent driving through the besieged
town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus.
REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
March 5 , 2018

March 5 , 2018

This photo released by the Syrian Red Crescent shows a
convoy of vehicles of the Syrian Red Crescent arriving to
Douma, eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria,
Monday, March. 5, 2018. Desperate for food and medicine,
Syrian civilians in the war-ravaged eastern suburbs of
Damascus hoped for relief Monday as a 46-truck aid
convoy began entering the rebel stronghold, the first such
shipment in months. (Syrian Red Crescent via AP)
March 5 , 2018

This photo released by the Syrian Red Crescent
shows civilians gathering near a convoy of
vehicles of the Syrian Red Crescent in Douma,
eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria,
Monday, March. 5, 2018. Desperate for food and
medicine, Syrian civilians in the war-ravaged
eastern suburbs of Damascus hoped for relief
Monday as a 46-truck aid convoy began entering
the rebel stronghold, the first such shipment in
months. (Syrian Red Crescent via AP)
March 5 , 2018

March 6, 2018

Civil defence members sit amid the rubble as they watch an aid convoy
of Syrian Arab Red Crescent driving through the besieged town of
Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
March 6 , 2018

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter
rests at mount Bafliyun, in the Afrin region,
Syria. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 6 , 2018

A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings at the besieged town
of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
March 6 , 2018

Guillaume Clermont of Montreal pauses while
climbing Mount Washington near Pinkham Notch,
New Hampshire, on March 6. A sea of clouds
cover the Tuckerman Ravine below Clermont on
an unusually mild day on the Northeast's highest
peak.
— Robert F. Bukaty / AP
March 6 , 2018

A member of the Traditionalist Workers Party does a
salute outside of a Richard Spencer speech on the
campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing,
Michigan. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
March 6 , 2018

Members of the alt-right including members of the Traditionalist Workers Party
fight with protesters outside of a Richard Spencer speech on the campus of
Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
March 6 , 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chung Eui-yong who is
leading a special delegation of South Korea's President. KCNA/via Reuters
March 6 , 2018

LEGO House in Billund, Denmark. Scanpix
Denmark/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERSMarch 6 , 2018

A woman walks past graffiti reading 'Strike. 24
hours' alongside a female gender symbol in Bilbao,
Spain, in reference to a women only strike called
for Thursday's International Women's Day.
REUTERS/Vincent West
March 6 , 2018

President Trump meets with Israel Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White
House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
March 6 , 2018

A worker cleans the site where the Trump
name was removed from the Trump Ocean
Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama
City, Panama. REUTERS/Carlos Lemos
March 6 , 2018

Terry Bryant, accused of stealing Frances
McDormand's best actress Oscar at the
lavish Governor's Ball party, is seen in
this still image from Reuters video in
Hollywood. REUTERS/Reuters TV
March 6 , 2018

People drink wine during a gathering to mark the
anniversary of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's death
in his hometown of Gori, Georgia. REUTERS/David
Mdzinarishvili
March 6 , 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening
session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
March 6 , 2018

A boy looks at a 3D installation at Dubai
Canvas in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
March 6 , 2018

Sheep eat grain left out by farmer Thomas
Jones as his field behind is covered in heavy
snow in Blessington, Ireland.
REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
March 6 , 2018

A model presents a creation by German designer
Karl Lagerfeld as part of his Autumn/Winter 2018-
2019 women's ready-to-wear collection show for
fashion house Chanel at the Grand Palais during
Paris Fashion Week. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
March 6 , 2018

A model presents a creation by British designer Stella McCartney,
during her Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 women's ready-to-wear
collection show, at Fashion Week in Paris. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
March 6 , 2018

Afghan men row a raft on a lake in Kabul,
Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
March 6 , 2018

A sailor drinks, as he guards among aircraft, aboard the U.S.
Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, after it docked at a
port in Danang, Vietnam. REUTERS/Kham
March 6 , 2018

A detail onboard of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl
Vinson, is seen after it docked at a port in Danang, Vietnam.
REUTERS/KhamMarch 6 , 2018

