World of Photos - August 31, 2018
8 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire services as chosen by our Picture Editors. Follow us on Twitter @theage_photo
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A member of Chinese People's Liberation Army holds the curtain as he waits for the welcome ceremony for President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Photo: AP
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Horses and jockeys sprint are seen during race 3 at the Birdsville Races, Friday, August 31, 2018. Birdsville is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, 1590 kms west of Brisbane and its normal population of 115 people swells to a crowd of more than 6000 over the Birdsville Cup race weekend. Photo: AAP
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Female members of Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard wait for the welcome ceremony for President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018.Photo: AP
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A worker cleans a glass chandelier at the Municipal Theatre of Santiago in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Photo: AP
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Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks from a prisoner van outside Phnom Penh Municipal Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018.Photo: AP
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Armed Forces body bearers stand in formation as the American flag-draped casket of the late Senator John McCain sits in a hearse at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump stares at a protester during a campaign rally at Ford Center, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Evansville, Ind. Photo: AP
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Jeremy Cameron practices his goal kicking during a Giants training session at the Greater Western Sydney Giants training centre in Sydney, Friday, August 31, 2018. Photo: AAPIMAGE