• Geneva's landmark fountain known as "Jet d'Eau" is restared following the Covid-19 outbreak. The fountain was switched off on March 20, 2020, as the Swiss government further tightened measures against COVID-19. AFP
    Geneva's landmark fountain known as "Jet d'Eau" is restared following the Covid-19 outbreak. The fountain was switched off on March 20, 2020, as the Swiss government further tightened measures against COVID-19. AFP
  • The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City. AFP
    The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City. AFP
  • A protester holding the Lebanese flag runs as protesters block the Jounieh-Tripoli highway with tyres set ablaze during a demonstration against dire economic conditions in Jal Al Dibof, north-east of Beirut. AFP
    A protester holding the Lebanese flag runs as protesters block the Jounieh-Tripoli highway with tyres set ablaze during a demonstration against dire economic conditions in Jal Al Dibof, north-east of Beirut. AFP
  • A man walks past a gloved fist painted on a wall at Graffiti Alley in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AFP
    A man walks past a gloved fist painted on a wall at Graffiti Alley in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AFP
  • A man cycles past burning tyres in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli. AFP
    A man cycles past burning tyres in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli. AFP
  • An aerial view of activists from the Brazilian NGO Rio de Paz digging mock graves on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
    An aerial view of activists from the Brazilian NGO Rio de Paz digging mock graves on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
  • Nepalese youths are soaked by a water cannon during a protest near the Prime Minister's official residence, demanding better and effective response from the government to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
    Nepalese youths are soaked by a water cannon during a protest near the Prime Minister's official residence, demanding better and effective response from the government to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
  • A boy dives into the Tigris river to cool down in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    A boy dives into the Tigris river to cool down in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Locals wade through water inside an abandoned tunnel as they follow a safety line and drag inner tubes as they work to repair a self-created water system in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
    Locals wade through water inside an abandoned tunnel as they follow a safety line and drag inner tubes as they work to repair a self-created water system in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
  • The Bighorn Fire breaks onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains and burns over a pair of homes in the foothills just east of the Finger Rock Trailhead in Tucson, Arizona. AP
    The Bighorn Fire breaks onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains and burns over a pair of homes in the foothills just east of the Finger Rock Trailhead in Tucson, Arizona. AP

World in focus - best photos for June 12, 2020


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