Local residents collect bottled
water distributed by Thames Water
after mains supplies to homes were
cut off following bad weather, in
Balham, south London.
REUTERS/Toby Melville
March 6 , 2018

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency
Reuters / Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and Police officers stand guard near a burnt
house after a clash between two communities in Digana, central district of
Kandy. Sri Lanka has declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days
to stop the spread of communal violence after clashes erupted between
majority Buddhists and members of the minority Muslim community.
REUTERS/Stringer
March 6 , 2018

Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and Police
officers stand guard near a burnt house after
a clash between two communities in Digana,
central district of Kandy. REUTERS/StringerMarch 6 , 2018

Sri Lanka's army soldiers stand guard a road
after a clash between two communities in
Digana, central district of Kandy.
REUTERS/Stringer
March 6 , 2018

Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and Police
officers stand guard near a burnt house after
a clash between two communities in Digana,
central district of Kandy. REUTERS/Stringer
March 6 , 2018

Sri Lanka's army soldiers stand guard near
a burnt house after a clash between two
communities in Digana, central district of
Kandy. REUTERS/Stringer
March 6 , 2018

Paris Fashion Week
German designer Karl Lagerfeld for
fashion house Chanel.
REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
March 6 , 2018

German designer Karl Lagerfeld for
fashion house Chanel.
REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
March 6 , 2018

German designer Karl Lagerfeld for fashion
house Chanel. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
March 6 , 2018

British designer Stella McCartney. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
March 6 , 2018

Smoke billows from burning cars during a
fire at a plot where police kept seized
vehicles in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera
March 6 , 2018

Trump US Sweden
President Donald Trump attends a joint news
conference with Swedish Prime Minister
Stefan Lofven in the East Room at the White
House, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in
Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
March 6 , 2018

Greece Strikes
Two street vendors carry their
goods as they walk across a rail
crossing during a strike of
Greece's railway, in Athens,
Tuesday, March 6, 2018. All
Greek train routes have been
suspended for the day as
railway workers stage a 24-
hour strike to protest the
privatization of the rolling
stock maintenance company
and demand the hiring of more
stuff. (AP Photo/Petros
Giannakouris)
March 6 , 2018

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby winks as he arrives for a
pretrial hearing in his sexual assault
case at the Montgomery County
Courthouse, Tuesday, March 6, 2018,
in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt
Slocum)
March 6 , 2018

Paris Fashion Shimada
A model waits backstage
before Shimada ready-to-
wear fall/winter 2018/2019
fashion collection presented
in Paris, Tuesday March 6,
2018. (AP Photo/Thibault
Camus)
March 6 , 2018

Nepal Daily Life
Nepalese women dressed in
wedding attire emerge from a
utensils store in Bhaktapur, Nepal,
Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Bhaktapur
was one of the worst hit in the
April 25, 2015 earthquake, with
many lives lost and hundreds of
houses and cultural heritage sites
destroyed. (AP Photo/Niranjan
Shrestha)
March 6 , 2018

Louisiana Daily Life
A flock of Ibises takes flight in the batture of the
Mississippi River levee, the land between the
levee and the river, in Harahan, La., Tuesday,
March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
March 6 , 2018

New Hampshire Daily Life
Clouds fill Tuckerman Ravine
below Peter Arthur as he makes
the final push to the summit of
6,288-foot Mount Washington,
Tuesday, March 6, 2018, near
Pinkham Notch, N.H. "I saw the
weather forecast and knew I had
to take the day off from work,"
said Arthur, who drove 6.5 hours
through the night from his home
in Remsen, N.Y. A second
nor'easter in as many weeks is
expected to hit New England on
Wednesday. (AP Photo/Robert F.
Bukaty)
March 6 , 2018

Spain Daily Life
Winter trees are reflected in the
Arga River as a rower practices
during a winter evening, in
Pamplona, northern Spain,
Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP
Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
March 6 , 2018

