A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2020

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A brown bears cools off in a pool at the bear sanctuary near the village of Mramor, Kosovo.

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A Palestinian fisherman cleans up his fishing net after the Israeli decision to close Gaza's fishing zone, on the beach in Gaza City.

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Malian soldiers arrive at the Independence Square in Bamako. Prime Minister Boubou Cisse called for "fraternal dialogue" with soldiers who seized a key military garrison and have triggered fears of a coup attempt.

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A slightly injured cow is flown by a helicopter at Klausen Pass in Switzerland.

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A woman walks past a showcase with a Torah scroll in the new core exhibition 'Jewish Life in Germany: Past and Present' at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, German.

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Theater staff show their resignation letters to Yuri Bondar, Belarusian Minister of Culture, in the Janka Kupala National Theater in Minsk after the theater's director, Pavel Latushko, was fired.

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Mapuche indigenous people clash with the police during a protest against the Chilean government to demand the release of an imprisoned spiritual authority, or "machi," in Comuna Imperial, Aug. 17, 2020.

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Greg Berndt takes a selfie with the thermometer reading 132° F (55.5° C) at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center in Death Valley, California, Aug. 17, 2020.

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The Social Security hospital, which attends COVID-19 patients, stands tall amid homes on the south side of Quito, Ecuador, Aug. 17, 2020.

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A group of people sit inside a hot tub boat sailing on the River Thames at Canary Wharf in London.