A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 12, 2015
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Water flows through a series of retention ponds built to contain and filter out heavy metals and chemicals from the Gold King mine wastewater accident, in the spillway about 1/4 mile downstream from the mine, outside Silverton, Colorado, USA.
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A wounded Syrian girl cries at a makeshift hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, following reported airstrikes by regime forces. At least 27 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the Eastern Ghouta region near Damascus according to a monitoring group.
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Marshals watch as a bird flies near the 8th tee during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin, USA.
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A South Korean man, left, sets himself on fire as a woman tries to extinguish him during an anti-Japan rally demanding full compensation and an apology for wartime sex slaves from the Japanese government in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul.