• Motorbike riders are stuck in traffic during the morning peak hour in Hanoi, Vietnam. Getty
    Motorbike riders are stuck in traffic during the morning peak hour in Hanoi, Vietnam. Getty
  • Mannequins are placed in spectator seats to cheer South Korea's football team FC Seoul team during a match against Gwangju FC. Reuters
    Mannequins are placed in spectator seats to cheer South Korea's football team FC Seoul team during a match against Gwangju FC. Reuters
  • Residents watch out from their window in an area near the site of a gun battle between suspected militants and government forces in Srinagar, India. AFP
    Residents watch out from their window in an area near the site of a gun battle between suspected militants and government forces in Srinagar, India. AFP
  • A worker sweeps the floor outside a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    A worker sweeps the floor outside a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • People walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
    People walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
  • Turkish soldiers overlook a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara. AFP
    Turkish soldiers overlook a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara. AFP
  • A stuffed panda is placed on a chair as a means to enforce social distancing at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    A stuffed panda is placed on a chair as a means to enforce social distancing at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • An apartment block, which is decorated with a mural dedicated to healthcare workers, in Odintsovo outside Moscow, Russia. Reuters
    An apartment block, which is decorated with a mural dedicated to healthcare workers, in Odintsovo outside Moscow, Russia. Reuters
  • Paddleboats float moored and unused on Chapultepec lake in Mexico City. AP
    Paddleboats float moored and unused on Chapultepec lake in Mexico City. AP

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World in focus - best photos for May 19, 2020

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