World in focus - best photos for October 8, 2020

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

Miyana Moffett watches a ride at the Mississippi State Fair as it opens with coronavirus restrictions in Jackson, Mississippi, US. Reuters

Workers try to move away a fallen tree from the street after Hurricane Delta caused damages in Cozumel, Mexico. Getty Images

People walk on a bridge at the Zaryadye park near a Stalin-era skyscraper in central Moscow. AFP

Neighbours of Indian policeman, Altaf Hussain, watch through a window his funeral procession in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Hussain was killed Tuesday when suspected rebels attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ghulam Qadir in Ganderbal district. AP Photo

US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee and US Senator Kamala Harris applaud at the end of the 2020 vice presidential debate moderated by Susan Page of USA Today, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Reuters

Pedestrians cross a street during a rainy evening in Tokyo. AFP

Farmers work at a field to sun-dry pomegranate seeds in Kandahar. AFP

A man runs along Tamaki Drive in Auckland, New Zealand. Getty Images

Russia's Alina Charaeva plays a shot in her third round junior girls match again Italy's Matilde Paoletti of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. AP Photo

Palm trees in City Park are silhouetted at dusk after temperatures peaked at 40 degrees Celsius in Brasilia, Brazil. AP Photo

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