• Filipino boxing fans react as they watch the WBA Welterweight match between Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman of the US in a live public viewing in Marikina, Philippines. Reuters
    Filipino boxing fans react as they watch the WBA Welterweight match between Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman of the US in a live public viewing in Marikina, Philippines. Reuters
  • Volunteers and staff help during the biennial round-up of swans at Abbotsbury Swannary in Dorset, UK. Getty
    Volunteers and staff help during the biennial round-up of swans at Abbotsbury Swannary in Dorset, UK. Getty
  • A reveller poses for a photo on a street prior to the formal start of the Guelaguetza festival in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. EPA
    A reveller poses for a photo on a street prior to the formal start of the Guelaguetza festival in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. EPA
  • A Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. EPA
    A Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. EPA
  • A girl cools off in a water feature in the Navy Yard neighbourhood during a heat wave in Washington, DC, US. Reuters
    A girl cools off in a water feature in the Navy Yard neighbourhood during a heat wave in Washington, DC, US. Reuters
  • Spectators stand on the Tourmalet pass next to the finish line of the 14th stage of the Tour de France cycling race. AP Photo
    Spectators stand on the Tourmalet pass next to the finish line of the 14th stage of the Tour de France cycling race. AP Photo
  • A Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft rocket booster breaks away after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. EPA
    A Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft rocket booster breaks away after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. EPA
  • Team China synchronised swimmers compete in the FINA World Championships at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea. Getty
    Team China synchronised swimmers compete in the FINA World Championships at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea. Getty
  • An installation depicting an anglerfish, made from plastic waste, is displayed by environmental activists during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP
    An installation depicting an anglerfish, made from plastic waste, is displayed by environmental activists during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP
  • A firefighter tries to douse a blaze at a palm oil plantation in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. AFP
    A firefighter tries to douse a blaze at a palm oil plantation in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. AFP
  • The ossuary at the Teutonic Cemetery in the Vatican is opened as part of a probe into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, an teenager who disappeared in 1983. AFP
    The ossuary at the Teutonic Cemetery in the Vatican is opened as part of a probe into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, an teenager who disappeared in 1983. AFP
  • Algerian national soccer team players take part in an open-top bus parade in the strreets of Algiers , following their victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. EPA
    Algerian national soccer team players take part in an open-top bus parade in the strreets of Algiers , following their victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for July 21, 2019

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