• A person dressed up as Spider-Man sits next to the cabs as taxi drivers hold a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber, Cabify and Didi at Angel de la Independencia monument, in Mexico City, Mexico. Reuters
    A person dressed up as Spider-Man sits next to the cabs as taxi drivers hold a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber, Cabify and Didi at Angel de la Independencia monument, in Mexico City, Mexico. Reuters
  • People light candles inside the candle room of Our Lady of Aparecida Basilica, the temple of Brazil’s patron saint on her feast day in Aparecida, Brazil. Two of Brazil’s biggest Catholic celebrations scheduled for this holiday weekend were downscaled and cancelled, yet people still appeared, underscoring the challenge of extolling Covid-19 precautions as well as pressures to ease up. AP Photo
    People light candles inside the candle room of Our Lady of Aparecida Basilica, the temple of Brazil’s patron saint on her feast day in Aparecida, Brazil. Two of Brazil’s biggest Catholic celebrations scheduled for this holiday weekend were downscaled and cancelled, yet people still appeared, underscoring the challenge of extolling Covid-19 precautions as well as pressures to ease up. AP Photo
  • A Molotov cocktail explodes in front of riot police during a protest in the framework of the Day of the Race, in downtown Santiago. AFP
    A Molotov cocktail explodes in front of riot police during a protest in the framework of the Day of the Race, in downtown Santiago. AFP
  • People wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sanitise a "pandal" or a temporary platform, next to an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for the upcoming of Durga Puja festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus, in Kolkata, India. Reuters
    People wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sanitise a "pandal" or a temporary platform, next to an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for the upcoming of Durga Puja festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus, in Kolkata, India. Reuters
  • US President Donald Trump throws a face mask from the stage during a campaign rally, his first since being treated for the coronavirus disease, at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, US. Reuters
    US President Donald Trump throws a face mask from the stage during a campaign rally, his first since being treated for the coronavirus disease, at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, US. Reuters
  • A child sits among led candles placed by activists in memory of Israel's coronavirus victims, in Jerusalem. Reuters
    A child sits among led candles placed by activists in memory of Israel's coronavirus victims, in Jerusalem. Reuters
  • A supporter of the Argentinian President takes part in a counter-march in front of the presidential residence in the town of Olivos, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
    A supporter of the Argentinian President takes part in a counter-march in front of the presidential residence in the town of Olivos, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
  • Santa Claus greets Jaythan Corbacho with an elbow bump during the Selfridges 2020 Christmas Shop "Once upon a Christmas" photocall at Selfridges, Oxford Street in London, England. Getty Images
    Santa Claus greets Jaythan Corbacho with an elbow bump during the Selfridges 2020 Christmas Shop "Once upon a Christmas" photocall at Selfridges, Oxford Street in London, England. Getty Images

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World in focus - best photos for October 13, 2020

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