• US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks outside Mariotti Building Products in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. AFP
    US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks outside Mariotti Building Products in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. AFP
  • A part of the Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio which ran aground, is seen off the coast of Mauritius. Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio via Reuters
    A part of the Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio which ran aground, is seen off the coast of Mauritius. Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio via Reuters
  • A man dries a traditional triangular flag for the upcoming Islamic festival "Muharram" standing on an empty jetty near the Ganges river in Kolkata, India. AFP
    A man dries a traditional triangular flag for the upcoming Islamic festival "Muharram" standing on an empty jetty near the Ganges river in Kolkata, India. AFP
  • Workers unload coffins from a truck outside a funeral home located in front of the General Hospital in Mexico City. AFP
    Workers unload coffins from a truck outside a funeral home located in front of the General Hospital in Mexico City. AFP
  • A visitor stands at a display of large lantern flowers as part of the exhibit "Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience" at the Franklin Park Zoo, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. EPA
    A visitor stands at a display of large lantern flowers as part of the exhibit "Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience" at the Franklin Park Zoo, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. EPA
  • Cats are seen resting on a car at Perales neighbourhood in Santa Anita district, east of Lima in Peru. AFP
    Cats are seen resting on a car at Perales neighbourhood in Santa Anita district, east of Lima in Peru. AFP
  • An elm seed bug flies past a sunflower in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Idaho Post-Register via AP
    An elm seed bug flies past a sunflower in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Idaho Post-Register via AP
  • A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems-equipped C-130 aircraft drops retardant ahead of the LNU Lightning Complex fire in Healdsburg, California. AFP
    A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems-equipped C-130 aircraft drops retardant ahead of the LNU Lightning Complex fire in Healdsburg, California. AFP
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, right, and wife Jill Biden watch fireworks outside the Chase Center during the Democratic National Convention in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Bloomberg
    Former Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, right, and wife Jill Biden watch fireworks outside the Chase Center during the Democratic National Convention in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators against racial injustice march to the site of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Reuters
    Demonstrators against racial injustice march to the site of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for August 21, 2020

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