A young Japanese rugby fan waits for the start of the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at Tokyo Stadium in Japan. AP Photo
A young Japanese rugby fan waits for the start of the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at Tokyo Stadium in Japan. AP Photo
Pope Francis meets with worshipers during an audience at Paul-VI hall in the Vatican. AFP
Pope Francis meets with worshipers during an audience at Paul-VI hall in the Vatican. AFP
A woman sweeps the premises of Nyatapola Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
A woman sweeps the premises of Nyatapola Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
Haute couture dresses and accessories by fashion designer Pierre Cardin are on display in an exhibition at the Museum Kunstpalast in Duesseldorf, Germany. EPA
Haute couture dresses and accessories by fashion designer Pierre Cardin are on display in an exhibition at the Museum Kunstpalast in Duesseldorf, Germany. EPA
A man walks past street art in New York, New York, USA. EPA
A man walks past street art in New York, New York, USA. EPA
A man looks at posters displayed as part of the exhibition at the Design Museum Den Bosch in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. AFP
A man looks at posters displayed as part of the exhibition at the Design Museum Den Bosch in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. AFP
A man takes a picture with a new iPhone 11 inside the newly renovated Apple Store at Fifth Avenue in New York City. AFP
A man takes a picture with a new iPhone 11 inside the newly renovated Apple Store at Fifth Avenue in New York City. AFP
Hoarfrost covers plants in Principalis Valley near Nagykanizsa, southwestern Hungary. EPA
Hoarfrost covers plants in Principalis Valley near Nagykanizsa, southwestern Hungary. EPA
A pedestrian walks by an advertising installation for the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup in Oita. AFP
A pedestrian walks by an advertising installation for the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup in Oita. AFP
An Etihad Airways plane crosses a bridge over a motorway at the airport in Frankfurt, German. AP Photo
An Etihad Airways plane crosses a bridge over a motorway at the airport in Frankfurt, German. AP Photo
South Korea's Black Eagles acrobatic flight team performs during a media preview of Air Power Day at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek. Yonhap via AP
South Korea's Black Eagles acrobatic flight team performs during a media preview of Air Power Day at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek. Yonhap via AP
An MI-8MTV-1 helicopter from Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency carries water to dump on burning peatland forest in Pulang Pisau regency near Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Reuters
An MI-8MTV-1 helicopter from Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency carries water to dump on burning peatland forest in Pulang Pisau regency near Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for September 20, 2019

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

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September 20, 2019

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RESULTS

6.30pm Handicap (TB) US$65,000 (Dirt) 1,400m

Winner Golden Goal, Pat Dobbs (jockey), Doug Watson (trainer)

7.05pm Dubai Racing Club Classic Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (Turf) 2,410m

Winner: Walton Street, William Buick, Charlie Appleby.

7.40pm Dubai Stakes Group 3 (TB) $130,000 (D) 1,200m

Winner Switzerland, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar

8.15pm Singspiel Stakes Group 3 (TB) $163,000 (T) 1,800m

Winner Lord Giltters, Adrie de Vries, David O’Meara

8.50pm Al Maktoum Challenge Round-1 (TB) $228,000 (D) 1,600m

Winner Military Law, Antonio Fresu, Musabah Al Muhairi.

9.25pm Al Fahidi Fort Group 2 (TB) $163,000 (T) 1,400m

Winner Land Of Legends, Frankie Dettori, Saeed bin Suroor

10pm Dubai Dash Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (T) 1,000m

Winner Equilateral, Frankie Dettori, Charles Hills.

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