A man paraglides above Miami Beach, Florida. AFP
A man paraglides above Miami Beach, Florida. AFP
Local residents wait to receive humanitarian aid next to a residential building damaged during a Russian attack, in Borodyanka, Ukraine. EPA
Local residents wait to receive humanitarian aid next to a residential building damaged during a Russian attack, in Borodyanka, Ukraine. EPA
An aerial view of the Tigris river and the western side of Iraq's northern city of Mosul during a dust storm. AFP
An aerial view of the Tigris river and the western side of Iraq's northern city of Mosul during a dust storm. AFP
People queue in flood waters to collect food relief following heavy monsoon rainfalls in Sunamganj. At least 26 more people have died in flooding and lightning strikes in India as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh. AFP
People queue in flood waters to collect food relief following heavy monsoon rainfalls in Sunamganj. At least 26 more people have died in flooding and lightning strikes in India as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh. AFP
Yogis take part in the 'Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga' event marking the summer solstice, in New York. AFP
Yogis take part in the 'Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga' event marking the summer solstice, in New York. AFP
Protesters clash with police during demonstrations against the government of President Guillermo Lasso and rising fuel prices in Quito, Ecuador. AP
Protesters clash with police during demonstrations against the government of President Guillermo Lasso and rising fuel prices in Quito, Ecuador. AP
China's team perform their routine in the artistic swimming team technical final at the 19th World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. AP
China's team perform their routine in the artistic swimming team technical final at the 19th World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. AP
President Joe Biden holds a baby as he visits a Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Church of the Holy Communion, in Washington. AP
President Joe Biden holds a baby as he visits a Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Church of the Holy Communion, in Washington. AP
Residents walk through a cold and heavy fog in the Ticlio Chico neighbourhood on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on the first official day of winter. AP
Residents walk through a cold and heavy fog in the Ticlio Chico neighbourhood on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on the first official day of winter. AP
Biologist Gabriela Santos shows seahorses in a jar as she collects them from the water off Urca beach, as part of the Rio de Janeiro seahorse project run by Brazil's Santa Ursula University. AP
Biologist Gabriela Santos shows seahorses in a jar as she collects them from the water off Urca beach, as part of the Rio de Janeiro seahorse project run by Brazil's Santa Ursula University. AP
A Ukrainian service member and a dog in the industrial area of Severodonetsk, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. Reuters
A Ukrainian service member and a dog in the industrial area of Severodonetsk, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. Reuters
A group of acrobats takes part in a mock vertical soccer match between Spain and Costa Rica on a facade of a commercial building in Madrid, Spain, 21 June 2022, on an action sponsored by Samsung in the Spanish capital. EPA / Kiko Huesca
A group of acrobats takes part in a mock vertical soccer match between Spain and Costa Rica on a facade of a commercial building in Madrid, Spain, 21 June 2022, on an action sponsored by Samsung in the Spanish capital. EPA / Kiko Huesca

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Today's best photos: from a paraglider in Florida to a vertical soccer match

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

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June 22, 2022

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Based: Tunisia 
 
Sector: Water technology 
 
Number of staff: 22 
 
Investment raised: $4 million 
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Updated: June 22, 2022, 12:40 PM
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