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THE DAY IN PICTURES

Shutdowns as Super Typhoon Saola nears Hong Kong, and more from around the world

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 24 hours.
Maverick Life Editors
By Maverick Life Editors
1 Sep
Hong Kong Shuts Stock Market, Schools as Super Typhoon Nears Pedestrians brace from the wind and rain on the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui district during a No. 8 storm signal raised for Super Typhoon Saola in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Hong Kong hunkered down on Friday as officials and residents prepared for the impact of Super Typhoon Saola, which is forecast to hit the city toward the end of the day. Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

People use umbrellas against strong winds at a shopping district in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, 01 September 2023. China’s National Meteorological Center has issued a red alert, the highest alert as Typhoon Saola is forecasted to bring heavy rains along the coastal regions. Multiple regions such as Shenzen and Hong Kong have suspended school, business and transportation as safety precautions for Typhoon Saola who exited the Philippines causing the evacuation of at least 48,000 people. EPA-EFE/MARK R. CRISTINO
People use umbrellas against strong winds at a shopping district in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, 01 September 2023. China’s National Meteorological Center has issued a red alert, the highest alert as Typhoon Saola is forecasted to bring heavy rains along the coastal regions. Multiple regions such as Shenzen and Hong Kong have suspended school, business and transportation as safety precautions for Typhoon Saola who exited the Philippines causing the evacuation of at least 48,000 people. EPA-EFE/MARK R. CRISTINO
Mori Building Co. employees participate in a disaster drill at the Roppongi Hills shopping and office complex in Tokyo, Japan, 01 September 2023. Some 500 of Mori Building Co. employees participated to a disaster drill on 'Disaster Prevention Day', the day marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Participants experienced and acquired skills in CPR, AED, first aid, emergency transportation and fire extinguisher operation. On 01 September 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake hit the Kanto area and destroyed Tokyo and Yokohama, killing more than 105,000 people. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
Mori Building Co. employees participate in a disaster drill at the Roppongi Hills shopping and office complex in Tokyo, Japan, 01 September 2023. Some 500 of Mori Building Co. employees participated to a disaster drill on 'Disaster Prevention Day', the day marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Participants experienced and acquired skills in CPR, AED, first aid, emergency transportation and fire extinguisher operation. On 01 September 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake hit the Kanto area and destroyed Tokyo and Yokohama, killing more than 105,000 people. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
People clash with the police during a protest against mining, in front of the National Assembly in Panama City, Panama, 31 August 2023. The Ombudsman of Panama reported that it is investigating the alleged excessive use of force by the National Police against the demonstrators who are holding protests this week against the operation of an open-pit copper mine in the country, the largest of Central America. EPA-EFE/Bienvenido Velasco
People clash with the police during a protest against mining, in front of the National Assembly in Panama City, Panama, 31 August 2023. The Ombudsman of Panama reported that it is investigating the alleged excessive use of force by the National Police against the demonstrators who are holding protests this week against the operation of an open-pit copper mine in the country, the largest of Central America. EPA-EFE/Bienvenido Velasco
Thousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists and party leaders join a rally marking the party's 45th founding anniversary in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01 September 2023. The BNP was established by Ziaur Rahman on 01 September 1978, with Rahman serving as the founding chairman. Rahman, then president of Bangladesh, was killed in Chittagong on 30 May 1981. Following his death, his wife, Begum Khaleda Zia, took over as the leader of the BNP on 21 February 1983. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Thousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists and party leaders join a rally marking the party's 45th founding anniversary in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01 September 2023. The BNP was established by Ziaur Rahman on 01 September 1978, with Rahman serving as the founding chairman. Rahman, then president of Bangladesh, was killed in Chittagong on 30 May 1981. Following his death, his wife, Begum Khaleda Zia, took over as the leader of the BNP on 21 February 1983. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Believers pray during the Peace Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Stuttgart, Germany, 01 September 2023. The slogan of the peace conference is 'Love for all, hate for none'. Around 50,000 Muslims and active members from all over the world of Germany's oldest Muslim community Ahmadiyya, are expected to attend the meeting. