• A man rides his bike past an art installation entitled "Forever Cycles" by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
    A man rides his bike past an art installation entitled "Forever Cycles" by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
  • Tourists visit the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground church built into a mine that produces salt, 45km north of Bogota. AFP
    Tourists visit the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground church built into a mine that produces salt, 45km north of Bogota. AFP
  • A worker inspects a frame from a bee hive of European honey bees in Sao Roque, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Bloomberg
    A worker inspects a frame from a bee hive of European honey bees in Sao Roque, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Bloomberg
  • People spend time on the beach in Batumi, Georgia. Batumi is a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast in southwest Georgia. EPA
    People spend time on the beach in Batumi, Georgia. Batumi is a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast in southwest Georgia. EPA
  • An aerial view of early-maturing rice ripening under the summer sun turning rice paddies to a golden hue in Gyeongsan, some 330km southeast of Seoul, South Korea. EPA
    An aerial view of early-maturing rice ripening under the summer sun turning rice paddies to a golden hue in Gyeongsan, some 330km southeast of Seoul, South Korea. EPA
  • Wolverhampton pins are seen for sale prior to the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Getty Images
    Wolverhampton pins are seen for sale prior to the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Getty Images
  • Portraits of British musician Ed Sheeran, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson, are pictured on display during a press preview of the exhibition 'Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk' in Ipswich, east England. AFP
    Portraits of British musician Ed Sheeran, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson, are pictured on display during a press preview of the exhibition 'Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk' in Ipswich, east England. AFP
  • Athletes take part in the women's windsurfing RS:X class competition during a sailing test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, off the coast Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture. AFP
    Athletes take part in the women's windsurfing RS:X class competition during a sailing test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, off the coast Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture. AFP
  • An aerial view of the entrance of a fresh food distribution centre in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. EPA
    An aerial view of the entrance of a fresh food distribution centre in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. EPA
  • Anti-riot police block the entrance to the Magistrates court after the Zimbabwe main opposition party Movement of Democratic Changes (MDC) appeal against the banning or protests was dismissed by a magistrate in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Getty Images
    Anti-riot police block the entrance to the Magistrates court after the Zimbabwe main opposition party Movement of Democratic Changes (MDC) appeal against the banning or protests was dismissed by a magistrate in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Getty Images
  • Shauna Coxsey, of Britain, competes during the women's combined bouldering final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships. AP
    Shauna Coxsey, of Britain, competes during the women's combined bouldering final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships. AP
  • An aerial photo taken with a drone shows a heather in bloom at Veluwe nature reserve in Vierhouten, The Netherlands. EPA
    An aerial photo taken with a drone shows a heather in bloom at Veluwe nature reserve in Vierhouten, The Netherlands. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for August 20, 2019

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

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August 20, 2019

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