Gallery: The best photos from around the world

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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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May 18, 2020 — 7.30pm

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Drivers walk down the grid during the NASCAR Cup Series The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Credit:Getty

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Lockers and their empty cardboard boxes are piled up during the fitting out of ward at a dedicated Covid Heath Centre at the Bandra Kurla Complex exhibition ground in Mumbai, India.Credit:Bloomberg

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Passengers wearing protective masks ride a subway train in Seoul, South Korea.Credit:Bloomberg

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Boys play soccer at favela Aglomerado da Serra in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Credit:Getty

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A policeman wearing a protective suit stands guard at a quarantine checkpoint, after the government relaxed lockdown measures and allowed work to resume in more industries, in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines. Credit:Getty

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Surfers enjoy the waves at Mount Maunganui in Tauranga, New Zealand. Credit:Getty

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Motorists queue at a quarantine checkpoint, after the government relaxed lockdown measures and allowed work to resume in more industries on May 18, 2020 in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines. Credit:Getty

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Dustin Johnson of the American Nurses Foundation team and Rory McIlroy of the American Nurses Foundation team walk on the sixth green during the TaylorMade Driving Relieve at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida. Credit:Getty