State senators acknowledge the cheers
of teachers and school personnel after
the passage of a bill to increase pay of
state employees by 5 percent at the
capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, on
March 6. The lawmakers unanimously
approved the pay raises for teachers
and troopers, after the governor
reached a deal to end a teacher walkout
that shuttered the state's schools for
nine days.
— Craig Hudson / Charleston Gazette-
March 6 , 2018

March 7, 2018

An officer with the U.S. Navy greets Vo Nhat Truyen, 30, during a visit on March 7 to a
Danang shelter for people suffering from the effects of Agent Orange, a chemical used by
the U.S. military during the Vietnam War to destroy foliage. The USS Carl Vinson arrived in
Vietnam on Monday in the first visit of a U.S. aircraft carrier since the war ended in 1975.
Of the 4.8 million people who were exposed to Agent Orange, some three million are still
suffering from its effects, including children born with severe disabilities or other health
issues years after their parents were exposed, according to the Hanoi-based Vietnam
Association for Victims of Agent Orange.
— Linh Pham / AFP - Getty Images
March 7 , 2018

A U.S. Navy officer plays with Agent
Orange victims at a hospice as part of the
visit to Vietnam of U.S aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson in Danang, Vietnam.
REUTERS/Kham
March 7 , 2018

An Egypt's Al Ahly fan shouts
slogans against the Interior Ministry
whilst running with a flare during
the game. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd
El Ghany
March 7 , 2018

An Afghan security forces member
inspects a vehicle at the site of a
suicide attack in Jalalabad,
Afghanistan. REUTERS/Parwiz TPX
IMAGES OF THE DAY
March 7 , 2018

Participants fly kites during an
international kites festival in
Doha, Qatar.
REUTERS/Ibraheem Al OmariMarch 7 , 2018

Reuters / Wednesday, March 07,
2018
A Palestinian woman reacts from
tear gas fired by Israeli troops
during clashes at a protest against
U.S. President Donald Trump's
decision on Jerusalem ahead of
International Women's Day, in
Ramallah, in the occupied West
Bank. REUTERS/Mohamad
Torokman
March 7 , 2018

A Turkish-backed Free
Syrian Army fighter gestures
after Free Syrian Army
forces took control of Kafr
Jana village, north of Afrin,
Syria. REUTERS/Khalil
Ashawi
March 7 , 2018

A fighter aircraft is seen in the wreckage
of the sunken USS Lexington, a World
War Two U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. PAUL
G. ALLEN/via REUTERS
March 7 , 2018

Maria Angelica Ramos, a 92 year-old soccer
coach known as 'La Vieja' or 'the Old Lady,'
attends a training session with her soccer
team at Los Olivos, Lima, Peru.
REUTERS/Janine Costa
March 7 , 2018

People wait to cast their vote during
Sierra Leone's presidential election in
Freetown, Sierra Leone. REUTERS/Olivia
Acland
March 7 , 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu takes the stage to speak at
the AIPAC policy conference in
Washington, DC. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
March 7 , 2018

Greek taxi drivers surround a vehicle
they say is being used by an Uber
driver during a protest against taxi-
hailing apps such as Uber in Athens,
Greece. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
March 7 , 2018

Police officers inspect the site of an accident
after a truck carrying wedding party guests
plunged into a dry riverbed, in Ranghola village
in Bhavnagar district, in the western Indian
state of Gujarat, India. REUTERS/Amit Dave
March 7 , 2018

Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe
Oo is escorted by police after a court
hearing in Yangon, Myanmar.
REUTERS/Stringer
March 7 , 2018

A dog licks the head of a Jacob sheep, in
Ramot Naftali, Israel,. REUTERS/Amir
Cohen
March 7 , 2018

Saudi women learn to drive
A Saudi woman sits in a car during
a driving training at a university in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 7,
2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
March 7 , 2018

A Saudi woman leaves a car during a driving
training at a university in Jeddah.
REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
March 7 , 2018

