• A woman prays under the fingertips of the largest Buddha statue in Thailand, in Ang Thong province, north of Bangkok. AFP
    A woman prays under the fingertips of the largest Buddha statue in Thailand, in Ang Thong province, north of Bangkok. AFP
  • The Mount Rushmore National Monument is seen at night in Keystone, South Dakota. AFP
    The Mount Rushmore National Monument is seen at night in Keystone, South Dakota. AFP
  • US President Donald trump takes a swing with a bat from Texas Timber before speaking at a Spirit of America showcase event to spotlight small businesses in the grand foyer of the White House, in Washington, DC. AFP
    US President Donald trump takes a swing with a bat from Texas Timber before speaking at a Spirit of America showcase event to spotlight small businesses in the grand foyer of the White House, in Washington, DC. AFP
  • A fruit seller pushes his cart through a flooded street in Mumbai. AFP
    A fruit seller pushes his cart through a flooded street in Mumbai. AFP
  • Campact NGO's activists wearing carnival heads bearing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Economy Minister Peter Altmaier stage a protest against the government's coal phase-out law in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. AFP
    Campact NGO's activists wearing carnival heads bearing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Economy Minister Peter Altmaier stage a protest against the government's coal phase-out law in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. AFP
  • A resident covers her face as municipal employees carry out a disinfection operation against COVID-19 in San Jose. Costa Rica. AFP
    A resident covers her face as municipal employees carry out a disinfection operation against COVID-19 in San Jose. Costa Rica. AFP
  • A health professional administers a Covid-19 test to an indigenous Guarani child in Marica, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. AFP
    A health professional administers a Covid-19 test to an indigenous Guarani child in Marica, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. AFP
  • A surfer falls off a wave on in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS
    A surfer falls off a wave on in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS
  • A woman from the Turkana tribe walks through a swarm of locusts at the village of Lorengippi near the town of Lodwar, Turkana county, Kenya. REUTERS
    A woman from the Turkana tribe walks through a swarm of locusts at the village of Lorengippi near the town of Lodwar, Turkana county, Kenya. REUTERS
  • Staff wait to welcome guests in the lobby of the newly-inaugurated Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake hotel, the world's first gold-plated hotel, in Hanoi. AFP
    Staff wait to welcome guests in the lobby of the newly-inaugurated Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake hotel, the world's first gold-plated hotel, in Hanoi. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for July 3, 2020

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

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Two products to make at home

Toilet cleaner

1 cup baking soda 

1 cup castile soap

10-20 drops of lemon essential oil (or another oil of your choice) 

Method:

1. Mix the baking soda and castile soap until you get a nice consistency.

2. Add the essential oil to the mix.

Air Freshener

100ml water 

5 drops of the essential oil of your choice (note: lavender is a nice one for this) 

Method:

1. Add water and oil to spray bottle to store.

2. Shake well before use. 

Washmen Profile

Date Started: May 2015

Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui

Based: Dubai, UAE

Sector: Laundry

Employees: 170

Funding: about $8m

Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures

What are the main cyber security threats?

Cyber crime - This includes fraud, impersonation, scams and deepfake technology, tactics that are increasingly targeting infrastructure and exploiting human vulnerabilities.
Cyber terrorism - Social media platforms are used to spread radical ideologies, misinformation and disinformation, often with the aim of disrupting critical infrastructure such as power grids.
Cyber warfare - Shaped by geopolitical tension, hostile actors seek to infiltrate and compromise national infrastructure, using one country’s systems as a springboard to launch attacks on others.

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