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Picture Editor's Choice, July 25, 2015
12 ImagesThe Age Picture Editor, Danie Sprague selects the best images from around the world today on the wires.
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General view of the Mont Saint-Michel in the French western region of Normandy, July 23, 2015.Credit:Reuters
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An exhibitor staff member uses an electronic cigarette at Beijing International Vapor Distribution Alliance Expo (VAPE CHINA EXPO) in Beijing, July 24, 2015. According to the organizer, the Expo, which is held in Beijing from July 23 to 25, attracts over 120 companies, including global high-end e-cigarette and e-liquid brands. Chinas capital city unrolled ambitious new curbs on smoking in early June. Under the new rules, anyone in Beijing who violates the ban, which includes smoking in restaurants, hotels, schools and hospitals as well as in certain outdoor public places, must pay a 200 yuan ($32.25) fine. Credit:Reuters
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Rod Webber talks to Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush during a town hall meeting campaign stop at the Medallion Opera House in Gorham, New Hampshire July 23, 2015. Credit:Reuters
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A woman cross the deserted road during the general strike called by the hardliner faction from the former Maoist rebels to protest against the first draft of the new constitution that has been published in Kathmandu July 24, 2015. Credit:Reuters
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Fedrick Dacres of Jamaica competes in the men's discus throw final during Day 13 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 23, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Credit:Getty Images
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A nurse (R) leads cataract patients as they walk past a train which serves as a mobile hospital, in Ledu county, Qinghai province, China, July 23, 2015. The train, donated by people from Hong Kong and Macau, came to the county three months ago and has provided free medical treatment to over 900 local cataract patients, local media reported.Credit:Reuters
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Yarisley Silva of Culba reacts after making a vault to win the women's pole vault during Day 13 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 23, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Credit:Getty Images
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Ethnic Yao minority women brush their long hair near a creek, in Huangluo village of Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, July 23, 2015. The village, known for the long hair of its female residents, attracts about 80,000 tourists a year. More than 80 women in the village have hair longer than 1.4 metres, with the longest reaching 2.2 metres, according to local media.Credit:Reuters
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Jason McClintock of Canada competes in the Men's Tricks Waterski finals at the Pan Am Games on July 23, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Credit:Getty Images
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A low-income neighborhood is seen in Mexico City, July 23, 2015. Two million more Mexicans fell into poverty between 2012 and 2014, government data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges President Enrique Pena Nieto faces in meeting pledges to lift millions out of need. The poverty rate increased by 0.7 percentage point to 46.2 percent last year from 45.5 percent in 2012, equivalent to 55.3 million people in the nation of nearly 120 million, said government social development agency Coneval. Credit:Reuters
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A member of the public views an installation by Rachel Hendry at the Phoenix Bursary Exhibition on July 23, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow School of Art graduates robbed of the chance to showcase their work by the devastating fire in its historic Mackintosh Building have finally unveiled a major exhibition of new works including paintings, sculptures, video work, multi media installations, photography and more. All the artists who were affected by the fire last summer were able to have up to 15 weeks studio time, a bursary to live on and a materials budget to help develop their practice and make new work through the GSA's special Phoenix Bursary programme. Credit:Getty Images
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A Palestinian boy stands outside his family's house during power cut at Shatti (beach) refugee camp in Gaza City July 23, 2015. Palestinian Energy officials said residents of Gaza, home to 1.8 million people, have been experiencing up to 18 hours of electricity outage a day for three days due to fuel and power shortages. Credit:Reuters