A Saudi woman gestures as she sits in a
car during a driving training at a
university in Jeddah. REUTERS/Faisal Al
Nasser
March 7 , 2018

A Saudi woman sits in a car during a
driving training at a university in
Jeddah. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
March 7 , 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters
fires a projectile in Rajo, March 3.
March 3 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS
Turkish-backed forces push into Syria

help a wounded colleague in Rajo,
March 3. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 3 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Smoke rises in Rajo, March 3. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 3 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Turkish-backed Free Syrian
Army fighters carry their
wounded colleague in Rajo,
March 3. REUTERS/Khalil
Ashawi
March 3 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

seen in Rajo, March 3. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 3 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

fighters carry a Syrian Republic
flag in Rajo, March 4.
March 4 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

fighters take up position as they
advance north of Afrin, March 6.
March 6 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

walk as they advance north of Afrin, March
6. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 6 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Turkish-backed forces push into Syria
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters remove a picture of
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in Kafr
Jana village north of Afrin, March 7. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
March 7 , 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters ride a
military vehicle after Free Syrian Army forces took
control of Kafr Jana village, north of Afrin, March 7.
March 7 , 2018

are seen after Free Syrian Army forces took
control of Kafr Jana village north of Afrin,
March 7 , 2018

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army
fighter tends to a man in Kafr Jana
village north of Afrin, March 7.
March 7 , 2018

A Syrian girl receives treatment as victims
of reported airstrikes are brought to a
make-shift hospital in the rebel-held
enclave of eastern Ghouta on March 7. The
Syrian government, determined to wrest
the eastern Ghouta suburbs from the
control of rebels after seven years of war,
has resorted to extreme levels of shelling
and bombardment to clear the way for its
troops to advance on the ground.
Hundreds have been killed in the past two
weeks.
Photos: Bombs dropped over eastern
Ghouta bring region's deadliest days since
2015
— Amer Almohibany / AFP - Getty Images
March 7 , 2018

take selfies as they advance north of Afrin,
March 7 , 2018

Last of the northern white rhinosReuters / Wednesday, March 07,
2018
A warden watches over Najin and
her daughter Patu, the last two
northern white rhino females, in
their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy in Laikipia National
Park, Kenya, March 7, 2018. The
last three northern white rhinos
live in a conservancy in Kenya
after decades of rampant
poaching have drastically cut
numbers with their horns selling
for $110,000 per pound, making
them more valuable than gold or
cocaine. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
March 7 , 2018

Najin (L) and her daughter Patu, the last two
northern white rhino females, lie in their
enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in
Laikipia National Park, Kenya. REUTERS/Baz
Ratner
March 7 , 2018

Reuters / Wednesday,
March 07, 2018
Sudan, the last surviving
male northern white
rhino, is fed by a warden
at the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy in Laikipia
National Park May 3,
2017. Sudan spent most
of the past two weeks
lying in his pen due to
discomfort from a deep
wound on his right hind
leg. His keepers had
wondered whether it
might be time to put him
down. REUTERS/Baz
Ratner/File Photo
March 7 , 2018

Rhinos and giraffes graze at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia
National Park, March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz RatnerMarch 7 , 2018

The Rhino Cemetery is seen at the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, March 7,
2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
March 7 , 2018

A warden guards Sudan, the last surviving male northern white rhino, at the Ol
Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
March 3 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

An aerial view shows Shinmoedake peak erupting
between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures,
southwestern Japan. Kyodo/via REUTERS
March 7 , 2018

Nor'easter slams East Coast... again
Pennsylvania
A man pushes a walker through the snow on March
7, 2018 in Quakertown.
The second big, blustery storm to hit the Northeast in
less than a week brought wet, heavy snow
Wednesday to a corner of the country where tens of
thousands of people were still waiting for the power
to come back on from the previous bout.
— Jessica Kourkounis / Getty Images
March 7 , 2018

New Jersey
Hunter Weaver, a utility worker with
PotomacEdison out of West Virginia,
inspects downed lines from last Friday's
storm as a crew works on restoring power
along Molly Stark Drive on March 7 in
Morristown.
— Julio Cortez / AP
March 7 , 2018

