• An Indian barber shaves a customer at a road side stall in Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra/AFP
    An Indian barber shaves a customer at a road side stall in Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra/AFP
  • Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team in action during the Moto GP Warm up of the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic at Masaryk circuit in Brno, Czech Republic. Martin Divisek/EPA
    Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team in action during the Moto GP Warm up of the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic at Masaryk circuit in Brno, Czech Republic. Martin Divisek/EPA
  • People gather near the scene where two vehicles have fallen into a sinkhole on a street in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. Reuters
    People gather near the scene where two vehicles have fallen into a sinkhole on a street in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. Reuters
  • Cyclists ride in front of St. Basil Cathedral in central Moscow. Vasily Maximov/AFP
    Cyclists ride in front of St. Basil Cathedral in central Moscow. Vasily Maximov/AFP
  • People on a nighttime stroll pass by the 'City jets' - colorful illuminated twirling water jets in a fountain - in Aluksne, Latvia. Toms Kalnins/EPA
    People on a nighttime stroll pass by the 'City jets' - colorful illuminated twirling water jets in a fountain - in Aluksne, Latvia. Toms Kalnins/EPA
  • A long exposure image shows Stars revolving around the North Star during a 'Night of falling stars' on the Col de la Givrine), near Saint-Cergue, Switzerland. Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA
    A long exposure image shows Stars revolving around the North Star during a 'Night of falling stars' on the Col de la Givrine), near Saint-Cergue, Switzerland. Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA
  • Andy Jones of the US dives from a 27-metre high platform overlooking Lake Lucerne during the the finals of the Red Bull Cliff Diving series in Sisikon, Switzerland. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
    Andy Jones of the US dives from a 27-metre high platform overlooking Lake Lucerne during the the finals of the Red Bull Cliff Diving series in Sisikon, Switzerland. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
  • A competitor in the Novice Steer Ride has an involuntary dismount during the 71st annual Harts Range Races and Rodeo, approximately 215 km East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Glenn Campbell/EPA
    A competitor in the Novice Steer Ride has an involuntary dismount during the 71st annual Harts Range Races and Rodeo, approximately 215 km East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Glenn Campbell/EPA
  • A boundary umpire throws the ball in in his warm up during the round 20 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the Gold Coast Suns at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. Michael Dodge/Getty Images
    A boundary umpire throws the ball in in his warm up during the round 20 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the Gold Coast Suns at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. Michael Dodge/Getty Images
  • Aa man performing a traditional dance during a parade at Garuda Wisnu Kencana in Jimbaran on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP
    Aa man performing a traditional dance during a parade at Garuda Wisnu Kencana in Jimbaran on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP
  • General view of riders and horses jumping the last in Race 1, Crisp Steeplechase during The Grand National Hurdle day at Sandown in Melbourne, Australia. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
    General view of riders and horses jumping the last in Race 1, Crisp Steeplechase during The Grand National Hurdle day at Sandown in Melbourne, Australia. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
  • Alex Schenck carries a water bucket while fighting to save his home as the Ranch Fire tears down New Long Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California. Noah Berger/AFP
    Alex Schenck carries a water bucket while fighting to save his home as the Ranch Fire tears down New Long Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California. Noah Berger/AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 5, 2018

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