World in focus - best photos for August 14, 2020

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

Blanca Ortiz, 84, celebrates after learning from nurses that she will be dismissed from the Eurnekian Ezeiza Hospital, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina several weeks after being admitted with Covid-19. AP Photo

Volunteers collect leaked oil from the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run aground at the beach in Bois des Amourettes, Mauritius. AFP

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. Reuters

Two women hold a mobile phone and flowers during a protest in Minsk against police violence during recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election. AFP

A firefighter works to extinguish a hotspot from the Lake Fire at Pine Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest, by Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, California. AFP

Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash during its eruption as seen from Karo, in North Sumatra. AFP

Herriman players celebrate as they take the field against Davis for a high school football game in Herriman, Utah. Utah is among the states going forward with school sport despite concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo

A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch Fire in Azusa, California. AP Photo

A boy is seen fishing at Beirut's Corniche, Lebanon. Reuters

A man waits for clients at a market in Mexico City, Mexico. EPA

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