A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 17, 2017
![A couple reacts to the win of a bicycle at a greased pole competition at a celebration of Independence Day at Ancol Dreamland Park in Jakarta, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/896b3876-7ee0-4016-9273-ed18ebe7dddb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A couple reacts to the win of a bicycle at a greased pole competition at a celebration of Independence Day at Ancol Dreamland Park in Jakarta, Indonesia.
![An ostrich stands in a field of second corn (winter corn) near Lucas do Rio Verde in the Mato Grosso state, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/902aca13-fc08-4311-af83-bf71f506d583_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An ostrich stands in a field of second corn (winter corn) near Lucas do Rio Verde in the Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
![A hotel guest wearing a prisoner uniform poses for a photo on the deck of Sook Station, the first prison-themed hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/da02f53d-90ba-4023-b5a5-d93024d9f48c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A hotel guest wearing a prisoner uniform poses for a photo on the deck of Sook Station, the first prison-themed hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
![A person dressed in a lion costume crosses a street in Berlin, Germany to attend the 'Furry' convention known as Eurofurence.](https://gdb.voanews.com/38c1f3e3-8d2e-4a3a-b102-c6ff1d9bc8ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A person dressed in a lion costume crosses a street in Berlin, Germany to attend the 'Furry' convention known as Eurofurence.