The sun rises behind the Washington Monument on the last day of summer in Washington. AP Photo
The sun rises behind the Washington Monument on the last day of summer in Washington. AP Photo
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination door-to-door campaign at a low-income residential area in Islamabad. AFP
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination door-to-door campaign at a low-income residential area in Islamabad. AFP
The Bobcat Fire burns near Cedar Springs in the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles, California. The fire, which erupted on September 6 in the Angeles National Forest, has become one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County's history with over 100,000 acres scored by the fire. AFP
The Bobcat Fire burns near Cedar Springs in the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles, California. The fire, which erupted on September 6 in the Angeles National Forest, has become one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County's history with over 100,000 acres scored by the fire. AFP
A demonstrator protects members of the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad during an anti-government demonstration near the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
A demonstrator protects members of the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad during an anti-government demonstration near the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
Relatives carry the coffin of a loved one during a burial in the section of the Nueva Esperanza cemetery reserved for Covid-19 cases, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru. AP Photo
Relatives carry the coffin of a loved one during a burial in the section of the Nueva Esperanza cemetery reserved for Covid-19 cases, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru. AP Photo
A woman waves an 'RBG' flag outside the US Supreme Court at a makeshift memorial for late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen near the steps of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. AFP
A woman waves an 'RBG' flag outside the US Supreme Court at a makeshift memorial for late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen near the steps of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. AFP
People visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district. AFP
People visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district. AFP
Rescuers work to save a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. AFP
Rescuers work to save a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. AFP
People protest during an anti-government demonstration near the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
People protest during an anti-government demonstration near the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for September 22, 2020

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