Brooklyn
Snow falls on Grand Army
Plaza.
— Stephanie Keith / Reuters
March 7 , 2018

Pennsylvania
Corrina Kratz, 10, left, and
Melanie Gold, right, sled down a
hill in Perkasie.
— Jessica Kourkounis / Getty
Images
March 7 , 2018

New Jersey
A man crosses the street through
heavy snow in Hoboken.
— Seth Wenig / APMarch 7 , 2018

Brooklyn
A dog plays in the snow.
The new storm has caused thousands of
canceled flights and could make roads
treacherous in major cities, including
Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
See photos from last week's storm
— Stephanie Keith / Reuters
March 7 , 2018

New Jersey
Vehicles ride northbound over a
snow-covered Interstate 287 in
Morristown.
— Julio Cortez / AP
March 7 , 2018

Pedestrians walk through a
snowstorm in New York on
March 7. For the second time in
less than a week, a storm rolled
into the Northeast with wet,
heavy snow, grounding flights,
closing schools and bringing
another round of power
outages to a corner of the
country still recovering from the
previous blast of winter.
Photos: Nor'easter slams East
Coast... again
— Mary Altaffer / AP
March 7 , 2018

An Indian laborer carries a
salt pan in the outskirts of
the Nagaur district in
Rajasthan, India, on
March 7.
Women's work: Meet the
female pioneers thriving
in once-male domains
— Himanshu Sharma /
AFP - Getty Images
March 7 , 2018

Reuters / Wednesday, March 07,
2018
Anti riot policeman drags away a
supporter of Sierra Leone
People's Party (SLPP) during a
protest against the police
attempting to search the offices
of Julius Maada Bio, the
presidential candidate for (SLPP)
in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
REUTERS/Olivia Acland
March 7 , 2018

March 8, 2018

When a massive earthquake struck
in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman
Atsushi Fujita was working as usual
by the sea. Soon after, a huge black
wave slammed into his city and
killed nearly 2,000 people.
Seven years on, Fujita and
thousands like him along Japan's
northeast coast have rebuilt their
lives alongside huge sea walls that
experts say will protect them if
another giant tsunami, which some
see as inevitable in a seismically
active nation like Japan, was to
strike.
GALLERY PHOTOS

Atsushi Fujita sails his boat as he leaves a dock where seawalls are installed.
The 12.5-metre (41-ft) concrete wall
replaced a 4-metre breakwater that
was swamped in the March 11, 2011
disaster. The earthquake and tsunami,
which reached as high as 30 metres in
some areas, killed nearly 18,000
people across Japan and triggered a
nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima
power plant.
"It feels like we're in jail, even though
we haven't done anything bad," the
52-year-old said.
4 MAR 2018. RIKUZENTAKATA, JAPAN. REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON
GALLERY PHOTOS

Residential houses and commercial buildings stand behind a seawall.
Since the disaster, some towns have
forbidden construction in flat areas
nearest the coast and have relocated
residents to higher land. Others,
such as Rikuzentakata, have raised
the level of their land by several
metres before constructing new
buildings.
A common thread, though, is the
construction of seawalls to replace
breakwaters that were
overwhelmed by the tsunami. Some
395km (245 miles) of walls have
been built at a cost of 1.35 trillion
yen ($12.74 billion).
2 MAR 2018. MIYAKO, JAPAN. REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON
GALLERY PHOTOS

A wave breaks at Fudaihama beach.
Others worry the walls will damage
tourism.
"About 50 years ago, we came up
here with the kids and enjoyed
drives along the beautiful ocean and
bays," said Reiko Iijima, a tourist
from central Japan, who was eating
at an oyster restaurant across from
the seawall.
"Now, there's not even a trace of
that."
1 MAR 2018. FUDAI, JAPAN. REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON
GALLERY PHOTOS

