A surfer walks into the Pacific Ocean on the first day of a record heat wave in Hermosa Beach, near Los Angeles, California, US. Reuters
A surfer walks into the Pacific Ocean on the first day of a record heat wave in Hermosa Beach, near Los Angeles, California, US. Reuters
Clam digger Scott Lavers paddles his canoe on his way to work on a mudflat exposed by the receding tide at dawn in Freeport, Maine. AP
Clam digger Scott Lavers paddles his canoe on his way to work on a mudflat exposed by the receding tide at dawn in Freeport, Maine. AP
A Mapuche indigenous woman plays a drum as a riot police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the government's handling of the pandemic, in Santiago. Anti-government protests return to Chile as lockdown measures against the pandemic ease. AFP
A Mapuche indigenous woman plays a drum as a riot police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the government's handling of the pandemic, in Santiago. Anti-government protests return to Chile as lockdown measures against the pandemic ease. AFP
Robots are seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China. EPA
Robots are seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China. EPA
Shattered glasses are seen inside a mosque following a fire in the central district of Narayanganj, Bangladesh. AFP
Shattered glasses are seen inside a mosque following a fire in the central district of Narayanganj, Bangladesh. AFP
Sonny Cromelin, a Field Officer with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service in Dubbo. monitors a hazard reduction burn at Bowen Mountain in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
Sonny Cromelin, a Field Officer with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service in Dubbo. monitors a hazard reduction burn at Bowen Mountain in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
Extinction Rebellion activists blocking the entrance to the News Corporation newpaper printers at Broxbourne, north of London. AFP
Extinction Rebellion activists blocking the entrance to the News Corporation newpaper printers at Broxbourne, north of London. AFP
Men ride a horse-drawn cart on a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Lahore. More than 100 Pakistanis died in August because of the monsoon, which has also destroyed more than 1,000 homes. AFP
Men ride a horse-drawn cart on a flooded street during heavy monsoon rains in Lahore. More than 100 Pakistanis died in August because of the monsoon, which has also destroyed more than 1,000 homes. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for September 5, 2020

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

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Ms Davison came to Dubai from Kerala after her marriage in 1996 when she was 21-years-old

Since 2001, Ms Davison has worked at many affordable schools such as Our Own English High School in Sharjah, and The Apple International School and Amled School in Dubai

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