A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 19, 2015
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Children sign their names and draw on a giant board during the Vacation for Everyone day event at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
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Lebanese activists are sprayed with water as they try to cross to the government house, during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut. Lebanon's Health minister says the country is on the brink of a "major health disaster" unless an immediate solution is found for its mounting trash problem.
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A H-2B rocket carrying cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) called Kounotori No.5 blasts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo.
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Columbian tall ship ARC Gloria is escorted by small boats as it arrives to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capital’s maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.