World in focus - best photos for July 18, 2020

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

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  Firefighters work to put out a fire at the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral in Nantes, western France. AFP

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  People visit the Ice cave in the Rhone Glacier above Gletsch near the Furkapass in Switzerland. The oldest Alps glacier is protected by special white blankets to prevent it from melting. AP

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  A Nasa image shows Comet NEOWISE viewed from the International Space Station. EPA

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  People attend a drive in cinema on the beach in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP

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  French artist Nathan Paulin performs on a highline above the Semnoz resort on the eve of the "La Grande Balade" performance, part of the Festival Annecy Paysage 2020. AFP

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  An aerial view shows flooded residential buildings due to rising water levels of the Yangtze river in Jiujiang, China's central Jiangxi province. AFP

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  A lab technician looks at reagent bottles before performing vaccine tests at French pharmaceutical company Sanofi's laboratory in Val de Reuil. AFP

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  An artist wearing a face shield prepares a painting for a virtual exhibition themed 'New Normal' in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP

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