A musician plays as people do shopping at the Farmer's Fair in San Jose, Costa Rica. EPA
A musician plays as people do shopping at the Farmer's Fair in San Jose, Costa Rica. EPA
People participate in a Black Trans Lives Matter rally in the Brooklyn borough in New York City, US. Reuters
People participate in a Black Trans Lives Matter rally in the Brooklyn borough in New York City, US. Reuters
A visitor looks at penguins swimming, at the London Zoo on the first day of its reopening in Britain. Reuters
A visitor looks at penguins swimming, at the London Zoo on the first day of its reopening in Britain. Reuters
Workers sell iron pipes at a wholesale iron market in Kolkata, India. Reuters
Workers sell iron pipes at a wholesale iron market in Kolkata, India. Reuters
People exercise at Inspire South Bay Fitness behind plastic sheets in their workout pods in Redondo Beach, California, US. AFP
People exercise at Inspire South Bay Fitness behind plastic sheets in their workout pods in Redondo Beach, California, US. AFP
Visitors look at ribbons wishing for peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula on a military fence at Imjingak peace park in the border city of Paju. AFP
Visitors look at ribbons wishing for peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula on a military fence at Imjingak peace park in the border city of Paju. AFP
A giant "Black Lives Matter" mural painted on Fulton Street on Brooklyn Borough of New York City, US. AFP
A giant "Black Lives Matter" mural painted on Fulton Street on Brooklyn Borough of New York City, US. AFP
A child rides a scooter past a mural by artists Malik Crawford and Jerome Tiunayan on a boarded-up store in the Union Square section of New York. US. AFP
A child rides a scooter past a mural by artists Malik Crawford and Jerome Tiunayan on a boarded-up store in the Union Square section of New York. US. AFP
Police officers patrol at Red Square in central Moscow, Russia. AFP
Police officers patrol at Red Square in central Moscow, Russia. AFP
Elvis Presley memorabilia is on display at the Julien's Auctions house in Beverly Hills, California, US. EPA
Elvis Presley memorabilia is on display at the Julien's Auctions house in Beverly Hills, California, US. EPA
Visitors wearing protective masks walk through the Senayan City shopping mall during its reopening in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
Visitors wearing protective masks walk through the Senayan City shopping mall during its reopening in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for June 16, 2020

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