Photos of the Day: Activists and Flames
From the British astronaut Tim Peake who has led a groundbreaking project to turn off all of a village’s lights to capture the celestial beauty of the cosmos using just a mobile phone at Star in west Wales to Rohingya boys who queue for lunch at Hnget Awe San youth rehabilitation center in Kawhmu township, these photos will impress you.
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Tokyo, Japan
A man looks at a moving LED screen presentation of autumn foliage at the Nissan booth at the Tokyo motor show
Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters
Barcelona, Spain
Catalan independence activists gather during a protest
Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters
Sydney, Australia
People walk past the sculpture Between by Greek artist Danai Kotsaki on Bondi beach. The sculpture is part of the 23rd edition of Sculpture by the Sea, featuring artists from Australia and overseas
Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA
California, US
A fire truck heads towards flames as firefighters tackle the Kincade blaze near Geyserville. The fire broke out in spite of rolling blackouts by utility companies, which were intended to help prevent wildfires
Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
Santiago, Chile
A demonstrator throws back a teargas canister during a protest
Photograph: Iván Alvarado/Reuters
Feni, Bangladesh
A suspect inside a vehicle reacts after a court sentenced 16 people to death over the murder of a 19-year-old female student who was burnt alive in April
Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images
New York, US
Richard McLachlan, a member of Extinction Rebellion, the environmental action pressure group founded in Britain, delivers his message about climate change to commuters in the subway
Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images
Johannesburg, South Africa
A cyclist rides under jacaranda trees as they bloom in the Melville suburb. Jacaranda mimosifolia is not indigenous to South Africa and was introduced from Brazil in 1829. The flowering trees are seen as the sign of the beginning of summer
Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA
Yangon, Myanmar
Rohingya boys queue for lunch at Hnget Awe San youth rehabilitation center in Kawhmu township. Thirty-five of the 564 trainees at the center are Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine state who were convicted of attempting to travel to Yangon, and then to Malaysia, without valid documents
Photograph: Aung Naing Soe/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images