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A couple wearing masks against the spread of the new coronavirus jog past men fishing on the Malecon seawall, under the rain in Havana, Cuba.Credit:AP
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Cyclists watch the sunset after a day when the temperatures peaked marking 40 degrees Celcius, in Brasilia's city park, Brazil.Credit:AP
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Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to a member of the public (not pictured) after bumping into her dog, Lucy the terrier, on a footbridge after a surgery visit in London, England. Mr Starmer visited 'The Project Surgery' in Newham to speak to staff about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit:Getty
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Large numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for the funeral for Rabbi Mordechai Leifer, in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week, Israeli police thought they had worked out an arrangement with his followers to allow a small but dignified funeral that would conform with public health guidelines under the current coronavirus lockdown. The repeated violations by segments of the ultra-Orthodox population have confounded public health experts and tested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's longstanding political alliance with religious leaders. Credit:AP
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A health worker is seen wearing protective clothing as public transportation drivers queue to be swab tested for COVID-19 at a slum area in Manila, Philippines. The Philippines remains as the country worst-hit by the pandemic in Southeast Asia, with 324,762 confirmed cases and 5,840 deaths.Credit:Getty
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Protesters gather in front of the Kyrgyz government headquarters on the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Protesters have clashed with police in Kyrgyzstan's capital during a demonstration against the results of a parliamentary election. Early results in the election gave the majority of votes to two parties with ties to the ruling elites amid allegations of vote buying. Credit:AP
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People take refuge in a bomb shelter in Stepanakert, the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Armenia accused Azerbaijan of firing missiles into the capital of the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, while Azerbaijan said several of its towns and its second-largest city were attacked.Credit:AP
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Children hang their face masks in the nets and play a game of soccer during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kochi, Kerala state. India is the second worst-nation in terms of confirmed coronavirus caseload. Credit:AP
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Performers wearing masks to protect from the coronavirus rehearse for a show at the Badaling Great Wall of China on the outskirts of Beijing. Chinese tourists took 425 million domestic trips in the first half of the eight-day National Day holiday, generating $45.9 billion in tourism revenue, according to China's ministry of culture and tourism. The holiday this year, which coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, will be a litmus test of whether China's tourism industry can bounce back after being battered by COVID-19.Credit:AP
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A surfer makes his way into the sea as the sun starts to rise over Boscombe beach in Dorset, Britain.Credit:PA