Stars at Soccer Aid and a fishy cure: Friday's best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world

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  • Brisbane, Australia


    Participants representing Latin America take part in the Luminous Lantern Parade. The event is part of the Queensland Week celebrations that welcome people new to the state
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    Participants representing Latin America take part in the Luminous Lantern Parade in Brisbane, Australia

  • Hyderabad, India


    A patient receives medicine in the mouth of a live murrel fish. The herbal formula is claimed to cure asthma and other breathing disorders
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    A patient receives medicine in the mouth of a live murrel fish in Hyderabad, India

  • New Malden, UK


    Usain Bolt and the singer Ashley Fongho take part in training ahead of the Soccer Aid for Unicef charity football match
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    Usain Bolt and the singer Ashley Fongho train in New Malden, UK, ahead of the Soccer Aid for Unicef match

  • Allier, France


    A hippo with her newborn calf at a zoo in Le Pal park, Dompierre-sur-Besbre
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    A hippo with her newborn calf at a zoo in Le Pal park, Allier, France

  • Sacatepéquez, Guatemala


    Children hold flowers at the funeral of Erick Rivas, 20, a victim of the Fuego volcano eruption
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    The funeral of Erick Rivas, 20, a victim of the Fuego volcano eruption, in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

  • Beijing, China


    A member of the honour guards holds a flag at the welcome ceremony for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin
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    A member of the honour guards holds a flag at the welcome ceremony for Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China

  • Monterrey, Mexico


    A young boy kicks a ball in front of multicoloured houses on the hillside in Cerro de la Campana
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    A young boy kicks a ball in front of multicoloured houses in Monterrey, Mexico

  • Ittiri, Sardinia


    Muddy spectators take a break from watching the cars to look at a rainbow during the 2018 World Rally Championship in Italy
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    Muddy spectators look at a rainbow during the 2018 World Rally Championship in Ittiri, Sardinia, Italy

  • Los Angeles, US


    The actor Diane Keaton on stage at the American Film Institute’s life achievement award, which was given to George Clooney
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    Diane Keaton on stage at the American Film Institute’s life achievement award in Los Angeles, US

  • Dhaka, Bangladesh


    Tailors sew national flags of countries taking part in the World Cup football tournament, which starts in Russia on 14 June
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    Tailors in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sew national flags of countries taking part in the World Cup

  • Bali, Indonesia


    Men take part in the annual ritual of fighting using thorny pandanus leaves, which is believed to placate evil spirits
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    Men take part in the annual ritual of fighting using thorny pandanus leaves in Bali, Indonesia
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