• Salvaged busts of former US Presidents can be seen at a mulching business in Williamsburg, Virginia. Howard Hankins rescued the giant busts of former US Presidents from the closed Presidents Park after he was commissioned to destroy them. AFP
    Salvaged busts of former US Presidents can be seen at a mulching business in Williamsburg, Virginia. Howard Hankins rescued the giant busts of former US Presidents from the closed Presidents Park after he was commissioned to destroy them. AFP
  • A Kashmiri man tries to catch fish as he sits on a boat in Srinagar, India. EPA
    A Kashmiri man tries to catch fish as he sits on a boat in Srinagar, India. EPA
  • An Indian artist paints an idol of Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha to prepare for the forthcoming Ganesha Chaturthi festival. EPA
    An Indian artist paints an idol of Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha to prepare for the forthcoming Ganesha Chaturthi festival. EPA
  • A mill is seen in the morning mist in Groningen, The Netherlands. EPA
    A mill is seen in the morning mist in Groningen, The Netherlands. EPA
  • An armadillo, which has been blinded by the heat from a fire walks on the grounds of the Guarani Nation Ecological Conservation Area Nembi Guasu in the Charagua region, Bolivia. Reuters
    An armadillo, which has been blinded by the heat from a fire walks on the grounds of the Guarani Nation Ecological Conservation Area Nembi Guasu in the Charagua region, Bolivia. Reuters
  • Oakland Athletics centre fielder Mark Canha makes a leaping catch against the wall against the Kansas City Royals. Reuters
    Oakland Athletics centre fielder Mark Canha makes a leaping catch against the wall against the Kansas City Royals. Reuters
  • A woman walks along the sea wall on Scarborough sea front as the sun rises on Bank Holiday Monday in northern England. Getty
    A woman walks along the sea wall on Scarborough sea front as the sun rises on Bank Holiday Monday in northern England. Getty
  • The Ensemble of Korean People's Army of North Korea performs on the Russia's Army Theatre's stage during the "Spasskaya Tower" international military music festival in Moscow. AFP
    The Ensemble of Korean People's Army of North Korea performs on the Russia's Army Theatre's stage during the "Spasskaya Tower" international military music festival in Moscow. AFP
  • Brazilian farmer Helio Lombardo Do Santos and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state. AFP
    Brazilian farmer Helio Lombardo Do Santos and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 27, 2019

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