A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 5, 2020

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A man removes broken glass scattered on the carpet of a mosque damaged in Tuesday's blast in Beirut, Lebanon.

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The damages at the Electricity of Lebanon building are seen in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

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Iceland horses run in their paddock at a stud farm as the sun rises in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany.

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An empty Swanston Street is seen at night in the Central Business District as lockdown due to the continuing spread of COVID-19 prepares to start Melbourne, Australia.

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Cyclists pedal through the countryside during the Milano Torino, a 198-kilometer cycling race from Milan to Turin, in Milan, Italy.

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A worker polishes gold bullion bars at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia. Gold prices hit $2,000 an ounce on markets for the first time, the latest surge in a commodity.

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Museum technicians clean one of the V&A's most iconic and largest 27-foot glass chandelier made up of 1,300 exquisite blue and green glass elements, that hangs in the museum's Grand Entrance at the in London, Aug. 4, 2020.

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Temples and other buildings on the bank of Sarayu river are seen illuminated ahead of the foundation-laying ceremony for a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 4, 2020.