Vending machines stand in front of a seawall.
Many residents initially welcomed the
idea of the walls but have become more
critical over time. Some say they were
not consulted enough in the planning
stages or that money spent on the walls
has meant that rebuilding elsewhere,
such as housing, has fallen behind.
GALLERY PHOTOS

A man looks through a window of a seawall at a port
4 MAR 2018. KESENNUMA, JAPAN. REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON
Part of a wall in the city of
Kesennuma, further south, has
windows in it - but these, too, draw
complaints.
"They're a parody," said Yuichiro
Ito, who lost his home and younger
brother in the tsunami. "It's just to
keep us happy with something we
never wanted in the first place."
GALLERY PHOTOS

An oyster farm is seen behind a seawall.
Fisherman Fujita said that
while the tsunami had
improved oyster farming in
the area by stirring up sea
floors and removing
accumulated sludge, the sea
walls could block natural
water flows from the land and
impact future production.
Many municipalities said the
giant walls had to be in place
before permission could be
granted for reconstruction
elsewhere.
GALLERY PHOTOS

'Miracle Pine', a tree which is said to symbolise hope
and recovery after it survived the 2011 tsunami, stands
next to a damaged building in front of the newly built
seawall.
"I can't say things like 'the wall should
be lower' or 'we don't need it,'" said
Katsuhiro Hatakeyama, who has
rebuilt his bed and breakfast business
in the same location as before.
"It's thanks to the wall that I could
rebuild, and now have a job."
GALLERY PHOTOS

A high wave hits a seawall.
1 MAR 2018. TANOHATA, JAPAN. REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON
But many find the wall hard to adjust to.
"Everyone here has lived with the sea,
through generations," said Sotaro Usui,
head of a tuna supply company. "The
wall keeps us apart - and that's
unbearable."
WRITING BY ELAINE LIES
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GALLERY PHOTOS

A man dressed as a local deity
performs the "eating flowers"
ritual in Baitang, China, on
March 8. Working themselves
into a trance, bare-chested men
in eastern China lean into
incandescent fountains of sparks
to cleanse themselves of evil
spirits and ensure a fortuitous
new year.
The scene takes place annually
in villages in the coastal Fujian
province, which is home to an
array of colorful centuries-old
Lunar New Year rituals linked to
ancient customs and local gods.
— Johannes Eisele / AFP - Getty
Images
March 8 , 2018

Women run during an event marking
International Women's Day in Old Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
March 8 , 2018

Paul Manafort (R), former campaign manager
for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives for
an arraignment at the federal courthouse in
Alexandria, Virginia. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
March 8 , 2018

The forensic tent, covering the bench where Sergei Skripal and his
daughter Yulia were found, is repositioned by officials in protective
suits in the centre of Salisbury, Britain. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
March 8 , 2018

A boy is seen in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern
Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
March 8 , 2018

McDonald's 'M' logo is turned upside
down in honour of International
Women's Day in Lynwood, California.
Courtesy McDonald's/via REUTERS
March 8 , 2018

Meghan Markle talks to a local
schoolgirl during a walkabout with
Britain's Prince Harry during a visit to
Birmingham. REUTERS/Phil Noble
March 8 , 2018

The delegation and the team of North
Korea arrive at The Paralympic Village
in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
OIS/IOC/Thomas Lovelock/via Reuters
March 8 , 2018

With a rocket ship on the table, U.S. President Donald Trump
speaks about the space program during a cabinet meeting at
the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
March 8 , 2018

An attendant is seen between curtains during
the second plenary session of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference
(CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
March 8 , 2018

Claudia Kelleway lies with Ruby the
Great Dane during the first day of the
Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham.
REUTERS/Darren Staples
March 8 , 2018

A pedestrian walks through Central Park
during a snow storm in New York.
March 8 , 2018

Female members of police commando
march during a ceremony on
International Women's Day, at the
police headquarters in Islamabad,
Pakistan. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
March 8 , 2018

