World in focus - best photos for August 3, 2019

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

A shoebill yapah is seen at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. Reuters

At the England v Australia cricket match at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain, Ben Stokes masks lie on seats before play. Reuters

Demonstrators use smartphone flashlights during a rally organised by civil servants at Chater Garden in the Central district in Hong Kong, China. Getty

US cowboys hang out behind the chutes during the Xtreme Bulls event of the Garfield County Fair in Rifle, Colorado. AP

Martin Salmon and Robert Jaegeler compete in the Madison Men Final during the German Track Cycling National Championships at a velodrome in Berlin, Germany. Getty

US Candice Appleby falls riding a wave at the end of the Women's SUP Race of the Lima 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima. AFP

A Sikh devotee demonstrates his 'Gatka' traditional martial art skills during the 'Nagar Kirtan' procession to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP

This aerial photo shows the boat of Captain Edward Kean passing an iceberg in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada. The abundance of icebergs, which continue to venture further into Canadian waters, has created a new form of tourism, iceberg sightseeing. In 2018, more than 500,000 tourists visited the province of Newfoundland, contributing nearly 570 million Canadian dollars (389 million euros) to the local economy, according to the estimates of the provincial government. AFP

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