• A member of staff wearing PPE cleans the handrail of the Cecil Brewer staircase at the re-opened Heal's flagship store in central London. AFP
    A member of staff wearing PPE cleans the handrail of the Cecil Brewer staircase at the re-opened Heal's flagship store in central London. AFP
  • Visitors pay their respects to George Floyd during a candlelight vigil at Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas. AFP
    Visitors pay their respects to George Floyd during a candlelight vigil at Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas. AFP
  • Democratic lawmakers knee to observe a moment of silence on Capitol Hill for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality in Washington, DC. AFP
    Democratic lawmakers knee to observe a moment of silence on Capitol Hill for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Black Lives Matter (BLM) supporters gather for a memorial service honoring George Floyd in Los Angeles, California. AFP
    Black Lives Matter (BLM) supporters gather for a memorial service honoring George Floyd in Los Angeles, California. AFP
  • This aerial picture shows members of the Bangladesh police attending a yoga session to boost the immune system of police personnel during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Dhaka. AFP
    This aerial picture shows members of the Bangladesh police attending a yoga session to boost the immune system of police personnel during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Dhaka. AFP
  • Artists perform with red balloons at a protest to honour people who died from coronavirus in Brasilia, Brazil. REUTERS
    Artists perform with red balloons at a protest to honour people who died from coronavirus in Brasilia, Brazil. REUTERS
  • Hooded youth riot during the demonstration called 'Justice for Melanie' on the main avenues of Mexico City, Mexico. EPA
    Hooded youth riot during the demonstration called 'Justice for Melanie' on the main avenues of Mexico City, Mexico. EPA
  • A Vietnamese farmer transports harvested lychees to sell to at a wholesale market in Luc Ngan district of Vietnam's Bac Giang province. AFP
    A Vietnamese farmer transports harvested lychees to sell to at a wholesale market in Luc Ngan district of Vietnam's Bac Giang province. AFP
  • Vultures are seen over garbage at the beach of the Costa del Este neighbourhood in Panama City. AFP
    Vultures are seen over garbage at the beach of the Costa del Este neighbourhood in Panama City. AFP
  • Musicians play amid the coronavirus pandemic to protest a proposal by interim President Jeanine Anez to eliminate the Ministry of Culture, in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo
    Musicians play amid the coronavirus pandemic to protest a proposal by interim President Jeanine Anez to eliminate the Ministry of Culture, in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for June 9, 2020

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

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June 09, 2020

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