• Flames from the Hog fire approach a highway about five miles from Susanville, California, US. AFP
    Flames from the Hog fire approach a highway about five miles from Susanville, California, US. AFP
  • Anderson de Souza, the clown Batatinha, performs at the Estoril Circus in Itagua, Brazil. AP Photo
    Anderson de Souza, the clown Batatinha, performs at the Estoril Circus in Itagua, Brazil. AP Photo
  • A US National Park Ranger is seen on a ferry with the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island in the background in New York. EPA
    A US National Park Ranger is seen on a ferry with the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island in the background in New York. EPA
  • Russians walk in front of St Basil Cathedral lit by the sun with a rainbow in the background on Red Square, Moscow. AFP
    Russians walk in front of St Basil Cathedral lit by the sun with a rainbow in the background on Red Square, Moscow. AFP
  • A cook prepares a dish in a restaurant in Lima, Peru. AFP
    A cook prepares a dish in a restaurant in Lima, Peru. AFP
  • A security guard looks at his smartphone while water is released from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze river in China. AFP
    A security guard looks at his smartphone while water is released from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze river in China. AFP
  • Juventus' Argentine forward Paulo Dybala takes a corner during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Lazio, at the Allianz stadium, in Turin, Italy. AFP
    Juventus' Argentine forward Paulo Dybala takes a corner during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Lazio, at the Allianz stadium, in Turin, Italy. AFP
  • Italian divers work to free a sperm whale caught in a fishing net in sea near the Sicilian Aeolian Islands. Reuters
    Italian divers work to free a sperm whale caught in a fishing net in sea near the Sicilian Aeolian Islands. Reuters
  • A kayak instructor does a trick for her students on the Potomac River, Maryland, US. EPA
    A kayak instructor does a trick for her students on the Potomac River, Maryland, US. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for July 21, 2020

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