World in focus - best photos for November 8, 2020

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

The Washington Monument is seen at sunrise on the National Mall, as vote counting continues in the 2020 US presidential election, in Washington, US. Reuters

Japan's skipper Kojiro Shiraishi, dressed in traditional costume, waves his family before taking the start of the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France. AFP

Two locals chat while standing nearby the flooded road to San Pedro Sula, following the passage of Hurricane Eta, near the locality of Campin, 240km north of Tegucigalpa. Scores of people have died or remain unaccounted for as the remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashed floods and triggered landslides on its deadly march across Central America. AFP

Schevon Salmon, of Washington, left, celebrates with his 2-year-old daughter Nyomi Salmon, President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump, in Washington. AP Photo

Supporters of President Donald Trump unfurl a giant American flag outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. AP Photo

Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle United (left) and Nathan Redmond of Southampton (right) in action during the English Premier League match between Southampton and Newcastle United in Southampton, Britain. EPA

Truffle hunter Carlo Marenda pets his dog Buc as they search for white truffles through the Langhe Countryside in Roddi, near Alba, north-western Italy. Despite new measures to stop the spread of the Covid-19, truffles hunters are allowed to search in the countryside in Italy. AFP

A woman reacts after news media declared Democratic candidate Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 US presidential election, at BLM Plaza in Washington, DC, US. Reuters

Maryland running back Peny Boone (13) tries to stay in bounds on a second-quarter run against Penn State during an NCAA college football game in State College, Pennsylvania. AP Photo

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