A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2020
![A brown bears cools off in a pool at the bear sanctuary near the village of Mramor, Kosovo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b82a5df9-3cd2-4b1b-8634-aae202eb5c91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A brown bears cools off in a pool at the bear sanctuary near the village of Mramor, Kosovo.
![A Palestinian fisherman cleans up his fishing net after the Israeli decision to close Gaza's fishing zone, on the beach in Gaza City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/223ea34b-3fab-432a-957f-ca2791e6060a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian fisherman cleans up his fishing net after the Israeli decision to close Gaza's fishing zone, on the beach in Gaza City.
![Malian soldiers arrive at the Independence Square in Bamako. Prime Minister Boubou Cisse called for "fraternal dialogue" with soldiers who seized a key military garrison and have triggered fears of a coup attempt. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/6f51ed1c-9c3f-4c05-b68f-d520b9ac571f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Malian soldiers arrive at the Independence Square in Bamako. Prime Minister Boubou Cisse called for "fraternal dialogue" with soldiers who seized a key military garrison and have triggered fears of a coup attempt.
![A slightly injured cow is flown by a helicopter at Klausen Pass in Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c83d80ee-8b96-43b9-991a-2dc456ad6490_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A slightly injured cow is flown by a helicopter at Klausen Pass in Switzerland.
![A woman walks past a showcase with a Torah scroll in the new core exhibition 'Jewish Life in Germany: Past and Present' at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, German.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3943940a-f6f4-4692-a7fe-c04df664ee74_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman walks past a showcase with a Torah scroll in the new core exhibition 'Jewish Life in Germany: Past and Present' at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, German.
![Theater staff show their resignation letters to Yuri Bondar, Belarusian Minister of Culture, in the Janka Kupala National Theater in Minsk after the theater's director, Pavel Latushko, was fired.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00cd11f8-dfc8-401b-a154-499956c5ab73_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Theater staff show their resignation letters to Yuri Bondar, Belarusian Minister of Culture, in the Janka Kupala National Theater in Minsk after the theater's director, Pavel Latushko, was fired.
![Mapuche indigenous people clash with the police during a protest against the Chilean government to demand the release of an imprisoned spiritual authority, or "machi," in Comuna Imperial, Aug. 17, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7c705447-afe3-4a26-94e8-dd46d93f1032_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mapuche indigenous people clash with the police during a protest against the Chilean government to demand the release of an imprisoned spiritual authority, or "machi," in Comuna Imperial, Aug. 17, 2020.
![Greg Berndt takes a selfie with the thermometer reading 132° F (55.5° C) at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center in Death Valley, California, Aug. 17, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f1aab6bb-2792-4ee7-aae5-2ed332dc4216_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Greg Berndt takes a selfie with the thermometer reading 132° F (55.5° C) at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center in Death Valley, California, Aug. 17, 2020.
![The Social Security hospital, which attends COVID-19 patients, stands tall amid homes on the south side of Quito, Ecuador, Aug. 17, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6c81aeac-7df2-4920-a75b-081cb97f7d71_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Social Security hospital, which attends COVID-19 patients, stands tall amid homes on the south side of Quito, Ecuador, Aug. 17, 2020.
![A group of people sit inside a hot tub boat sailing on the River Thames at Canary Wharf in London.](https://gdb.voanews.com/23f10301-b95b-43bb-8fb0-fae56c5309be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A group of people sit inside a hot tub boat sailing on the River Thames at Canary Wharf in London.