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An aerial photo taken with a drone shows a heather in bloom at Veluwe nature reserve in Vierhouten, The Netherlands. EPA

A man rides his bike past an art installation entitled "Forever Cycles" by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP

Tourists visit the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground church built into a mine that produces salt, 45km north of Bogota. AFP

A worker inspects a frame from a bee hive of European honey bees in Sao Roque, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Bloomberg

People spend time on the beach in Batumi, Georgia. Batumi is a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast in southwest Georgia. EPA

An aerial view of early-maturing rice ripening under the summer sun turning rice paddies to a golden hue in Gyeongsan, some 330km southeast of Seoul, South Korea. EPA

Wolverhampton pins are seen for sale prior to the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Getty Images

Portraits of British musician Ed Sheeran, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson, are pictured on display during a press preview of the exhibition 'Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk' in Ipswich, east England. AFP

Athletes take part in the women's windsurfing RS:X class competition during a sailing test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, off the coast Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture. AFP

An aerial view of the entrance of a fresh food distribution centre in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. EPA

Anti-riot police block the entrance to the Magistrates court after the Zimbabwe main opposition party Movement of Democratic Changes (MDC) appeal against the banning or protests was dismissed by a magistrate in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Getty Images

Shauna Coxsey, of Britain, competes during the women's combined bouldering final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships. AP

An aerial photo taken with a drone shows a heather in bloom at Veluwe nature reserve in Vierhouten, The Netherlands. EPA

A man rides his bike past an art installation entitled "Forever Cycles" by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP

Tourists visit the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground church built into a mine that produces salt, 45km north of Bogota. AFP

A worker inspects a frame from a bee hive of European honey bees in Sao Roque, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Bloomberg

People spend time on the beach in Batumi, Georgia. Batumi is a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast in southwest Georgia. EPA

An aerial view of early-maturing rice ripening under the summer sun turning rice paddies to a golden hue in Gyeongsan, some 330km southeast of Seoul, South Korea. EPA

Wolverhampton pins are seen for sale prior to the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Getty Images

Portraits of British musician Ed Sheeran, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson, are pictured on display during a press preview of the exhibition 'Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk' in Ipswich, east England. AFP

Athletes take part in the women's windsurfing RS:X class competition during a sailing test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, off the coast Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture. AFP

An aerial view of the entrance of a fresh food distribution centre in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. EPA

Anti-riot police block the entrance to the Magistrates court after the Zimbabwe main opposition party Movement of Democratic Changes (MDC) appeal against the banning or protests was dismissed by a magistrate in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Getty Images

Shauna Coxsey, of Britain, competes during the women's combined bouldering final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships. AP

An aerial photo taken with a drone shows a heather in bloom at Veluwe nature reserve in Vierhouten, The Netherlands. EPA

World in focus - best photos for August 20, 2019

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

The National

August 20, 2019

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