A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 20, 2021
![People line up for food aid in Camp Perrin, Haiti, six days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5b7c8405-ddc7-42e8-b884-73ca64373d69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People line up for food aid in Camp Perrin, Haiti, six days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area.
![An Imam speaks next to an armed Taliban fighter during Friday prayers at the Abdul Rahman Mosque in Kabul, following the Taliban's stunning takeover of Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/97203258-df67-44a6-9aad-35638efe460c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Imam speaks next to an armed Taliban fighter during Friday prayers at the Abdul Rahman Mosque in Kabul, following the Taliban's stunning takeover of Afghanistan.
![A man carries his belongings out of his house in the flooded neighbourhood of Keur Massar, Dakar.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ce734310-4ba1-4a40-96c9-8db76a0d1eb9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man carries his belongings out of his house in the flooded neighbourhood of Keur Massar, Dakar.
![People visit Luke Jerram's "In Memoriam," a temporary memorial artwork for all those who lost their lives due to COVID-19, in Seaton Carew Park, Hartlepool, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/38260659-4351-449d-8097-41ec5a71a06e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People visit Luke Jerram's "In Memoriam," a temporary memorial artwork for all those who lost their lives due to COVID-19, in Seaton Carew Park, Hartlepool, Britain.