Gallery: The best photos from around the world
10 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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An exile Tibetan child plays basketball enveloped by thick fog at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharmsala, India.Credit:AP
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A six-day old baby Rothschild's giraffe stands in the Africa enclosure of the Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.Credit:AP
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Masked riot police get ready to stop supporters of former president Almazbek Atambayev, near his residence in the village of Koi-Tash, about 20 kilometres south of the capital, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.Credit:AP
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A firefighter watches flames from the Nethker Fire engulf trees at Payette National Forest near McCall, Idaho.Credit:AP
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Tim Oftana takes part in the reciting of 2,000 Hail Mary prayers at a makeshift altar set up in the storage room of the bakery he owns in Dededo, Guam.Credit:AP
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Workers harvest burley tobacco at a farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky.Credit:Bloomberg
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Wearing masks with slogans, protesters form the phrase "Resist political repression!" during a rally outside the Justice Department in Manila, Philippines.Credit:AP
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A horse rider prepares for a competition at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.Credit:Bloomberg
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A man unfolds a metal chair in the middle of Canfield Drive at a rebuilt memorial to Michael Brown, Jr., preparing to guard it through the night.Credit:AP
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Children cool off in an outdoor water fountain in Seoul, South Korea.Credit:AP