Tuesday March 6, Our World in Pictures

March 6, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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WASHINGTON — Legislators Push New Housing Bill: In this Monday photo, Tamara Bancroft sits inside her van where she lives with her partner among the two-dozen or so vehicles housing homeless single women in a church parking lot in Kirkland. Some of the obstacles faced by the women in finding permanent housing may soon become illegal in Washington state, where legislators are advancing a bill that would prohibit landlords from turning away tenants who rely on Section 8 vouchers, Social Security or veterans benefits.

FLORIDA — Discussing Safety: Broward County School Board Member Dr. Rosalind Osgood hugs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Mei-Ling Ho-Shing during a news conference in the office of U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Sunrise on Monday. The congresswoman organized a roundtable with federal, state and local officials, community and faith leaders, and gun safety advocates to discuss gun safety.

GREECE — Railway Workers Strike: Two street vendors carry their goods as they walk across a rail crossing during a strike of Greece’s railway on Tuesday. All Greek train routes have been suspended for the day as railway workers stage a 24-hour strike to protest the privatization of the rolling stock maintenance company and demand the hiring of more stuff.

FRANCE — Model Gets Ready for the Show: A model is made up backstage before the Shimada Fall/Winter 2018/2019 fashion collection, which was presented in Paris on Tuesday.

ENGLAND — Jumping Hurdles: Cuba’s Roger Iribarne, United States’ Jarret Eaton, France’s Aurel Manga, Britain’s Andrew Pozzi, France’s Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Brazil’s Gabriel Constantino and United States’ Aries Merritt, from left, compete in the men’s 60-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham on Sunday.

CHINA — Citizens Vote for Term Limit Change: Hospitality staff members react after posing for a selfie during the opening session of China’s National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. China’s government pledged to deliver robust growth, pursue advanced technology and boost military spending while urging the public to embrace President Xi Jinping’s rule as its ceremonial legislature prepared for changes to allow him to stay in power indefinitely.

JAPAN — Volcano Erupts: A column of volcanic smoke rises from the crater on the Shinmoedake volcano after its eruption in Kirishima on Tuesday. The volcano erupted violently several times, shooting up ash and smoke up to 7,500 feet in its biggest explosion since 2011, the Meteorological Agency said.

MICHIGAN — Demonstration Turns Violent: Protesters clash with Richard Spencer sympathizers, right, outside the Michigan State University Pavilion on campus in East Lansing on Monday before the white nationalist was scheduled to speak.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DACA Continues: Wearing “butterfly wings,” supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program hold a tarp with an image of President Donald Trump as they march in support of DACA, Monday, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

PANAMA CITY – Removing Trump: A man removes the word Trump, off a marquee outside the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City, Monday. Escorted by police officers and a Panamanian judicial official, the owner of the Trump Panama City hotel has taken control of the property. A team of Trump security officials left the property.

FLORIDA – Hit by a Pitch: Atlanta Braves’ Cristian Pache is hit by a pitch during the fifth inning of a spring baseball exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, in Kissimmee, Fla.

VIETNAM – U.S. Navy Visits Vietnam: USS Carl Vinson is anchored at Tien Sa Port in Danang, Vietnam, Monday. For the first time since the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries’ efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea.