Gallery: The best photos from around the world
12 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Muslim girls walk down a street after prayers, in Lagos, Nigeria.Credit:SUNDAY ALAMBA
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Firefighters watch as flames flare at the Apple Fire in Cherry Valley, California.Credit:Ringo H.W. Chiu
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A woman wears a mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as she leaves prayers for Eid Al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, in the Old City of Jerusalem.Credit:MAYA ALLERUZZO
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Hand crews line up to work on the remaining hot spots from a brush fire at the Apple Fire in Cherry Valley, California.Credit:Ringo H.W. Chiu
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Kashmiri man Ghulam Qadir Ota and family members eat a meal inside their house boat during lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus at a Nigeen Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.Credit:MUKHTAR KHAN
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A medical personnel, Daisy poses for a photograph during the virtual fashion show of personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the Coronavirus pandemic in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Credit:Ulet Ifansasti
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A brush fire burns a car at the Apple Fire in Cherry Valley, California.Credit:Ringo H.W. Chiu
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Colourful houses stand in a row as mountains nearly devoid of snow stand behind during a summer heat wave on Svalbard archipelago in Longyearbyen, Norway. Credit:Sean Gallup
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An aerial view of a cars racing around the track during NASCAR Advance Auto Series Opening Night at Riverhead Raceway in Riverhead, New York. Credit:Al Bello
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A deserted house boat is seen parked at Nigeen lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.Credit:MUKHTAR KHAN
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A young woman poses for a picture taken by a relative at a windmill in Kinderdiijk, Netherlands.Credit:MICHAEL PROBST
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Catholic priest Fr. Ian Espartero walks past empty pews as he prepares to distribute communion to a few parishioners as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID19 at the Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Quezon city, Philippines.Credit:AARON FAVILA