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  • A visitor uses her mobile phone to take a picture as she climbs a steep section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing. AFP
    A visitor uses her mobile phone to take a picture as she climbs a steep section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing. AFP
  • A child and a dog look out of a vehicle as they wait in line with hundreds of residents, to collect groceries from the San Antonio Food Bank in Texas, US. Reuters
    A child and a dog look out of a vehicle as they wait in line with hundreds of residents, to collect groceries from the San Antonio Food Bank in Texas, US. Reuters
  • US President Donald Trump departs after speaking during the daily briefing at the White House, in Washington, DC. AFP
    US President Donald Trump departs after speaking during the daily briefing at the White House, in Washington, DC. AFP
  • A Palestinian youth rides a horse along a beach during sunset in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian youth rides a horse along a beach during sunset in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A boy holds a party mask over his face in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    A boy holds a party mask over his face in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • Indian fishermen, who said they were refused entry at two ports after a nationwide lockdown, travel in the Arabian Sea attempting to reach their home state Maharashtra in India. Reuters
    Indian fishermen, who said they were refused entry at two ports after a nationwide lockdown, travel in the Arabian Sea attempting to reach their home state Maharashtra in India. Reuters
  • A prisoner reaches out from a bus to shake hands with family members after being released from the Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar. AP Photo
    A prisoner reaches out from a bus to shake hands with family members after being released from the Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar. AP Photo
  • Cars are seen parked at a newly opened drive-in cinema in front of the Phoenix West former blast furnace in Dortmund, western Germany. AFP
    Cars are seen parked at a newly opened drive-in cinema in front of the Phoenix West former blast furnace in Dortmund, western Germany. AFP
  • An Indonesian man in a superhero costume holds a placard reading "dear corona, go home, you've gone too far". AFP
    An Indonesian man in a superhero costume holds a placard reading "dear corona, go home, you've gone too far". AFP
  • A Georgian priest conducts a Mass without worshippers at the Trinity cathedral in Tbilisi. AP Photo
    A Georgian priest conducts a Mass without worshippers at the Trinity cathedral in Tbilisi. AP Photo

World in focus - best photos for April 18, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Simon Wilgress-Pipe
Simon Wilgress-Pipe

April 18, 2020

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