Photos of the Day: Daytona 500 and Frontier Soldiers

Ngari, China

Frontier soldiers attend a drill in minus 16 degrees Celsius in Tibet Autonomous Region

Photograph: Liu Xiaodong/VCG/Getty Images

 

Zurich, Switzerland

A light projection shows the ‘Genesis’ multimedia project at the St. Jakob-Kirche in the city

Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

 

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Ryan Blaney (12), Aric Almirola (10), Paul Menard (21), David Ragan (38) and Matt DiBenedetto (95) start a multi-car wreck between Turns 3 and 4 during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway

Photograph: Phelan M Ebenhack/AP