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  • A firefighter pulls a hose while protecting a home along Crystal Springs Road while battling the Glass Fire in St. Helena, California. AP
    A firefighter pulls a hose while protecting a home along Crystal Springs Road while battling the Glass Fire in St. Helena, California. AP
  • South Africa's Nikita Robb catches a wave during a surfing competition organised to revive local tourism on the island at Arugam Bay in the east of Sri Lanka. AFP
    South Africa's Nikita Robb catches a wave during a surfing competition organised to revive local tourism on the island at Arugam Bay in the east of Sri Lanka. AFP
  • People along with local government officials prepare to ride on bicycles during a launch ceremony encouraging people to take bicycles to their workplaces, Mall of Asia in Manila. AFP
    People along with local government officials prepare to ride on bicycles during a launch ceremony encouraging people to take bicycles to their workplaces, Mall of Asia in Manila. AFP
  • Members of an Orthodox church choir sing and dance during the celebration of the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel. AFP
    Members of an Orthodox church choir sing and dance during the celebration of the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel. AFP
  • A worker cleans barrels used to contain chemicals in Buriganga river in Dhaka on September 27, 2020. AFP
    A worker cleans barrels used to contain chemicals in Buriganga river in Dhaka on September 27, 2020. AFP
  • Riders pedal under a cloudy sky during the men's elite event, at the road cycling World Championships, in Imola, Italy. AP Photo
    Riders pedal under a cloudy sky during the men's elite event, at the road cycling World Championships, in Imola, Italy. AP Photo
  • Birds fly inside the stadium during the match between AS Monaco and RC Strasbourg. REUTERS
    Birds fly inside the stadium during the match between AS Monaco and RC Strasbourg. REUTERS
  • Kashmiris catch fish as they sit on a small boat near a lotus flowers on the waters of Nageen Lake in Srinagar. EPA
    Kashmiris catch fish as they sit on a small boat near a lotus flowers on the waters of Nageen Lake in Srinagar. EPA
  • Luke Jerram's 'In Memoriam' artwork installation on Sandbanks beach in Poole, England. Getty Images
    Luke Jerram's 'In Memoriam' artwork installation on Sandbanks beach in Poole, England. Getty Images
  • Feminist anarchists clash with female police officers in Mexico City. AP Photo
    Feminist anarchists clash with female police officers in Mexico City. AP Photo

World in focus - best photos for September 28, 2020

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

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September 28, 2020

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