A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 29, 2021
![Zimbabwean vendors flee from the police who had chased them away after they were caught selling from undesignated areas due to COVID-19 restrictions in Harare.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b714d20a-b87d-439c-b3be-c74bf783196c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Zimbabwean vendors flee from the police who had chased them away after they were caught selling from undesignated areas due to COVID-19 restrictions in Harare.
![Firefighters extinguish spot fires along Route 89 Dixie Fire in Moccasin, now over 200,000 acres, California, July 28, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/af3255eb-94a1-48d0-880b-4f304f59907b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters extinguish spot fires along Route 89 Dixie Fire in Moccasin, now over 200,000 acres, California, July 28, 2021.
![A lone bird walks past the quiet Circular Quay train station during a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a2e1b2a9-f15d-4ba9-844e-5e264a705b4b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A lone bird walks past the quiet Circular Quay train station during a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021.
![People swim in the sea at Vouliagmeni suburb, southwest of Athens, Greece.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a6fde507-b497-4a80-897a-2645fdc42732_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People swim in the sea at Vouliagmeni suburb, southwest of Athens, Greece.