World in focus - best photos for August 11, 2020

Take a look at our pick of the images from around the world during the past 24 hours

The newly renovated Mayflower II, a replica of the original ship that sailed from England in 1620, sails back to its berth in Plymouth, Massachusetts, US. Reuters

A graveyard for victims of the coronavirus at the Pondok Ranggon cemetery in Jakarta. The country of nearly 270 million is among the worst hit in Asia by the pandemic, with cases in all its 34 provinces, including the remote Maluku island and easternmost Papua. AFP

A man performs during the presentation of an automatic disinfection cabin that would help fight the coronavirus, in Bogota. AFP

Firecrackers thrown by protesters explode in front of riot police amid clashes in the vicinity of the parliament in central Beirut following a huge chemical explosion that devastated large parts of the Lebanese capital. AFP

Demonstrators take part in a protest following the blast in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters

A mother walks away while holding her child, who earlier received tuberculosis and polio vaccines, at an integrated services post in Banda Aceh. AFP

A supporter of Bolivian former president (2006-2019) Evo Morales, burns tires during a road blockade to protest against a second postponement of the general election due to thepandemic and to demand the resignation of President Jeanine Anez, in El Alto, Bolivia. AFP

A park beside the Han river is flooded following heavy rainfall in Seoul. AFP

An aerial image made with a drone of surfers at the Recreio beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA

A man takes an oral Covid-19 swab test while a healthcare worker watches in Los Angeles, California, US. The testing site was an effort by Councilmember Gil Cedillo to provide free testing to community members. EPA

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