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (AMJ) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Believers pray during the Peace Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Stuttgart, Germany, 01 September 2023. The slogan of the peace conference is 'Love for all, hate for none'. Around 50,000 Muslims and active members from all over the world of Germany's oldest Muslim community Ahmadiyya, are expected to attend the meeting. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (AMJ) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Believers listen the speech of their caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (AMJ) during the Peace Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Stuttgart, Germany, 01 September 2023. The slogan of the peace conference is 'Love for all, hate for none'. Around 50,000 Muslims and active members from all over the world of Germany's oldest Muslim community Ahmadiyya, are expected to attend the meeting. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (AMJ) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Believers listen the speech of their caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (AMJ) during the Peace Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Stuttgart, Germany, 01 September 2023. The slogan of the peace conference is 'Love for all, hate for none'. Around 50,000 Muslims and active members from all over the world of Germany's oldest Muslim community Ahmadiyya, are expected to attend the meeting. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (AMJ) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Bengal Christian council members participate in a peace prayer after a peace rally to demand stop violence in India, specially in state of Manipur in Kolkata, India, 01 September 2023. The state of the violence-hit northeastern state of Manipur is termed as 'deeply disturbing' and the 'grossest violation of constitutional and human rights'. At least 130 people have been killed, and more than 60,000 were displaced as ethnic violence continues since the clashes broke out between two ethnic groups in May in the state of Manipur. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
Bengal Christian council members participate in a peace prayer after a peace rally to demand stop violence in India, specially in state of Manipur in Kolkata, India, 01 September 2023. The state of the violence-hit northeastern state of Manipur is termed as 'deeply disturbing' and the 'grossest violation of constitutional and human rights'. At least 130 people have been killed, and more than 60,000 were displaced as ethnic violence continues since the clashes broke out between two ethnic groups in May in the state of Manipur. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
Living goddess Kumari Niharika Bajracharya sits on the traditional throne of Kumari as she waits for visitors during the traditional Matya festival at Ratnakar Mahavihar in Patan, Nepal, 01 September 2023. The Mataya festival is celebrated by the Buddhist community in order to wish for peace for family members who have passed away in the last year. EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
Living goddess Kumari Niharika Bajracharya sits on the traditional throne of Kumari as she waits for visitors during the traditional Matya festival at Ratnakar Mahavihar in Patan, Nepal, 01 September 2023. The Mataya festival is celebrated by the Buddhist community in order to wish for peace for family members who have passed away in the last year. EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
Fans seen dressed u during Back To Hogwarts Day 2023 at King's Cross station on at King's Cross station on September 01, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)
Fans seen dressed u during Back To Hogwarts Day 2023 at King's Cross station on at King's Cross station on September 01, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)
A Palestinian youth looks through a hole in the wall of a building destroyed during an Israeli army raid on the village of Aqaba, near the city of Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank, 01 September 2023. The Israeli army on the morning of 01 September raided the Aqaba village and fired rockets at a building while they tried to arrest a wanted militant. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry on 01 September, one 36-year-old Palestinian died from gunshots related injury sustained in the raid and ensuing clashes. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH
A Palestinian youth looks through a hole in the wall of a building destroyed during an Israeli army raid on the village of Aqaba, near the city of Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank, 01 September 2023. The Israeli army on the morning of 01 September raided the Aqaba village and fired rockets at a building while they tried to arrest a wanted militant. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry on 01 September, one 36-year-old Palestinian died from gunshots related injury sustained in the raid and ensuing clashes. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH
People participate in a sit-in to launch the campaign 'My family does not know that I was a false positive', during the commemoration of the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, in Medellín, Colombia, 31 August 2023. EPA-EFE/Luis Eduardo Noriega A.
