• A long-exposure photograph shows the Milky Way in the sky above Mandalay, central Myanmar. AFP
    A long-exposure photograph shows the Milky Way in the sky above Mandalay, central Myanmar. AFP
  • Visitors enjoy a slide at the 37 Degree Dream Sea Waterpark in Yantai, Shandong province, China. Reuters
    Visitors enjoy a slide at the 37 Degree Dream Sea Waterpark in Yantai, Shandong province, China. Reuters
  • Pedestrians walk on a zebra crossing at a street intersection in Tokyo's Ginza district. AFP
    Pedestrians walk on a zebra crossing at a street intersection in Tokyo's Ginza district. AFP
  • A youth rides a horse through the town centre on the second day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England. The annual event attracts thousands of travellers from across Britain to gather and buy and sell horses. AFP
    A youth rides a horse through the town centre on the second day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England. The annual event attracts thousands of travellers from across Britain to gather and buy and sell horses. AFP
  • A man rows his boat in the tributary waters of Vembanad Lake against the backdrop of pre-monsoon clouds on the outskirts of Kochi, India. Reuters
    A man rows his boat in the tributary waters of Vembanad Lake against the backdrop of pre-monsoon clouds on the outskirts of Kochi, India. Reuters
  • Thai Formula One driver Alexander Albon of Scuderia Toro Rosso in action during the second practice session of the Canada Formula One Grand Prix at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal, Canada. EPA
    Thai Formula One driver Alexander Albon of Scuderia Toro Rosso in action during the second practice session of the Canada Formula One Grand Prix at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal, Canada. EPA
  • Students hold cards to form pattern of smiling face of an old man during the mass game performance of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang. AP
    Students hold cards to form pattern of smiling face of an old man during the mass game performance of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang. AP
  • A participant falls down in an attempt to harness a horse during an international festival of nomadic culture, which includes traditional contests and festivities, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    A participant falls down in an attempt to harness a horse during an international festival of nomadic culture, which includes traditional contests and festivities, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Su-30 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams perform during a rehearsal for an air show, part of the Russian all-army competition Aviadarts-2019, with the Monument to Soldier and Sailor seen in the foreground, in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea. Reuters
    MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Su-30 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams perform during a rehearsal for an air show, part of the Russian all-army competition Aviadarts-2019, with the Monument to Soldier and Sailor seen in the foreground, in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea. Reuters
  • A French fan inside the stadium before the Women's World Cup France v Korea Republic match, Parc des Princes, Paris, France. Reuters
    A French fan inside the stadium before the Women's World Cup France v Korea Republic match, Parc des Princes, Paris, France. Reuters
  • Actors perform in the premiere of VII (Sette), a contemporary theatre production by Teatru Malta commemorating the centenary of the June 7, 1919 riots in which several Maltese were killed by the British, and which kickstarted the process towards self-government in the British colony of Malta, at Fort St Elmo in Valletta, Malta. Reuters
    Actors perform in the premiere of VII (Sette), a contemporary theatre production by Teatru Malta commemorating the centenary of the June 7, 1919 riots in which several Maltese were killed by the British, and which kickstarted the process towards self-government in the British colony of Malta, at Fort St Elmo in Valletta, Malta. Reuters
  • Indonesians enjoy the sunset at Jakarta Bay. World Oceans Day, annually marked on June 8, is is a way to celebrate, protect and conserve the planet's oceans and their resources. AFP
    Indonesians enjoy the sunset at Jakarta Bay. World Oceans Day, annually marked on June 8, is is a way to celebrate, protect and conserve the planet's oceans and their resources. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for June 8, 2019

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