A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 16, 2021
![Relatives of a Covid-19 victim transport a coffin on an auto rickshaw to a mortuary in Colombo, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e6eb6c24-6b6b-48f0-8bf9-301415c40ab8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives of a Covid-19 victim transport a coffin on an auto rickshaw to a mortuary in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
![Residents stay outside their homes amid the fear of aftershocks in Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti.](https://gdb.voanews.com/54c66bd0-103f-45d6-922c-f2f856c49bab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents stay outside their homes amid the fear of aftershocks in Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti.
![Members of the media run as they react to tear gas during a protest over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9a7af2c5-2280-4261-ac0f-e92e9e8b4338_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the media run as they react to tear gas during a protest over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand.
![Firefighters operate at the site of a wildfire between Navalacruz and Riofrio near Avila, central Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e85dd797-19a3-41dd-85c5-83c725cac801_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters operate at the site of a wildfire between Navalacruz and Riofrio near Avila, central Spain.