World in focus - best photos for August 19, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world during the past 24 hours

An plane drops fire retardant over homes in the Spanish Flat area of Napa, California as flames rage through. AFP

Miniature artist Nguyen Thi Ha An poses with her creation 'Banh Mi' at her studio in Hanoi. The 28-year-old architecture graduate began crafting food miniatures made from clay a year ago, spotting a chance to capitalise on the world's growing love for Vietnamese cuisine. AFP

People cross the Viaduc des Fades as they ride the 'vélorail' on an old railway line in Les Ancizes-Comps central France. AFP

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar runs with the ball during the Uefa Champions League semi-final football match between Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain at the Luz stadium in Lisbon. AFP

A Kenyan small-scale fruit vendor, sells pineapples from the trunk of his car as he waits for customers along a motorway amid the nightly curfew in the rural town of Denderu in Kiambu, Kenya. EPA

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, left, and Portland Trail Blazers centre Hassan Whiteside battle for possession during the second half of an NBA basketball game, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Portland won 100-93. AP Photo

Yamil Maldonado, a breakdancer, practices at a kiosk in Alameda park after being closed off to the public for nearly five months due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Mexico City. AP Photo

Sikh head priest Jagtar Singh, centre, places the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious text of Sikhism, in a Palki Sahib during a procession from Gurudwara Ramsar to Akal Takht Sahib to mark the 416th anniversary of the installation of the holy book, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP

Nozomi Uetake of Japan tees off the fourth hole during the final round of the rashink x RE SYU RYU/RKB Ladies at the Fukuoka Country Club Wajiro Course in Fukuoka, Japan. Getty Images

A man uses his phone outside Beijing Railway Station in the Chinese capital. AFP

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