• This photo shows an android robot at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto. The 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest. AFP
    This photo shows an android robot at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto. The 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest. AFP
  • Artists of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet theatre perform during dress rehearsal of the spectacle 'Un Ballo Maschera' in Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA
    Artists of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet theatre perform during dress rehearsal of the spectacle 'Un Ballo Maschera' in Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA
  • This aerial photo shows a view of the Sutong Bridge in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    This aerial photo shows a view of the Sutong Bridge in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Firefighters try to put out a forest fire in Makrimalli village, on the island of Evia, northeast of Athens. AP
    Firefighters try to put out a forest fire in Makrimalli village, on the island of Evia, northeast of Athens. AP
  • Students display their hands painted the colours of the Indian national flag as they take part in Independence Day celebrations at Saint Francis Girls High School in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. AFP
    Students display their hands painted the colours of the Indian national flag as they take part in Independence Day celebrations at Saint Francis Girls High School in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. AFP
  • Children play basketball during a special summer vacation classes in a local school in Port-au-Prince. AFP
    Children play basketball during a special summer vacation classes in a local school in Port-au-Prince. AFP
  • Fans cheer during a concert at the Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, Northern Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    Fans cheer during a concert at the Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, Northern Budapest, Hungary. EPA
  • Pakistantis wave Pakistan's national flag and Kashmir's flag in Karachi on Pakistan's Independence Day. Reuters
    Pakistantis wave Pakistan's national flag and Kashmir's flag in Karachi on Pakistan's Independence Day. Reuters
  • People look at lava erupting from the Piton de la Fournaise or the Peak of the Furnace flowing down the east-south-east face on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. AFP
    People look at lava erupting from the Piton de la Fournaise or the Peak of the Furnace flowing down the east-south-east face on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 14, 2019

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