People participate in a sit-in to launch the campaign 'My family does not know that I was a false positive', during the commemoration of the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, in Medellín, Colombia, 31 August 2023. EPA-EFE/Luis Eduardo Noriega A.
A model walks the runway during the Zambesi show during New Zealand Fashion Week 23: Kahuria at Wynyard Quarter on August 31, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images for NZFW)
A model walks the runway during the Zambesi show during New Zealand Fashion Week 23: Kahuria at Wynyard Quarter on August 31, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images for NZFW)
Marlee Black of Padua College is tackled during the 2023 Herald Sun Shield Division 2 Intermediate Girls Grand Final match between Padua College and Our Lady of Sion College at Ikon Park on September 01, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
Marlee Black of Padua College is tackled during the 2023 Herald Sun Shield Division 2 Intermediate Girls Grand Final match between Padua College and Our Lady of Sion College at Ikon Park on September 01, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
Anthony Edwards of the United States dunks the ball during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 2nd round stage match between USA and Montenegro in Manila, Philippines, 01 September 2023. EPA-EFE/YONG TECK LIM / POOL
Anthony Edwards of the United States dunks the ball during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 2nd round stage match between USA and Montenegro in Manila, Philippines, 01 September 2023. EPA-EFE/YONG TECK LIM
A rider takes part in the Mounted Games, an agility and skills demonstration performed on fast ponies, at the Chatsworth Country Fair in Bakewell, Britain, 01 September 2023. The Chatsworth Country Fair, running between 01 and 03 September, is held annually in the 1000-acre grounds of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The fair celebrates countryside pursuits such as horsemanship, dog racing and falconry as well as featuring brass bands, hot air balloons and military displays. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
A rider takes part in the Mounted Games, an agility and skills demonstration performed on fast ponies, at the Chatsworth Country Fair in Bakewell, Britain, 01 September 2023. The Chatsworth Country Fair, running between 01 and 03 September, is held annually in the 1000-acre grounds of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The fair celebrates countryside pursuits such as horsemanship, dog racing and falconry as well as featuring brass bands, hot air balloons and military displays. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
Acrobats perform as Ukrainian children celebrate the first day of the new school year, known as 'Day of Knowledge’, in a metro crossing that is used as a shelter, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 01 September 20233. Many childrenin Kharkiv do not go to school as their parents fear for their safety because of the proximity of the town to the Russian Border and the danger of fast arriving rockets. While some attend schools which have shelters, several others study in classrooms set up underground in the city's metro crossings. For this school year, the second since the war with Russia started, most schools in Ukraine resumed on 01 September, except for those in territories close to the front lines, which will implement online teaching. The Day of Knowledge is celebrated annually on 01 September as the traditional starting date of the new school year, mainly in Russia and former Soviet republics EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV 26582 EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV 26582
Acrobats perform as Ukrainian children celebrate the first day of the new school year, known as 'Day of Knowledge’, in a metro crossing that is used as a shelter, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 01 September 20233. Many childrenin Kharkiv do not go to school as their parents fear for their safety because of the proximity of the town to the Russian Border and the danger of fast arriving rockets. While some attend schools which have shelters, several others study in classrooms set up underground in the city's metro crossings. For this school year, the second since the war with Russia started, most schools in Ukraine resumed on 01 September, except for those in territories close to the front lines, which will implement online teaching. The Day of Knowledge is celebrated annually on 01 September as the traditional starting date of the new school year, mainly in Russia and former Soviet republics EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV
Visitors photographing a robot of quadruped robotics at the booth of house of robots at the 2023 IFA consumer electronics and home appliances trade fair on September 1, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. IFA, which first took place in 1924, is among the world's leading trade fairs of its kind and will run until September 5. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
Visitors photographing a robot of quadruped robotics at the booth of house of robots at the 2023 IFA consumer electronics and home appliances trade fair on September 1, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. IFA, which first took place in 1924, is among the world's leading trade fairs of its kind and will run until September 5. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images) DM.

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