A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 5, 2015
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Laborers work on the giant bronze statue of former King Ram Khamhaeng (R) at Ratchapakdi Park in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand. The park is being constructed by the Thai army to honor past Thai monarchs and is situated on an army compound near the Klai Kangwon Palace. The project is estimated to cost about 700 million baht ($19.9 million), according to local media.
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The far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera and telescope, and the Earth - one million miles away. (Credits: NASA/NOAA)
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Supporters of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor union are reflected in a mirror as they take part in an anti-austerity rally outside the Labor Ministry in Athens, Greece.
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A peacock butterfly collects pollen from a flower in a garden outside Moscow, Russia, Aug. 4, 2015.