• Members of a Los Angeles County Fire crew protect a home from the advancing Bobcat Fire along Cima Mesa Rd in Juniper Hills, California. AP Photo
    Members of a Los Angeles County Fire crew protect a home from the advancing Bobcat Fire along Cima Mesa Rd in Juniper Hills, California. AP Photo
  • A visitor takes photos in front of a balloon installation depicting the moon at a riverside park in Seoul. Seoul Seongdong-gu District Office installed a 12-metre balloon and 20 other smaller balloons covered with an image of the lunar surface, to pray for overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic and to deliver messages of hope ahead of the annual Chuseok full moon harvest festival, an official said. AFP
    A visitor takes photos in front of a balloon installation depicting the moon at a riverside park in Seoul. Seoul Seongdong-gu District Office installed a 12-metre balloon and 20 other smaller balloons covered with an image of the lunar surface, to pray for overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic and to deliver messages of hope ahead of the annual Chuseok full moon harvest festival, an official said. AFP
  • Palestinian Muslim worshippers walk at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem. As Israel faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, the government has imposed a three-week lockdown starting on the Jewish new year through Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, to avoid large gathering of people during the holiday period. AFP
    Palestinian Muslim worshippers walk at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem. As Israel faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, the government has imposed a three-week lockdown starting on the Jewish new year through Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, to avoid large gathering of people during the holiday period. AFP
  • Pro-democracy activities shout slogans during a protest at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters gathered Saturday in Bangkok for what was expected to be the biggest rally yet in an ongoing campaign calling for a new election and democratic reforms. AP Photo
    Pro-democracy activities shout slogans during a protest at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters gathered Saturday in Bangkok for what was expected to be the biggest rally yet in an ongoing campaign calling for a new election and democratic reforms. AP Photo
  • A Palestinians man plays with his child as the family enjoys a day at the beach of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza City. AP Photo
    A Palestinians man plays with his child as the family enjoys a day at the beach of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • A participant in traditional costume wears a mask featuring "Covid-19 warriors" as he attends a rehearsal for Garba, a folk dance, ahead of Navratri, a festival during which devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga and youths dance in traditional costumes, in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
    A participant in traditional costume wears a mask featuring "Covid-19 warriors" as he attends a rehearsal for Garba, a folk dance, ahead of Navratri, a festival during which devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga and youths dance in traditional costumes, in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
  • Mothers carrying their newborn babies queue for a check-up inside the maternity ward of the government-run Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
    Mothers carrying their newborn babies queue for a check-up inside the maternity ward of the government-run Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
  • Benfica's German forward Luca Waldschmidt scores a goal during the Portuguese League football match between Famalicao and Benfica at the Famalicao Municipal Stadium in Vila Nova de Famalicao. AFP
    Benfica's German forward Luca Waldschmidt scores a goal during the Portuguese League football match between Famalicao and Benfica at the Famalicao Municipal Stadium in Vila Nova de Famalicao. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for September 19, 2020

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