A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 13, 2015
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Snow leopard mother Siri stands next to her male cub Barid at the zoo in Cologne, western Germany.
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The Los Angeles Reservoir is covered with over 90 million black plastic balls in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles, Aug. 12, 2015. The city has completed a program of covering its open-air reservoirs with floating, 4-inch diameter "shade balls" to protect water quality by blocking sunlight from penetrating the 175-acre surface of the reservoir, preventing chemical reactions that can cause algae blooms and other problems.
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People protect themselves from a snowstorm in La Cumbre, near La Paz, Bolivia, Aug. 12, 2015.
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A woman looks at South Korean national flags hanging on trees in downtown Seoul, to celebrate the upcoming 70th anniversary of Independence Day.