A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 16, 2023
![Nigerian Chef Hilda Bassey, 27, attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual, in Lagos, May 15, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-9c84-08db56373818_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nigerian Chef Hilda Bassey, 27, attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual, in Lagos, May 15, 2023.
![Chinese actress Fan Bingbing waves as she arrives for the screening of the film "Jeanne Du Barry" during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-ffb6-08db5637268e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese actress Fan Bingbing waves as she arrives for the screening of the film "Jeanne Du Barry" during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.
![Indian flying foxes or fruit bats rest on tree branches inside a temple complex at Kadambazhipuram village in Palakkad district in the southern state of Kerala.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-8865-08db56373809_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian flying foxes or fruit bats rest on tree branches inside a temple complex at Kadambazhipuram village in Palakkad district in the southern state of Kerala.