• A person looks at a mural commemorating National Heroes Day in Manila, Philippines. EPA
    A person looks at a mural commemorating National Heroes Day in Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • An Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird is seen at the Chakana private reserve, of the Jocotoco Foundation, on the slope of the Antisana Volcano. AFP
    An Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird is seen at the Chakana private reserve, of the Jocotoco Foundation, on the slope of the Antisana Volcano. AFP
  • A couple holding a Malaysian flag pose for a picture at Independence Square during Independence Day, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
    A couple holding a Malaysian flag pose for a picture at Independence Square during Independence Day, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
  • Pro-democracy students participate in a three-fingers salute marathon during a rally near the Democracy monument in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    Pro-democracy students participate in a three-fingers salute marathon during a rally near the Democracy monument in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • A protester plays a banjo during the nightly protests at a Portland police precinct in Portland, Oregon, USA. AP Photo
    A protester plays a banjo during the nightly protests at a Portland police precinct in Portland, Oregon, USA. AP Photo
  • A man ties a horse to a pick-up in El Buitron in Huelva as smoke billows from a wildfire. AFP
    A man ties a horse to a pick-up in El Buitron in Huelva as smoke billows from a wildfire. AFP
  • A reveller puts his hands up in front of riot police at the scene of a suspected illegal rave in Thetford Forest, in Norfolk, Britain. Reuters
    A reveller puts his hands up in front of riot police at the scene of a suspected illegal rave in Thetford Forest, in Norfolk, Britain. Reuters
  • People enjoy the reopening of Simon Bolivar park in Bogota, Colombia. AFP
    People enjoy the reopening of Simon Bolivar park in Bogota, Colombia. AFP
  • A hot air balloon carrying passengers floats past a rising moon in Cardiff, California, USA. Reuters
    A hot air balloon carrying passengers floats past a rising moon in Cardiff, California, USA. Reuters
  • This photo released late on August 30 shows Hurricane Laura is pictured off the coast of the Texas-Louisiana border as the International Space Station orbited above the Gulf of Mexico on August 26. AFP
    This photo released late on August 30 shows Hurricane Laura is pictured off the coast of the Texas-Louisiana border as the International Space Station orbited above the Gulf of Mexico on August 26. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 31, 2020

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

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UAE

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Japan

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Norway

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Canada

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Singapore

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Australia

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Saudi Arabia

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South Korea
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Southampton 2

Armstrong 13', Soares 20'

Manchester United 2

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While you're here
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha

Starring: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shantanu Maheshwari, Jimmy Shergill, Saiee Manjrekar

Director: Neeraj Pandey

Rating: 2.5/5

On Women's Day
Army of the Dead

Director: Zack Snyder

Stars: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera

Three stars

WOMAN AND CHILD

Director: Saeed Roustaee

Starring: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi

Rating: 4/5

If you go

The flights

Emirates flies from Dubai to Seattle from Dh5,555 return, including taxes. Portland is a 260 km drive from Seattle and Emirates offers codeshare flights to Portland with its partner Alaska Airlines.

The car

Hertz (www.hertz.ae) offers compact car rental from about $300 per week, including taxes. Emirates Skywards members can earn points on their car hire through Hertz.

Parks and accommodation

For information on Crater Lake National Park, visit www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm . Because of the altitude, large parts of the park are closed in winter due to snow. While the park’s summer season is May 22-October 31, typically, the full loop of the Rim Drive is only possible from late July until the end of October. Entry costs $25 per car for a day. For accommodation, see www.travelcraterlake.com. For information on Umpqua Hot Springs, see www.fs.usda.gov and https://soakoregon.com/umpqua-hot-springs/. For Bend, see https://www.visitbend.com/.

While you're here
What is a calorie?

A food calorie, or kilocalorie, is a measure of nutritional energy generated from what is consumed.

One calorie, is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1°C.

A kilocalorie represents a 1,000 true calories of energy.

Energy density figures are often quoted as calories per serving, with one gram of fat in food containing nine calories, and a gram of protein or carbohydrate providing about four.

Alcohol contains about seven calories a gram. 

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