• A Palestinian boy walks past street art depicting the coronavirus pandemic in Gaza city. AFP
    A Palestinian boy walks past street art depicting the coronavirus pandemic in Gaza city. AFP
  • Anti-government protesters camp out on Juarez Street in Mexico City after the police prevented them from getting to the city's main square. AFP
    Anti-government protesters camp out on Juarez Street in Mexico City after the police prevented them from getting to the city's main square. AFP
  • Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reflected in a woman's eye as she watches his address in Manchester, Britain. Reuters
    Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reflected in a woman's eye as she watches his address in Manchester, Britain. Reuters
  • A yacht sails ahead of an approaching rainstorm over The Mediterranean Sea, near Nice, southern France. AFP
    A yacht sails ahead of an approaching rainstorm over The Mediterranean Sea, near Nice, southern France. AFP
  • A woman walks a pedestrian crossing in the rain in Tokyo. AP Photo
    A woman walks a pedestrian crossing in the rain in Tokyo. AP Photo
  • A man carries a child through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India. REUTERS
    A man carries a child through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India. REUTERS
  • US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. AFP
    US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. AFP
  • An areal shows the Egeskov castle under morning fog, on the island of Funen, Denmark. AFP
    An areal shows the Egeskov castle under morning fog, on the island of Funen, Denmark. AFP
  • People pose for photos among a field of cosmos flowers in a car park before high-rise apartment buildings in Goyang, west of Seoul. AFP
    People pose for photos among a field of cosmos flowers in a car park before high-rise apartment buildings in Goyang, west of Seoul. AFP

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2. Featherweight: Hussein Salim (IRQ) v Shakhriyor Juraev (UZB)

3. Catchweight 80kg: Rashed Dawood (UAE) v Khamza Yamadaev (RUS)

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