• An Aerial view of the Esperanca IV informal gold mining camp, near the Menkragnoti indigenous territory, in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin. AFP
    An Aerial view of the Esperanca IV informal gold mining camp, near the Menkragnoti indigenous territory, in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin. AFP
  • Rowers begin their workout on Casco Bay as the sun starts to peak over Great Diamond Island in Portland, Maine. AP
    Rowers begin their workout on Casco Bay as the sun starts to peak over Great Diamond Island in Portland, Maine. AP
  • A field of clover, from Dr Seuss' book "Horton Hears a Who," that will be incorporated as part of a touring immersive attraction tied to the work of the famous late author and illustrator of children's books. The exhibit is scheduled debut in Toronto. AP
    A field of clover, from Dr Seuss' book "Horton Hears a Who," that will be incorporated as part of a touring immersive attraction tied to the work of the famous late author and illustrator of children's books. The exhibit is scheduled debut in Toronto. AP
  • A man walks near big sheets used to slow down the melting above the grotto carved inside the Mer de Glace glacier in Chamonix. AFP
    A man walks near big sheets used to slow down the melting above the grotto carved inside the Mer de Glace glacier in Chamonix. AFP
  • Malaysian children wave national flags during an Independence Day celebration rehearsal in Putrajaya, Malaysia. EPA
    Malaysian children wave national flags during an Independence Day celebration rehearsal in Putrajaya, Malaysia. EPA
  • A migrant child intercepted off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea waves as she waits to disembark from a rescue boat at the port of Malaga, southern Spain. Reuters
    A migrant child intercepted off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea waves as she waits to disembark from a rescue boat at the port of Malaga, southern Spain. Reuters
  • A boatman walks on a flooded road near Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, as the river water levels rise in Allahabad. AFP
    A boatman walks on a flooded road near Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, as the river water levels rise in Allahabad. AFP
  • A picture in the Western Cape Province near Botriver shows a bee-keepers setting out bee hives for pollination. Canola or Rapeseed are grown for the oil which is extracted from the seeds. AFP
    A picture in the Western Cape Province near Botriver shows a bee-keepers setting out bee hives for pollination. Canola or Rapeseed are grown for the oil which is extracted from the seeds. AFP
  • Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, arrives in the US after a 15-day journey crossing the Atlantic in the Malizia II, a zero-carbon yacht in New York. AFP
    Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, arrives in the US after a 15-day journey crossing the Atlantic in the Malizia II, a zero-carbon yacht in New York. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 29, 2019

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