• Chinese artists recreate the iconic scene from Titanic using different varieties of rice in a paddy in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province. AFP
    Chinese artists recreate the iconic scene from Titanic using different varieties of rice in a paddy in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province. AFP
  • The Milky Way is visible in the clear night sky above the Saint Anne Chapel near Abasar, Hungary. EPA
    The Milky Way is visible in the clear night sky above the Saint Anne Chapel near Abasar, Hungary. EPA
  • Vehicles are buried in hail in eastern Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. AFP
    Vehicles are buried in hail in eastern Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. AFP
  • People walk in the rain through a shopping area in Tokyo. AP
    People walk in the rain through a shopping area in Tokyo. AP
  • This photo shows a fisherman of the Dumagat tribe commuting on a boat at Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan. Angat dam supplies Metro Manila and nearby provinces with water. Manila has been hit by its worst water shortage in years, leaving bucket-bearing families to wait hours for a fill up from tanker trucks and some hospitals to turn away less urgent cases. AFP
    This photo shows a fisherman of the Dumagat tribe commuting on a boat at Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan. Angat dam supplies Metro Manila and nearby provinces with water. Manila has been hit by its worst water shortage in years, leaving bucket-bearing families to wait hours for a fill up from tanker trucks and some hospitals to turn away less urgent cases. AFP
  • Ferarri's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Austrian GP in Spielberg, Austria. EPA
    Ferarri's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Austrian GP in Spielberg, Austria. EPA
  • Russia's gymnast David Belyavskiy competes in the parallel bars at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. AFP
    Russia's gymnast David Belyavskiy competes in the parallel bars at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. AFP
  • A man take a picture inside of his tent during the sunset in a beach at La Serena, Chile. Reuters
    A man take a picture inside of his tent during the sunset in a beach at La Serena, Chile. Reuters
  • Fireworks expose above the Dinamo stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2019 European Games in Minsk. AFP
    Fireworks expose above the Dinamo stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2019 European Games in Minsk. AFP
  • A flock of flamingos fly over Anasagar Lake in Ajmer in India's western Rajasthan state. AFP
    A flock of flamingos fly over Anasagar Lake in Ajmer in India's western Rajasthan state. AFP
  • A model presents a creation from the Fall/Winter 2019/20 Haute Couture collection by US designer Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli fashion house during the Paris Fashion Week. EPA
    A model presents a creation from the Fall/Winter 2019/20 Haute Couture collection by US designer Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli fashion house during the Paris Fashion Week. EPA
  • Protesters hold up umbrellas as they try to break into the Legislative Council building during the annual July 1 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, China. EPA
    Protesters hold up umbrellas as they try to break into the Legislative Council building during the annual July 1 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, China. EPA
  • A couple walk up some newly decorated staircase at Canary Wharf in London, Britain. Reuters
    A couple walk up some newly decorated staircase at Canary Wharf in London, Britain. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for July 1, 2019

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