A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 4, 2019
![Franky Zapata on his jet-powered "flyboard" arrives at St. Margaret's Bay in Dover, England, during his attempt to fly across the 35-kilometer English Channel crossing in 20 minutes with an average speed of 140 km an hour.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e8b603db-2205-46f5-8008-8978e1dfe524_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Franky Zapata on his jet-powered "flyboard" arrives at St. Margaret's Bay in Dover, England, during his attempt to fly across the 35-kilometer English Channel crossing in 20 minutes with an average speed of 140 km an hour.
![Residents watch from a building as protesters and police confront in Wong Tai Sin district in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/95f3efb9-a7fe-4294-812e-24f7bf45d672_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents watch from a building as protesters and police confront in Wong Tai Sin district in Hong Kong.
![This handout image released by Quinag shows the Multihull race start at the Rolex Fastnet Race 2019, off the south coast of England, Aug. 3, 2019. (Photo by Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex)](https://gdb.voanews.com/fac3c0c7-e1ef-49b4-8930-edfc1c889e9c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This handout image released by Quinag shows the Multihull race start at the Rolex Fastnet Race 2019, off the south coast of England, Aug. 3, 2019. (Photo by Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex)
![Giraffes are seen in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Aug. 3, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ae091e54-460e-4b03-8088-dc165e45e314_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Giraffes are seen in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Aug. 3, 2019.