Gallery The best photos from around the world
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McKenna Cronbaugh, 8, of Raymond, Iowa, won a blue ribbon in the Big Wheel races on the Grand Concourse at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Credit:AP
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Locals try to put out a fire with buckets of water in Santa Ana, a low income neighborhood of Asuncion, Paraguay. The fire started with people burning trash when it quickly spread destroying at least a dozen homes.Credit:AP
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Shiite Muslim worshippers gather inside the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during a Muharram procession marking Ashoura, in Karbala, Iraq. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed.Credit:AP
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Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit:AP
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Chicago police and firefighters salute as the body of slain Chicago police officer Ella French is carried into the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for a funeral service in Chicago. French was killed and her partner was seriously wounded during a traffic stop.Credit:AP
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A young protester gives the three-fingers salute in front of a fire during the anti-government gathering at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit:Getty Images
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A man steps from his car in flood waters along Quinsigamond Avenue in Worcester, Massachusetts.Credit:AP
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A boy points at an approaching helicopter bringing aid for earthquake survivors in a neighborhood near the airport in Les Cayes, Haiti.Credit:AP
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Cats Mia and Kesh, from left, rest at the Green Valley Community Church evacuation shelter on in Placerville, Caliornia as the Caldor Fire continues burning.Credit:AP
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Workers erect an advertisement of a clothing store on a billboard in Kochi, Kerala state, India.Credit:AP
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Molten lava churns in the mouth of the Fargradalsfjall volcano near Grindavik, Iceland. Iceland is feeling a strong impact from global warming.Credit:Getty Images
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A flood-damaged bridge spans the Pigeon River, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Bethel, North Carolina after remnants from Tropical Storm Fred caused flooding in parts of the state.Credit:AP
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