A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 5, 2020
![A man removes broken glass scattered on the carpet of a mosque damaged in Tuesday's blast in Beirut, Lebanon.](https://gdb.voanews.com/02b27383-973f-4981-9296-5719e8a76a5d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man removes broken glass scattered on the carpet of a mosque damaged in Tuesday's blast in Beirut, Lebanon.
![The damages at the Electricity of Lebanon building are seen in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7d7cdb5a-1716-45c2-9baf-f2d7554f1a3f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The damages at the Electricity of Lebanon building are seen in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
![Iceland horses run in their paddock at a stud farm as the sun rises in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7e471c5a-bace-4a0c-b6b6-a9ae4395d60f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iceland horses run in their paddock at a stud farm as the sun rises in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany.
![An empty Swanston Street is seen at night in the Central Business District as lockdown due to the continuing spread of COVID-19 prepares to start Melbourne, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1a66ea0c-7b4a-4209-899f-860f6d04785e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An empty Swanston Street is seen at night in the Central Business District as lockdown due to the continuing spread of COVID-19 prepares to start Melbourne, Australia.
![Cyclists pedal through the countryside during the Milano Torino, a 198-kilometer cycling race from Milan to Turin, in Milan, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/030e49b4-01b9-4752-8ab4-479ea0671f29_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cyclists pedal through the countryside during the Milano Torino, a 198-kilometer cycling race from Milan to Turin, in Milan, Italy.
![A worker polishes gold bullion bars at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia. Gold prices hit $2,000 an ounce on markets for the first time, the latest surge in a commodity.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9357b47f-10af-48f7-9c54-d0e6f388361c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker polishes gold bullion bars at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia. Gold prices hit $2,000 an ounce on markets for the first time, the latest surge in a commodity.
![Museum technicians clean one of the V&A's most iconic and largest 27-foot glass chandelier made up of 1,300 exquisite blue and green glass elements, that hangs in the museum's Grand Entrance at the in London, Aug. 4, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/68ce3e31-a554-48f3-8577-8b656d5d4cb9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Museum technicians clean one of the V&A's most iconic and largest 27-foot glass chandelier made up of 1,300 exquisite blue and green glass elements, that hangs in the museum's Grand Entrance at the in London, Aug. 4, 2020.
![Temples and other buildings on the bank of Sarayu river are seen illuminated ahead of the foundation-laying ceremony for a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 4, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/45b0669a-b904-4ae2-9752-11390ffb05d2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Temples and other buildings on the bank of Sarayu river are seen illuminated ahead of the foundation-laying ceremony for a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 4, 2020.