A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 5, 2016
![Chinese women track cycling team trains at the olympic velodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e3534482-4040-4639-b174-721a7b675732_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese women track cycling team trains at the olympic velodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![A forest fire burns out of control in Las Manchas, on the southwestern part of La Palma island, Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6c5a90fd-2c7a-4aa1-8916-dd72f2a4e2b9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A forest fire burns out of control in Las Manchas, on the southwestern part of La Palma island, Spain.
![Former Brazilian volleyball player Isabel Barroso holds the Olympic torch next to Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/27c00402-95d7-4205-8044-48a1d602ba02_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former Brazilian volleyball player Isabel Barroso holds the Olympic torch next to Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Gorilla Kira holds her baby at Moscow's zoo, Russia, August 4, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9edadad4-58f3-44dd-a84a-49dee0348870_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gorilla Kira holds her baby at Moscow's zoo, Russia, August 4, 2016.