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  • Lighting designers Motoko Ishii and Akari-Lisa Ishii present a two-day special light show on the Eiffel Tower to celebrate the Japanese cultural season and 160 years of diplomatic relations between France and Japan in Paris. Charles Platiau / Reuters
    Lighting designers Motoko Ishii and Akari-Lisa Ishii present a two-day special light show on the Eiffel Tower to celebrate the Japanese cultural season and 160 years of diplomatic relations between France and Japan in Paris. Charles Platiau / Reuters
  • US astronaut Nick Hague, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin pose for a photo before their final preflight practical examination in a mock-up of a Soyuz spacecraft at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo
    US astronaut Nick Hague, right, and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin pose for a photo before their final preflight practical examination in a mock-up of a Soyuz spacecraft at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo
  • People take photographs of sharks in the Aquarium of Genoa. Marco Bertorello / AFP
    People take photographs of sharks in the Aquarium of Genoa. Marco Bertorello / AFP
  • Nepalese women take a holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal. Narenda Shrestha / EPA
    Nepalese women take a holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal. Narenda Shrestha / EPA
  • Baltimore Ravens running back Javorius Allen, right, tries to catch a pass while under pressure from Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Shawn William in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati. Frank Victores / AP Photo
    Baltimore Ravens running back Javorius Allen, right, tries to catch a pass while under pressure from Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Shawn William in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati. Frank Victores / AP Photo
  • A tourist takes a picture in the Ice Cave at the Rhone Glacier in Furka, Switzerland. Denis Balibouse / Reuters
    A tourist takes a picture in the Ice Cave at the Rhone Glacier in Furka, Switzerland. Denis Balibouse / Reuters
  • Scott Gregory of Northland is tackled in the air by Junior Laloifi of Manawatu during the round five Mitre 10 Cup match between Northland and Manawatu at Toll Stadium in Whangarei, New Zealand. Fiona Goodall / Getty Images
    Scott Gregory of Northland is tackled in the air by Junior Laloifi of Manawatu during the round five Mitre 10 Cup match between Northland and Manawatu at Toll Stadium in Whangarei, New Zealand. Fiona Goodall / Getty Images
  • A farmer sprays products in a field near Lille, northern France. Denis Charlet / AFP
    A farmer sprays products in a field near Lille, northern France. Denis Charlet / AFP
  • Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather next to a building in the village of Susah in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, near the Syrian border with Iraq. Delil souleiman / AFP
    Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather next to a building in the village of Susah in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, near the Syrian border with Iraq. Delil souleiman / AFP

World in focus - best photos for September 14, 2018

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September 14, 2018

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