A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 9, 2019
![A boy holds a paper lantern in remembrance of victims of the 1945 atomic bombing on a day commemorating the 74th anniversary of the bombing in Nagasaki, western Japan. (Kyodo)](https://gdb.voanews.com/b44a4b06-e993-44b2-b518-6eaee5146fb2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy holds a paper lantern in remembrance of victims of the 1945 atomic bombing on a day commemorating the 74th anniversary of the bombing in Nagasaki, western Japan. (Kyodo)
![A statue of Sir Stamford Raffles is seen as spectators watch fireworks explode during Singapore's 54th National Day Parade in Singapore.](https://gdb.voanews.com/af254f5d-fc03-4171-a8f1-6792d66c6afa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A statue of Sir Stamford Raffles is seen as spectators watch fireworks explode during Singapore's 54th National Day Parade in Singapore.
![Crew members of the 'Ocean Viking' rescue ship, operated by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), help a child climb on board from an inflatable rescue dinghy, during their first rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ced4f3fa-b1f8-4e98-a28c-3a7c060d7b8f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Crew members of the 'Ocean Viking' rescue ship, operated by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), help a child climb on board from an inflatable rescue dinghy, during their first rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
![A ship passes the main chemical plant of German Bayer AG in Leverkusen, Germany. The company faces about 18,400 lawsuits against subsidiary Monsanto for the use of its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup in the United States.](https://gdb.voanews.com/37894a5f-7ddc-4595-af3b-3f60365185c7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A ship passes the main chemical plant of German Bayer AG in Leverkusen, Germany. The company faces about 18,400 lawsuits against subsidiary Monsanto for the use of its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup in the United States.