Salisbury Cathedral, in the centre
of the city in which former Russian
intelligence officer Sergei Skripal
and a woman were found
unconscious after they had been
exposed to an unknown substance
is seen at dawn in Salisbury.
REUTERS/Toby Melville
March 8 , 2018

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station
during Sierra Leone's general election in
Freetown, Sierra Leone. REUTERS/Olivia
AclandMarch 8 , 2018

A survivor of slavery who wished to
remain anonymous poses for a
picture in New Delhi, India.
REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
March 8 , 2018

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May
greets the Crown Prince of Saudi
Arabia Mohammad bin Salman
outside 10 Downing Street in
London. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
March 8 , 2018

People walk as the armed forces
members patrol during an operation
against drug dealers in Vila Kennedy
slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
March 8 , 2018

An acid attack survivor has her makeup
done backstage prior to a fashion show to
mark International Women's Day in Thane
on the outskirts of Mumbai, India.
REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
March 8 , 2018

A woman touches the jersey of Fiorentina soccer
player Davide Astori as she pays her respects
outside the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence,
Italy. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
March 8 , 2018

Recording artist Lionel Richie shows his hands
after placing them in cement during a
ceremony in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese
theatre in Los Angeles, California.
REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
March 8 , 2018

A woman has her face painted before
attends a march during a demonstration as
part of the International Women's Day in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
March 8 , 2018

Activists light flares as they march at the
main shopping and pedestrian street of
Istiklal during a rally on the International
Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
March 8 , 2018

Protesters form triangles with their hands during a
demonstration for women's rights in Bilbao, Spain, on
International Women's Day. REUTERS/Vincent West
March 8 , 2018

A pro-Trump supporter (R) argues
with a demonstrator taking part in
a rally in Manhattan in New York
City, New York. REUTERS/Lucas
Jackson
March 8 , 2018

Women participate in a
demonstration in Montevideo,
Uruguay. REUTERS/Andres Stapff
March 8 , 2018

Protesters take part in a demonstration
during a nationwide feminist strike in
Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Susana VeraMarch 8 , 2018

Women take part in a march in Santiago, Chile. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
March 8 , 2018

Russian forces in Syria
Syrian and Russian soldiers are
seen at a checkpoint near Wafideen
camp in Damascus, March 2.
REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
March 2 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

A Russian soldier is seen at
Wafideen camp in Damascus,
March 1. REUTERS/Omar
Sanadiki
March 1 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

A Russian soldier is seen at Wafideen
camp in Damascus, March 1.
March 1 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

A Russian soldier is seen at
Wafideen camp in Damascus, March
1. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
March 1 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

A Russian soldier is seen as he stands
near a poster of Russian President
Vladimir Putin at Wafideen camp in
Damascus, March 2. REUTERS/Omar
Sanadiki
Russian soldiers are seen at Wafideen camp
in Damascus, March 1. REUTERS/Omar
Sanadiki
March 2 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Syrian and Russian soldiers are seen at a
checkpoint at Wafideen camp in Damascus,
March 2. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
March 2 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Russian soldiers are seen guard at
a checkpoint near Wafideen camp
in Damascus, March 2.
March 2 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Russian soldiers are seen as they guard at a
checkpoint near at Wafideen camp in
Damascus, March 2. REUTERS/Omar
Sanadiki
March 2 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Russian soldiers are seen securing a Syrian Arab
Red Crescent truck carrying aid at a checkpoint
near Wafideen camp in Damascus, March 5.
March 5 , 2018
GALLERY PHOTOS

Russian soldiers are seen with
Syrian children at Wafideen camp
in Damascus, February 28.
REUTERS/Omar SanadikiGALLERY PHOTOS

Russian solders are seen at a new
corridor of Jisreen-Mleha road where
they expect people to arrive from eastern
Ghouta, in Damascus, March 8.
March 8 , 2018

Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sit as a
water canon is activated during a protest
against the detention of a member of their
community who refuses to serve in the Israeli
army, in Jerusalem. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
March 8 , 2018
THE END
Pictures of the day
March 1 – March 8, 2018
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