A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 17, 2020
![People try to keep social distance as they enjoy a warm day during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York, May 16, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/884c4102-52b5-4deb-96c9-892dc993f994_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People try to keep social distance as they enjoy a warm day during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York, May 16, 2020.
![People walk along the cliff-top above the lighthouse at Beachy Head near Eastbourne on the south coast of England following an easing of lockdown rules in England during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://gdb.voanews.com/42f8f7a2-45bd-478f-9f33-da1ece213f37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk along the cliff-top above the lighthouse at Beachy Head near Eastbourne on the south coast of England following an easing of lockdown rules in England during the COVID-19 pandemic.
![A child wearing a protective face mask reads a book in a bookstore in Beijing, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5fed6dec-edb2-4525-8cfd-e2a2e3d0dd3e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child wearing a protective face mask reads a book in a bookstore in Beijing, China.
![A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission's primary payload is the X-37B spaceplane. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9db8163-a627-4833-a765-42309fd7d10c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission's primary payload is the X-37B spaceplane.
![Norway's Queen Sonja and King Harald, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Mari, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnu waves Norwegian flags, during the Norwegian Constitution Day, in Oslo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bd33d2de-a47f-423c-a245-c531fa942955_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Norway's Queen Sonja and King Harald, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Mari, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnu waves Norwegian flags, during the Norwegian Constitution Day, in Oslo.
![Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters push ambulance stretchers at the scene of a structure fire that injured multiple firefighters, according to a fire department spokesman, May 16, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d95a2eb3-7dba-4e31-895a-3e342daaaeb3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters push ambulance stretchers at the scene of a structure fire that injured multiple firefighters, according to a fire department spokesman, May 16, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.
![Crematory workers using protective gear are seen at a crematorium in Nezahualcoyotl during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, May 16, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/982aabbc-567b-44b1-8210-ca76e1badfdf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Crematory workers using protective gear are seen at a crematorium in Nezahualcoyotl during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, May 16, 2020.
![A man wearing a face mask walks along a street decorated with illuminations in central Moscow during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the COVID-19.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f8727056-465b-4d88-a394-523bc1a7a49b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man wearing a face mask walks along a street decorated with illuminations in central Moscow during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the COVID-19.
![A Palestinian boy dips in a natural spring to cool off during a heat wave near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.](https://gdb.voanews.com/acb15b0a-934c-4613-bc15-583755d0ce95_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian boy dips in a natural spring to cool off during a heat wave near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
![A woman uses hand sanitizer gel from a four-legged dog robot called "K9" at the Central World department store, after the Thai government eased isolation measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c2aff4ab-b639-42e0-946b-ef114f3e92fc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman uses hand sanitizer gel from a four-legged dog robot called "K9" at the Central World department store, after the Thai government eased isolation measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.
![Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James speaks during the "Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020" program, in this screengrab obtained, May 16, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/53be07bb-273b-44a9-b9e8-4e49c30aef94_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James speaks during the "Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020" program, in this screengrab obtained, May 16, 2020.