Tuesday August 8, Our World in Pictures

August 8, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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GERMANY — Lake Reflects Lights: In this Monday photo, the lights of an amusement fair reflect in a small lake at Olympiapark in Munich. Small platforms with birds can be seen in the lake.

KENYA — Family Votes: Joseph Njoroge Kimani, 3, stands with his father James Kimani Njoroge, left, and mother Esther Wanjiru Njoroge, right, all wearing suits made in the colors of the Kenyan flag, as they queue to cast their votes in Gatundu on Tuesday. Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga.

CHINA — Volunteers Join Cleanup Effort: A volunteer collects congealed palm oil that blankets the shores of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island on Tuesday. Cleanup efforts are under way after oil washed up on the city’s shores following a collision between two ships.

MISSOURI — Fighting for the Ball: Fans try for a foul ball hit by Kansas City Royals’ Melky Cabrera during the seventh inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday in Kansas City.

BOLIVIA — Celebrating the Army: Aymara indigenous women wait to participate in a military parade commemorating the 192 anniversary of Bolivia’s army in Kjasina on Monday. Years ago, the government started holding its annual national celebrations away from the capital to get residents in the interior to participate as well.

PANAMA — Worker Inspects Canal: A worker from the Panama Canal Authority walks inside the empty chambers of the Miraflores locks during a routine maintenance call on the Panama Canal on Friday. On Aug. 15, the canal will mark its 103rd anniversary.

GOWANUS: Canal Creature: This fanciful clawed creature can be found on a mural called “Aqua Incognita” near the Union Street Bridge.

GREAT BRITAIN — Bolt Wins Race: The United States’ Justin Gatlin bows to Jamaica’s Usain Bolt after winning the men’s 100-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in London on Saturday.

VENEZUELA – Tank Versus Car: Soldiers stop a vehicle, whose passengers kneel on the ground outside the car, as they detain the two passengers who were circulating on the Paramacay military base in Valencia, Venezuela, Sunday. According to the government earlier in the day, troops quickly put down an attack at the army base in Venezuela on Sunday, clashing with a group that said it was out to “re-establish the constitutional order” but was dismissed by officials as a band of civilians working with a deserted lieutenant and a former officer.

GREECE – Full Moon Rises: The August full moon rises above the 5th Century BC Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, south of Athens, on Monday. More than a hundred of Greece’s ancient sites – but not the Acropolis in Athens – and museums were kept open until late Monday and concerts organized to allow visitors to enjoy the full moon, which is accompanied by a partial lunar eclipse.

ENGLAND – Lightning Fast: Canada’s Aaron Brown, Britain’s Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Japan’s Shota Iizuka, from left, compete in a men’s 200-meter first round heat during the World Athletics Championships in London Monday.

MAINE – Eels in a Bucket: In this photo, baby eels swim in a bucket after being caught near Brewer, Maine. Changes in the worldwide fisheries industry have turned live baby American eels into a commodity that can fetch more than $2,000 a pound at the dock, but the big demand and big prices have spawned a black market that wildlife officials say is jeopardizing the species.

KENYA – Cameraman Films Voters: A television cameraman films Kenyans checking if their names are on the electoral lists at a polling station in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday. Kenyans are due to go to the polls on Aug. 8, to vote in presidential elections after a tightly-fought race between President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga.