August 24, 2020

A student, wearing a face mask and shield, returns to the Melpark Primary School in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Rescue workers search for people in the rubble of a five-story apartment building after it collapsed in Mahad, India.

The room is set and delegates begin to arrive for the first day of the Republican National Convention, in Charlotte, N.C.

The Tokyo Skytree shows a special lighting in red, blue and green, the symbol colors of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, to mark one year before the opening of the Paralympics that was postponed this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Tokyo.

IndyCar driver Takuma Sato kisses the Borg-Warner Trophy after winning the 2020 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. (Brian Spurlock, USA Today Sports)

A man waves a flag during an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus.

A volunteer carries a clay idol of Hindu elephant-headed deity Ganesh for immersion on the third day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Chennai, India.

A woman dressed as an elf takes the temperatures of attendees of the Ministry of Fun Santa School outside Southwark Cathedral, in London, Britain.

The Milky Way's Galactic Centre and Jupiter (brightest spot at center top) are seen from the countryside near the small town of Reboledo, Uruguay.

A museum employee looks toward a marble statue of Crouching Venus, Roman, 2nd century AD, during a press view at The British Museum in London.